Israel begins massive settlement project in the West Bank
With the media focused on the recent Israeli attack on the Jericho prison, the Israeli government has begun to develop facilities for what eventually could be the largest settlement project…
Army invades Kofier Qadom village east of Qalqilia
Israeli army troops stormed the village of Kofier Qadom, located east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia, and imposed a curfew on the village Wednesday at dawn. Soldiers…
Two residents arrested in Nahalen village west of Bethlehem
Israeli army forces stormed the village of Nahalen, west of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and arrested two residents there on Wednesday morning. Eight army vehicles invaded the…
Army invades Banni Na’am village and arrests three residents there
Israeli army troops invaded the village of Banni Na’am east of the West Bank city of Hebron, and arrested three residents there, on Wednesday at dawn. Troops stormed the…
EU: West Bank’s latest troubles won’t affect EU aid to Palestinians
The European Union agreed to grant a $143 million emergency package to the Palestinian Authority in order to pay its bills for two months, however the Union remained undecided about…
Army invades Banni Na’am village and arrests three residents
Israeli army troops invaded Banni Na’am, located east of the West Bank city of Hebron, arresting three residents Wednesday at dawn. Troops stormed the village and searced residents’ houses before…
U.S. Veto may hinder UN condemnation of Jericho prison offensive
A U.S. veto is expected to block a bid by Qatar for the UN Security Council to condemn Israel’s latest attack offensive against Jericho jail and its capture of Palestinian prisoners…
Prison attack: Israeli aggression, British betrayal
Another act of aggression by the Israeli state, emboldened by western governments’ hostility to Hamas. Al-Jazeera is broadcasting footage of a brutal Israeli raid on a prison in the Palestinian…
Defense Minister says Israel has planned Jericho attack with UK and U.S guards since last week
Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, stated on Tuesday evening, that Israel knew in advance when the U.S and U.K guards will be leaving the Jericho prison compound, as part of…
PNIC Report: 4298 Killed, 46,353 Wounded and 9200 Arrested; over 71,000 homes destroyed since 2000
A report from the Palestine National Information Center released on Tuesday revealed that 4,298 Palestinian people have been killed since the outbreak of Al-Aqsa Intifada on September 29, 2000. Of…
400 Palestinian children imprisoned in Israeli jails without the most basic human rights
Additional reports of intense suffering are coming from Israel’s Telmond Prison where several Palestinian children are imprisoned in Department Seven. In a interview with PNN, one of the children reported,…
Hamas threatens to abduct soldiers, PFLP vows retaliation
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, announced that it will abduct Israeli soldiers in retaliation to the arrest of, Ahmad Sa’adat, Secretary General of the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of…
Sa’adaat, shobaki Arrested, operation not over yet
Palestinian sources confirmed that Ahmad Sa’adaat, Secretary General of the Palestinian Front for the Liberation of Palestine and four of his comrades allegdly accused of killing the Israeli Minister Rehavam…
Hamas: `“targeting Saadat, prisoners in Jericho, serious Israeli escalation`
The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, warned on Tuesday that Israel is conducting a serious escalation and attack by invading the West Bank city of Jericho and surrounding the Jericho Prison…
Three residents arrested in Hebron
Tuesday morning, Israeli soldiers arrested three residents of Hebron, Al Fawwar refugee camp, and Beit Ummar village, near the West Bank city of Hebron. A local source in Hebron reported…
Settlers attack, wound, two Palestinian children, and one international in Hebron
The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported on Tuesday that two Palestinian children and an international were injured after extremist settlers attacked them in Tal Romeida neighborhood, the the center of…
120 Prisoners still inside Jericho prison ask international community to step in; end Israeli attack
As Israeli forces continue to attack and shell the Al Muqataa prison in Jericho, where jailed Palestinian resistance leader Ahmed Sadat and others remain imprisoned, the besieged prisoners have condemned…
Ahmed Sada’at: target of Israeli prison assault
Ahmed Sadat, the target of the Israeli siege on the Al Muqataa prison in Jericho on Tuesday, was elected General Secretary of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine…
Gunmen attack British Cultural Center, E.U office in Gaza
A Palestinian security source in Gaza reported that several gunmen attacked the British Cultural Council, and the European Union Office, in protest to the Israeli invasion to Jericho and the…
Israeli leader criticized for saying ‘I killed more Arabs than Hamas killed Jews’
