PFLP leaders censures Bush’s visit to the Palestinian lands
The Palestinian Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) confirmed on Wednesday the US President’s visit to the Palestinian lands gives unrestrained support to the Israeli occupation and approves its…
Islamic Jihad group in Gaza rejects Bush’s Visit
Islamic Jihad senior leader in Gaza, Nafed Azzam, asserted yesterday that his group is utterly rejecting George W. Bush’s visit to the occupied West Bank, saying that the Islamic Jihad…
Los lÃderes del PFLP censuran la visita de Bush a tierras palestinas
El Frente Popular para la Liberación de Palestina (PFLP, en sus siglas en inglés) aseguró, el miércoles, que la visita del Presidente de los Estados Unidos a Palestina servirá para…
Rice lowers expectations shortly before Bush’s arrival to Palestine and Israel
In an interview with the BBC World Service, US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, lowered expectations in terms of likely outcomes of President George W. Bush’s visit to the region…
Israeli military kills one Palestinian, wounds six in missile strike on Gaza
Early Wednesday morning, the Israeli military fired a surface-to-surface missile at a group of Palestinians that they claimed were launching a homemade shell from the northern Gaza Strip. The Islamic…
Hamas denies P.A security claims of arresting members of the Executive Force in Bethlehem
Responding to a statement by Lieutenant Ahmad Al Haddar, head of the Palestinian National Security in Bethlehem district, regarding arresting members of the Hamas-formed Executive Force in Bethlehem over the…
PCHR Calls for an immediate end to attacks against Fatah offices, affiliated Institutions in Gaza
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns attacks against offices of the Fatah movement and affiliated institutions in Gaza City, as well as attacks against the campus of…
Rockets fired from Lebanon into Israeli town; bomb explodes in Lebanon
Two incidents took place Tuesday morning in which Lebanese fighters targeted both the United Nations and Israel. The political leadership in Israel has connected the two attacks with the planned…
Proyectiles fueron disparados desde LÃbano hacia una ciudad israelÃ; bombas estallan en LÃbano
El martes por la mañana tuvieron lugar dos incidentes en que activistas libaneses tomaron como objetivo tanto la ONU como Israel. El lÃder polÃtico de Israel ha conectado los dos…
A senior Hamas leader calls on Palestinians to boycott Bush’s visit
Senior Hamas leader in Gaza, Mahmoud aL-Zahar, called Tuesday on the Palestinian side to boycott American President Gorge W. Bush, who will be visiting the region on Wednesday. aL-Zahar was…
Uno de los lÃderes de Hamas llama al boicot de los Palestinos a la visita de Bush
Uno de los lÃderes de Hamas en Gaza, Mahmoud al-Zahar, hizo un llamamiento, el martes, para que los palestinos boicoteen la visita del Presidente norte-americano, George W. Bush, que llegará…
On the eve of Bush’s visit, Abbas and Olmert to kick off final status talks
One the eve of the visit by President Gorge W. Bush to the occupied West Bank and Israel on Wednesday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister, agreed today…
Gaza businessmen concerned over continued Gaza closure
A number of businessmen in the Gaza Strip wondered as to how U.S President Gorge W. Bush, promises the Palestinians with a Palestinian state, with all Gaza’s travel and commercial…
Shortly before Bush’s visit, Palestinian Fayyad meets with Israeli Barak
Governor of Nablus city in the West Bank, Mahmoud Burhum, stated on Tuesday that Palestinian Prime Minister, Salam Fayyad is to meet with Israeli defense minister, Ehud Barak today over…
A pocas horas de la llegada de Bush, Fayyad se reúne con Barak
El gobernador de Nablus, Mahmoud Burhum, aseguró, el martes, que el Primer Ministro Palestino, Salam Fallad, se reunirá hoy con el Ministro Israelà de Defensa, Ehud Barak, para concretar nuevas…
