Audio report: The daily News
Listen to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 file 4.7 MBThe daily news cast, a service of the International Middle…
Are 40 Percent of All Swedes ‘Anti-Semites?’
Anatomy of a Statistical Flim-Flam On March 14, 2006, a report on anti-Semitism in was published with sensational findings. It claimed that a significant proportion of the Swedish public harbor…
Israeli forces attack Anata secondary school in east Jerusalem Monday afternoon
Israeli Forces stormed a school in the north of occupied Jerusalem, the schools’ headmaster said. The headmaster, Yousef Elian, told Palestinian news agency WAFA News that Israeli soldiers hurled stun…
15 year old girl remains in Israeli prison for more than a year after being shot in the stomach
A young Palestinian girl, Hiba Allah Mohammad Ishaq Yaghmour, from Hebron City in the southern West Bank is in Israeli prison. Monday, 17 April, marks the annual “Day of the…
With Western aid money frozen, Palestinian Authority turns to Russia, Syria, Iran for funds
Arab nations and Russia have offered aid money to the new Palestinian Authority to help cover the shortfall left by the pull-out of U.S. and European Union assistance, as well…
Gaza on brink of implosion as aid cut-off starts to bite
An empty watchtower overlooks a deserted road lined with rusting vehicle parts. The only traffic is a pregnant bitch and a mule and cart. This is Gaza’s economic lifeline, the…
9400 Palestinian political prisoners are imprisoned Israeli jails
On the occasion of Palestinian Prisoners Day, Hussam Khader, who was an elected Palestinian Legislative Council Member at the time of his arrest, issued a statement regarding his case. The…
Massive Israeli military incursion of Nablus continues with three residents injured
The Israeli army invaded Nablus Monday afternoon, in a huge operation continuing the invasion begun early Monday morning, three youth were injured. The assault on the Palestinian civilian population of…
Israeli tanks resume shelling the north and eastern areas of the Gaza strip
Israeli army tanks stationed at the Gaza borders resumed shelling to the north and eastern areas of the strip, on Monday. The shelling targeted residential areas in Biet Lahia and…
Army invades Al Zababda village east of Jenin
The Israeli armed forces invaded Al Zababda village east of the West Bank city of Jenin, Monday morning. Army vehicles and troops entered the village searched several homes and installed…
Nine Israelis killed in Tel Aviv blast
Nine Israelis were killed, on Monday afternoon, and 32 people were injured, nine seriously, when a sixteen-year old Palestinian boy blew himself up on Tuesday at noon, at a Shawarma…
Massive Israeli military incursion of Nablus continues with three residents injured.
The Israeli army invaded Nablus Monday afternoon, in a huge operation continuing the invasion begun early Monday morning. The assault on the Palestinian civilian population of Nablus intensified following a…
Palestinian girl loses eye after being shot by Israeli sharpshooter
A Palestinian college student from the Nablus area has lost her right eye after an Israeli army marksman shot at her while she on her way home from school. The…
Army arrest resident from Al Aza refugee camp in Bethlehem
The israeli armed forces invaded Al Aza refugee camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem and arrested Ra’fat Al Najar, 21, Monday morning. Soldiers stormed Al Najar’s home searched…
Who is a terrorist?
