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"West Bank Story," a short musical comedy touching on life in the West Bank, was awarded an Oscar for best live action short film on Sunday. "Oh my God," the…

One Israeli illegal settler was found dead on Sunday evening near the southern West Bank city of Hebron. The Israeli police stated that the man was stabbed to death and…

Palestinian medical sources in Jerusalem reported on Sunday that a Jerusalem woman died of wounds she sustained two weeks ago. She was injured during an Israeli attack that targeted people…

Israeli Defense Minister, Amir Peretz, said Sunday that the upcoming Palestinian government should meet the international demands concerning recognition of Israel, renunciation of violence and acceptance of previously signed agreements,…

Palestinian security sources reported Sunday that a member of the Hamas executive force was shot and wounded by unknown gunmen in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis. The…

Israeli soldiers started a wide-scaled military offensive in Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank, on Sunday at dawn. The offensive included at least six abductions, imposing curfew,…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health (PMOH) appealed Sunday to concerned bodies to intervene to lift the Israeli army's tightened control over main hospitals in the West Bank city of Nablus.…

Human rights organizations testify about Israel’s ongoing policy of population transfer, also known as “ethnic cleansing,” to the UN’s anti racism body. A press release by BADIL Resource Center for…

Late last night a five year old girl died in a southern West Bank hospital after weeks of struggling with her condition. The Palestinian Prisoner Society's Hebron branch issued the…

Israeli sources reported on Saturday night after midnight that the so-called Supreme Planning Council for settlements in the occupied West Bank, authorized recently the construction of what was described as…

The Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh, denied on Saturday reports which stated that Israel is holding talks with the United States over a potential attack against nuclear facilities in…

Clicca qui per scaricare il file MP3 25m 23s http://www.indymedia.org.uk/media/2007/02//363259.mp3 Questa settimana in Palestina, un servizio dell’ International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org per la settimana dal 16 al 23…

Following his Saturday meeting with the French President Jacques Chirac in France, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stated that the Palestinians and the Israelis must continue to hold talks and try…

Five Palestinian residents of Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip were killed Saturday, and at least 15 others were wounded during renewed internal unrest, after two families clashed.…

Israeli army bulldozers started on Saturday morning to uproot olive trees privately owned by a Palestinian farmer from the village of Boreen, south of Nablus. Qassem Al Najar, the owner…

Sources in Nablus city in the northern part of the West Bank told IMEMC that at least 12 armored Israeli army vehicles stormed downtown Nablus city on Saturday midday. Soldiers…

There may have been a period when all roads led to Rome, but for the Palestinian people, all roads lead to checkpoints. The latest checkpoint Palestinians find themselves at is…

The northern Palestinian West Bank city of Nablus went on strike, on Saturday, in protest against the civil unrest. Shops and public facilities closed today after a call for a…

Palestinian sources reported that the Israeli army abducted eight Palestinian civilians from the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday at dawn. Troops and army jeeps stormed the old…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) appealed Saturday for saving the life of Palestinian female prisoner Noura Jaber, 34, who is being imprisoned under administrative detention at the Telmond detention facility.…

Early on Saturday morning unknown gunmen attacked the house of Colonel Suleiman Khader, commander of the second battalion of the Palestinian Authority’s national security forces, local media sources reported. In…

In a joint venture with Palestinian and Israeli companies, the London-based charity organization Transformational Business Network (TBN) plans to set up call centers for technical support in Gaza and the…

Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Friday night that one Palestinian resident was killed by gunmen, and another resident was abducted in a separate attack, apparently due…

Several Palestinian resistance factions claimed on Friday responsibility for firing homemade shells into Israeli settlements north and east of the Gaza Strip.!– @page { size: 21.59cm 27.94cm; margin: 2cm }…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asserted Friday that Palestinian positions are identical in terms of the Road Map peace plan’s obligations. The President’s remarks came in a joint press conference with…

Click on link to download or play MP3 file || 21.9 MB || 24m 00s || or copy and paste this link: http://www.indymedia.org.uk/media/2007/02//363183.mp3This Week In Palestine, a service of the…

Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stated on Friday that he is determined to push the planned Palestinian National Unity Government to comply with the Quartet…

Chief of the politburo of Hamas, Khaled Mashaal, told reporters on Friday in Cairo that this moment carries an historic chance for peace in the region that should be well…

On Friday the village of Bil'in, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, celebrated the second anniversary of the civil non-violent resistance of the illegal Israeli wall and settlements being…

The Israeli army abducted two Palestinian civilians from different parts of the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem on Friday morning. Israeli soldiers searched and ransacked houses in Al Artas…

Egyptian Foreign Minister, Ahmad Abuelghait, voiced hope yesterday that the international economic boycott imposed against the Hamas-led government would come to a halt with the installation of a new Palestinian…

In another Israeli decision that could lead to further tension in Jerusalem, the Israeli authorities decided to bar all Palestinian residents under the age of 45 from entering the Al…

The Israeli High Court of Justice ruled on Thursday that it is permissible for the Israeli Army to construct sections of the Annexation Wall around Israeli settlements in the occupied…

The Palestinian Center For Human Rights in Gaza published its weekly report documenting the Israeli authorities’ violations of human rights and attacks in the occupied Palestinian territories in the period…

Aides to the Israeli Defense Minister, Amir Peretz, said on Thursday that he “plans to go all the way in evacuating illegal settlement outposts in the West Bank in full…

Around 46 per cent of Gaza and West Bank households are ‘food insecure’ or in danger of becoming so, according to a UN report on the impact of conflict and…

Palestinian sources in Salfit, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported on Thursday that Israeli settlers released boars in Palestinian farmlands near Salfit, in the northern part of…

Palestinian medical sources reported on Thursday that Mowaffaq Raheemy, 34, died of his wounds when Israeli troops stationed at Atara checkpoint, near the northern West Bank city of Ramallah, obstructed…

Clicca qui per scaricare il file MP3 || 4.57 MB || 5m 0s https://publish.indymedia.org.uk/media/2007/02//363035.mp3 Palestina oggi, un servizio dell’ International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, per giovedi 22 febbraio 2007…

the Audio link https://publish.indymedia.org.uk/media/2007/02//363032.mp3 File 4.57 MB Time 5m0s Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Thursday February 22nd, 2007. A Palestinian civilian was…

The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) told IMEMC that the three Americans who were kidnapped and later released in Nablus on Wednesday were not members of their organisation.The International Solidarity Movement…

Dr. Nabil Qassis, President of Birzeit University, the second largest Palestinian University, decided on Thursday to close the campus and suspend all classes until further notice after the tuition fee…

One Palestinian man was shot and injured by Israeli army fire in the eastern part of the Gaza strip on Thursday evening. One Palestinian man was shot and injured by…

A Palestinian civilian was killed when a Palestinian police officer shot him by mistake in Ramallah on Thursday afternoon, sources from the Palestinian police force reported. A Palestinian civilian was…

Palestinian sources in Hebron city in the southern part of the West Bank reported that the Israeli army abducted three Palestinian men from different parts of the city on Thursday.…

The Israeli army invaded Hindaza neighborhood in the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem on Thursday morning. Local sources in Bethlehem city reported that an Israeli army force surround the…

On Thursday at dawn the Israeli army invaded several cities, refugee camps and villages in the northern part of the West Bank, searched houses and abducted two civilians. Troops invaded…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asserted Wednesday that a two-state solution is the foundation for Palestinian-Israeli conflict settlement. President Abbas was speaking in a joint press conference with British Prime Minister,…

The Israeli army reinforced Thursday its presence on the southeastern Gaza border line, mainly to the east of Alqarrara town near Khan Younis, witnesses said. Witnesses added that several armored…

Data collected by the Israeli Disengagement Authority (Sela) reported that an average of NIS 1.5-2 million New Israeli Shekels are expected to be paid as compensation to each family of…

Abu Obeida, media spokesperson of the Al Qassam brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said on Wednesday that the truce with the Israeli occupation is practically dead, since “the occupation…

The Palestinian National Information Center of the Palestinian Authority’s International Press center reported that since the outbreak of the Palestinian Intifada in September 2000, up until late January 2007, the…