The Israeli army invades Ramallah and kidnaps two Hamas leaders
An Israeli army force invaded the West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday at dawn and kidnapped two Hamas leaders, Palestinian sources reported. Troops searched and ransacked residents homes in…
Five injured in unknown explosion in Gaza
Palestinian sources reported that five Palestinians from the same family were injured on Monday evening when an explosion hit their home located in Gaza city. Medical sources reported that five…
Palestinian resistance fires projectiles toward Israeli military base
The An-Nasser Salah Addin Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committee, claims to have launched 14 projectiles toward the Israeli military base at Kissufim, in central Gaza. No…
Three Palestinian women forced to give birth at Israeli checkpoints since mid-December
The Israeli human rights group B’Tselem has issued a warning to the Israeli military after two different women had to give birth in cars in December after being prevented from…
Tres mujeres palestinas forzadas a dar a luz en checkpoints desde los mediados de diciembre
El grupo derechos humanos israelÃes BT SELEM ha enviado una advertencia a los militares israelÃes luego de que dos mujeres dieran a luz en dos coches en diciembre, luego de…
Palestinians implore U.S. actress Susan Sarandon to repudiate Leviev
Dear Ms. Sarandon, We felt sorrow when we learned that you accepted Lev Leviev's invitation to attend the opening night event for his new jewelry store in New York City…
Report: Palestinian shot in back of head by Israeli forces in Nablus
One of the 38 Palestinian civilians shot and injured by Israeli forces during their two-day invasion of Nablus this week was shot three times in the back of the head,…
Israeli settlement financier moves to bulletproof mansion in London
Lev Leviev, Israel's richest man, and a major funder of the illegal Israeli settlements scattered across Palestinian land, has bought himself a $70 million bulletproof mansion in the suburbs of…
Israeli judge finds Palestinian man guilty of involvement in 2001 killing
Bassel Asmar, a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), was convicted Monday of being an accessory to the killing of Israeli Tourism Minister Rehavem Zeevi…
Israel may consider release of Palestinian leader in prisoner swap deal
The Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai on Monday called for the release of jailed Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouthi in exchange for the release of an Israeli soldier captured by…
Palestinian leadership calls on George Bush to pressure Israel on settlements
As the Israeli state continues to expand at a growing rate into occupied Palestinian territory in the West Bank, Palestinians have called on George Bush to be a voice of…
Undercover Israeli forces kill a Palestinian resistance fighter near Jenin
Undercover Israeli forces ambushed a Palestinian resistance fighter in the village of Burken near the northern West Bank city of Jenin. Fawaz Frihat 18 a fighter for Al Qudes Brigades…
President Abbas attends Greek Orthodox Christmas Mass in Bethlehem
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attended the midnight Orthodox Christmas Mass at the Church of Nativity in the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem on Sunday.The city of Bethlehem marked the…
El Presidente Abbas atiende a la Navidad Ortodoxa en Belén
El presidente palestino Mahmoud abbas atendió en la medianoche a la celebración de la Navidad Ortodoxa en la Iglesia de la Natividad en la ciudad de Belén, al sur de…
Three Palestinians, including a woman, killed by Israeli army in central Gaza
Palestinian medics reported on Sunday that three Palestinian residents including a woman and a teen, have been killed by Israeli gunshots in the central Gaza Strip refugee camp of Buraij…
