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An Israeli pull administered by the dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Haifa, Professor, Sami Smooha, revealed that 68.4% of the Jews in Israel fear…

The Palestinian Center for Communication and Development issued a press release on Monday slamming the abduction of a Alan Johnson on Monday afternoon in Gaza City. Johnson was abducted by…

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Unknown gunmen have abducted a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) journalist, identified as Alan Johnston, in Gaza city on Monday afternoon. Local sources stated that a group of four unknown gunmen…

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Israeli forces invaded the town of Howwara, south of Nablus city in the northern part of the West Bank, on Monday midday and imposed curfew. Soldiers forced shops to close…

The Israeli army detained three Palestinian police officers wihile doing a regular patrol in the city of Hebron in the southern part of the West Bank on Monday midday. Israeli…

Israeli forces invaded a Palestinian elementary school in the village of Ithnah, west of Hebron in the southern West Bank on Monday midday. Soldiers shot sound and tear gas bombs…

The Israeli army invaded Al Far'a refugee camp near the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Monday morning and abducted two civilians. Troops enforced curfew during the invasion, confining…

A Palestinian civilian from the village of Al Thahria near the southern West Bank city of Hebron was shot by the Israeli army in the city of Jerusalem late on…

Palestinian security sources reported Monday that members of the Qassam brigades, the military wing of Hamas, jointly with other members of the executive force, abducted Jamil Alzenati, an officer of…

An Israeli online daily reported on Monday that Tzuriel Refael, Israeli's ambassador to El Salvador, was reportedly discovered by San Salvador police two weeks ago in a state of debauchery.…

In a meeting with Hamas’s political bureau chief Khaled Mash’al, in the Yemeni capital of San’a, President of Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh reiterated full support for the establishment of a…

Israeli forces invaded several areas in the Jenin district in the northern part of the West Bank and abducted at least 21 Palestinian civilians. 20 civilians were abducted from the…

The Istaeli Maariv Newspaper reported on Sunday that as the Palestinian factions are preparing to declare a national unity government by the end of this week, Israel is preparing for…

The Israeli television channel reported on Sunday night that the meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, in Jerusalem was tough but positive, and that…

Bihlam Samhan is a woman recently released from Israeli prison. She spoke to the mothers, wives, sisters and daughters of political prisoners during a nonviolent demonstration at the Bethlehem branch…

The Palestinian Popular Committees in Hebron called for a nonviolent rally at 10:00 am Monday. The demonstration is in protest of the continued closure of Shuhada Street. For years Israeli…

Israeli forces abducted 6 Palestinian civilians during three separate incidents in several areas of the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Sunday. In the morning, Israeli forces attacked and…

Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, said Sunday he would propose direct peace talks with regional states on the basis of the Saudi peace proposal of 2002 Arab states' summit. Olmert’s…

Palestinian medical sources reported Sunday that Palestinian civilian Mohammad Hammad, 48, of Beit Hanoun city in northern Gaza Strip, was shot and wounded during a shootout between supporters of both…

Israeli army shelled Sunday Palestinian-owned houses to the east of Alburaij refugee camp in central Gaza Strip. Palestinian security sources reported that the Israeli tanks, stationed on the border line…

Palestinian medical sources in Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, reported on Sunday at dawn that one Hamas fighter was killed and another was injured after…

An Israeli online daily reported that Miri Eisin, a spokeswoman to Israel's Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, stated on Saturday evening that Israel will not hold peace talks with the Palestinians…

Jailed Fateh leader and previous Legislative Council member Marwan Barghouthi called on president Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister-designate, Ismail Haniyya, to contribute utmost efforts to guarantee the participation of the…

In a special interview with the International Middle East Media Center IMEMC, Aref Abu Jarad, head of the Palestinian Public Employees Syndicate in Gaza, said that the entire Palestinian Authority…

Wa'el Yousef Karawi was from East Jerusalem's A-Tur neighborhood. Israeli police attacked him on a popular shopping street. Now the 32 year old Palestinian man is dead. Wa'el Yousef Karawi…

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Unknown attackers stormed Saturday the Al-Quds University of Gaza and opened fire inside, Palestinian media sources reported. A member of the university’s Student's Council, Mohammad Helles, was shot and wounded…

Unknown Gunmen opened fire at the car of Hamas Cabinet minister Wasfi Kabha as he was traveling to a ceremony in Tubass city in then northern part of the West…

Unknown gunmen attacked and destroyed two shops in the eastern part of the Gaza strip on Saturday morning, one civilian was injured. One of the shops is located in Al…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, agreed on Friday to a two-week extension of the legal period of forming the new coalition government. The request came from the acting Prime Minister, Ismail…

