Barghouti: pullout obtained through resistance, not negotiations
‘It is impossible to give up the option of resistance for as long as there is occupation,’ Palestinian lawmaker Marwan Barghouti, who is serving five consecutive life terms in an…
Settlers attack Palestinians, injure Israeli police officer
Eight settlers were arrested in Friday after attacking eight Palestinians near the northern West Bank city of Nablus; one Israeli field commander was also injured by the settlers. The Israeli…
Ten injured near the Church of the Holy Sepulcher
{mosimage}Friday afternoon, at least ten Palestinian residents were injured after the Israeli police and soldiers attacked them with clubs in the yard of the church of the Holy Sepulcher in…
‘Treatment at al-Ramleh prison hospital is fake’
Ahmad Lutfi Dharaghmah, from Tubas, who was sentenced to 15 consecutive years, is currently suffering from several health problems, and facing harsh conditions at al-Ramleh prison hospital which lacks the…
More Documents on Greek Orthodox Church Jerusalem’ bargain revealed
{mosimage}Reporter Kliman Lipskind, from Israeli newspaper Ma’areev, revealed Friday the original documents concerning the Jerusalem property deal between the Greek Orthodox Church and Jewish investors, saying the documents will be…
Settlers protesting, but also bargaining
{mosimage}Israel has bought 300 dunams of land near the southern Israel town of Nitsan to build 450 housing units designated to house Niveh Dikalim settlers after the evacuation of the…
PA arrests two in Gaza over truce violations
The Aqsa Martyrs brigades, the armed wing of the ruling Fatah party declared that they are still committed to the calm declared by the Palestinian factions in the Cairo talks…
Settlers clash with security, injure Army officers
An Israeli army officer was wounded while cashing settlers, who earlier were spotted throwing stones at Palestinians near the West Bank city of Nablus, eight settlers has been so far…
Putin: Abbas can’t fight terror with a slingshot
‘If we expect chairman Abbas to fight terrorism effectively, he can’t do it with slingshots and stones,’ Russian President Vladimir Putin said. Putin was making a reference to Israel’s dismissal…
P.A police arrests two Qassam members
The Palestinian police arrested two members of al-Qassam brigades, the military wing of Fatah. The P.A security believes that the two resistance fighters fired homemade shells at an Israeli settlement…
Qaraqi: 25% of Palestinians were jailed by Israel
Issa Qaraqi, chair of the Palestinian Prisoners Society in a special interview with the Palestine News Network talks about the situation in Israeli jails and warns that the situation will…
Settlers attack, wound three residents in Hebron
An extremist settler group attacked and a group of residents in Hebron and al-Ramdeen area near the city, three residents were injured. A medical source at the Hebron governmental hospital…
A moment that changed my life
On April 22, 1991, I was only 18 years old; I was out with some of my comrades planning to conduct a march and rally in the streets of our…
This Week in Palestine – April Week 4
Download MP3  (7.38 MB) | Listen to Real Audio  (08:03 sec) For the period of 22 – 28 April 2005 This week in Palestine – a service of the International Middle…
Poll: Fatah regaining popular support
A Bir Zeit university public opinion published on Thursday showed that the ruling Palestinian Fatah movement would take a considerable lead over the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in legislative elections…
Palestinian minors illegally detained in Offer center
Israeli TV channel 10 reported Thursday that Israel illegally detains a number of Palestinian kids, aged between 8 and 10, in Offer military detention camp, near the West bank city…
Putin to Sharon: don’t pressure Abbas, help him
During his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in Jerusalem on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Israel to support Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, rather than put pressure…
PA security should fight violence, enforce law barehanded
Israel has rejected a request by the United States to supply the Palestinian police with weapons to help them maintain law and order in the Palestinian Authority areas ‘Let them…
A Palestinian State costs USD 33 billion
According to a report issued on Wednesday by the Rand Corporation that a Palestinian State could be viable, but it needs USD 33 billion in order to ensure security for…