Palestinians celebrate the Orthodox Christmas
The city of Bethlehem marked the beginning of the celebration for the Orthodox Christmas on Sunday. Local Palestinians and international visitors flocked to the city from the early morning. Boy…
Gaza back to blackout due to Israel-imposed fuel supplies cut, say energy officials
Gaza Strip has begun to suffer a renewed blackout as power outages still go on due to shortage of fuel supplies after Israel has ruled large reduction of the fuel,…
Israeli prime minister to further strike resistance in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, vowed on Sunday to further strike Palestinian resistance groups in Gaza. ‘ Israel will strike terror in every corner in the Gaza Strip’, Olmert told…
Three Palestinians killed in renewed Israeli attacks on Gaza
Israeli army incurred early on Sunday morning into the central refugee camp of Buraij, killing one resident and injuring three others. Palestinian medical sources identified the killed as Ziyad Abu…
Arab-Israelis hold mass protest in Nazareth calling for end to Israel’s Gaza siege
A mass demonstration was held in Nazareth, in northern Israel, on Saturday, to protest the ongoing Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip. At least 10,000 Arab-Israelis marched through the streets…
Protesta masiva árabe-israelà en Nazaret por el fin del asedio israelà en Gaza
El sábado se celebró una manifestación masiva en Nazaret, al norte de Israel, en protesta por el asedio israelà en la Franja de Gaza. Al menos 10.000 personas árabe-israelÃes recorrieron…
The Israeli army attacks Azon village and injures two civilians
Two Palestinian civilians were injured by Israeli army fire at midday on Saturday during a military attack on the village of Azon located east of Qalqilia city in the northern…
40 million NIS the cost of the damage that was made by the Israeli army in Nablus
Shaher Sa’ed, the head of the Palestinian Workers Union, said on Saturday that the city of Nablus needs at least 40 million NIS to recover from the damage caused by…
Cancer patient dies due to the Israeli army siege on Gaza
Medical sources in Gaza reported that a Palestinian cancer patient had died on Saturday morning; the aged woman was prevented by the Israeli army from leaving the Gaza Strip for…
Bedouins in Egypt angered after man shot by Israeli border guards
After 40-year old Hamdan Suleiman Attaya was shot and killed outside his home Thursday, just 300 meters from the Israeli border, 1,000 friends and family attended his funeral Friday, shouting…
US President encourages Israel to remove a small number of the 300 existing W. Bank settlements
In the lead-up to his first ever visit to the Middle East as President of the U.S., George W. Bush stated Friday that he is encouraging Israel to take down…
In ongoing Israeli invasion of Nablus, 38 Palestinian civilians injured
According to local medical sources, 38 Palestinians, including a blind teenager, have been injured by Israeli gunfire thus far, during the two-day invasion of the city of Nablus.Khaldoun Salem, 16,…
Israel’s provocative Nablus invasion
Just two days ago, there were several articles that came out in the Israeli and Palestinian media about the calm that had settled over the Nablus area since Palestinian security…
Israeli warplane fires missiles at home of assassinated fighter
The family of Karim Dadouh, who was extrajudicially assassinated by Israeli forces several months ago, has been made homeless by the Israeli airforce, which fired a targeted missile at the…
This Week In Palestine – Week 01 2008
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Four injured in Bil’in weekly demonstration
The inhabitants of Bil’in village, located near the central west bank city of Ramallah, conducted their weekly non violent demonstration against the illegal wall that is being constructed by Israel…