Following a documentary film about the Israeli military “Shaked” unit, which is believed to be responsible of killing 250 surrendering Egyptian soldiers during the Six Day War in June 1967,…

The United States State Department said on Friday that US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, is likely to visit the Middle East in the coming weeks to continue the efforts…

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In the weekly protest today in the village of Bil’in near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, two peaceful Israeli protesters paid the price for standing in solidarity with…

Medical sources reported that a Palestinian resident of the Deir Elbalah town, in the central Gaza Strip, was shot dead by Israeli army on Friday evening. The sources confirmed that…

Israeli forces invaded the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem on Friday morning and abducted two Palestinians. Soldiers invaded the downtown city area and searched homes, then abducted Ahmad Al…

On Friday midday international and Israeli peace activists joined residents of Wadi Al Niss village in the southern West Bank for a non-violent demonstration against the illegal wall Israel is…

Palestinian top negotiator, Saeb Eriekat, confirmed Friday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will be meeting Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert next Sunday. Palestinian top negotiator, Saeb Eriekat, confirmed Friday that…

The Palestinian Center For Human Rights in Gaza published its weekly report on the Israeli violations of human rights in the Palestinian territories in the period between March 1st and…

Palestinian women participate in government, are leaders in the national struggle, go out to work and stay in to work. On the occasion of International Women's Day, in meetings, lunches…

The Israeli Information Center For Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, B’Tselem, reported on Thursday that the Israeli army used an 11-year old Palestinian girl as a human shield during…

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The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued new restriction on Internationals visiting the Palestinian areas. The Israeli authorities sent a guide, IMEMC has received a copy of, to embassies and…

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On Thursday the Rafah crossing on the Gaza-Egypt border was re-opened after a day’s closure. As hoards of Palestinian civilians accumulated, panic erupted amidst Israeli troops’ attempt to achieve calm…

The Israeli army abducted two Palestinian civilians from the village of Atteel near the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem on Thursday morning. An Israeli army convoy attacked the village…

Israeli soldiers fired tear gas and sound bombs at a women’s protest taking place near Qalandia checkpoint at the southern entrance of Ramallah city, in central West Bank. The protest…

Israeli forces abducted at least 19 Palestinian civilians during invasions of several parts of the West Bank on Thursday morning. Nablus city, in the northern part of the West Bank,…

The Palestinian Medical Relief Committees (PMRC) slammed on Wednesday the Israeli military attacks against its medical teams in Nablus, in the northern part of the West Bank.   Dr. Ghassan…

An Israeli court imposed restrictions on the movement of Sheikh Raed Salah, head of the northern branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel, barring him from entering public places in…

After the Israeli authorities closed the road leading to villages in northwestern Jerusalem, the new route for 50,000 Palestinians includes 10 kilometers of bumpy road via Beit Hanina. Mousa Baudoin…

The Palestinian Authority offered on Wednesday a full truce with Israel if it supports the end of the international aid boycott imposed on the Palestinians since Hamas won the legislative…

The Nablus-based Nafha Society for the Defense of Prisoners’ Rights reported that the 36 Palestinian MPs being imprisoned in the Israeli detention facilities of Majedo and Alramla, have been going…

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In a speech before the Congress, King Abdullah II of Jordan said that peace in the Middle East should be achieved, not next year or in five years, but this…

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Last night an Israeli film director named Shai Carmeli-Pollak, along with residents of Bilin village, visited the Alternative Information Center in Beit Sahour for a screening of his film ‘Bilin…

It has recently emerged that the Israeli Health Ministry has been fighting off a health epidemic sine the beginning of the year. A deadly bacterium known as Klebsiella pneumoniae is…

Israeli forces abducted 13 Palestinian school children on their way to school in Al Arop refugee camp, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Wednesday morning. Palestinian sources…

The Popular Committee against the Closure of Nablus held a demonstration at Huwwara checkpoint, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, on Wednesday morning to protest the curfew…

Israeli forces invaded the village of Al Yamon west of the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Wednesday morning, local villagers stated that soldiers searched a number homes and…

An Israeli army force invaded the village of Obaiyat east of the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem and searched some houses on Wednesday morning. Troops attacked and searched some…

The Israeli police forces arrested Al Shikh Ra’ed Salah, the chif of the Islamic movement inside the Green Line on Wednesday midday. When he was arrested, Al Shikh Salah was…