"I killed many Arabs, probably more than Hamas fighters killed Jews, and more than anybody else, but all in order to secure Israeli lives," said former Israeli Special Forces (Shin…
Israeli forces invade Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem, arrest two
Israeli Special Forces broke into Aida Refugee Camp, in the northern part of the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Monday and surrounded many houses in the camp. Eyewitnesses said…
Israeli leader: Wall to be completed by end of year
Acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday said the construction of the annexation wall in the West Bank will be completed within several months. "By the end of…
US, UK Collusion alleged in Israeli prison attack
"When the US and British guards left their posts at the Al Muqataa prison, the ‘Jericho Agreement’ became null and void", announced an Israeli military commander in the midst of…
Free Speech? Not When It Comes to State of Israel
Published by The Independent You’ve got to fight. It’s the only conclusion I can draw as I see the renewed erosion of our freedom to discuss the Middle East.…
Western envoy threatens to quit over Hamas issue
The Middle East envoy from the ‘Quartet for Mideast Peace’, James Wolfensohn, has told his staff that without a clear mandate on a policy toward Hamas he would leave his…
Israeli authorities ban Palestinians from entering Israel during Jewish holiday of Purim
Israel has imposed a ban on all Palestinians by preventing them from entering Israel during the Jewish holiday of Purim as of last Saturday until next Wednesday. Israeli army officials…
Omert to visit Ariel settlement, declare it part of Israel
Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, is expected to declare Ariel settlement as part of the state of Israel during his visit there on Tuesday, Israeli online daily Haaretz reported. Official…
Israeli authorities ban Palestinians from entering Israel during Jewish holiday of Purim
Israel has imposed a ban on all Palestinians by preventing them from entering Israel during the Jewish holiday of Purim as of last Saturday until next Wednesday. Israeli army officials…
Letter to the Editor: On My Name is Rachel Corrie
The following is the letter I wrote to the artistic director of the New York Theatre Workshop, Mr. James Nicola, regarding the cancellation of the play "My Name is Rachel…
‘A rose by any other name’ – thoughts on the Academy Awards and Palestine
Israeli officials, while simultaneously demanding recognition from newly-elected Hamas, are lobbying for recognition of Palestine to be denied. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is mired in a…
‘A rose by any other name’ – thoughts on the Academy Awards and Palestine
Israeli officials, while simultaneously demanding recognition from newly-elected Hamas, are lobbying for recognition of Palestine to be denied. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is mired in a…
Saudi Arabia will continue to support Palestinians, says Hamas
Leaders of the Islamic Resistance Movement in Palestine, Hamas, said that Saudi Arabia promised this weekend to remain one of the biggest financial backers of the Palestinians, despite US and…
CDI in Israel petitions High Court against Gaza-West Bank travel ban
The Center for the Defense of the Individual, in Israel, filed on Monday a petition to the Israeli High Court of Justice, demanding the army to lift or lessen the…
Israel raises alert on Lebanese borders
Israel has raised the alert level on the northern borders with Lebanon and claimed that Hizbollah fighters have completed logistic preparations to abduct soldiers.A senior Israeli military officer on the…
Tom Fox: A True Peacemaker
Maybe you never got the chance to know tom fox. i just learned of his death — an announcement i have been dreading, but almost expecting, since the video released…
Internal Palestinian political dischord denied
A Palestinian official said Saturday that the Palestinian president rejected Hamas’s proposed government program, but Hamas and sources close to President Mahmoud Abbas have dismissed the claim. The senior Palestinian…
Internal Palestinian political dischord denied
A Palestinian official said Saturday that the Palestinian president rejected Hamas’s proposed government program, but Hamas and sources close to President Mahmoud Abbas have dismissed the claim. The senior Palestinian…
Israeli police issue unjustified tickets to Palestinian drivers
Israeli police issued unjustified speeding tickets to Palestinian drivers driving between the villages of Ein Al Bida and Bardalah in the northern Jordan valley, on Monday morning. The…
Israeli Army resumes work on a new settler road in the middle of Hebron
Israeli army bulldozers resumed work on a road for ‘Israeli Settlers only’ which will cut through the middle of the old city of the West Bank city of Hebron, on…
Israeli settlers uproot dozens of acres of olive trees near Hebron
