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Israel decide no investigar el bombardeo de 2006 en Beit Hanoun donde 21 civiles fueron asesinados
El abogado general para las Fuerzas de Defensa Israelà dictaminó el martes que el bombardeo del ejercito israelà en Beit Hanoun, norte de Gaza, -el cual provocó la muerte de…
Palestinian farmer shot dead by Israeli troops in Khan Younis
Palestinian Medical sources reported on Tuesday at night that a Palestinian farmer died of wounds sustained during evening hours when Israeli troops opened fire at him as he was farming…
Hamas accuses Abbas of obstructing efforts to open Gaza crossings
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, accused president Mahmoud Abbas, of acting to obstruct all efforts which aim at lifting the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip and reopening its border crossings.The…
Morgantini calls for transparent inquiry into the death of Barghouthi
EU Parliament Vice President, Luisa Morgantini, called on the Palestinian National Authority, President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad to hold an independent and serious inquiry into the death…
Morgantini pide una investigación clara por la muerte de Barghouti.
La Vicepresidenta del Parlamento de la UN, Luisa Morgantini, hizo un llamamiento a la Autoridad Nacional Palestina, Presidente Mahmoud Abbas y Primer Ministro Salaam Fayyad para llevar a cabo una…
Report: Palestinian homes are demolished in East Jerusalem, construction is prohibited
A report issued on Tuesday by the Society of the Arab Studies indicated that the Israeli Ministry of interior and Jerusalem Israeli Municipality are actually implementing a daily and systematic…
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Abbas and Olmert are pessimistic that a peace deal will be achieved by the end of 2008
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Israeli Prime Minister Ehod Olmert were pessimistic about achieving a peace deal by the end of 2008, Palestinian and Israeli sources reported on Tuesday.…
Hamas: PA security forces arrest five members of the movement from the West Bank
Hamas movement sources reported on Tuesday that the Palestinian Authority security forces controlled by President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah arrested five members of the movement from several parts of the…
Israeli military jeeps storm Bethlehem, and clash with local youth
At least 15 Israeli military jeeps stormed on Tuesday noon the West Bank city of Bethlehem, IMEMC learned. According to an IMEMC correspondent, the Israeli incursion started Tuesday at midday…
Jeeps militares israelÃes invaden Belén y se enfrentan con la juventud local
Al menos 15 jeeps militares israelÃes entraron al mediodÃa del Martes a la ciudad cisjordana de Belén, según reportó el IMEMC. Los jeeps israelÃes entrando al pueblo de Beit Sahour…
For some, jobs but no salaries
‘The powdered milk, provided by [the UN agency for Palestine refugees] UNRWA every three months, is not enough. The lack of my salary for the past two months has affected…
Israeli army attacks Palestinian societies and schools in Hebron
On Tuesday morning, Israeli forces invaded several buildings belonging to the Islamic charitable Association and Muslim Youth Association in the southern West Bank city of Hebron. The Army then confiscated…
EL ejército israelà ataca sociedades y escuelas palestinas en Hebrón
En la mañana del Martes, las fuerzas israelÃes invadieron varios edificios pertenecientes a la Asociación de Caridad Islámica y a la Asociación Juvenil Musulmana, ubicadas en la ciudad de Hebrón,…
Palestinian National Resistance shells Israeli military base in Gaza
Palestinian National Resistance, the armed wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, claimed responsibility for attacking an Israeli military base in Gaza, Sofa base, on Tuesday morning.In…
La Resistencia Nacional Palestina bombardea una base militar israelà en Gaza
La Resistencia Nacional Palestina, el brazo armados del Frente Democrático para la Liberación de Palestina, se adjudicó la responsabilidad del ataque a una base militar israelà en Gaza, llamada Sofa,…
Israeli Soldiers detain eight residents in Nablus
Palestinian Security sources in Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported on Monday evening that Israeli soldiers detained eights residents including family members, in Khallit Al Amoud…
Fatah accuses Executive Force of abducting four Fatah members in Rafah
Sources close to the Fatah movement, headed by President Mahmoud Abbas, reported on Monday at night that Hamas-controlled security forces in the Gaza Strip arrested four members of Fateh in…
46 killed in Gaza, 5 in the West Bank in February
The Media Office of the Nafha Society for defending the Detainee’s Rights and Human Rights, reported on Monday that Israeli forces killed 51 Palestinians in the West Bank and the…
Israeli government is licensing illegal settlement outposts
