Israeli army invades down town Bethlehem city and abducts two civilians
A number of Israeli army vehicles along with one unmarked vehicles invaded the down town Bethlehem city in the southern part of the West Bank and abducted two residents and…
Army invades Kufer Daan near Jenin kills one civilians and abducts several others
The Israeli army invaded the village of Kufer Daan village west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, killed one civilian and abducted ten residents, on Saturday morning. Palestinian…
Troops invade Beit Forik, several residents, including one child, injured
As Israeli forces invaded Beit Forik town, east of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, dozens of Palestinian youth clashes with the invading forces who fired live rounds and…
Nobel prize winner, and others, injured at Bil’in protest
“This is terrible what's happening here to the Palestinians. They're suffering so much — and they can't even have a voice to nonviolently protest against what's happening to them. It's…
Bethlehem: activists plant trees in memorial to students killed in Virginia
Palestinian residents and international peace activists, including Americans, and Israelis, held on Friday a protest against the Israeli Annexation Wall surrounding and suffocating Um Salmouna village, near the West Bank…
Palestinians and Arab Human Rights groups to commemorate Arab Prisoner Day
Palestinian residents, Arab nations and human rights groups in the Arab World are set to commemorate the Arab Prisoner Day on April 22, which is also the day when Sameer…
Prime Minister Haniya: the newly-announced security plan won’t affect resistance
Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya of Hamas, stated Friday that the recently-announced interior ministry’s security plan, intended to contain internal unrest, would not affect the Palestinian resistance. Speaking to worshippers…
This Week In Palestine – Week 16 2007
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 23.8MB || Time 26m 0sThis Week In Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for April…
EU’s foreign policy chief calls for abducted BBC reporter’s release
European Union’s chief for foreign policy, Javier Solana, called on Friday for the release of the BBC reporter, Alan Johnston, who was kidnapped in Gaza five weeks ago. In a…
PFLP fires a grenade at an Israeli military jeep in northern Gaza
Abu Ali Mustafa brigades, an offshoot of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) claimed Friday it fired a rocket-propelled grenade at an Israeli military jeep to the…
Palestina Oggi 041907
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 3.66MB || Time 4m 0sBenvenuti a palestina oggi, un servizio dell’ International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, per giovedi 19…
Gunmen shoot and injure a P.A security officer in Qalqilia
Palestinian security sources reported on Thursday evening that unknown gunmen shot and injured a Palestinian security officer in Qalqilia, in the northern part of the West Bank.Palestinian security sources reported…
Hamas denies agreeing with Abbas on a comprehensive truce with Israel
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, denied reports that stated that it agreed with the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on a comprehensive truce with Israel, and stated that resistance will continue as…
Abbas optimistic, believes embargo could be lifted soon
In a press conference at the Belgium Foreign Ministry, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that he is optimistic that the embargo and siege imposed on the Palestinian people and their…
Abducted BBC Journalist alive, P.A security obtained info regarding his fate
The Palestine News Network (PNN) reported that Palestinian Security devices managed to obtain information regarding the fate of the abducted BBC reporter, Alan Johnston, and that he is alive.Johnston was…
PCHR Weekly report: “Fighter assassinated, six civilians injured, 33 invasions carried out”
The Palestinian Center For Human Rights, based in Gaza, published on Thursday its weekly report on the Israeli violations of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories in the period…
Mounting garbage and frustration in Gaza
Mountains of garbage, billowing smoke, have been concentrated across the streets of Gaza the past few days. However, the uncollected garbage heaps are not cannot be attributed to a lack…
Palestine Today 041907
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 3.66MB || Time 4m 0sWelcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Thursday…
Arab league to promote its peace initiative
