Oh Bethlehem! What Have They Done to You?
{mosimage}Celebrating another Holy Season to rejoice in the birth of Christ and one wonders how to enter and venerate the birthplace in the big prison that the Israeli government created…
Netanyahu intends to oust far rightist members
Likud chairman, Benjamin Netanyahu, started a series of steps in an attempt to prevent Moshe Feiglin from appearing on the Likud part list. Feiglin was convicted on several charges of…
Poll: `“50% of the Israelis support negotiating with Hamas`
An Israeli-Palestinian poll conducted by Hebrew University’s Truman Institute and the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research showed that 50% of the Israelis support negotiations with Hamas, and 62%…
Poll: `“50% of the Israelis support negotiating with Hamas`
An Israeli-Palestinian poll conducted by Hebrew University’s Truman Institute and the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research showed that 50% of the Israelis support negotiations with Hamas, and 62%…
Israeli police releases Sheik Tameemy
The Israeli police in Jerusalem released Sheikh Taiseer Tameemy, head of the Islamic Religious Court, and Chief Islamic Clerk, after arresting him in Jerusalem and interrogating him for several hours.…
Two teachers abducted in Gaza, released
The two foreign teachers, who were abducted in Gaza earlier on Friday, were released unharmed shortly after the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestinian (PFLP) claimed responsibility for abducting…
Israel to cut off Gaza electricity supply in retaliation to Qassams
Israel is threatening to cut off the Gaza Strip’s electricity supply if the Qassam homemade shells continue targeting Israel’s vital facilities, an Israeli military source reported on Wednesday. During a…
Residents, activists in Bil’in protest against settlement outposts
Several residents and international peace activists placed caravans, on Wednesday morning, in Palestinian orchards near Bil’in village, in Ramallah area, and raised Palestinian flags, in a move which resembles their…
Army arrests one in Qibia
Israeli troops invaded, on Wednesday morning, Qibia village, west of the West Bank city of Ramallah, and arrested one resident. Several army vehicles invaded the village, surrounded one of the…
Five Palestinians arrested in several areas in the West Bank
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Wednesday morning, five residents from several West Bank areas. The five residents are said to be members of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad. Four residents were…
Four residents arrested in Azzoun
Israeli army invaded on Tuesday at night the village of Azzoun, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia, four residents were arrested. Shaher Adwan 35, Rizek Tabeb 33, Marwan…
Army invades Nablus and Al Ein refugee camp
Israeli troops invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the West Bank city of Nablus and the near by Al Ein refugee camp. Several army units, backed up with armored vehicles, invaded…
Head of The religious Court arrested in Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers arrested on Wednesday afternoon, Sheikh Taiseer Tameemy, head of the Religious Court at the Palestinian Anteriority, and took him to an unknown destination after claiming that he entered…
Fighter assassinated in Jenin, five injured
Israeli soldiers assassinated, on Wednesday, the leader of Al Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas in Jenin, and shot injured five other residents, one seriously, after invading the city…
Army invades Nablus, clashes with resistance
Israeli soldiers, supported by armored and jeeps, invaded the West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday morning, exchanged fire with the resistance, and broke into dozens of homes in the…
PA: No elections if Israel bans voting in Jerusalem
Palestinian Information Minister, Nabil Shaath, said on Wednesday that the Palestinian Authority will cancel January 25 parliamentary elections if Israel goes ahead with its plan to bar the Palestinian residents…
Abdul-Raheem to quit the official Fateh election list
In a letter to the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, Tayyeb Abdul Raheem, member of the Fateh Central Committee, said on Monday, that he is quitting the Fateh list for the…
Right-wing settlers group prepares to build 15 outposts
Israeli online daily Haaretz reported that a far-right settlers group is planning to construct fifteen new settlement outposts in several West Bank areas. The group, which calls itself The Loyalists…
Police arrest parliamentary assistant of MK Bishara
The Israeli Police arrested on Tuesday Iz Ed Deen Badran, the parliamentary assistant of Arab member of Knesset, Dr. Azmi Bishara. The police arrived at the home of Badran in…
Qassam shell lands in a military base in the northern Gaza Strip