The scenes from Gaza are heartbreaking. Heartbreaking? That’s not for certain. The sight of the Aben family from Beit Lahiya mourning its 12-year-old daughter Hadil last week did not stir…
Israeli forces fire 400 shells at Gaza over weekend
The Israeli occupation army fired 400 artillery shells at the Gaza Strip over the last two days, according to local witnesses. The occupation army has been bombarding northern Gaza since…
Jab’a Villagers Hold Peaceful March Demanding Right to Farm Land
On the morning of Monday, April 17, Jab’a villagers held a march demanding the right to farm their land, along with Palestinians from nearby villages, and international and Israeli activists…
The Israeli Army invades Fahma and Kofer Ra’ee village south west of Jenin
The Israeli army invaded Fahma and Kofer Ra’ee village south west of the West Bank city of Jenin, late Sunday night. Several army vehicles stormed the two villages and ransacked…
Israeli Army arrest four Palestinian youths in Nablus
In an ongoing military invasion,of the West Bank city of Nablus four residents were arrested on Monday morning. The arrestees are identified as; Al’a Al sarkajee, 20, Mazen Al Minawi,…
Israeli Knesset to be sworn in Monday
The Israeli Knesset will be sworn in on Monday marking the start of the 17th Knesset term with 41 new members elected on March 28. The new Knesset will not…
Presidents Office: No transfer of control over border crossing to the Palestinian Government
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas did not transfer control over the border crossing points to the Palestinian Government, an informed source at the president’s office said on Sunday. The statement came…
Resistance fighters warn against fighting the PA police for wages
Some armed resistance wings are expanding their efforts from just fighting the Israeli occupation to those who are fighting the Palestinian police and public governmental buildings. Many view the Palestinian…
Jailed Palestinian MP urges more attention to prisoners’ issue, calls for unity
The imprisoned Palestinian lawmaker Jamal Huwail called on the Palestinian resistance factions and the Palestinian Authority (P.A) to consider the issue of the Palestinian prisoners’ in Israeli prisons as a…
Fadwa Barghouthi: ‘Marwan’s release from prison is a political issue’
Fadwa Al Barghouti is the wife of imprisoned Marwan, the leader of the Fateh party in the West Bank and an elected member of Palestinian government. He has played a…
PPS on Prisoners Day; twelve detainees died in Israeli prisons since the outbreak of the Intifada
A report prepared and published by the Palestinian Prisoners Society marking the Palestinian Prisoners Day (April 17) revealed that the number of Palestinian detainees who died in Israeli prisons and…
Israeli destruction of Nablus property and arrests of its citizens continues unabated
A Palestinian merchant in the northern West Bank city of Nablus was stopped in his tracks as he inspected what remained of his destroyed stores. Merchant Alam Slah told PNN…
U.S. to deport Palestinian-American man accused in terrorism case
Federal authorities have allegedly decided to deport a former Florida professor and Palestinian rights activist after failing to convict him on charges he helped finance terror attacks in Israel. Sami…
Three residents arrested in Hebron
Sunday, Israeli soldiers invaded the villages of Beit Ummar and Surif, north and north-east of Hebron, searched dozens of homes and arrested three residents. Troops surrounded the two villages before…
Troops invade Salfit amidst violent clashes
Saturday evening, Israeli soldiers, supported by armored vehicles and dozens of military jeeps, invaded the West Bank city of Salfit and clashed with dozens of residents who hurled stones and…
Army Radio: `“Israel could suggest to swap Barghouthi for Pollard`
Israeli army radio reported on Saturday that Israel could could ask the United States to free a former US Defense Department official, imprisoned in the States for spying for Israel,…
Right-wing Israeli settlers threaten Israeli who helped Palestinians
An Israeli man who has been volunteering as a guard to protect Palestinian farmers from attacks from right-wing Israeli settlers has been threatened by the settlers, who came to his…
Arab residents of Israel barred from entering Jericho
Israeli soldiers barred on Friday and Saturday thousands of Arab residents of Israel from entering the West Bank city of Jericho after Israel announced the Palestinian controlled city as a…
Palestinian dies of wounds suffered last week
A Palestinian medical source at the Gaza European Hospital, north of Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, reported on Saturday that one resident died of wounds sustained…
Four arrested in Nablus, Tulkarem
Saturday, Israeli soldiers arrested for Palestinian residents in the West Bank cities of Nablus and Tulkarem. The four were arrested after soldiers, supported by armored vehciles, stormed the two cities…
Israeli reporter survives Israeli attack that killed several Palestinians on Monday
Arnon Regular Israeli reporter working with the Israeli online daily Haaretz could have been one of the victims of the Israeli air strike that targeted a playground in Beit Lahia…
Gaza Mayor: Work stopped in more than 30 projects because of the closure
The Mayor of Gaza, Dr. Majed Abu Ramadan said, work in more than thirty projects has stopped because of the current closure imposed on the strip by the Israeli army.…