The Arab states league decided Wednesday to promote its peace initiative, first launched in 2002 and revived on March . In a ministerial meeting of the Arab Quartet (Saudi Arabia,…
Israeli army invades Nablus and abducts four civilians
Israeli forces invaded Balata and Askar refugee camps located in the northern West Bank city of Nablus and abducted four civilians on Thursday. Soldiers attacked and searched a number of…
Several West Bank cities invaded by Israeli army, 24 civilians abducted
The Israeli army abducted 24 Palestinian civilians in pre-dawn invasions of several West Bank cities on Thursday. The Israeli military claimed that those abducted are what the army calls Wanted…
Israeli army invades villages near Hebron; demolishes homes and uproots trees
The Israeli army invaded the villages of Qawawis and Towani south of the city of Hebron in the southern part of the West Bank, uprooted trees and demolished houses on…
Second Conference on Popular Resistance in Bilin continiues
The second International conference on Popular resistance continues for the second day in the village of Bilin, northwest of the Palestinian city of Ramallah. The second International conference on Popular…
One civilian abducted as Israeli army invades refugee camp near Tulkarem
The Israeli army invaded Tulkarem refugee camp located in Tulkarem city in the northern part of the West Bank, and abducted one civilian on Thursday. Soldiers stormed and attacked score…
Israeli army abducts four civilians from village east of Bethlehem
The Israeli army invaded the village of the Taqua east of Bethlehem city in the southern part of the West Bank and abducted four civilians, among them a municipality official…
Unknown gunmen blow up a hair salon in northern Gaza
Palestinian media sources said Thursday that unknown gunmen blew up late last night a hair salon in the city of Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip. Witnesses said that…
Israeli army invades Qalqilia
The Israeli army invaded the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia and attacked and searched a number of homes on Thursday. Troops attacked and search a number of homes it…
Unknown gunmen destroy a shop in northern Gaza Strip
A group of unknown gunmen detonated a home made bomb inside a barber shop in the city of Beit Hanoun in the northern part of the Gaza Strip on Thursday…
Israeli Central Court acquits border policeman who killed a Jerusalem Palestinian
The Jerusalem District Court acquitted Shmuel Yehezkel, an Israeli border policeman, from charges of manslaughter today. Yehezkel was accused of killing Samir Dari, a Palestinian resident of Al Isawiyya neighborhood…
Palestinian child seriously injured by Israeli settler gunfire near Bethlehem
Palestinian medical sources at Al Ahli Hospital, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, reported on Wednesday evening that a Palestinian child from Tiqoua’ village, near Bethlehem, was seriously…
Report: “Jenin fighter was unarmed, killed after he was captured”
Eyewitness reports on the assassination of Ashraf Hanaisha, from Qabatia town, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin, confirmed that he was executed after the under-cover forces of the…
Olmert lowers expectations on the list of prisoners that Palestinians want freed
Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, lowered Wednesday expectations on the list of Palestinian prisoners, delivered by Egyptian mediators. The individuals named on thie list are part of a prisoner swap…
After meeting with Rice, Palestinian Finance Minister optimistic
Palestinian Finance Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, stated on Wednesday after a meeting with the US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, that he is optimistic that the restrictions and sanctions on…
Jailed Fateh leader, Marwan Barghouthi, calls for the release of BBC correspondent
The jailed Fateh leader in Israeli prisons, Marwan Barghouthi, called on Wednesday for the immediate release of the abducted BBC reporter, Allan Johnston, and described him as a friend to…
Palestina Oggi 041807
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 3.66MB || Time 4m 0sBenvenuti a Palestina Oggi, un servizio dell’ International Middle East Media Centre, per mercoledi` 18 aprile…
Palestine Today 041807
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 3.66MB || Time 4m 0sWelcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday…
One civilian abducted from a village near Ramallah
The Israeli army invaded the village of Beit Rima located west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah and abducted one civilian on Wednesday. Ahmad Al Rimawi was abducted…
Israeli army levels a Palestinian factory near Ramallah