An Israeli military source reported on Tuesday at night that Palestinian resistance fired several homemade shells at military targets in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. One shell landed…
Farkash: `“Iran delayed nuclear bid for 2 years as a result of international pressure`
Director of the Israeli Military Intelligence Major General Aharon Ze’evi (Farkash) said on Tuesday that the international pressure exerted on Iran forced it to delay it nuclear development plan for…
Netanyahu: `“I will clear out negative elements in Likud`
The newly elected chairman of the Likud party, Benjamin Netanyahu, said on Tuesday that will he will strive for unity among party ranks, and vowed to clear out what he…
Child injured in Al Boriej refugee camp
A Palestinian medical source in Gaza reported, on Tuesday afternoon, that one child was injured by Israeli military fire, east of Al Boreij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip.…
Israeli Court: `“Dirani cannot receive compensation, but may demand it`
An Israeli court recognized, on Tuesday, the right of the freed Lebanese detainee, Mustafa Dirani to demand compensation for torture and mistreatment, which included sexual assaults; he was subjected to…
Israeli soldier injured following a shooting in Al Yamoun
An Israeli soldier was injured by Palestinian resistance fire in the West Bank village of Al Yamoun near Jenin after the Israeli army invaded the town, Tuesday at dawn. …
Army installs a portable checkpoint on Habla-Qalqilia road
Israeli army installed a portable checkpoint, on Tuesday at dawn, on the road between the West Bank town of Hablah and the nearby city of Qalqilya, the Palestinian News Agency…
Army invades Qabatia, arrests a child
Israeli soldiers, backed by armored vehicles, invaded Tuesday at dawn the West Bank city of Qabatia, south of Jenin and arrested one child. The troops broke into dozens of…
Army invades Balata refugee camp, arrest one resident
Israeli soldiers invaded on Tuesday at dawn, Balata refugee camp east of the West Bank city of Nablus, and arrested one resident. Eyewitnesses reported that troops were deployed on…
Fighters leave Bethlehem Municipality building
Victor Batasrah, Mayor of Bethlehem, said that the fighters who broke into the building of Bethlehem Municipality have left the building. Several officials, including the governor of Bethlehem, and…
Sharon discharged from Hospital
An Israeli medical source at Hadassah Ein Karem University Hospital, in Jerusalem, reported on Tuesday afternoon, that the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, was discharged. Sharon did not long with…
Child sentenced to 34 months
The Ofer Israeli military court sentenced Mahmoud Yousef Abu Daoud, 16, to 34 consecutive months and 4000 News Israeli Shekels fine. The child, a resident of Hebron, was arrested…
Army shells Gaza, child injured
A medical source at Al Aqsa Brigades hospital in Gaza reported one child was injured after the army shells Al Boreij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. The…
Israeli artillery shells north of the Gaza Strip
Israeli artillery shelled seven locations in the northern part of the Gaza Strip after claiming that the resistance fighters used these areas to fire homemade shelled into Israel, the Maan…
Israeli artillery shells north of the Gaza Strip
Israeli artillery shelled seven locations in the northern part of the Gaza Strip after claiming that the resistance fighters used these areas to fire homemade shelled into Israel, the Maan…
Suleiman to visit P.A areas
Egyptian Intelligence Chief, Omar Suleiman, is slated to arrive in the Palestinian territories, on Wednesday, to discuss the recent Palestinian issues, especially the upcoming legislative elections, the Maan News Agency…
Army arrests 11 of Hamas activists in the West Bank
Israeli army forces arrested, on Tuesday morning, 11 members of Hamas, in several West Bank areas, the Maan News agency reported. Nine residents were arrested in the West Bank…
Bar-On: `“Sharon will likely to open Kadima session on Sunday`
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is expected to be released from Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem in Jerusalem on Tuesday, and will most likely head the Sunday session of the…
12 separate settler waste dumps threaten environment in Qalqilia
The Palestinian Central Census department reported that Qalqilia city, north of the West Bank, is facing an environmental threat caused by the garbage of twenty settlements in the area, especially…
Israeli occupation closes entrance to Huwwara School
In a sudden and unexpected move, Israeli occupation forces closed off, on Monday, the entrance leading to the Huwwara Boys’ School south of Nablus, thus impeding the arrival of students…
School gets distinguished award despite wall hindrances
School principal Jamileh Sarsour can hardly contain her joy. This week, she had her staff at the Azoun Atmah School for Girls received the distinguished school award. In an interview…
