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Unknown gunmen abduct the nephew of a Fatah official
Palestinian sources in the Gaza strip reported that a group of unknown gunmen abducted, on Saturday afternoon, the nephew of Abd Al Hakeem Awad, the spokesperson of Fatah in Gaza…
Israel intends to buy “smart bombs”
An Israeli newspaper reported on Monday that Israel intends to purchase thousands of Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) missiles from the United States; the deal’s cost is estimated to be…
Killings and Abductions Continue in Gaza Infighting
Two more people were killed on Saturday and abductions resumed in what is considered to be the harshest Palestinian infighting in weeks in different parts of the Gaza Strip. Palestinian…
Hamas: “Fateh gunmen fired at the house of FM Zahhar”
The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, said on Friday night the “Fateh gunmen” fired at the house of Palestinian Foreign Minister, Mahmoud Zahar”, one of the senior leaders of Hamas. Hamas…
Haniyya: “Deal on the release of Shalit is complex”
Palestinian Prime Minister from the Hamas party, Ismail Haniyya, stated on Friday that a deal on the release of the captured Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, is a complex and difficult…
Hamas suspends unity talks, Fateh: no unity if Hamas gunmen continue attacks
The two biggest Palestinian factions, the rival Fateh and Hamas, traded accusations on Friday night regarding the ongoing armed clashes between gunmen of the two movements. Hamas and Fateh movements…
This Week in Palestine – Week 4 January 2007
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Update: Thirteen killed, at least 29 abducted in the internal clashes
The internal clashes between Hamas and Fateh gunmen continued on Friday and the number of Palestinians killed reached thirteen, while at least 29 from both factions were abducted.Eight of the…
Six Palestinians killed, Scores Wounded during Infighting in Gaza
Six Palestinian residents have been killed and dozens others wounded during ongoing infighting between Hamas and Fatah supporters in northern Gaza Strip, Palestinian media reports said. Six Palestinian residents have…
President Abbas: New Ballot Likely in Three Weeks
Palestinian President and Fatah leader, Mahmoud Abbass said Friday that he would repeat a call for early presidential and legislative elections if current talks on national unity government fail. Abbas…
UN Assistant Secretary General Calls for Resumption of Palestinian-Israeli Talks
The United Nations Assistant Secretary General for political affairs, Ibrahim Gembari, called on both the Palestinians and Israelis to resume peace talks, given recent breakthrough between the two sides. Gembari,…
Eight civilians injured in the weekly non-violent protest in Bilin
On Friday Palestinian villagers from Bilin village near the central west bank city of Ramallah along with international and Israeli peace activists conducted the weekly non-violent demonstration against the wall…
Three more killed in Gaza in-fighting
In northern Gaza infighting has escalated, resulting in the deaths of three people since Thursday night. A Hamas activist was killed on Thursday night, a member of Fateh was killed…
Eight Palestinian men abducted by Israeli army in several West Bank areas
Israeli sources reported that the Israeli army has abducted eight Palestinian men from several West Bank areas during pre dawn invasions on Friday.According to the sources the abductions took place…
Israeli forces beat up a Palestinian man in Jerusalem
Ali Rumi, 31, was beaten up by Israeli soldiers on Friday morning while he was trying to cross a military checkpoint near Jerusalem. Rumi stated that soldiers stopped his car,…
Israeli army abducts a Palestinian clergy man from Bethlehem
The Israeli army abducted Ibraheim Thwiab, the Imam of a local mosque, on Friday morning from a village east of Bethlehem city in the southern West Bank.Israeli troops invaded Za'tara…
Palestinian journalist freed after three years in detention without charge or trial
Palestinian journalist, Mohammad Fayyad, was released on Thursday from an Israeli prison after three years without any charges of trial. Fayyad, 39, from the Jenin refugee camp in the West…
Israeli settlers abduct a youth, beat and cut him with sharp tools
Palestinian sources reported on Wednesday at night that Israeli settlers abducted a youth from Hizma village, northeast of Jerusalem, severly punched and clubbed him and cut him with blades until…
PCHR weekly report on Israeli violations in the occupied territories
The Palestinian Center For Human Rights, in Gaza, published its weekly report on the Israeli violations in the occupied Palestinian territories for the period between January 18 and 24. Three…
Family of a ten-year-old Palestinian child killed by the army demand justice to be served
