Half of Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza malnourished
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…
Settlers release boars in Palestinian farmlands
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…
Injured civilian dies after Israeli soldiers obstruct ambulance transferring him to hospital
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…
Palestina Oggi 022207
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…
Palestine Today 022207
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…
ISM: Three Americans kidnapped and released in Nablus do not belong to the movement
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…
Birzeit University closes after tuition crisis escalates
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 injured by Israeli army fire east of Gaza
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…
Palestinian police kill a Palestinian man by mistake in Ramallah
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…
Israeli army abducts three civilians from Hebron
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.…
Israeli forces abduct a Palestinian man from Bethlehem
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…
Israeli Army invades several parts of the West Bank and abducts two civilians
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…
Abbas-Blair Meeting Affirms Two-state Solution as Quartet Reiterates Demands
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,…
Israeli Army Reinforces Presence on Southeastern Gaza Border Line
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…
Settler families evacuated from Gaza to receive 1.5 – 2 M each in compensation
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…
Al Qassam brigades: “Truce with the occupation practically dead”
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…
PSIS Report: 5050 Palestinians Killed, 49760 Wounded, 10,400 Detained since 2000
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…
B’Tselem: “number of settlers living in illegal outposts rises to 2000”
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…
Olmert: “Realignment plan postponed due to current circumstances”
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…
Palestina Oggi 022107
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…
Palestine Today 022107
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…
Israeli army abducts a Palestinian man and takes his car near Tubass
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…
Undercover Israeli troops abducted a Palestinian man from Beit Jala city
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 farmers and Israeli supporters plant trees near Hebron
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…
Israeli army closes Palestinian shops in Hebron
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: Israeli Settlers in the Occupied West Bank Increased by %5 in 2006
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…
Unity Government talks ongoing, face some rejection
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…
Muslims and Christians in Palestine Unite in Defense of Jerusalem
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…
Resident of Gaza Killed in Mysterious Explosion
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…
Israeli forces abduct one Palestinian youth from Jenin Refugee camp
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…
Army invade Nablus, detains scores of Palestinians at Huwwara checkpoint
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 Assassinates leader of Al-Quds Brigades in Jenin
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…
PSIS Report Highlights Palestinian Losses since the Outbreak of Uprising
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 Supports Palestinian Efforts to Form a Unity Government
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…
Israel holds a Knesset session on captured soldiers
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…
PFLP will not participate in the coming government, DFLP and PPP to weigh up their participation
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…
Israeli police, security say thwarted a “large-scale bombing” in Tel Aviv
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…
Palestina Oggi 022007
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…
Abbas in an Arab and European tour to explain the Palestinian stance
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…
OIC’s Foreign Ministers to Confront Israeli Digging around the Al-Aqsa Mosque
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…
Palestine Today 022007
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…
Two Palestinian men abducted by Israeli army near Ramallah
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…
Israeli forces attack Palestinian vehicles and confiscate keys
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…
Army detains a number of Palestinian shepherds east of Tubass city
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…
Mohammad Dahalan Says Israel’s Pretexts Unjustified
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…
Israeli checkpoint between Hebron and Bethlehem removed
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.…
‘Palestinian National TV’ car stolen in Gaza
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…
Israeli army abducts thirteen Palestinian civilians from several parts of the West Bank
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…
Israeli army abducts thirteen Palestinian civilians from several parts of the West Bank
The Israeli army invaded several parts of the West Bank on Tuesday morning, attacked Palestinian houses and abducted thirteen Palestinian civilians.