The Israeli Monitoring Committee, part of the Knesset Committees, held a meeting on Monday apparently in an attempt to grant licenses to illegal settlement outposts for the settlers in the…
Fateh accuses Hamas security forces of attacking a female university student in Gaza
Sources within Fateh movement reported on Monday that Hamas security forces attacked a with an axe female student of Al Azhar University in Gaza after breaking into the campus.The sources…
Popular Committees appeals the release of an ailing detainee imprisoned by Israel
The Palestinian Popular (Folk) Committees issued a press release appealing several human rights groups and the International Red Cross to intervene and save the life of a Palestinian detainee who…
Palestinian Professor released after two years in detention
The Israeli Authorities released professor Issam Al Ashqar, 50, from the northern West Bank city of Nablus after two years in administrative detention without trial.Professor Al Ashqar was kidnapped by…
Palestine Today 022508
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Ereikat denies Palestinian-Israeli experts talks regarding water and economy
Head of the Negotiations Support Unit at the Palestine Liberation Organization Dr. Sa’eb Ereikat, denied on Monday any meeting between Palestinian and Israeli experts regarding the issue of water and…
A human chain in Gaza, in protest of the Israeli siege
Thousands of Palestinian men and women including school children and deputy of parliament of the ruling Hamas movement took to main streets in the Gaza Strip Monday, in protest of…
Una cadena humana en Gaza, en protesta por el asedio IsraelÃ
Miles de Palestinos, hombres y mujeres, también escolares y Diputados del Parlamento del movimiento gobernante Hamas, se han lanzado a las principales calles en la Franja de Gaza el lunes,…
Bethlehem petrol stations continue their strike; the city is running out of fuel
Owners of the Palestinian petrol stations located in the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem continued their strike on Monday and refused to refuel cars.The strike started on Thursday, Michael…
Palestinian resistance fire home made shells at southern Israel
A Palestinian resistance group claimed responsibility for firing three home-made shells at the southern Israeli town of Sderot. The action caused no damage or injures. In a press release, the…
Israeli media: Qatar is willing to mediate a truce between Hamas and Israel
Israeli media sources reported on Monday that the Qatari Foreign Minister Shikh Hamad Bin- Jassem al-Thani said that his country is willing to mediate a truce between Hamas and Israel.…
Israeli ground invasion and two air strikes on Gaza, leave 4 Palestinians killed
Palestinian sources reported that four Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire during three different attacks on the Gaza strip on Monday. Hussam Abu Hieen was killed when Israeli jet fighters…
Invasión Israeli terrestre y dos bombardeos aereos en Gaza, matan a 4 Palestinos.
Fuentes Palestinas han informado que en 3 ataques diferentes el lunes en la Franja de Gaza, los IsraelÃes han matado a 4 Palestinos. Hussam Abu Hieen ha sido muerto cuando…
Israeli army kidnaps at least six Palestinians across the West Bank
Israeli army invaded three West bank cities,in the early hours of Monday morning. Illegally arresting around six Palestinians from;Nablus, Jenin and Bethlehem in separate operations, carried out in the early…
El ejército Israelà secuestra al menos a 6 Palestinos en Cisjordania.
El ejército Israelà invadió 3 ciudades de Cisjordania a primeras horas del Lunes por la mañana, arrestando ilegalmente a unos 6 Palestinos de Nablus, Jenin y Belén en operaciones separadas.En…
Israeli army and settlers attack Palestinian farmers near Hebron
A group of Israeli troops and settlers attacked Palestinian farmers in the village of Al Towani, located near the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Sunday morning. Members of…
Ejército Israelà y colonos atacan a campesinos Palestinos cerca de Hebrón.
Un grupo de soldados IsraelÃes y colonos atacaron a campesinos Palestinos en el pueblo de Al Towani, localizado cerca de la ciudad de Hebrón al sur de Cisjordania, el domingo…
Gaza children appeal to UN’s special envoy to lift the blockade
Gaza children appealed on Sunday to the Gazan special envoy to use his leverage to lift the Israeli blockade, enforced since June 07 . The children, gathered on Sunday morning…
Tzipi Livni: we might be obliged to cede part of Israel during the negotiations process
Israeli Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni, stated yesterday that the aim of the Israeli state is guaranteeing a safe, democratic national homeland for every single.’We might be obliged to cede a…
Dozens of protests held worldwide calling for an end to Gaza siege
In partnership with Popular Committee Against the Siege (PCAS), Friends of freedom and Justice-Bilin, and Gaza On My Mind, dozens of groups worldwide held protests in solidarity with the people…
Docenas de protestas en todo el mundo pidiendo el fin del asedio de Gaza.