The Israeli army invaded the village of Shqiba, west of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and leveled a brick factory there on Wednesday morning. Soldiers gave no reason…
PA civil servants in Gaza and the West Bank stage a strike
Palestinian Authority (PA) government civil servants throughout the Gaza Strip and West Bank staged Wednesday a general strike in protest against the irregular salary payment over the past 13 months.…
Hundreds join the Bilin Conferene on Popular Resistance
More than five hundred Palestinian, Israeli and international peace activists arrived in Bilin on Wednesday morning to join the second international conference on popular resistance, which is held in a…
Palestinian man abducted by Israeli forces south of Tulkarem
Israeli forces abducted one Palestine civilian in the southern part of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem on Wednesday morning. Faries Qassem, 29, was driving his car in Tulkarem…
Five civilians abducted as Israeli army attacks homes in Hebron
The Israeli army attacked and searched scores of Palestinian homes in the city of Hebron and nearby villages; five civilians were abducted on Wednesday t dawn. Israeli forces searched and…
Israeli army invades Nablus city; clashes with resistance and abducts four civilians
A massive Israeli army force invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus and the nearby Askar and Balata refugee camps on Wednesday morning. Troops clashed with local resistance factions…
Israeli army abducts at least 21 Palestinian civilians from the West Bank
The Israeli army invaded several West Bank cities and abducted at least 21 Palestinian civilians on Wednesday morning.
Israeli army abducts 12 Palestinian civilians from villages near Jenin
Israeli forces invaded the villages of Zababda and Jalbon, located near the northern West Bank city of Jenin and abducted 12 civilians on Wednesday morning. Around 15 Israeli military vehicles…
Jordanian Monarch: resolving the question of Palestine is key to regional stability
King Abdullah II of Jordan emphasized Tuesday the need to advance Middle East peace, saying that resolving the question of Palestine is the key to regional stability. During his talks…
Russia’s National Security Advisor calls for revival of Middle East peace
The National Security Advisor of Russia, Igor Ivanov, stressed yesterday the need to invest in the latest positive developments in the Middle East peace process. Speaking in the Russian capital…
Palestina Oggi 071707
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file ||4.66MB || Time 5m 0s Benvenuti a Palestina Oggi, un servizio dell’ International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, per martedi 17…
Palestinians mark Prisoner’s Day, hold nonviolent protests
Thousands of Palestinian civilians and institutions marked Palestinian Prisoner's Day on April 17th by holding massive peaceful protests in support of the detainees currently being held by Israel. The protests…
Arab league transferred $52 million to Abbas
Palestinian commissioner at the Arab League, Mohammad Sbeih, stated on Tuesday that the League transferred $52 million to the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, and will continue to transfer aid to…
Body of Palestinian found near Jenin
On Tuesday night the body of Rasheed Abdul-Aziz Hasan, 64, was found on a street in Sielet Al Thaher village, near Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank.…
Abbas meets French President Jacques Chirac
After a ninety-minute meeting between the French President Jacques Chirac and the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in Paris, Abbas stated that the bilateral talks were positive and that Chirac expressed…
Palestinian information minister backs freedom of press, warns of PA collapse
Palestinian information minister, Mustafa Barghouti, criticised Tuesday any harassment of journalists and others facilitating their duties in the Palestinian territories. Barghouti’s statement came hours after five journalists were exposed to…
Arab Palestinian MP of Israeli parliament says Israel is a ‘terrorist state’
Palestinian Arab member of Israeli parliament (Knesset), Mohammad Barraka, dubbed the Israeli regime on Tuesday a ‘terrorist state' in criticism of the Israeli position towards the Palestinian final status issue.…
Palestine Today 041707
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 4.66MB || Time 5m 0sWelcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday…
Bethlehem man shot dead in family dispute
On Tuesday at around 5am a man from the West Bank city of Bethlehem was shot dead by a group of gunmen on his way to work. The attack took…
Five journalists wounded by Palestinian police in Gaza