Cuatro personas heridas en la manifestación semanal de Bilin
Las y los habitantes del pueblo de Bilin, próximo a la ciudad de Ramala, en Cisjordania, celebraron su manifestación noviolenta semanal contra el muro ilegal que el ejército israelà está…
Um Salamunah village protest the illegal Israeli Wall
On Friday morning 200 Palestinians, internationals and Israelis marched against the illegal wall being built on land stolen illegally by the Israeli army from the villagers of Um Salamunah, located…
El pueblo de Um Salamunah protesta por el muro illegal de Israel
El viernes por la mañana, 200 persona palestinas, israelÃes y de otras partes del mundo, realizaron una marcha contra el muro ilegal que se está construyendo en tierra arrebatada ilegalmente…
Two Qassam fighters killed by Israeli army in Beit Hanoun
Two Palestinians, said to be members of the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, were killed early on Friday morning during an armed clash with an Israeli army force…
Israeli army invades al Bireh mayor’s home
Israeli forces invaded the house of Sheikh Jamal al Taweel, Mayor of the central West Bank city of al Bireh on Friday morning. After searching and ransacking the house, the…
Israeli forces kidnap four from different parts of the West Bank and injure one
Israeli military kidnap four Palestinians from different parts of the West Bank during Thursday night and early hours of Friday morning, injuring another Palestinian during the military operation.Local sources reported…
PCHR Weekly Report: 18 killed, 25 wounded, 35 abducted by Israeli forces
According to the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) Weekly Report, in the week of the 27th of December 2007 to 2nd of January 2008, 18 Palestinians were killed by…
Abbas pide a Bush una declaración contra los asentamientos israelÃes
El Presidente Palestino Mahmoud Abbas declaró, el miércoles, que cree que su homólogo norteamericano, George Bush, debe rechazar totalmente la expansión de los asentamientos israelÃes, en su visita a la…
Activistas de Israel y de Palestina organizan una protesta noviolenta contra el asentamiento israelÃ
El miércoles por la tarde un grupo de 50 activistas de Palestina, Israel y de diversas organizaciones de derechos humanos internacionales se concentraron en el asentamiento de Har Homa, conocido…
El Presidente Palestino quiere elecciones inminentes
El Presidente Palestino Mahmoud Abbas invitó, el lunes, a todos los Partidos Palestinos, incluidos sus rivales de Hamas, a celebrar elecciones de manera inminente, en un discurso televisivo desde Ramallah.La…
Dos activistas por la paz internacional heridos en Bill’in
En la protesta semanal antimuro los residentes de Bill’in al oeste de la ciudad de Ramallah fueron acompañados de activistas de paz deisraelÃes e internacionales. Los manifestantes cargaban banderas palestinas…
Israel sigue la polÃtica de denegar visados a los miembros del clero cristiano
Como otras tantas navidades hay cristianos de todo el mundo que quieren celebrar la Navidad en Belén, pero el gobierno israelà está bloqueando el clero llegar a Belén y otras…
Belén comienza la celebración de Navidad
Desde tempranas horas en la mañana del lunes, miles de palestinos y turistas internacionales empezaron a llegar a la Plaza Principal en el corazón de la ciudad de Belén.La policÃa…
Rechazan aceptar el apartheid en Beit Jala.
Anoche finalmente llego la lluvia en Beit Jala, un pequeño pueblo de Cjordania. A un kilómetro de Belem y a 8 kilómetros de Jerusalén.Sus colinas están cubiertas de olivos, viñedos…
Informe: pastores palestinos desplazados por militares israelÃes
Según un nuevo informe de las Naciones Unidas para el servicio de información (IRIN), una comunidad de pastores palestinos compuesto por 272 personas de 37 familias fueron obligadas a abandonar…
Israel forma un nuevo comité para examinar ‘la reunificación de la familia’.