En colaboración con el Comité Popular contra el Asedio (PCAS), Amigos de la Libertad y la Justicia-Bil’in y Gaza en mi Mente, docenas de grupos de todo el mundo han…
A hot season in Gaza
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak recently issued orders to the commanders of his army to prepare to launch a large-scale offensive in the Gaza Strip, but with “self-restraint and calmness…
Demolitions destroy village one house at a time
BEQAA, WEST BANK (IRIN) – A small, overcrowded Palestinian village in the southern West Bank, under threat from Israeli-conducted house demolitions and land confiscations, is rapidly becoming poorer."Every house here…
President Abbas orders a probe into the death of political prisoner in a P.A prison
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, ordered on Saturday a probe into the death of Majdi Al Barghouthi, who was detained by the Palestinian Security Forces and died in a Ramallah Hospital…
Palestinian children’s playground partially demolished by Israeli forces
On Friday, February 22, the Israeli military demolished half of a playground built for the children of Jayyous and Azzoun villages by USAID and YMCA funds.The military announced that it…
Israeli activists attacked by Israeli settlers on Palestinian land
A group of Israeli peace workers were attacked Saturday near Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, as they escorted Palestinian shepherds to their grazing land. According to…
An Israeli shell kills three Palestinians in Beit Hanoun
Palestinian medical sources said that the three Palestinians have been reportedly killed after an Israeli shell hit them in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun.Witnesses said that a…
Hamas convoy heads to Egypt for talks about the Rafah crossing
A Hamas convoy headed by Dr. Mahmoud Al Zahar, a leader in the Islamic movement, is expected to leave the Gaza Strip and head to the nearby Egyptian town of…
Mayor of the Israeli town of Sderot wants a truce with Hamas
Mayor of the border Israeli town of Sderot, Eli Moyal, expressed willingness to talk with Hamas over halt of Gaza-based homemade shells fire, offering a 10-year-long pause of hostilities. Moyal…
Alcalde de la ciudad Israelà de Sderot quiere una tregua con Hamas
El Alcalde de la ciudad Israelà fronteriza de Sderot, Eli Moyal, expresó su deseo de hablar con Hamas, acerca de parar el lanzamiento de cohetes caseros, ofreciendo una tregua sin…
The Israeli army kidnaps four civilians from the southern part of the West Bank
Palestinian sources reported that the Israeli army kidnapped four Palestinian civilians during two invasions targeting the southern part of the West Bank on Saturday morning. Two civilians were taken from…
El ejército Israelà secuestra a cuatro civiles de la parte sur de Cisjordania.
Fuentes Palestinas informaron que el ejército Israelà secuestró a 4 civiles Palestinos durante dos invasiones que tenÃan como objetivo la parte sur de Cisjordania, el sábado por la mañana. Dos…
Tres heridos por la invasión del ejército a Nablus
Tres civiles Palestinos fueron heridos cuando las tropas IsraelÃes irrumpieron en el campo de refugiados de al’Ein, localizado en la ciudad de Nablus, al norte de Cisjordania, el sábado por…
Three injured as the army invades Nablus
Three Palestinian civilians were injured when Israeli troops stormed al-Ein Refugee camp located in the northern West Bank city Nablus on Saturday morning.The army surrounded the house of Majdi Mabruk,…
Tres heridos por la invasión del ejército a Nablus
Tres civiles Palestinos fueron heridos cuando las tropas IsraelÃes irrumpieron en el campo de refugiados de al’Ein, localizado en la ciudad de Nablus, al norte de Cisjordania, el sábado por…
Twelve residents injured in a protest against land expropriation near Salfit
The National Resistance Committee reported on Friday that twelve residents were injured near the west Bank city of Salfit after the Israeli army attacked a peaceful protest against the ongoing…
Doce residentes heridos en una protesta contra la expropiación de tierra cerca de Salfit
El Comité Nacional de Resistencia informó el viernes que doce residentes fueron heridos cerca de la ciudad Cisjordana de Salfit después de que el ejército Israelà atacara un protesta pacÃfica…
Hamas sources: “An Imam dies due to torture in a Palestinian interrogation facilityâ€
Hamas media sources reported on Friday that Sheikh Mohammad Abdul-Aziz Al Barghouthi, 42, the Imam of Kobar mosque near Ramallah, died in a Palestinian interrogation facility due to extreme torture.One…
Acting PLC head welcomes EU call for lifting the Gaza siege
The Acting head of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) Dr. Ahmad Bahar, from the Hamas party, issued on Friday a press release welcoming the a statement by the European Union…
El presidente en funciones del PLC agradece el llamamiento de la UE a levantar el bloqueo de Gaza
El presidente en funciones del Consejo Palestino Legislativo (PLC), Dr. Ahmad Bahar, del partido Hamas, emitió el viernes una nota de prensa acogiendo con agrado la petición de la Unión…
The army attacks peaceful protest west of Bethlehem and hurts 70 civilians
On Friday, the Israeli army attacked a nonviolent protest organized by the villagers of Al Khader near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem. At least 70 civilians were hurt…
This Week In Palestine – week 8 2008
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Fifteen injured at the weekly protest of Bil’in.