Family of Abeer Al Arameen, a ten-year old Palestinian girl killed by the Israeli army in Anata town, north east of Jerusalem, demanded the Israeli army to conduct a probe…
Livni: “Palestinian state could be achieved”
Israeli online daily Haaretz reported on Thursday that Israel's Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni told participants in the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that a Palestinian state could in not…
Executive Force member killed, five injured in a Jabalia explosion
Islam Shahwan, spokesperson of the Hamas-led Executive Force, reported on Thursday at night that one member of the force was killed and five civilians were injured when an explosive charge,…
Gunmen open fire at the Canadian and German embassies in Ramallah
Palestinian security sources reported on Thursday that unknown gunmen fired at the Canadian and German embassies in Ramallah city, in the northern part of the West Bank, no injuries were…
BTselem calls on the army to stop using undercover forces in combat actions
The Israeli Information Center For Human Rights in the Occupied Territories (B'Tselem) published a report regarding its findings of its investigation into the action by undercover forces that went awry…
Palestina Oggi – 25 Gennaio 2007
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Palestine Today – January 25, 2007
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Israeli troops abduct one Palestinian youth from the northern part of the West Bank
The Israeli army abducted one Palestinian youth from Al Far'a refugee camp southeast of Nablus city in the northern part of the West Bank. Ahmad Saleem, 22, was taken…
Israeli Army abducts two Palestinian men from Bethlehem
Israeli army abducted two residents of Aideh refugee camp, located in the northern side of Bethlehem city, southern West Bank on Thursday morning. Palestinian sources reported that soldiers invaded the…
Israeli Army abducts a Palestinian teen from a village near Jenin
Israeli forces abducted one Palestinian teen from the village of Yabud, west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday morning. Eyewitnesses reported that soldiers broke into…
A New Chance for Peace?
I am concerned that public discussion of my book \\\\\\\’Palestine Peace Not Apartheid\\\\\\\’ has been diverted from the book\\\\\\\’s basic proposals: that peace talks be resumed after six years of…
Israeli Army abducts 17 Palestinians, among them two women, from villages near Hebron
The Israeli army has invaded several villages near the southern west bank city of Hebron on Thursday morning and abducted 17 Palestinians, among them 2 women. The Israeli army has…
Israeli army invades Nablus city and abducts a Palestinian man after surrounding his house
Israeli army troops, vehicles, and bulldozers stormed the west side of downtown Nablus city north of the West Bank on Thursday morning. They surrounded a bulding and abducted one Palestinian…
One killed in an Israeli invasion into Tulkarem
One Palestinian was killed several others where injured when a large Israeli army force invaded the West Bank city of Tulkarem on Thursday morning, Palestinian sources reported. One Palestinian was…
Israeli Army abducts 28 Palestinians from West Bank in dawn incursion
On thursday at dawn Israeli forces stormed several West Bank cities and abducted a total of 28 people, claiming they were 'wanted' by the authorites.On thursday at dawn Israeli forces…
Unity government talks continue in Gaza City: five point plan drafted, Jihad refuses to join
The national dialogue continued on Wednesday in the offices of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Gaza City. All Palestinian parties participated, according to Saleh Zaidan of the leftist Democratic Front…
Closure of the Rafah Border crossing barred 200 patients from traveling to Egypt for treatment
The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday that the Israeli closure of the Rafah Border Crossing, between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, is barring the patients who require medical…
Two P.A security members injured by soldiers east of Gaza
Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Wednesday at night that two members were shot and injured by the under-cover forces of the Israeli army east of Gaza City.The…
Employees, security personnel, and detainees to receive their salaries Sunday
Head of the Public Employees Union, Bassam Zakarna, stated on Wednesday that the salaries of government employees, security personnel and detainees will be paid on Sunday via the banks.Zakarna appealed…
Palestina oggi – 24 Gennaio, 2007
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Palestine Today – January 24, 2007
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Jerusalem: 16 year old attacked by settler then arrested by Israeli police