Army abuses resident and 6 year child in Yata village
Israeli soldiers abused a father and his six year old child in the village of Yata near the West Bank city of Hebron, on Saturday morning. Ali Al Thawaj’a, 37,…
Gunmen occupy PLC office in Khan Younis
Palestinian gunmen broke on Saturday into the offices of the Palestinian Legislative Council in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, protesting against the delay in the…
Beit Iba checkpoint closed by army for three hours
The Israeli army closed Beit Iba checkpoint east of the West Bank city of Nablus, for more than three hours, Saturday morning. Soldiers stationed at Beit Iba refused the scores…
Elections in Palestine and Israel: Sumus vs Apartheid
This is, as they say, the crunch. This is the political moment all Israeli governments – all of them, Labor, Likud and ‘National Unity’ – have been working towards the…
Activists refuse any agreements that do not guarantee the rights of refugees
Several members of the activists community and those working specifically in refugee rights confirmed Saturday the while the United Nations guarantees the rights of Palestinian refugees, numerous international, Arab, Israeli,…
Army arrest three residents from Hebron
On saturday morning the Israeli army arrested three residents from Beit Oommer and Al Borj villages in the West Bank city of Hebron. Mohamed Amro, 41, was arrested when troops…
Palestinian resident declares willingness to sell his house, offer money to the PA
Adnan Abu Haniya, 48 from Huwwara village said he is willing to sell his house and to offer the money to the Palestinian authority in a challenging step to the…
Two civilians injured by shrapnel from military boats launched towards west of Khan Yunis
Two civilians were injured by shrapnel from Israeli military boats launched west of Khan Yunis in the Gaza , on Saturday morning. Ahmed Bedeir and Solaiman Sharab were injured in…
Soldiers attack resident east of Tubass
On saturday morning a group of Israeli soldiers attacked a resident of Tamoun village east of the West Bank city of Tubass whilst he herded his sheep in a nearby…
Resident severely injured in Nablus
The Israeli army shot and severely injured Nader Al Dahdoh during yet another invasion to the West Bank city of Nablus, Saturday morning. According to medical sources, Dahdoh suffered injures…
Army arrest two residents during invasion of Nablus city and nearby Dier Al Hatab village
The Israeli armed forces arrested two residents during an invasion to the West Bank city of Nablus and the nearby village of Dier Al Hatab, Saturday morning. Mohamed Hbisha from…
Residents injured in the North Gaza.
Naji Tafish, 22, was injured by shrapnel from artillery shells splinters near the evacuated Doghet settlement north of the Gaza strip, Saturday morning. According to medical sources, three were injured…
One resident injured in Beit Lahiya due to continued military shelling of Gaza
Hani Abu Hashish, from Beit Lahiya north of the Gaza strip, was injured when he was hit by shrapnel from an artillery shell fired during the continued bombing on, Saturday…
Ambulance attacked by Israeli soldiers
At Jet checkpoint (East of Qalqilia), Israeli soldiers attacked a Palestinian Red Crescent Society ambulance and prevented the crew from crossing the checkpoint, according to local sources. Israeli soldiers beat…
Police block Gaza road in pay protest
Masked Palestinian police sealed off a main road in the central Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis on Saturday and stormed a government building in anger over not receiving salaries…
This Week In Palestine – April Week 2
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30ft high Jerusalem wall bars the path of Christian pilgrims on Easter
Pilgrims wishing to follow in the footsteps of Jesus to Jerusalem from the place where he raised Lazarus from the dead will soon need their own miracle, as the ancient…
Demolition orders given to village of Aqaba
All week, Palestinians living in the village of Aqaba, in the western part of the Jordan Valley, have been receiving demolition orders on their homes and village buildings from Israeli…
Ministry of Detainees Affairs: Above 9,400 Prisoners Still in Israeli Prisons
The Palestinian Ministry of Detainees’ Affairs reported that more than 9,400 detainees are still imprisoned in 28 Israeli prisons and detention facilities. A statistical report published by the ministry revealed…
Israel escalates threats to invade Gaza Strip
The Israeli government stepped up its threats to invade the Gaza Strip despite its pullout from the Strip last year. The announcement comes one day after the United States blocked…
U.S. blocks draft calling for an end to Israeli escalation in Gaza
Concerned with the deteriorating situation in Gaza, Qatar put forward a draft at the United Nations Security Council, hoping it would spark a debate on the "indiscriminate shelling against the Gaza…
Non-violent protest in Bil’in challenges siege, isolation and annexation Wall
Friday afternoon, Approximately 400 protesters, including 70 Israeli and international peace activists marched in Bil’in village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, against the Israeli annexation Wall and the…
Israeli Attacks on Palestinian high school escalate: Students and Staff targeted
Anata secondary school in East Jerusalem has been experiencing daily incursions by Israeli forces, as the Israeli Annexation Wall runs through the middle of the schoolyard. Israeli soldiers arrived en…