One Palestinian teen injured during clashes with Israeli army near Hebron
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…
Haniya Criticizes U.S Stance towards his Coalition Government
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…
Two inspectors of Be’er Sheva municipality arrested for assaulting a Palestinian
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…
Six Israeli soldiers arrested on suspicion of smuggling arms
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…
Trilateral meeting ends without any positive results
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…
Three Israeli protesters arrested inside Condoleezza Rice’s Jerusalem hotel
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…
Body found near Ramallah: Israeli man, work-related accidental death
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…
Palestina oggi 021907
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 launches ‘Palestine Summer Celebration Program’
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,…
Palestine Today 021907
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…
Palestinian resistance groups target an Israeli military vehicle east of Khan Younis
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…
Israeli settlers attack mosque in Hebron
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 worker dies after being run over by a car while standing at a checkpoint
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 attack a Palestinian civilian east of Tubass
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…
Anarchist activist Jonathan Pollak sentenced to 3 months suspended sentence
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 invade Tulkarem, Tulkarem refugee camp and a nearby village
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…
Israeli army abducts four Palestinian civilians from Hebron, including an official
Palestinian sources reported that the Israeli army abducted four Palestinian civilians, including one governmental official, from the southern West Bank city of Hebron and the nearby Surif village on Monday…
Israeli forces invade the West Bank city of Nablus, abduct three civilians
On Monday morning the Israeli army invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus and the nearby Balata refugee camp; three civilians were abducted. Sources in the city reported that…
Rafah border crossing reopened
Palestinian sources at Rafah border crossing, in the southren Gaza strip, stated that the crossing was reopened on Monday morning. Wa’el Dahap, the spokesperson of the Palestinian groups working at…
Abbas/Olmert/Rice Summit in Jerusalem Ends Unexpectedly
The three-way summit between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert and US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, ended abruptly today with no official statement reported. The meeting…
Bethlehem Public Nurses go on strike
The trade union of Palestinian Nurses working in the public health sector in the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem continued their strike for the third day on Monday.The strike…
Israeli troops abduct the advisor to the Palestinian Minister of Health
Israeli soldiers abducted on Monday morning the advisor to the Palestinian Minister of Heath after breaking into his home in Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank.…
Israeli Settlers attempt to demolish Palestinian shops in Hebron
Palestinian sources in Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank, reported on Monday that settlers from the illegal settlement outposts installed in the center of the city, attempted…
Israeli forces abduct 15 Palestinians from West Bank during night
On Monday morning Israeli sources reported that 15 Palestinians were detained by Israeli forces during overnight invasions of several West Bank areas. An Israeli online daily reports that the Palestinian…
Hamas: unity government may be declared soon
The Palestinian unity government may be declared sooner than expected, said Hamas spokesperson Ismael Radwan on Monday.He added that the movement (Hamas) is considering keeping some of the current ministers…
Detainees sign affidavits stating that they were tortured
Several Palestinian detainees imprisoned by Israel signed affidavits stating that they were tortured, harshly beaten and abused by Israeli soldiers and interrogators in several Israeli detention facilities, the Palestinian News…
Israeli naval gunboats shell a Palestinian fishing boat
Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Sunday that Israeli Navy gunboats fired on Sunday at Palestinian fishing boats off the Gaza Strip shores and destroyed several boats. No…
Condoleeza Rice takes no stance on unity government in meeting with Palestinian President
The U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice met Sunday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, but did not make a statement either supporting or rejecting the Palestinian unity government. The government,…
Israeli Prime Minister to Shun Palestinian Unity Government
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, said Sunday during a weekly cabinet meeting that he would shun any Palestinian government that does not meet the international Quartet’s demands to recognize Israel,…
Israeli Army Wounds a Palestinian Civilian in Gaza
The Israeli army wounded a Palestinian resident of northern Gaza, and Israeli naval boats opened fire at fishermen on Gaza’a shoreline. Dr. Moawiya Abu Hasanain, Director of the Emergency Department…