Israeli police forces arrested a 16 year old Palestinian boy in the old city of Jerusalem on Wednesday morning, after he was hit and abused by an Israeli settler. …
Israeli Army abducts two residents of a Qalqilia town
The Israeli Army invaded the West Bank town of Azzun east of Qalqilia on Wednesday, fired rounds of live ammunition at homes, abducting two people after injuring one. One of…
King Abdullah II: All Will Pay a Price Unless the Palestinian Question is Solved
King of Jordan, Abdullah II, warned on Wednesday that unless the question of Palestine is solved this year, all should pay a price, the London-based Alsharq Al-Awsat Arabic newspaper published.…
Four Palestinians Wounded during Infighting in Beit Hanoun
Four Palestinian were shot and wounded on Wednesday during renewed internal clashes in Beit Hanoun, north of Gaza Strip, medical sources said.Four Palestinian were shot and wounded on Wednesday during…
Israeli Army invades a Bethlehem town and abducts sixteen local youths
The Israeli army, backed by at least seven armored vehicles, invaded the West Bank town of Biet Fajjar south of Bethlehem on Wednesday before dawn. Soldiers installed several temporary roadblocks…
Palestinian cemetery attacked by settlers and soldiers in West Bank
Dozens of settlers accompanied by soldiers broke into a cemetery and vandalized headstones in Awarta village in the northern West Bank on Wednesday morning, claiming that Jewish shrines were buried…
Israeli Army invade Tulkarem and surrounding area, search houses
On Wednesday morning Palestinian sources reported that the Israeli army invaded the city of Tulkarem, Tulkarem refugee camp and the town of Dhinabba southeast of the city, and launched massive…
Youth killed, two residents injured and abducted in the Gaza Strip
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Wednesday morning that Israeli soldiers stationed east of Dir Al Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, shot and killed one Palestinian…
Where are we heading?
Palestinian factions are currently engaged in talks for the formation of a National Unity Government . This is, on the surface, a good thing, since unity is power and strength.…
Jerusalem municipality demolishes two Palestinian houses in Jerusalem
The Palestine News Network reported on Tuesday evening that Israeli bulldozers belonging to the Jerusalem Municipality demolished two Palestinian homes in Al Sawahra Al Sharqiyya town, east of Jerusalem after…
Struggling for Education: The gruelling path to school of the students in Beit Ur
Twelve year-old Hamaam Ismael sits down leaning against a massive tree that died after it was uprooted by an Israeli bulldozer to prepare the land for the footprint of the…
PPS: “900 detainees in Israeli prisons require immediate medical treatment”
The Palestinian Prisoners Society, PPS, reported that there are 900 Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons and detention facilities who require immediate medical attention and treatment. Some of the detainees were…
27 Palestinian refugees abducted in Iraq
The Maan News Agency reported that twenty-seven Palestinian refugees where abducted on Tuesday at dawn by unknown gunmen in Baghdad; the incidents occured in Al Ameen neighborhoud, Al Sina'a, and…
Israeli President to be charged with rape
Israeli Attorney General, Menachem Mazuz, decided on Tuesday to charge the Israeli President Moshe Katsav with rape, sexual harassment, obstruction of justice, fraud and breach of trust, Israeli media sources…
Kadima party member suggests sending E.U force to the Palestinian territories
Shlomo Brenitz, member of the Kadmia party, headed by the Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, suggested sending a European force to control the occupied West Bank. The plan, which…
Israeli settlers overtake houses in close proximity to Al Aqsa Mosque
Abdel Halim lives as a prisoner, within dark rooms that sun does not reach, behind bars and high walls. But this is not a prison, it is an Israeli military…
Palestina oggi – 23 Gennaio, 2007
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Palestine Today – January 23, 2007
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Israeli Naval Army Abducts Three Fishermen on Rafah Shore
The Israeli naval army abduct three fishermen from their on board their boat on Tuesday, near the southern Gaza Strip shore of Rafah, Palestinian security sources said. The Israeli naval…
Resistance release 3 French security men seized in Nablus
On Tuesday afternoon Palestinian resistance fighters of Al-Aqsa Brigade released three French security men who were seized in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, according to a al-Aqsa Brigades'…
Army renews the administrative detention for a Jenin resident
An Israeli military court renewed the administrative detention period of a Jenin resident, Palestinian sources reported. An Israeli military court renewed the administrative detention period of a Jenin resident, Palestinian…