Israeli colonizers devastated on Sunday vast areas of arable lands in the West Bank (WB) city of Hebron, witnesses said. Witnesses reported that Israeli colonizers of Beit Eain colony, northwest…
Hamas woman is potential top candidate for Palestinian Minister of Education
PNN met with a potential Palestinian Legislative Council minister Saturday. Dr. Khawla Ragheb Al Shakshir is a professor and a Hamas party member. Her involvement in higher education may be…
BBC Arabic seeks young people’s view of the future
BBC Arabic radio and online has been conducting an interactive road show of events in five locations across the Arabic-speaking countries designed to involve young people and encourage them to…
Israeli Settlers attack Palestinian farmers; injure four, including one child
A group of illegal Israeli settlers attacked several Palestinian residents of Sosia, located near the West Bank city of Yatta, south of Hebron, on Monday morning. The Palestine News Network…
Prominent British architect retracts support for Boycott of Israel under pressure
After being threatened by New York Zionists with losing a billion dollar architectural contract in New York, Lord Rogers, one of Britain’s leading architects, revoked his support for a boycott…
Tulkarem facing tight closure, deteriorating economy
Israeli forces tightened the closure on Tulkarem area in the north west of the West Bank in the early hours of Monday morning, Palestine News Network reported. Troops closed all…
Israeli Army invades Jenin refugee Camp, Qabatia , arrests 8
Israeli army forces, backed by 30 armored vehicles and drones, invaded the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin and the village of Qabatia early Monday morning. The Palestine News Network…
Group of Jewish Settlers attacks a Palestinian reporter car in Nablus
A group of Jewish settlers from Yatzhar, south of the West Bank city of Nablus, attacked a Palestinian photo journalist late Sunday evening. Abd Al-Raheem Qussini, a Palestinian photo…
Army holds scores of Palestinian cars at Al-Pathan checkpoint near Nablus
Israeli army units stationed at Al-Pathan checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus detained scores of Palestinian cars and buses on Monday morning. Troops forced residents to travel on…
Army storms Khirbet Ibziq
Israeli army troops and vehicles stormed the village of Khirbet Ibziq, north of the West Bank city of Tubass, on Monday at dawn. Soldiers infiltrated the village and searched several houses…
Army arrests two brothers from Aida refugee camp
Israeli army forces invaded Aida refugee camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem and arrested Firas Da’amssa, 31, and his brother Khadier, 22, on Monday morning. Troops and…
Child’s finger cut off during investigation
Qassam Abu Baker, 16, from Yabad village, near the West Bank city of Jenin, lost his finger during investigation in Israeli detention center of Salem. Qassam’s brother Rami said that…
Dweik: `“American Consulate threatened a Hamas PLC member’
Dr. Azeez Dweik, Palestinian Legislative Council spokesman, member of Hamas movement, reported on Sunday that the American Consulate in Israel contacted one of Hamas candidates to be a minister in…
Dweik: `“The American Consulate threatened us`
Dr. Azeez Dweik, Palestinian Legislative Council spokesman and a member of Hamas, reported on Sunday that the American Consulate in Israel threatened a candidate for the upcoming Palestinian government, saying that “steps…
Army arrests two residents near Nablus, claim they carried explosives
Israeli soldiers arrested two Palestinian residents at Beit Eeba checkpoint on Sunday, west of the West Bank city of Nablus, claiming that they were carrying a 20-kilogram explosive. The explosive were detonated in…
Army to annex vast areas near Beit Jala
Israeli soldiers handed, on Sunday, several residents of Beit Jala city, near Bethlehem, military orders informing them that the military intends to annex vast areas of farmlands near the city.The…
Ayalon: `“I’ve killed more Arabs than Hamas killed Jews`
Former Israeli Shin Bet Chief Ami Ayalon told the London-based newspaper the Sunday Times, in a recent interview, that he has killed many Arabs “probably more than Hamas fighters killed…
Hamas: factions must decide by Monday on joining the government
The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas allowed until Monday for the Palestinian factions to express readiness to join a Hamas-led coalition to form the government. Hamas secured an absolute majority as…
Teachers in two schools in Hebron strike in protesting salary delay
Palestinian teachers of two schools in the West Bank city of Hebron went into a strike protesting the delay of salaries on Saturday morning. Teachers who suspended classes for…
Israel decides to prevent the call to prayer in the Abraham Mosque in Hebron
Sheikh Tayseer Tamimi head of the higher judicial council in Palestine condemned the Israeli army decision to prevent the call for prayer in the Ibrahimi Mosque in the West Bank…
Four Palestinians detained near Sofa Crossing in the Gaza strip