Palestinian Prime Minister: Aid cuts won’t hinder new Palestinian government
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh shrugged off the US and European Union freeze in aid money to the Palestinian Authority Friday, saying, "The Palestinian people will not give up their…
Despair amongst PA employees with further delays in salary as US, EU cuts aid to Palestians
Despair and fear is on the rise among Palestinian Authority employees [one of the largest sectors of the employed in Palestine] because of the delay in getting their salaries. After…
Teenager arrested at Tayasser checkpoint east of Tubas
Israeli soldiers stationed at Tayasser military checkpoint east of the West Bank city of Tubas arrested Hamada Sauafta, 17, on Thursday night. Sauafta was arrested while travelling home from Tubas…
Army artillery bombard north and eastern areas of Gaza Strip
The Israeli army continue their artillery bombardment to north and east areas in the Gaza Strip, this Friday morning. Israeli tanks located north east of the strip, fired scores of…
Iraeli Occupation Forces storms farmers’ huts in the Jordan valley area
The Israeli forces stormed Palestinian farmers’ huts in the northern areas of the Jordan valley , Friday at dawn. Soldiers broke into huts located north of Ein Al Bida village,…
The Israeli Army arrest two residents from Nour Shams refugee camp in Tulkarm
The Israeli armed forces arrested two residents from Nour Shams refugee camp in the West Bank city of Tulkarm, Friday morning. Troops and army vehicles broke into the Nour Shams…
Israeli Peace groups urge Europe and U.S. to end the economic blockade of Palestinian people
The Israeli peace movement issued an urgent plea Thursday to the governments of Europe, the U.S. and the world to end the economic blockade of the Palestinian people, which has…
Germany: Bilateral Humanitarian Assistance for Palestine will Continue
German Federal Development Minister Heidemarie, Ms. Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul announced Wednesday that bilateral humanitarian assistance for the Palestinian people will continue, despite the European Union’s decision to freeze aid money, and…
Israeli forces close off Palestinian movement in the Jordan Valley
The Israeli Army Restricts the movement of Jordan Valley”s citizens. Israeli Forces prevented citizens in al-Aghwar al-Shamaleya, in Jordan Valley, from leaving their villages to reach West Bank cities on…
The Lobby and the Bulldozer
Weeks after a British magazine published a long article by two American professors titled "The Israel Lobby," the outrage continued to howl through mainstream U.S. media. A Los Angeles Times…
New Israeli Prime Minister’s West Bank takeover plan to cost $10 billion
The plan unveiled by newly-elected Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, euphemized as the "Convergence", which will consolidate many of the 450,000 Israeli settlers living illegally in the Palestinian West Bank…
Palestinian found dead in burned car in Jericho
Palestinian and Israeli sources confirmed that a body found in a burned car Thursday morning in Jericho was that of Mahmoud Abu Al-Hawa, apparently attacked for selling East Jerusalem property…
Gaza families watch in awe and fear as Israelis pour in 300 shells a day
The Israeli government said yesterday it would continue its bombardment of northern Gaza with an estimated 300 shells a day despite international criticism over the death of an eight-year old…
On the road with six clowns in Israel and Palestine
The Jenin refugee compound, more than 50 years old and one of the oldest camps in Palestine, is home to 13,000 people, half of them under 15. It was the…
Palestinian and Israeli human rights organizations demand that Israel cease bombing of Gaza Strip
Five Palestinian and Israeli human rights organizations demanded Wednesday that the Israeli Airforce and Army cease the ongoing assault on the Palestinian Gaza Strip, the most crowded place on earth…
From Isdud to Ashdod: One man’s immigrant dream; another’s refugee nightmare
The Palestinian village of Isdud, about 50 km south of Tel Aviv on the Israeli coast, was taken over by Israeli forces during the creation of the state of Israel…
The uber-wardens
Two weeks ago, on Israeli Election Day, at 8 A.M., drivers wishing to leave Tul Karm from the eastern exit (toward Anabta) discovered that their permits were invalid. A soldier…
Gaza Airport: The airport with no planes
Tawfiq Musmar takes up his place behind the lost luggage desk at Gaza international airport each morning, checking all is in order at the baggage carousel before wandering off to…
EU: Halting Palestinian Aid A ‘Wake-up Call’
The EU move gave Hamas the possibility to think again about its policy directions, said German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. The EU’s decision on Monday to stop all direct aid…
Aqsa Brigades fighters briefly take over Cabinet building in Ramallah
Palestinian fighters of the Al Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of Fateh movement, briefly briefly took over the Cabinet building in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Thursday, protesting…
Soldiers invade Jeet village east of Qalqilia
The Israeli armed forces invaded Jeet village, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia, Thursday morning. Soldiers broke into several homes and searched them, no arrests were reported.