Los palestinos de la Ribera Occidental o de Gaza aunque tuviesen tarjetas de identificación y aunque estuviesen casados o tuviesen miembros de la familia dentro de Israel durante mucho tiempo…
El gobierno israelà aprueba trabajos en la Puerta de Al Mughrabi
Medios de prensa israelÃes reportaron el lunes que el gobierno israelà aprobó una decisión que permite que la Municipalidad JudÃa de Jerusalén inicia excavaciones en la Puerta de Al Mughrabi.La…
Lider católico pide el retorno de los refugiados Palestinos
Un oficial del Vaticano, representante de la Iglesia Católica, declaró el miércoles que los refugiados palestinos tienen el derecho a regresar a sus hogares en lo que ahora es Israel.…
Yousif: Los cohetes caseros se usan para crear un equilibrio de miedo con Israel
En una entrevista realizada en su oficina de la Franja de Gaza, el pasado sábado, el asesor polÃtico del depuesto primer ministro palestino Ismael Haniye, Dr. Ahmad Yousef, dijo que…
El primer ministro cesado pide ayuda a los estados árabes para levantar el embargo a Gaza
El Primer ministro palestino en Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, cuyo partido, Hamas, fue ilegalizado en Junio por el Presidente Mahmoud Abbas, pidió a los lÃderes árabes que tomen la iniciativa y…
Visita sorpresa de Fayyad a Nablus
El Primer ministro palestino, Dr. Salam Fayyad, dijo que “vamos a la conferencia de Anápolis con el objetivo de acelerar el establecimiento de un Estado palestino con capital en Jerusalén…
El ejército israelà ataca una demonstración de paz en un pueblo en Belén
Docenas de ciudadanos del pueblo de Mesarah cerca de la ciudad Belén al sur de Cijosrdania formados por israelÃes y grupos internacionales de paz protestaron por la confiscación de sus…
Al Barghuthi: Israel ha conseguido imponer sus planteamientos en Anápolis
En una conferencia de prensa, celebrada en la ciudad de Ramallah, el secretario general de Iniciativa Nacional Palestina, el Doctor Mustafa al Barghuthi, aseguró que Israel será el culpable del…
UNRWA face a large deficit
Las Naciones Unidas y la agencia de trabajo de Refugiados Palestinos (UNRWA), se enfrenta actualmente a un gran déficit, estimado en 100 millones de dólares, tal y como han revelado…
Al Maliki: “El presidente apoya el gobierno de Fayyadâ€
En conferencia de prensa, celebrada en Ramallah, el ministro palestino de Información, Riyadh al Maliki, confirmó que la participación del presidente palestino en la sesión del Consejo de ministros, celebrada…
El Comité Central de Fatah se reúne en Ramallah
El Presidente Palestino, Mahmoud Abbas, convocó, para el domingo por la tarde, una reunión del Comité Central de Fatal en Ramallah, mandando un saludo a la nación y llamando a…
Erekat: No habrá acuerdo sin liberación de prisioneros
El Negociador Jefe Palestino, Saeb Erekat, declaró el sábado que el equipo de negociadores palestinos no aceptará ningún acuerdo de paz que no incluya la liberación de los presos polÃticos,…
Erekat: “Israel se puede definir a si mismo como quieraâ€
Preguntado por la prensa internacional sobre unas declaraciones algo ambiguas sobre su apoyo a Israel, Saeb Erekat, el Negociador Jefe de los palestinos, aclaró su posición, el viernes, en una…
A new Israeli documentary reveals the facts of occupation
‘Would I smile?’ the name of a new Israeli documentary film which was recently released featuring six Israeli female soldiers who aim at shaking the Israeli society by exposing them…
Unos desamparados palestinos empiezan una huelga de hambre
Un grupo de los palestinos varados en el lado egipcio de la frontera de Rafah el miércoles declararon que pronto iniciaran una huelga de hambre en protesta contra la continuidad…
Aldea Palestina destruida por sexta vez
La aldea de Ka’abna, en el valle del Jordán, el lunes se emitió orden de demolición por orden de las autoridades israelies, esa era la sexta vez en los últimos…
Palestinos varados en Egipto solicitan asisténcia
Un grupo de aproximadamente 6.000 palestinos desamparados en el lado egipcio de la frontera de Gaza-Israel, el lunes por la mañana entregaron una petición al Presidente palestino Mahmoud Abbas y…
Las fuerzas aéreas israelÃes violan el espacio aéreo Libanés, dejando caer bengalas
Aviones de guerra israelÃes sobrevolaron la mañana del lunes la región del sur del LÃbano, dejando caer bengalas antes de abandonar el área. La provocación se produjo poco después de…
Reportaje: Trece palestinos que huyen de Iraq se hunden en un barco.