Right-wing activists arrested in Israel en-route to block high way
Israeli police arrested on Thursday at least 20 Israeli right wing activists planning to block a major high way in the Tel Aviv area. Police stopped a bus that had…
Revava hold a conference in Jerusalem on Temple Building
Revava, an extreme right wing Jewish group, continues to publicly call the Jews to destroy the Aqsa Mosque and build the ‘third temple of Solomon’ on top of it. Following…
Palestinian Elder lady dies of X-ray search machine
Palestinian security source reported that an elderly woman died immediately after she went through the X-ray search machine placed on the Rafah crossing to Egypt by the Israeli security. The…
A wall to divide Hebron
The Israeli army is proposing building a wall to divide Israeli and Palestinian-controlled sections of the West Bank city of Hebron, Israeli security officials said Thursday. The officials, speaking on…
Abbas: will use force, if necessary, to maintain calm
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has ordered security forces to use of force if necessary against anyone who violates the declared truce, the official WAFA news agency said Thursday. Speaking to…
MK Barakeh, AP photographer hurt at anti-wall rally
Israeli Arab MK Mohammed Barakeh (Hadash) was lightly hurt Thursday by a stun grenade thrown by police officers at an anti-wall protest in the village of Bilien, near the West…
Resident arrested, two stores burnt near Hebron
Thursday at dawn, Israeli soldiers broke into several homes in the town of Thaheriyya, near Hebron, arrested one man, and caused a fire in two stores. A local source in…
Settlers’ outpost near al-Khader
A group of settlers from Efrat settlement, south of Bethlehem, attacked dozens of residents working in their farmlands in Wadi al-Bayar area, west of al-Khader near Bethlehem. A local source…
Teachers strike in front of PLC
At least 6000 striking teachers protested in front of the Palestinian Legislative Council and Prime Minister office in Ramallah, and chanted slogans against the government, got not improving their conditions.…
Jordanian Expert: Dimona Nuclear Plant produced 4 tons of waste
A Jordanian environmentalist expert warned against danger caused by the Israeli Nuclear plant Dimona in the southern desert of the Negev, Al-Jazeera news website reported. Dr. Sufian Al-Tel, an international…
Detainees demand to participate PLC elections
Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons demanded the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Legislative Council members to ensure their right of participation in the upcoming legislative elections. “We, Palestinian detainees in…
Visit Ban on Barghouthi Extended
Israeli authorities extended the visit ban for the Palestinian law maker Marwan Barghouthi jailed in Israel since May 2002 for three more months, reported his attorney Elias Sabbagh on Wednesday.…
Not Enough
Egyptian President Husni Mubarak, in answering reporters question on Palestinian Authority reforms during a press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, went off the lines of diplomacy, saying…
Two youth arrested at Jenin checkpoint
An Israeli military source reported on Wednesday evening that soldiers arrested two Palestinian youth at Al-Jalameh checkpoint, near the northern West Bank city of Jenin. Soldiers claimed that the two…
Retired P.A security chief held at the Rafah Crossing
A Palestinian security source in Gaza reported that the Israeli army held Ameen Al-Hindy, the retired head of Palestinian Intelligence, at the Rafah Border Crossing. Al-Hindy, who was retired several…
Abbas condemns firing Qassams shells, carries more reforms
The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned later last night firing Qassam rockets at the Israeli town of Sderot outside of the Gaza Strip saying it is against the Palestinian consensus…
Two Palestinian youths claimed to be carrying explosives arrested
Two Palestinian youths were arrested at al-Jalameh roadblock in the West Bank city of Jenin on Wednesday morning, are claimed to posses explosives and weapons, Israel radio reported. The two…
Qurei: `“Settlements will be under P.A control’
Palestinian Prime Minister, Ahmed Qurei said that the Palestinian Authority is ready control any evacuated area, and that lands and properties of the evacuated settlements will be under full Palestinian…
Qassam shell hits near settlers’ rally in Gaza