Israeli army arrested four residents from Rafah near Sofa crossing in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday morning, Palestinian sources reported. Troops were carrying out a search in the…
CPT member hostage in Iraq found killed
Christian Peace Maker Teams (CPT) headquarters in Chicago in the United State has confirmed that CPT member kidnapped in Iraq Tom Fox, 54 was found dead in Baghdad on Saturday…
Army tightens restrictions at Za’tara checkpoint
The Israeli army troops stationed at Za’tara checkpoint near the West Bank city of Nablus tightened its procedures on Saturday morning. Troops searched the local residents cars and slowly…
Two military checkpoints between the cities of Jenin and Tulkarem
The Israeli army installed two military checkpoints near the villages of Araba and Fahma south west of the West Bank city of Jenin on Saturday morning. Troops stopped and…
Open letter demanding a fair solution to the Palestinian refugees’ problems in Iraq
The Palestinian refugees’ league in Europe demanded on Saturday morning a fair solution to the problems Palestinian refugees facing in Iraq. The league sent their demand in an open…
Army invades Tulkarem and its refugee camp
Israeli army troops invaded the West Bank city of Tulkarem and its refugee camp on Friday after midnight. Soldiers backed by military vehicles stormed the city and the refugee…
Hamas: Olmert’s plan to set borders is declaration of war
Khaled Masha’al, head of the political bureau of Hamas described the plan by the acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to unilaterally set Israel’s borders as a declaration of war…
This Week in Palestine, March Week 1
Listen to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 file 10.9 MB This Week in Palestine, a service of the International…
Residents, Israelis and International peace activists protest against the annexation Wall
Several residents, Israeli and International peace activists and a reporter were injured, on Friday afternoon, during protests against the annexation Wall in the villages of Beit Seera and Bil’in, near…
Palestinian resistance fires homemade shells at Ashkelon
The Al Quds brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility for firing three homemade shells at the Israeli city of Ashkelon on Friday afternoon. In the…
Seven Palestinians, including five children killed this week
The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights reported that Israeli soldiers killed seven residents of the Gaza Strip, five of whom were children. Of the five children who were killed this…
Army invades Beit Fajar village and arrests four resident
Israeli army troops invaded the village of Beit Fafar south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and arrested four residents on Friday morning. Troops and army jeeps stormed…
Army renews its shelling towards northern Gaza strip
Israeli army renewed its heavy artillery shelling against Beit Hanon and Beit Lahia towns in the northern Gaza strip, on Friday at dawn. The shells landed in farm lands…
Army invades Balata refugee camp and arrests two residents
Israeli army forces invaded Balata refugee camp in the West Bank city of Nablus Friday at dawn and arrested two residents there. Ahmad Atalah, 19, and Ahmad Fa’or, 22, were…
Army continues to detain farmers in Tubass
Israeli army forces continued to detain farmers form the West Bank town of Tubas on Friday morning. Soldiers arrested several farmers on Thursday while working in their farmlands located near…
Haniya: Meeting with Abbas was positive, no signs of Crisis
Hamas leader, Ismael Haniya, the Palestinian Prime Minister-elect, said there are no signs of crisis between Fatah and Hamas, and described his meeting with the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as…
Israeli leader plans West Bank settlement expansion, leaked letters show illegal purchases of land
Israel will continue to build in the disputed E-1 zone between the illegally constructed Ma’ale Adumim settlement in the West Bank and Jerusalem, despite American pressure to the contrary, Acting…
Fateh-Hamas talks end with no agreement
A third round of talks between Fateh and Hamas movements on the formation of the new Palestinian government was concluded, on Thursday at night, without any results or breakthrough in…
The Al Aqsa Brigades fires two shells at Kfar Azza settlement
The Al Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of Fateh movement, fired on Thursday evening two homemade shells at Kfar Azza settlement, east of the Gaza Strip. The brigades released a…
Israeli report: When Palestinians are killed, no questions are asked
Full reliance on Israeli military accounts, selective word choice, taking sides – that’s what the media does when it comes to Palestinians being killed; academic study finds fault with Israeli…
Palestinian man, woman in hospital after Israeli settler attacks
A group of Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian man and woman in separate incidents in the Old City of Hebron Wednesday night, medical sources reported. Shaher Fakhouri, 43, and Ghazala…
Who is Afraid of Rachel Corrie?