Army abducts two residents from a Jenin village
The Israeli army invaded the West Bank village of Al Arqa near Jenin and abducted two of its residents The Israeli army invaded the West Bank village of Al Arqa…
Army detains several students and workers of a Hebron Technological College
Israeli soldiers detained several workers and students of Al-Arub Technological College north of the West Bank city of Hebron on Tuesday morning Israeli soldiers detained several workers and students of…
Army invades Hebron area, abducts one, installs roadblocks
Israeli troops invaded the West Bank city of Hebron and the nearby village of Yatta on Tuesday morning, took one resident prisoner and installed roadblocks. The Israeli army invaded the…
A Palestinian Civilian Dies of Wounds he Sustained from Israeli Army Gunfire
A Palestinian resident of Khan Younis City, south of Gaza Strip, died on Tuesday of wounds he sustained last September, medical sources confirmed. Ziyad Abu Sa’ada, 23, of the Kheza’a…
Arab League Chief Criticizes the Quartet Committee
Secretary General of the Arab States League, Amr Moussa, called yesterday for a comprehensive solution for the Middle East conflict, criticizing the international Quartet. Moussa’s remarks came during a symposium…
Gabi Ashkenazi named as new military chief of Israeli army
Israeli army radio reported yesterday that Gabi Ashkenazi, a former general, will replace Dan Halutz as the chief of the Israeli army. Halutz resigned last week after being heavily criticized…
Palestinian factions to resume talks in Gaza
Palestinian national unity talks are scheduled to be resumed on Tuesday at six in the evening, under the supervision of President Mahmoud Abbas, and Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya. deputy head…
Haaretz: “Switzerland says it mediated in informal Israel-Syria peace talks”
Israeli online daily Haaretz, reported on Monday night that Switzerland said that it served as a mediator in informal talks between Israeli and Syrian representatives. The statements were made by…
Israeli PM grants license to build Jewish synagogue at door of Muslim Quarter near Al Aqsa Mosque
The current Israeli Prime Minister and former Mayor of Jerusalem is achieving his dream to further Judaize the Palestinian capital. Ehud Olmert has granted a license for a Jewish synagogue…
Unknown group blasts Al Arabiya TV office in Gaza, no injuries
Palestinian sources reported on Monday at night that an explosion ripped through Al Arabiya Television office in Gaza City causing excessive damage, no injuries were reported.!– @page { size: 21.59cm…
Israeli Police take Fateh officials prisoner on 42nd anniversary of movement, in Jerusalem
Palestinian sources in Jerusalem reported on Monday that the Israeli police and intelligence services broke into the Al Maqassed Islamic Hospital east of the city during a celebration marking the…
Palestina oggi -22 Gennaio, 2007 (Italian)
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Palestine Today -January 22,, 2007
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Questa settimana in Palestin a – Gennaio 18, 2007.
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Rafah border crossing reopened
Palestinian sources reported that the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza strip was reopened on Monday morning and will stay open until five PM. The sources added that…
Israeli army abducts one Palestinian man from Al Ezariya village near Jerusalem
An Israeli army force invaded the village of Al Ezariya to the east of Jerusalem and abducted one Palestinian man on Monday morning. Soldiers attacked and searched the home…
Israeli Army Invades Yatta Village Near Hebron, Abduct Two Palestinian Men and Attack Three Others
Israeli forces invaded the village of Yatta, to the south of Hebron city in the southern part of the West Bank on Monday morning, abducted two Palestinian men and attacked…
Israeli Army: At least 44 roadblocks allegedly removed, did not exist
An Israeli army source admitted that at least 44 roadblocks that were allegedly removed from around West Bank villages did not actually exist, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz said on Monday.…
Thirty Days Against Checkpoints campaign sing Katyusha song at a checkpoint north of W.B
In the second action of the 'Thirty Days Against Checkpoints' campaign a youth band will perform the popular Russian folk song 'Katyusha' at Huwwara checkpoint on Wednesday 24th of January…
Israeli army invades Balata refugee camp in Nablus
The Israeli army invaded Balata refugee camp in the eastern side of the northern West Bank city of Nablus on Monday morning and searched houses. Local sources reported that…
Follow-up Committee meets in Gaza