The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories (B’Tselem) stated in its annual report on settlements that the number of settlers living in 102 illegal outposts in…

During a speech hosted by the Foreign Press Association in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that the “realignment plan” has faded away due to “changed circumstances”.He stated that…

Clicca qui per scaricare il file MP3 || 4.57 MB || 5m 0s http://portland.indymedia.org/media/media/2007/02/35445…3.mp3Palestina oggi, un servizio dell’ International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, per mercoledi 21 febbraio 2007 Militari…

the Audio link http://portland.indymedia.org/media/media/2007/02/35445…0.mp3 File 4.57 MB Time 5m0sPalestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Wednesday February 21st, 2007. Under cover Israeli forces kill…

The Israeli army abducted one Palestinian man and taken away his car south of Tubas city in the northern part of the West Bank on Wednesday afternoon. The man was…

Palestinian sources reported that an undercover Israeli army force kidnapped a young Palestinian man form the city of Beit Jala in the southern West Bank on Wednesday midday. Mohamed Abd…

Palestinian villagers, side by side with Israeli supporters, have planted olive trees on lands that are set to by annexed by illegal Israeli settlers south of Hebron city in the…

Palestinian sources reported the Israeli troops forced Palestinian shop owners to close their shops in the old town area of the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Wednesday. The…

Peace Now, an Israeli peace bloc, revealed Wednesday that the number of Israel settlers based in various Israeli settlements in the West Bank has increased by 5% in 2006 compared…

The Palestinian Prime Minister designate, Ismael Haniyeh is still carrying out rounds of meeting with representatives of the various Palestinian political parties to form his new government.The Palestinian Prime Minister…

Sheikh Tayseer Al Tamimi, Islamic Supreme Judge and Attalah Hanna, Senior Palestinian Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Church in Palestine, declared yesterday the formation of a joint Islamic-Christian front for…

A mysterious explosion ripped through the Wad Alselqa village, south of Gaza Wednesday, killing a 33 year-old Palestinian resident, medical sources reported. Mahmoud Alsemairy, 33, of the southern Gaza Strip…

The Israeli army invaded Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and abducted one Palestinian youth on Wednesday at dawn. Iyhab Al Sa’di, 20, was taken…

On Wednesday, Israeli forces stationed at the Howwara military checkpoint south of Nablus city in the northern part of the West Bank detained scores of Palestinian civilians. In the meantime,…

Israeli army troops assassinated Mahmoud Abu Obeid, a leader of Al-Quds Brigades, in Jenin on Wednesday morning, Palestinian media sources.Eyewitness reports said that an undercover Israeli army unit entered the…

Since the outbreak of the Palestinian uprising in September 2000, until late January 2007, the Israeli army has killed 5050 Palestinian men, women and children, wounded 49760 others and detained…

India voiced Tuesday optimism concerning currentPalestinian efforts to form a national unity government, expecting resumption of the Palestinian-Israeli peace process, an Indian Foreign Ministry’s press release read. The Indian government…

Six months after the United Nations issued it resolution number 1701 calling for the release of the captured Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah and Palestinian fighters, Israel officially adopted the resolution…

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) has officially decided not to participate in the upcoming Palestinian National Unity Government. The leftist Palestinian People Party (PPP) and the…

The Israeli police and security forces stated on Tuesday that they managed to thwart what was described as a large suicide bombing, planned for Tel Aviv. Security sources reported that…

Clicca qui per scaricare il file MP3 || 4.5 MB || 4m 52sPalestina oggi, un servizio dell’ International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, per martedi 20 febbraio 2007. L’esercito israeliano…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left Ramallah on Tuesday morning to embark on an Arab and European tour. During the tour he intends to explain the Palestinian stance and gain international…

A meeting of the foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) is due to be convened by Thursday in the Saudi Arabian city of Jedda. Its aim is…

the Audio link http://portland.indymedia.org/media/media/2007/02/35440…8.mp3 File 4.57 MB Time 5m0s Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Tuesday February 20th, 2007. The Israeli army abducts…