Un informe publicado el martes por la organización de Derechos Humanos Palestino Badil dio pruebas de que trece personas que se ahogaron en las costas de Italia este fin de…
El ejército israelà conduce ejercicio para practicar una guerra de dos frentes
Según fuentes de la seguridad israelÃ, el ejército israelà ha estado conduciendo un ejercicio militar a gran escala en Galilea durante la jornada de domingo. El ejercicio se realiza para…
Tropas libanesas abren fuego sobre aviones israelÃes
Informes del la Agencia de noticias AP revelan que aviones de combate israelÃes fueron atacados por tropas libanesas mientras sobrevolaban el espacio aéreo del Sur del LÃbano el pasado jueves.…
Sarkozy: los refugiados palestinos no deben ser reasentados en Israel
En una reunión con el Primer Ministro israelà Ehud Olmert el lunes y el Presidente francés, Nicolas Sarkozy, declaró que los refugiados palestinos deben ser reasentadas en un estado palestino,…
Un manifestante palestino intento immolarse
El domingo durante una protesta en la ciudad de Gaza por las restricciones de viaje israelÃes, el palestino Mohammed Jnaid trató de immolarse en señal de protesta. Jnaid indico la…
Los refugiados palestinos rechazan la oferta de Sudán
Trescientos refugiados palestinos, varados en la frontera entre Iraq y Siria los últimos 18 meses, han rechazado la oferta del gobierno sudanés, que les han permitido establecerse en el paÃs…
Prominente parlamentario cristiano y 5 personas más muertas por un coche bomba en LÃbano
Solamente unos dÃas después del quinceavo aniversario de la masacre de Sabra y Shatila, y a una semana de las elecciones presidenciales, un lÃder cristiano miembro del Parlamento fue asesinado…
Informe: Israel bombardeó indiscriminadamente civiles durante la guerra del LÃbano
Un informe exhaustivo dado a conocer por el grupo “human rights watch†con base en Nueva York encontró que las fuerzas israelÃes atacaron desproporcionadamente a civiles durante la invasión del…
Nonviolent Demonstration in Bethlehem to mark 40 years of Occupation
About 100 Bethlehem area residents demonstrated on Tuesday at the Nashash Israeli army checkpoint between Bethlehem and Hebron cities in the southern part of the West Bank, closing it down…
Gunman opens fire at ministry of education building in Nablus
A gunman opened fire on Tuesday midday inside the ministry of education building in the northern west Bank city of Nablus. The man reportedly wanted to register for the public…
Army kidnaps three civilians from Bethlehem and nearby village
The Israeli army invaded the southern West bank city of Bethlehem and nearby villages, searched homes and kidnapped three civilians on Tuesday morning. The three were known as Nasser Shukah,…
Detained Palestinian legislator sent to hospital due to serious health concerns
Hamed Al Bitawi, the Hamas Parliamentarian, was today moved from the Al Jalamah detention camp to an Israeli prison hospital after concerns over his health heightened. The Al Bitawi family…
Israeli forces surround Ambassador Hotel in Jerusalem
Israeli forces have surrounded the Ambassador hotel in Jerusalem, preventing popular events protesting against 40 years of occupation. Palestinian Minister of Information Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi condemned the action, considering it…
Former Dutch UN observer says Israel provoked Six-Day War
A former Dutch UN observer has said Israel was not under siege by Arab countries preceding the Six-Day War, the 40th anniversary of which falls on Tuesday, and that the…
Israelis favor military operations in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that there is no option to prevent and cease Qassam fire on Sderot immediately but Israeli Jews think differently.A significant minority of 42 percent…
Abbas and Olmert to meet on Thursday
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are due to meet in Jericho on Thursday for their first talks in nearly two months, according to officials in…
One Palestinian security officer injured in renewed internal clashes in Gaza
At least one Palestinian security officer was wounded on Tuesday morning during renewed Hamas-Fatah clashes that took place near the Karni commercial crossing, in the north east of the Gaza…
Army sat up three checkpoints around Qalqilia city in the West Bank
The Israeli army sat up three new checkpoints around the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia on Tuesday morning and did not allow Palestinians in or out of the city.