Three students arrested in Al khader village
The Israeli army arrested, on Monday afternoon, three students returning from their school in Al Khader village, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem. Troops stopped the students after…
Main road destroyed in northern Gaza
Israeli jet fighters shelled, on Monday at dawn, the main Abrag Al Nada – Abrag AL Awoda road, north of the Gaza strip. F16 Israeli jets attacked the road and…
Israeli jet fighters shell targets in Gaza
Israeli air force jet fighters shelled, on Monday at dawn, a Palestinian national security forces post in the northern Gaza Strip. The jets fired two missiles; one landed near the…
Israeli ministry of housing submit tenders for 137 new housing units in the West Bank settlements
Israeli Ministry of Housing issued tenders on Monday for 137 new housing units in the settlements of Ariel and Karni Shamron, near the West Bank city of Nablus.Israeli Peace Now…
Israeli air strikes resume on the Gaza Strip
Israeli jetfighters shelled the Gaza Strip with further air strikes early Monday. Israeli army claimed that these air strikes targeted roads used by Palestinian resistance fighters for transferring the home-made…
Israeli Army invades a number of areas in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and arrests eight
Local sources and eyewitnesses reported that soldiers of an Israeli undercover unit invaded a number of neighborhoods in both West Bank cities of Beit Sahour and Bethlehem Monday morning, mainly…
Army invades Nablus, two residents arrested, one injured
The Israeli army invaded, on Monday at dawn, Balata Refugee Camp in the West Bank city of Nablus. Two residents were arrested and one child was injured. Troops invaded the…
Two arrested in AL Yamon village west of Jenin
Israeli troops invaded, on Monday at dawn, the village of AL Yamon, west of the West Bank city of Jenin. Two residents were arrested. Yousif Saiadiah and his brother, Mohamed,…
Army arrests one resident at Al Hamra checkpoint near Tubass
The Israeli army arrested, on Monday morning, one resident from the West Bank city of Tubass at a military checkpoint north of the city. Troops handcuffed and blindfolded the resident…
Zeevi: `“West bank and Gaza strip may split into two entities`
Israeli head of Military Intelligence, Major General Aharon Zeevi, said during a cabinet session on Sunday that the Palestinian Authority will most likely split into two independent entities, one in…
Fateh to submit two candidate lists
In an attempt to end the split in the Fateh movement, leaders of Fateh agreed on Sunday to present two separate lists of candidates for the legislative elections slated for…
Curfew imposed on the Old City of Hebron
Israeli soldiers imposed curfew over the Old City of Hebron, on Sunday morning, and barred the residents from leaving their homes. Soldiers also barred the residents from reaching the…
Army invades Al Kahder, near Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday, Al Kahder town, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and conducted military searches of homes. A local source in the village reported that…
Youth arrested near Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers arrested a Palestinian youth in Al Esawiyya village, near Jerusalem, after invading it and searching dozens of homes on sunday morning. The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported that…
Solana: `“Hamas victory may endanger aide to P.A`
Javier Solana, European Union foreign policy Chief, said on Sunday that the E.U could stop its millions of dollars aide to the Palestinian Authority if Hamas wins the upcoming legislative…
Body of Palestinian resident found in Gaza
A Palestinian medical source in Gaza reported on Sunday that a body of a Palestinian resident was located in Al Nowam area, near Beit Lahia, in the northern part of…
Mofaz: `“PA is facing sever crises`
Israeli Deputy Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, said on Sunday that the Palestinian Authority is facing sever crises while Hamas is gaining more power and strength, adding that recent split in…
Shells fired at Ashkelon, Sderot
An Israeli military source reported on Sunday that Palestinian resistance fired homemade shells at Sderot and Ashkelon, no damage or injuries were reported as the shells landed in open areas.…
Four Palestinians die of anxiety attacks as army shelled Gaza
Dr. Moawiya Hassanen, head of the Emergency Unit at the Palestinian Ministry of Health, reported on Sunday that four residents, suffering from chronic diseases, died of anxiety attack and high…
Taking charge of things
{mosimage}Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is not in a comfortable position these days. He seems like a nice, fatherly figure in not so nice a neighborhood. He heads a party (or…
Fighter killed in Gaza, several areas shelled