Five Palestinian journalists were injured by Palestinian police forces on Tuesday afternoon while protesting against the Palestinian government’s inability to unveil the truth behind the abduction of BBC reporter, Alan…
Israeli army abducts a teacher and a student on their way to a school picnic
The Israeli army abducted three civilians form the village of Beit Omar north of Hebron city in the southern part of the West Bank. A student and his teacher were…
Three children injured as Israeli army invades a village near Ramallah
The Israeli army invaded the village of Bil'in near the central West Bank city of Ramallah and injured three children on Tuesday midday. A massive Israeli force invaded the village…
Israeli army assassinates resistance fighter near Jenin city
An undercover Israeli army force assassinated a Palestinian resistance fighter near the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday midday. Ashraf Hanyisha, an Aqsa Brigades fighter of Fatah, was…
Israeli army detains scores of Palestinian students near Tubass city
Israeli army troops stationed at a military checkpoint located north of the West Bank city of Tubass stopped and detained for several hours scores of Palestinian students on their way…
Israeli army kills one Palestinian civilian in Qabatyia village near Jenin
An undercover Israeli army force invaded the village of Qabatyia near the northern West Bank city of Jenin and killed one civilian on Tuesday midday. Local sources stated that a…
As Palestinians commemorate Prisoners’ Day, Israeli army abducts at least 15 civilians
As a wave of protests and sit-ins are being organized in several West Bank cities and towns to mark the Prisoners Day in Palestine, the Israeli army continued to abduct…
Four Israeli settlers injured in drive-by shooting near Ramallah
On Tuesday morning four people were injured in a shooting attack at the entrance to the illegal settlement of Naaleh near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, the Israeli…
Palestina Oggi 041607
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 3.66MB || Time 4m 0sBenvenuti a Palestina Oggi. Un servizio dell’International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, per lunedi 16 aprile…
Follow the Women Cycle parade arrives in Bethlehem Monday
A group of nearly 120 women from different parts of the world participating in the 'Follow The Women Cycle', organized by the Beit Sahour-based Siraj Center For Hily Land Studies,…
Palestinian PM: prisoner swap deal has advanced
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya said Monday that the prisoner swap deal is advancing and that a list of Palestinian prisoners will be delivered to the Egyptian mediators, then to…
Palestine Today 041607
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file || 3.66MB || Time 4m 0sWelcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Monday…
Israeli forces invade Nablus and attack residents’ homes
The Israeli army invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus and searched scores of residents' homes on Monday morning. Troops stormed the city center the nearby Balata refugee camp…
Eight civilians abducted by Israeli army from several parts of the West Bank
The Israeli army invaded several parts of the West Bank and abducted eight civilians on Monday morning. Five of those abducted are from the city of Tulkarem in the northern…
Unknown gunmen blow up a house in northern Gaza
A group of unknown gunmen blew up a house in Jabalia refugee camp located in the northern part of the Gaza Strip on Monday morning. The house belongs to Kamal…
Israeli army invades Jenin refugee camp and nearby village, clashes with the local youth
Israeli forces invaded Jenin refugee camp located in the northern West Bank city of Jenin and the nearby Al Mothalath village on Monday at dawn. Fierce clashes erupted between local…
Unknown gunmen detonate a bomb near a police car in Gaza City
A group of unknown gunmen detonated a bomb near a police car that was guarding the house of Dr. Mahmod Al Zahar the ex-Palestinian foreign Minster in Gaza City on…
One civilian injured by Israeli army gunfire in northern Gaza Strip
One Palestinian civilian was injured on Monday morning when Israeli troops opened fire at him in Beit Lahia town in the northern part of the Gaza strip. Palestinian medical sources…
The Politics of Pragmatism
The article takes a critical look at the Arab peace initiative and explains why, when broken down, will lead to nothing more than an old, albeit neatly packaged, version of…
Questa settimana in Palestina No. 15 2007
Click Here to download || 19.2MB || 21m 0sQuesta settimana in Palestina, un servizio dell’ International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, per la settimana dal 7 al 13 Aprile 2007.…