Israeli military court sentences anf fines two children
Wednesday, an Israeli military court sentenced Mo’tasem Adwi, 16, to eight months imprisonment and 2000 New Israeli Shekels (NIS) fine, and Ra’ed Shamrokh, 14, to eight months imprisonment and 1000…
Army arrests a boy from Tamon
The Israeli army arrested Mohamed Odah, 19, from Tammoun village near the West Bank city of Tubass, late on Wednesday night. Odah was arrested in the Al Baq’a valley near…
Iranian nuclear crisis is an inevitable result of Israel’s nuclear policy
There is widespread international agreement that Iran’s acquisition of nuclear weapons is an alarming prospect, but very little attention is paid to the most obvious, immediate reason why: that there…
Israeli Foreign Minister says Palestinians who kill Israeli soldiers are not terrorists
Palestinians who attack Israeli soldiers cannot be defined as terrorists, Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said in an interview with US television network ABC broadcast on Tuesday, April 11. "Somebody…
Abbas flies to Casablanca on first official trip for take on P.A financial crisis
Palestinian officials reported that President Mahmoud Abbas flew on Wednesday to Casablanca – Morocco, on his first official trip the the country after newspaper reports the city may host secret…
Two Palestinians killed in the Gaza Strip
Palestinian medical sources reported on Wednesday evening that two Palestinians were killed by Israeli military fire near the Kissufim Crossing, south of Gaza City. The two residents, fighters of the…
Army arrests one resident at Beit Eeba checkpoint west of Nablus
Wednesday afternoon, Israeli troops stationed at Beit Eeba checkpoint, west of the West Bank city of Nablus, arrested one Palestinian youth trying to cross the checkpoint. The young man identity…
One resident arrested in Hebron
Israeli army troops arrested on Wednesday at dawn one Palestinian resident of the West Bank city of Hebron. Sari Al Natsha, 19, were arrested when troops stormed his fathers’ home…
Army arrests two Tulkarem residents
On Wednesday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded the West Bank city of Tulkarem and arrested Zeid Al Shahed, 20, and Ahmad Qatawi, 20. Both were arrested when soldiers stormed their houses…
One resident arrested in an invasion to Qabatia and several other villages around Jenin
The Israeli army broke into the villages of Qabatia Dir Da’eef and Al Yamoun near the West Bank city of Jenin and they arrested Khaldoun Awwad, 20, Wednesday morning. Army…
Explosive plant blast kills one man in Israel
Israeli sources reported on Tuesday that a huge blast rocked an explosives factory in Zichron Yaakov, in northern Israel, killing one man and injuring two others. The huge explosion was…
As Aid to Palestinian Authority dries up, Palestinians facing food crisis
New Finance Minister Omar Abdel-Razeq has said the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority cannot pay salaries, at least for now. The suspension of direct aid to the Palestinian Authority by the European…
Soldiers claim uncovering lab explosive in Jenin
An Israeli army source claimed uncovering an explosive lab that belongs to the Islamic Jihad while operating in Borqeen village, near the West Bank city of Jenin early Thursday. The…
Soldiers claim arresting a resident carrying a knife
An Israeli military source claimed that soldiers arrested a Palestinian resident carrying a 25-centimeter knife at a checkpoint west of Nablus. The source added that the knife was confiscated and…
Palestinians in Jenin march on anniversary of 2002 Israeli massacre
Thousands of Palestinian marched through the streets of Jenin on Monday to mark the fourth anniversary of what they term the Jenin massacre — an Israeli assault on the refugee…
Eyeless in Gaza
Like the blinded Samson, America has great power but cannot see its obvious use. Hamas running Gaza, contrary to what our politicians and pundits are saying, is an opportunity to…
For the 9th day row, army invades Nablus city and search homes
Israeli forces broke on Wednesdat morning into the West Bank city of Nablus, and searched number of houses allegedly looking for Indifada activists. About 30 military vehicles, broke into Al…
Army installs a military checkpoint east of Tammon village
Wednesday morning, Israeli forces installed a military checkpoint in Al Bq’ia valley east of Tamoun village near the West Bank city of Tubas. Troops operating in the area, stopped and…
Army invades Balata refugee camp and arrests seven residents
The Israeli armed forces arrested seven residents from Balata refugee camp, east of the West Bank city of Nablus, during an invasion to the camp on Wednesday morning Troops stormed…
In UK, Motion for sanctions against Israel for lack of cooperation
British Legislator, Gerald Kaufman said Tuesday, sanctions must be imposed against Israel if it does not hand over officers and troops suspected of being responsible for the killing of two…