On Tuesday morning the Israeli army invaded Al Jalazun refugee camp south of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and abducted two Palestinian men . Bajes Nakhlah and Iyad…

Palestinian sources reported that Israeli army troops attacked Palestinian civilian cars and confiscated keys at the southern entrance of Jenin city, in the northern part of the West Bank on…

Israeli forces detained on Tuesday midday a number of Palestinian shepherds who were herding their sheep in farm lands east of Tubass city, in the northern part of the West…

Former Palestinian minister and Fatah’s frontman, Mohammad Dahalan, said Monday that Israel’s pretexts in the face of a Palestinian unity government are unjustified, given Hamas’ authorization to President Abbas to…

Palestinian sources reported on Tuesday that the Israeli army has decided to remove one of the many Israeli military checkpoints between the southern West Bank cities of Bethlehem and Hebron.…

A group of unknown gunmen stole a car belonging to the Palestinian National TV group on Tuesday at dawn. Sources from the TV group stated that the car was being…

The Israeli army invaded several parts of the West Bank on Tuesday morning, attacked Palestinian houses and abducted thirteen Palestinian civilians. Seven civilians were abducted by Israeli forces during a…

The Israeli army invaded several parts of the West Bank on Tuesday morning, attacked Palestinian houses and abducted thirteen Palestinian civilians.

One Palestinian teen was injured by Israeli army gunfire during clashes that erupted at the entrance of Al Arub refugee camp north of Hebron city, in the southern part of…

Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya, voiced Monday regret over the U.S administration shunning of the Palestinian unity government, considering such an attitude ‘a failure’. Speaking in a cabinet meeting, Haniya…

Israeli sources reported on Tuesday morning that two inspectors of Be’er Sheva Municipality were arrested on Monday for assaulting a Palestinian street vendor in the city. The Palestinian man filed…

Israeli sources reported on Monday night that six Israeli soldiers were arrested under suspicion that they were involved in weapon sales and drug smuggling through the border with Egypt.The six…

The trilateral summit between the United States, Israel and the Palestinian Authority ended on Monday afternoon without any positive results regarding the final status talks. Israeli sources reported that Israel…

An Israeli online daily reported on Monday night that the Israeli police have arrested three protesters demanding the release of an Israeli spy. They were arrested after they managed to…

The Israeli Police stated on Monday evening that the Israeli man who was found dead between the villages of Kibya and Shukba, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, died…

Copia e incolla il link per scaricare il http://portland.indymedia.org/media/media/2007/02/35437…9.mp3Palestina oggi, un servizio dell’ International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, per lunedì 19 febbraio 2007. Un lavoratore palestinese, in attesa ad…

Siraj Center for Holy Land Studies have launched their Palestine Summer Celebration; a program through which Internationals can learn Arabic, Palestinian History and volunteer at Palestinian civil society organizations.Michael Awad,…

the Audio link http://portland.indymedia.org/media/media/2007/02/35437…4.mp3 File 4.57 MB Time 5m0sPalestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Centre, www.imemc.org, for Monday February 19th, 2007. Palestinian worker dies at an…

Two groups working with the Al Aqsa brigades, an offshoot of Fatah, detonated a home made bomb by remote control near the Israeli army patrol at the border east of…

Palestinian news sources reported that dozens of Israeli settlers broke into Al Aqbat mosque in the southern west bank city of Hebron on Monday morning. The mosque, which is located…

Palestinian media sources reported that a Palestinian worker died on Monday midday when he was run over by car. The incident occured while standing at an Israeli military checkpoint near…

Israeli soldiers stationed at Tayasser military checkpoint east of Tubass city in the northern part of the West Bank attacked a Palestinian civilian on Monday midday. Eyewitnesses stated that soldiers…

Jonathan Pollak, an activist with the ‘Anarchists Against the Wall’ group was sentenced to 3 months imprisonment on Sunday afternoon, which will be implemented if he is convicted of a…

Israeli forces invaded Tulkarem city, Tulkarem refugee camp and the nearby Far’un village in the northern part of the West Bank on Monday at dawn. Local sources reported that soldiers…