Israeli media sources reported that a home-made Qassam shell fell in the Gush Katif settlement bloc where settlers are preparing a mass rally against the withdrawal from Gaza Strip. one…
Israeli violations to truce in Jenin
The Israeli army carried in April dozens of violations to the truce arrived in the Sharm al-Sheikh resort in Egypt on February 8, 2005. A report prepared and published by…
Qurei to request PLC to implement Cairo understandings
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Qurei agreed on Tuesday to a proposal submitted by a committee represnting five major political factions, requesting the Palestinian Legislative Council to made necessary amendments to election bills in…
Dozens of Dunams annexed near Jerusalem
Tuesday evening, Israeli soldiers annexed dozens of Dunams in Beit Sorik and Al-Jab’a, north west of Jerusalem, in order to erect a new section of the Separation Wall in the…
U.S. bunker bomb sale to Israel
The U.S. Pentagon notified Congress on Tuesday of a proposed sale to Israel of 100 guided bunker-busting bombs, a move that could prompt concerns about a unilateral Israel strike against…
Putin, Sharon united against terror, differ on ME policies
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon in Jerusalem. Sharon, at the close of the meeting, expressed happiness that Putin had chosen to visit Israel…
15,000 attend anti-pullout rally in WB settlement
Around 15,000 people attended an anti-pullout rally in the slated for evacuation West Bank settlement of Homesh on Thursday. During the rally, the police confiscated leaflets calling on Israeli soldiers…
Abu Shbak named new head of PA’ Preventative Security
As part of his reforms of the security forces, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas named Rashid Abu Shbak chief of the Preventive security service. This device is the one in charge…
Israeli railway authority plans to link Gaza
Israeli sources reported that the Israeli railway Authority is planning to link the Gaza Strip with the railway as part of a project that would cost some NIS 280 millions.…
Settlers celebrate, Palestinians imprisoned
Every year when the settlers in Hebron celebrate any of their feasts, Palestinian residents of the city are ‘automatically’ imprisoned in their homes, while the army occupies their rooftops in…
PA shuts down Gaza crossing to protest dangerous Israeli X-ray device
In a protest move, the Palestinian Authority shut down the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt for several hours Tuesday. The move is basically to protest Israel’s use of an…
182 Dunams annexed near Jerusalem
Tuesday afternoon, Israeli soldiers annexed 182 Dunams near Beit Sorik and Al-Jo’ba, north west of Jerusalem. Walid Khaled Al-Azza, director of the Wall Resistance department in the Ministry of Local…
Pal-Israeli meetings after the Jewish Pesah
A Palestinian source reported that the joint Palestinian-Israeli committee discussing the issue of deportees and wanted fighters, and the joint committee on detainees, will conduct separate meetings after the Jewish…
PFLP & DFLP: Ignoring Cairo Talks’ terms thwarts reforms
Both the Popular and the Democratic fronts for the liberation of Palestine, (PFLP & DFLP) said that ignoring the outcomes of the Cairo talks, by the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC)…
Wall section in northern Bethlehem started
Tuesday morning, Israeli bulldozers started erecting a section of the separation wall near the Electricity Company in the northern neighborhood of Bethlehem. A local source in Bethlehem reported that…
Syria to end 29 years of Military Presence in Lebanon Today
The United Nations Secretary General Kufi Anan called Damascus and Beirut to cooperate with the team deployed to ensure the full withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon. Anan demanded his…
Army invades Qalqilia, arrests seven
Tuesday at dawn, Israeli soldiers invaded the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, broke into dozens of homes, and arrested seven residents. A local source in Qalqilia reported that dozens…
Palestinians, Israeli peace activists attacked under army’ sight
A delegation from Rabbis for Human Rights joined Monday Palestinian farmers from Beit Furik, near the West Bank city of Nablus, to prune their trees in fileds close to the…
You brought the boycott upon yourselves
To Professor Moshe Kaveh President Bar Ilan University Dear Sir In various media interviews today you expressed anger at the decision of British university lecturers to declare a boycott against…