The villagers of Bil’in, located near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, along with international and Israeli supporters, conducted their weekly protest against the illegal Israeli wall being built…
Quince heridos en la manifestación semanal de Bil´in.
Los habitantes del pueblo de Bil’in, localizado cerca de la ciudad de Ramallah, en el centro de Cisjordania, junto con internacionales e IsraelÃes en su apoyo, hicieron su protesta semanal…
Cuatro heridos, incluso dos niños, cuando tropas IsraelÃes atacaron protesta pacifica cerca de Belén
Cuatro civiles Palestinos desarmados fueron heridos cuando las Tropas IsraelÃes atacaron una manifestación pacÃfica en el pueblo de Ma’ssara, localizado al sur de la ciudad de Belén, en la parte…
Four Injured, including two children, when Israeli troops attacked peaceful protest near Bethlehem
Four unarmed Palestinian civilians were injured when Israeli troops attack a peaceful protest in Al Ma’ssara village located south of Bethlehem city, in the southern part of the West Bank.Around…
El ejército ataca una protesta pacÃfica al oeste de Belén y hiere a 70 civiles
El viernes, el ejército Israelà atacó una protesta noviolenta organizada por la gente del pueblo de Al Khader cerca de la ciudad de Belén, al sur de Cisjordania. Al menos…
Two fighters killed, one injured, in the central Gaza Strip
Palestinian medical sources reported on Friday at dawn that two Palestinian fighters, members of the Al Quds Brigades the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, were assassinated and one was…
Dos combatientes matados, uno herido en el centro de la Franja de Gaza
Fuentes médicas Palestinas informaron el Viernes de madrugada que dos combatientes Palestinos, miembros de las Brigadas Al Quds, brazo armado de la Jihad Islámica, fueron asesinados y uno herido en…
PCHR Weekly Report: 8 Palestinians killed, 13 wounded by Israeli forces
According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR)'s Weekly Report, during the week of 14 – 20 February 2008, 6 Palestinians were killed, 2 died from earlier injuries, and…
Informe semanal del PCHR, 8 Palestinos muertos, 13 heridos por fuerzas IsraelÃes
De acuerdo con el Informe Semanal del Centro Palestino para los Derechos Humanos (PCHR) durante la semana del 14 – 20 Febrero 2008, 6 Palestinos fueron matados, 2 murieron de…
Israeli Court frees 8 Jewish youth who plan to attack Arabs and burn their homes in Tel Aviv
An Israeli Court in Tel Aviv released on Wednesday eight Jewish youth who planned to attack Arab residents in Tel Aviv area, and burn their homes. The release was unconditional…
Tribunal Israelà libera a 8 jóvenes IsraelÃes que planeaban atacar Ãrabes y quemar sus casas.
Un Tribunal Israelà en Tel Aviv puso en libertad el miércoles a ocho jóvenes JudÃos que planeaban atacar a habitantes Ãrabes del área de Tel Aviv y quemar sus casas.…
14 Aqsa Brigades fighters escape from Jneid Palestinian prison
Palestinian sources reported on Thursday evening that 14 members of the Al Aqsa Brigades, the armed wing of Fateh movement, escaped from the Jneid Palestinian prison in the northern West…
94% of applications for construction permits are rejected by Israel
The Israeli Peace Now Movement released data on the Israeli policies regarding denying construction permits for Palestinians living in area C, which is under full Israeli Control, and revealed that…
El 94% de solicitudes de permisos de construcción son rechazados por Israel.
El Peace Now Movement Israelà ha facilitado datos de las polÃticas IsraelÃes con referencia a denegar permisos de construcción para los Palestinos que viven en el área C, que está…
Israeli Authorities demolish several Arab constructions in the Negev
The Israeli Authorities in the Negev area demolished on Thursday morning four houses, one shop and a public facility in al Far’a, Wadi Al Ni’am and Um Amatan unrecognized Arab…
EU lawmakers urge Israel not to inflict collective punishment on Gaza residents
On Thursday, several European Union lawmakers urged Israel to refrain from inflicting collective punishment on the Palestinian residents in the Gaza Strip, and stated that the Israeli blockade over the…
Legisladores de UE urgen a Israel a no castigar a todo Gaza.