Israeli Army Invades Jenin City
Early on Sunday, the Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Jenin using dozens of armored vehicles, local Palestinian security sources confirmed. The sources said that scores of Israeli…
Palestinian Parliament Condemns an Attack on an MP’s House in Gaza
The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) condemned Thursday an attack by unknown gunmen on the house of MP Yousef Alsherafi in the northern Gaza Strip. In a statement released by the…
Questa settimana in Palestina
Clicca qui per scaricare il file MP3 18m 15s http://portland.indymedia.org/media/media/2007/02/35430…9.mp3 Questa settimana in Palestina, un servizio dell’International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org per la settimana dal 9 al 16 di…
Palestinian prisoners at Etzion military detention camp go on hunger strike
Scores of Palestinian prisoners in Etzion Israeli military detention camp south of Bethlehem city, in the southern part of The West Bank, declared a hunger strike on Saturday. The action…
Israeli army abducts one Palestinian man from Beit Jalla city
Israeli forces abducted Ibraheem Al Kurbi, 36, from Beit Jalla city in the southern part of the West Bank on Saturday at dawn. Several Israeli military vehicles stormed downtown Biet…
Israeli settler lightly injured in the West Bank
An Israeli settler was injured when he was traveling in his car that was stoned by Palestinians, west of Ramallah in the central West Bank, late on Friday. Israeli sources…
Two Palestinian men living in Israel assaulted by ultra-Orthodox Jewish men
Two Palestinian men from the town of Qalansuwa, inside the green line, were injured during a scuffle that broke out at a home of the Bnei Brak family on Saturday.…
Poll: Majority of Palestinians Back Makkah Deal, 62% also Support Feb.19 Summit
A majority of the Palestinian people back the Makkah deal, while 62% support the upcoming three-way summit between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and US Secretary…
Amnesty International Calls on Palestinian Leaders to Ensure Protection for Civilians
Amnesty International called yesterday on Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas and his Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya, to ensure protection for Palestinian civilians is on the upcoming agenda of the expected national…
Israeli sources: “Rice and Olmert are angry with Abbas for signing unity deal”
Israeli sources reported on Friday that the U.S secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, and the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, are angry with the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, for signing…
Army invades village near Hebron, injures several residents
The Palestinian News Agency WAFA reported that Israeli soldiers invaded on Friday afternoon the village of Beit Ummar, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron. The soldiers clashed with…
Formal talks on forming government start Saturday
Senior Palestinian sources reported on Friday evening that official talks on forming the new unity cabinet will start on Saturday. The talks will be held with parliamentarian blocs and independent…
This Week in Palestine – Week 07 2007
Click on link to download or play MP3 file || 16.4 MB || 18m 00s || or copy and paste this lnk http://portland.indymedia.org/media/media/2007/02/35428…8.mp3 This Week in Palestine, a service of…
Eleven injured in the weekly protest in Bil’in village
On Friday, 300 protestors from the village of Bilin, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, joined with Israeli and international supporters. They marched in the weekly protest in…
Israeli police prevent Muslims access to Jerusalem Mosque for prayer
Palestinian sources reported that Israel increased its military presence around Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Haram Al-Sharif area, also known as the Temple Mount, in the old city of Jerusalem on…
Israeli airline extends racist policies to include transport of deceased passengers
Racial profiling is common practice at airports and is often used against Arabs traveling to and from Palestine and Israel. Now an Israeli airline is even refusing to carry the…
US deny statement related to boycotting new PA government
US Secretary of State Rice denies news that American administration informed President Abbas that it will not deal with new government if Prime Minister Haniya remains in his position
Israeli Settlers occupy a Palestinian house in Hebron
Palestinian sources in Hebron city, in the southern part of the West Bank, reported on Thursday at night that a group of Israeli settlers occupied an old Palestinian house close…
Olmert expresses support for transferring four Jordanian detainees to Jordan
An Israeli online daily reported on Thursday that the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, expressed support for transferring four Jordanian detainees to their country of origin to continue the remainder…
PCHR Weekly report on Israeli violations of Human Rights in the Palestinian territories
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights in Gaza, published on Thursday its weekly report on the Israeli violations of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories. The report concerns violations…
Israeli Police in Jerusalem on high alert Friday
Israeli news reported on Thursday night that Israeli Police Commissioner, Moshe Karadi, said during a security assessment that some 3,000 police and Border Police forces will be deployed on Friday…