An Open Letter to Jim Nicola, Artistic Director, New York Theater Workshop I write an open letter to encourage you to set a firm date for the opening of "My…
Israeli army invades Al Aza refugee camp in Bathlehem
Israeli army troops stormed Al Aza refugee camp in the city of Bethlehem late Wednesday night, and searched several houses there, no arrests were made, local sources reported.
Israeli leader outlines plan for full apartheid by 2010
Israeli acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said he intends to "get Israel’s permanent borders, whereby we will completely separate from the majority of the Palestinian population and preserve a large…
Settlers attack, wound, woman in Hebron
A Palestinian medical source at the Hebron Governmental Hospital reported that settlers attacked and injured, on Wednesday night, a woman in the Old City of Hebron. The source stated that…
Palestinian resistance shoots at a settler’s car near Bethlehem
Al Aqsa martyrs brigades, the armed wing of Fatah, and Al Quds brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility for shooting at the settler’s road near Abu…
Army shells north Gaza strip
Israeli army artillery stationed at the borders between the Gaza strip and the south of Israel, fired on Thursday at dawn, several shells at Palestinian areas in the northern part …
Palestinian resistance fires four homemade shells at Sderot
The Al Aqsa martyrs brigades, the armed wing of Fateh, and the Al Quds brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility for firing four homemade shells at…
Army confiscates indigenous plant groves east of Tubas
Israeli soldiers stationed at Taiaseer military checkpoint, at the eastern entrance of the West Bank city of Tubas, confiscated, on Thursday morning, indigenous plant groves. Local farmers call the…
Palestinians complain of mistreatment at checkpoint in the Jordan Valley
Dozens of Palestinian residents have been complaining in recent months that Israeli soldiers based at Tiaseer checkpoint in the Jordan valley are delaying their passage for several hours without concrete…
National Lawyers Guild Urges Support for Boycott of Israeli Goods
The US-based National Lawyers Guild (NLG) issued a statement Wednesday urging international support for the boycott of Israeli goods by the Norwegian County of Sor-Trondelag. The National Lawyers Guild has…
Settlers uproot 50 trees Olive trees near Hebron
An extremist settlers group of Sousia settlement, south of the West Bank city of Hebron, uprooted on Wednesday dozens of olive trees and bushes which belong to residents of Yatta…
Israeli forces reopen trade crossing into Gaza as food crisis reaches dangerous level
In keeping with the stated Israeli policy to "put the Palestinians on a diet, but not starve them" (as stated by governmental advisor Dov Weisglass), Israeli forces stationed in Gaza…
Israeli security officer indicted over sexually harassing Palestinian Women
A central court in Israel sentenced the security officer of Maale Adumim settlement to six years and a half imprisonment after being indicted with sexual harassment and abuse against Palestinian…
Resident arrested in Nablus
Israeli army troops invaded, on Thursday at dawn, Askar refugee camp in the West Bank city of Nablus and arrested one resident. Ahmad Ghandour, 18, was arrested when soldiers…
Army arrests 13 Palestinians from several West Bank cities
In pre-dawn invasions on Thursday, Israeli army forces arrested 13 Palestinians from several West Bank cities. Four residents, allegedly members of Fateh, were arrested in an invasion to the…
Army invades Tulkarem refugee camp and city; arrests nine
The Israeli army, backed by 15 armored vehicles, invaded the West Bank refugee camp and city of Tulkarem Thursday at dawn. The army fired rounds of live ammunitions and broke…
Israeli female settler lightly injured by Palestinian stone throwers
An Israeli female settler was injured by stones hurled at her as she was driving near Biet Aur Al-Tahta, west of Ramallah. The settler received first aid treatment at one of…
UN expert: Jewish settlers ‘terrorize’ Palestinians
Jewish settlers are able to "terrorize" Palestinians with impunity, intimidating children on their way to school and destroying farmers’ trees and crops, a United Nations expert on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict…
United Nations Observer Criticizes Israeli actions in Palestinian territories
In a letter to the United Nations Security Council, delivered on Monday by Dr. Riyad Mansour, Ambassador and Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, the Palestinian representative to…
Zatara checkpoint into Nablus closed
Israeli Forces have strengthened military measures at the checkpoint of Zatarah, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. The forces stationed at the barrier prevented citizens of Jenin…