El jueves, varios legisladores de la Unión Europea han urgido a Israel a abstenerse de infligir castigos colectivos a los residentes Palestinos de la Franja de Gaza, y manifestaron que…
PPC appeals medical treatment to a Palestinian detainee
The Palestinian Popular Committees issued a press release appealing Human Rights Groups and the International Red Cross to intervene and save the life of detainee Bassam Hafith, 38, who is…
Palestine Today 022108
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The Israeli army attacks several villages near Hebron and kidnaps two civilians
Two Palestinian civilians were kidnapped when Israeli troops attacked several villages located near the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Thursday. Troops attacked and searched homes in Sa’er and…
The Israeli army attacks Beita village near Nablus and kidnaps 18 civilians
On Thursday, Palestinian sources reported that the Israeli army attacked and searched homes in the village of Beita located near the northern West Bank city of Nablus and kidnapped 18…
El ejército Israelà ataca el pueblo de Beita, cerca de Nablus y secuestra a 18 civiles
El jueves, fuentes Palestinas informaron que el ejército Israelà atacó y registró casas en el pueblo de Beita localizado cerca de la ciudad de Nablus, al norte de Cisjordania, y…
Israel considers a U.S-like invasion of Gaza
The Israeli government has been reportedly approved a military plan, similar to the U.S invasion of Iraq in 2003, within underway preparations to massively attack Gaza. According to the Jewish…
Israel considera invadir Gaza al estilo USA.
Se ha informado que el Gobierno Israelà ha aprobado un plan militar, similar a la invasión de los EEUU de Irak en 2003, y que está en proceso de preparación,…
School children in Rafah exposed to Israeli army gunfire
Palestinian school children in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah have been reportedly exposed to Israeli army gun fire on Thursday morning, as resistance fighters clashed with the army…
Egypt’s ambassador to Washington: my country wants Gaza no more isolated
The Egyptian ambassador to Washington, Nabil Fahmy, stated yesterday that his country will not allow Gaza to be isolated from the outside world. ‘ Cairo will make every possible effort…
Israeli army carries out an incursion into Rafah city
The Israeli army carried out early on Thursday a small-scale incursion into the southern Gaza Strip of Rafah. Witnesses in Rafah told news agencies that the Israeli army tanks fired…
Covering Palestine: How US Media Betrayed Its Public
Free media is an important institution in a democracy. The media in a democratic society must be responsible for conveying the sort of facts and analysis that is necessary for…
Saudi minister: Arab peace initiative will fail without Israeli response
The olive branch put forward by the Arab nations in 2004, offering to negotiate an Israeli-Palestinian peace that both sides could agree upon, will soon fail if Israel continues to…
Sick, injured detainees continue to be barred from medical treatment
One of the lawyers of the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) visited a number of detainees imprisoned by Israel who informed him of the bad treatment and the continued negligence by…
A detenidos enfermos y heridos, se les sigue negando tratamiento médico
Uno de los abogados de la Sociedad Palestina de Prisioneros (PPS) visitó a un número de detenidos encarcelados por Israel que le informaron del mal tratamiento y la continua negligencia…
Israeli army chief says conflict is likely
Israeli army chief of staff, Gabi Ashkenazi, was reported on Wednesday as saying that a conflict in the region is likely in the near future. " I can not promise…
El jefe del ejército Israelà dice que el conflicto es probable
Se ha informado que el jefe superior del ejército IsraelÃ, Gabi Ashkenazi, dijo el miércoles que es posible que ocurra un conflicto en la región en el próximo futuro No…
Several children recently injured by military fire in villages north west of Jerusalem
Palestinian medical sources reported that in recent period Israeli soldiers shot and injured several Palestinian children, and harshly attacked and clubbed others, as they were playing near the Annexation Wall…
P.A security arrests six Hamas supporters
Palestinian security forces arrested on Tuesday six supporters of Hamas movement in several parts of the West Bank, Hamas media sources reported.In Salfit district, security forces arrested Sheikh Imad Ed…
French Consul visits Nablus
Allen Remy, the French Consul to the Palestinian Authority, visited on Wednesday the northern West Bank city of Nablus and described the conditions there as “calm”. He also said that…
President Abbas disagrees with Kosovo-like independence declaration
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas disagreed Wednesday to an aide’s proposal that Palestinians might consider a Kosovo-like declaration of a statehood. Abbas ruled out taking such a step unilaterally soon, saying…
El Presidente Abbas disconforme en hacer una declaración de independencia al estilo de Kosovo.
El presidente Palestino Mahmoud Abbas mostró el miércoles su disconformidad con la propuesta de que los Palestinos declararan su independencia como Estado al estilo de Kosovo. Abbas no tomó en…
Palestine Today 022008
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