A Palestinian security source in Gaza reported soldiers based along the border line between the northern part of the Gaza Strip and Israel, killed on Saturday at night, one fighter…
Fighter assassinated, three residents injured in Rafa
An Israeli apache fired, on Saturday evening, several missiles at a vehicle near the Sofa crossing, near Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, and killed one of…
Peres: `“Jerusalem will remain the united capital of Israel`
Former Labor party leader, Shimon Peres, said on Saturday during a press conference with Indian reporters, that Jerusalem will remain the united capital of Israel, forever, but will be “’open…
Fateh movement to discuss unity with the offshoot party
After the clearly apparent division in Fateh movement, and its effects on the movements’ poor showing in local councils elections in the Palestinian territories, officials of Fateh and the emerging…
Resident assassinated in Rafah, two injured
Primary sources from Gaza reported that an Israeli plane fired at least one missile at a Palestinian vehicle driving east of Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip,…
Fateh movement to discuss unity with the offshoot party
After the clearly apparent division in Fateh movement, and its effects on the movements’ poor showing in local councils elections in the Palestinian territories, officials of Fateh and the emerging…
Resident injured east of Tulkarem
Israeli soldiers shot and injured, on Saturday evening, one resident in Kafer Al Lubbad village, east of Tulkarem in the West Bank. The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported that…
Detainee from Hebron sentenced to four years
The Ofer Israeli military court, west of the West Bank city of Ramallah, sentenced Ahmad Al Najar, 26, form the West Bank city of Hebron to a high term. …
Army invades Beit Liqia, arrests two
The Israeli army invaded, on Saturday, Beit Liqia village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, and arrested two residents. Arafat Faraj, 21, and Odeh Assy, 23, were arrested…
Resident of Salfit sentenced to 18 months
The Israeli court of Salem sentenced, on Saturday, detainee Osama Abdul Hadi, 24, from the West Bank city of Salfit, to 18 months imprisonment. Abdul-Hadi Hadi was arrested five…
Army threatens to carry out a military operation
Israeli army said, on Saturday at down, that all options are opened in order to stop the launching of Palestinian resistance shells into Israel including, including conducting carrying out a…
Armed groups: `“Truce has ended`
Several leaders of Palestinian resistance factions said that the truce which was declared during the Cairo talks, earlier this year, has ended after the army resumed the assassinations against resistance…
Six residents arrested in Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Saturday at dawn, six residents, including a child female, in the West Bank city of Hebron. Amani Abu Shekhadem, 14, and Hashem AL Skafi, 29,…
Al Quds brigades shells Sderot
Al Quds brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad, reported on Friday at night, that its fighters fired two homemade shells at the Israeli Negev town of Sderot. The…
Tanks shell Gaza
Israeli soldiers shelled, late Friday at night, several areas in the east of the Gaza strip. Tanks posted to the east of the strip fired several tank shells at Al…
Closure on Tulkarem resumed for the third day
For the third day, the Israeli army kept the closure imposed over the West Bank city of Tulkarem, and tightened it. Troops installed several checkpoints around the city, cutting it…
After 3 years in administrative detention, detainee transferred for interrogation
The Salem Israeli military court, refused on Friday to release detainee Moath Nassar, 23, from Tulkarem, after spending three years in administrative detention, and transferred him for interrogation. The Maan…
Four detainees sentenced and fined
The Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that the Ofer Israeli military court sentenced, on Friday, four detainees from the west Bank to executive terms and imposed fines on them. The…
Detainee sentenced to a high term
The Ofer Israeli military court, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, sentenced on Friday one detainee from Beit Reema village, near Ramallah, to 29 years and three years on…
Two detainees receive extended remand
An Israeli military court extended, on Friday, the remand of two detainees from Tulkarem and Bethlehem to additional six months, under administrative detention orders. The detainees were identified as…
U.S threatens to cut aid to P.A if Hamas runs elections
The United States House of Representatives said that Palestinian Authority (P.A) risks losing the U.S support if it allows Hamas to participate in the January 2006 Legislative elections. The House…
Nine residents arrested in the West Bank
Israeli soldiers arrested on Sunday at night nine residents in several areas in the West Bank. Army claims that the residents are members of Hamas.