Gunmen kill two residents of Khan Younis in two separate incidents
Palestinian security sources in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, reported on Sunday that two residents were shot and killed by unknown gunmen in two separate…
Previously unknown group claims to have killed abducted British journalist, claims not verified
A previously unknown group calling itself Al Tawheed and Al Jihad, apparently issueda press release on Sunday stating that it executed Alan Johnston, the abducted British reporter. The reporter was…
Abbas and Olmert agree to extend working hours of Karni crossing in Gaza
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, agreed Sunday to possibly extend the working hours of the Karni commercial crossing in eastern Gaza. In their first bi-weekly…
Abbas-Olmert meeting, little hope for a breakthrough
As Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met on Sunday in west Jerusalem as part of a series of regular meetings which were advised last month…
British journalists to boycott Israeli products
The National Union of Journalists in Britain and Ireland called for the boycott of Israeli products in protest of the continued Israeli aggression towards Gaza as well as the latest…
Israeli army injures two women and damages houses in Qalqilia
Two Palestinian women were injured in the West Bank city of Qalqilia, as the Israeli army destroyed a house and caused damage to others. 29 year-old woman Fida’ Amir and…
Three children wounded by Israeli army in Hebron, residents of Jenin abducted
Palestinian medical sources in Hebron announced Sunday the injury of three Palestinian children by Israeli army gunfire. A 17 year-old boy and two other younger children were shot and wounded…
More explosions hit Gaza hours after a security plan approved
An unknown group bombed early on Sunday a bookshop and an internet café in Gaza, media sources said. Palestinian security sources confirmed that an explosive device was detonated at the…
Al-ahmad: if Israel loses current chance for peace, the alternative will be horrible
Deputy Palestinian Prime Minister, Azzam Al-ahmad, of Fatah, affirmed Saturday that if Israel does not seize current chance for Middle East peace, represented in the Arab peace initiative, the alternative…
Palestinian cabinet sets final touches for a security plan
Palestinian unity cabinet set Saturday the final touches for a security plan, aimed at restoring law and order to the unruly Palestinian territories. Palestinian interior minister, Hani Qawasmi, an independent,…
Minister of Information: No Israeli Partner for Peace
The Palestinian Minister of Information Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi said on Saturday that there is no partner for peace in Israel. Barghouthi’s comments come one day prior to the meeting that…
Palestinian PM calls for halting statements regarding the prisoner swap deal
Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya, of Hamas, called Saturday for halt of all statements involving the prisoner swap proposal presented by Palestinians, via Egypt, to Israel. The prime minister stressed…
Palestinian PM says the government is seriously following up Johnston’s case
Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya, said Saturday the government is following up closely and seriously the case of BBC reporter Alan Johnston, who was abducted last month by unknown gunmen…
Israeli forces abducts two civilians from Hebron
The Israeli army attacked and searched residents’ homes in the southern West Bank city of Hebron and the nearby Dora village; two civilians were abducted, on Saturday. Sources in the…
Two women injured by Israeli army fire in Qalqilia
Two Palestinian women were injured by Israeli army that invaded the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia and surrounded a house there, on Saturday morning. The Israeli army stormed the…
Village near Bethlehem protest the Wall
On Friday midday, Palestinian, international and Israeli activists destroyed part of the foundation of the illegal Israeli wall being built in Um Salamunah village south of Bethlehem city in the…
Israeli army uses Palestinian civilians as human shields in Nablus
During a recent invasion that took place on Thursday in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Israeli Forces operating in the Sheikh Munis neighborhood surrounded a house and began…
Eriqat: Abbas-Olmert meeting’s agenda ‘open’
Chief Palestinian negotiator, Sae’b Eriqat, stated Saturday that the agenda of President Abbas’s meeting on Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, will be an open one, dealing with a…