The Israeli army attacked and closed two kindergarten schools near Bethlehem city in the southern part of the West Bank on Wednesday morning. In Beit Fajar village south of Bethlehem…

The Israeli army abducted at least 14 Palestinian civilians during dawn invasions of several West Bank areas on Wednesday. In Jayous village located to the east of Qalqilia city in…

At dawn on Wednesday a large Israeli army force entered the city of Al Bireh near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and surrounded the headquarters of the Directorate…

Hamas says it will be committed to full cease-fire with Israel if it agrees to persuade the international community to recognize the Palestinian Unity Government and end the embargo.  …

The Arab states’ council of Foreign Affairs Ministers declared that only Israeli withdrawal from the Palestinian territories occupied in 1967 would serve as a prerequisite of attaining an equitable and…

The Palestinian Maan News Agency reported on Tuesday night that fighters of the Al Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, detonated explosive charges in two seperate incidents…

The Israeli Justice Ministry decided on Tuesday to try the Israeli officer who shot and killed an Arab resident of Israel, and has decided to file charges of manslaughter against…

Palestinian security sources reported that the Israeli army has swept late on Tuesday night into the northern Gaza Strip city of Bet Hanoun. The sources said that an Israeli infantry…

Deputy-Prime Minister of Italy, Massimo D’alema, called the Palestinian factions agreement to form a unity government ‘an alternative to a civil war in Palestine’, considering it a step forward. Responding…

We in Canada have our own ‘Aipacs’, devoted Zionists in bed with our government, and the Christian Right. However, we also have many Palestine solidarity and Arab organizations, as well…

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On Tuesday riots broke out in the West Bank village of Beitunia, near Ramallah. Israeli media reported that angered civilians threw stones at Israeli occupation forces and tried to dismantle…

A group of unknown gunmen shot and killed Ahmed Alriyahie, a Palestinian writer living in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. The Iraq refugees’ affairs ministry announced Alriyahie death on Tuesday; according…

Israeli sources reported Tuesday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Miniser, Ehud Olmert, are expected to hold their second summit meeting in a month. According to the Jerusalem…

The Israeli army prevented Palestinian patients from crossing to Israeli in order to get medical treatment in hospitals on Tuesday. Dr. Moawiya Hasanain, the director of the emergency and ambulance…

Israeli forces invaded several parts of the West Bank and abducted 12 Palestinian civilians on Tuesday morning. In the southern part of the West Bank, the Israeli army invaded the…

Two children were injured in Jabalia town in the northern part of the Gaza strip when an unknown object exploded near them on Tuesday morning. Dr. Moawiya Hasanain, the director…

Director of The Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet), Yuval Diskin, claimed on Monday that Hamas has sent dozens of fighters to Iran for combat training.!– @page { size: 21.59cm 27.94cm;…

Delegates of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, PFLP, met on Monday night with the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, in Gaza City, and confirmed the Front's position which…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, met on Monday evening with the acting and designate Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, and agreed on the names of independent candidates who will hold positions…

Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya said Monday that some pertinent issues require further attaention before the unity government can be finalized. He told the weekly cabinet meeting, “We have ended…

Monday afternoon, one Fateh gunman was shot and injured during armed clashes between Palestinian security sources loyal to Fateh and Hamas gunmen. The clashes erupted after a disagreement over who…

Palestinian medical and security sources in the Gaza Strip reported on Monday evening that one fighter of the Al Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, was killed…

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister designate Ismael Haniyeh have finally agreed on the name of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, which was one of the issues on the…

Residents of the West Bank village of Far’oun near Tulkarem said that they have not been able to enter their farmland since the Israeli army closed the gate in the…

Palestinian resistance foiled on Monday midday an Israeli army attempt to invade the village of Qabatiya, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin. A group of resistance fighters from…

Palestinian nurses working in the ministry of health took the streets in the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem on Monday midday. The nurses demanded the Palestinian Authority to pay…

The Israeli army abducted two Palestinian teens on Monday morning from the village of Burka, north of Nablus city in the northern part of the West Bank. Soldiers invaded the…

The Palestinian Popular Committee in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, organized on Monday midday a non-violent protest against the Israeli army massures of restricting Palestinian residents’ movement in…

The Israeli army surrounded the village of Dier Istiya, north of Salfit city, in the northern part of the West Bank on Monday. Residents reported that the Israeli forces kept…

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza issued a report on Monday which stated that 13 Palestinians including one woman, were killed while 188 others were injured by Israeli army…

An Israeli army force invaded the village of Al Duha west of the southern West Bank city of Bethlehem on Monday midday. Local sources reported that army vehicles and soldiers…