Closure imposed on West Bank and Gaza Strip, several areas shelled
Israeli army imposed a strict closure, on Friday at dawn, on the Palestinian territories, and shelled several Palestinian civilian targets in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Israeli Defense…
Eight injured, four arrested in Bil’in
Dozens of Palestinian, Israeli and international peace activists protested against the Separation Wall and settlements, in Bil’in village, near Ramallah. The peaceful protest was met with military violence; eight were…
One resident injured in Anabta
The Israeli army shot and injured, on Friday evening, one resident during an invasion to the village of Anabta east of the West Bank city of Tulkarem. Troops invaded…
This Week in Palestine, December Week 2
Listen to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 file 6.3 MB This Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle…
Trøndelag County decides to boycott Israeli products
Trøndelag County council, in Norway, voted on Friday in support of a decision to boycott the Israeli products; the county includes the third largest city on Norway, Trondheim, which is…
Settler killed in shooting attack near Hebron
An Israeli military source reported that one settler was killed, another injured, after Palestinian gunmen opened fire at their vehicle traveling south of Hebron, on Friday. Al Quds Brigades, military…
Enough is Enough
According to a recent report issued by the Bethlehem-based Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem (ARIJ), the infamous Israeli multimillionaire Irwin Moskowitz has new plans for judaizing more and more areas of Arab…
Army invades Allar, Saida arrests four
Seven armored vehicles invaded the villages of Allar and Saida near the West Bank city of Tulkarem, on Friday at dawn, and arrested Raed Ahmad Taha Bamyan, 30, an Islamic…
Hamas gains unprecedented victory in Nablus
Semi final results of elections for Nablus municipality showed that Hamas achieved a big and unprecedented victory and achieved 13 seats, while Fateh movement achieved only two; other blocks did…
Yedioth Ahronoth poll: `“49% of Israelis support dividing Jerusalem`
Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth conducted a poll which revealed that half if the Israeli public support dividing Jerusalem in the framework of a peace deal with the Palestinians. The joint…
Sick detainee confined to solitary
Israeli Prison Authorities in Hasharon detention facility barred, on Thursday, the family of detainee Hani Tawfiq Mansour, 27, from visiting him after confining him to solitary imprisonment. The detainees informed…
Army killed Islamic Jihad fighter in Jenin
The Al Quds Brigades, the military wing of Islamic Jihad , reported that one of its fighters was shot and killed, on Thursday evening, by the under-cover units of the Israeli…
Hamas achieves big victory in local elections
Initial results of local elections in the West Bank cities of Nablus, Jenin, and Al Biereh near Ramallah, showed a victory for Hamas over the Fateh ruling party. Although the…
Former Israel Chief of Staff sued in U.S Courts
Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported on Thursday at night that a group of Lebanese nationals filed a civil law suit against former Israel Army chief of staff Lieutenant General (res.)…
Collaborators kill a resident of Israel; injure two
Collaborators with the Israel occupation killed an Arab resident of Um Al Qataf village, Wadi Ara area in Haifa district, and injured two others, shortly after settling in the village.…
High Court orders evacuation, settlers remained
The Israeli Prosecution informed the High Court that settlers, who occupied homes and stores in the Old City of Hebron, will be evacuated within two months. The Israeli Radio reported…
Israeli Prosecution drops charges against two Arabs residents accused of ties with Hamas
An Israeli source reported that the State Prosecution has agreed to drop central charges against two Arab residents of Israel, suspected of “supporting terrorism” and ties with Hamas, after striking…
Resident of Beit Reema sentenced to 29 years
An Israeli military court sentenced, on Thursday, one resident of Beit Reema, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, to 29 consecutive years. The Israeli prosecution claimed that resident,…