The Palestinian Follow-up Committee met on Sunday at night in Gaza City and agreed to resume national talks next Tuesday. Representatives of Fateh and Hamas attended the meeting.The Committee agreed…
Abbas, Mashal, met in Syria
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and the Hamas political bureau chief in Syria, Khalid Mashal, met on Sunday, and discussed the efforts conducted for the formation of a National Unity Government.…
Islamic Movement in Israel: “Israel is still digging under Al Aqsa Mosque”
The Islamic Movement in Israel, headed by member of Knesset Ibrahim Sarsour, said on Sunday that Israel is still digging and carrying out excavations under the Al Aqsa Mosque in…
Solana says he is shocked by settlement growth in occupied West Bank
Javier Solana, EU Foreign Policy Chief, toured several Arab towns near Jerusalem on Sunday and said that he is shocked by the Israeli settlement growth in the occupied West Bank.…
Hebron family: “Armed settlers walk right through our home”
“Did your home ever become a conduit, a bridge, a shortcut for strangers? This is what has happened in my home,” says Hisham Idris. He and his family of four…
Abbas meets Asad, his meeting with Mashal postponed
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, met on Saturday evening with the Syrian president, Bashar Asad in Damascus, but his meeting with Khalid Mashal, Hamas political bureau chief in Syria, was postponed.…
Palestinian construction worker killed by Israeli guard in Be’er Shiva
Palestinian sources reported on Saturday evening that a Palestinian construction worker was shot and killed by an Israeli guard in Be’er Shiva town, in southern Israel.The worker, Mohammad Kamal Battat,…
For 6 years some Hebron residents forced to move via rooftop, now Israelis allowing them on street
Six years ago Israeli forces occupying the southern West Bank denied the Palestinians of Hebron the right to walk on Shuhada Street. The Society for Citizens Rights conducted investigations in…
Rice: “Abbas, Olmert agreed hold informal talks on Palestinian state”
After the U.S secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, conducted her Middle East tour, she announced that the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, and the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, agreed to…
Bartaa residents boycott obtaining Israeli permission to move
In the northern West Bank, Palestinians are boycotting increased measures of Israeli control on their lives. Although it will be difficult to be trapped, it would be more difficult to…
Haniyya: “Hamas agrees to a Palestinian State within 1967 borders”
Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, from the Hamas party, said on Saturday that the Hamas movement accepts an independent Palestinian State within the 1967 borders, will not “recognize the Israeli…
One Country: Reviewing an Alternative Vision
For years the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been mired by a series of failed peace negotiation, enmeshing Israeli Jews and Palestinians in a seemingly intractable struggle. Even 59 years after the…
International Peace Activists in Hebron Protest at the Wall
Scores of international peace activists protested on Saturday against the wall Israel is building in the West Bank City of Hebron. Scores of international peace activists protested on Saturday against…
The Israeli army abducts a Palestinian child from Hebron
Israeli soldiers stationed at the entrance of the Ibrahimi mosque ( or tomb of patriarchs) in the old town of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, abducted a Palestinian…
Two Children Wounded by Israeli Gunfire in Northern Gaza
Two Palestinian children were shot and wounded by Israeli army gunfire on Saturday in the northern Gaza Strip, medical sources said. Dr. Mo’awiya Abu Hasaneen, director of the Emergency Department…
Storms blow top secret Israeli documents into Syrian hands
On Friday, the stormy weather in the Golan Heights carried Israeli documents over the border into the 'enemy' territory of Syria. The documents are said to be instructions for launching…
Army abducts a Palestinian man from Beit Sahour
Yousif Al Wa'arah, 20, was abducted by Israeli troops from his house in Beit Sahour town near the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem on Saturday morning. Eyewitnesses reported…
Israeli army invades Nablus and abducts five Palestinian men
Israeli forces invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus on Saturday morning, abducted five Palestinian men and attacked the house of Palestinian Parliament member. Local sources reported that…
Seven injured in the weekly demonstration against the illegal Wall in Bilin
Friday's weekly peaceful demonstration against the illegal Wall in Bilin village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah saw excessive Israeli army violence, seven injuries, and the abduction…