Prince Abdullah urges broad ME peace, U.S. urges economic aid for Palestinians
Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah urged Monday U.S. president George Bush to help advance a broad settlement of the Middle East conflict that would call on Israel to withdraw from Arab…
Army admits soldier was killed by friendly fire
Israel army informed the family of Tziki Eyal, who was killed at Halhoul Bridge near the West bank city of Hebron on Tuesday, that he was killed by a bullet…
Plans to Expand Ma’aleh Adumim advanced
Contrary to Israeli housing minister Isaac Herzog’s assuraces, the Israeli Housing Ministry is continuing to work on expanding the West Bank settlement of Ma’alee Adumim towards Jerusalem. The labor housing…
Israel to deploy more troops at Gaza’ southern brders ahead of pullout
Less than 100 days prior to pulling out of the Gaza Strip, Israel has decided to deploy a large number of troops at the Gaza-Egyptian borders. Israel says to deal…
39 children born at Israeli checkpoints
Palestinian Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday that a pregnant woman was not allowed to cross Al-Tuffah military checkpoint, in the Gaza Strip, the delay caused her abortion. The ministry…
Weizman to be laid to rest Tuesday
Former Israeli president Ezer Weizman died Sunday evening at his home in Caesarea at the age of 80. Weizman body will be laid at the Or Akiva cultural center Tuesday…
Settlers attack an elderly man
An elderly man was seriously injured when a group of settlers of Alon Moreh settlement hurled stones at him and severely beat him as he was herding his sheep on…
Amnesty: Israel turning a blind eye to settlers atrocities
Amnesty International called on Israel on Monday to take action against West Bank settlers who have been poisoning Palestinians’ livestock. In an issued statement, Amnesty said that over a period…
Palestinian Prisoner to run for legislative council elections
Sources close the Palestinian Front for the Liberation of Palestine, (PFLP) said Majdi Al-Rimawi jailed in the Palestinian Authrity prison in Jericho is planning to run for the Legislative election…
Abbas: Israel keeps avoiding implementation of Agreements
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of avoiding to implement the signed agreements and especially the latest agreement in Sharm Al-Sheikh last February, Palestinian sources reported. Speaking in a press…
Lebanon security chief resigns
Lebanon’s security chief Jamil al-Sayyed submitted his resignation on Monday, hours before the last Syrian military and intelligence forces were due to leave the country. ‘Security chiefs are usually appointed…
Settlements, Wall force Israeli created realities
Palestinian experts, Israel is trying to force new realities on the ground by expanding the settlements and erecting the Separation wall in the West Bank.    Hawwa’ “Eve†Cultural center in…
Dozens detained in Hebron
Monday morning, Israeli soldiers detained dozens of students and staff of Hebron University, in Hebron and interrogated them. The WAFA news agency reported that soldiers erected a military checkpoint at…
Palestinian officers refuse badges from Abbas
Palestinian informed sources said eight Palestinian officers refused to receive honor badges offered by the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas protesting his decision to force-retire them. Nine brigadiers and one major…
Abbas: Hamas should disarm after joining PLC
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday he expects Hamas to hand in its weapons after joining the Palestinian parliament this summer. ‘When a movement or militia is transformed into a…
US Senator calls for recognition of a united Jerusalem
A proposal submitted by U.S. Senator Sam Brownback called on the International community and the Arab world to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in both of its eastern…
A detained Fatah leader confined to solitary
Prison administration in Gilboa’ detention placed on Sunday evening, detainee Jamal Hweil, from Jenin refugee camp, in solitary confinement and barred him from his visitation rights. Hweil is one of…
Four Jordanian detainees on Huger strike
Issa Qaraqe’, head of the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that four Jordanian detainees in Al-Damoun detention announced their intentions to conduct an open ended hunger strike stating from Monday. The…
For Whom the Bells Toll
An Iranian technician called Jalal-a-Din Taheri, who had been working at the nuclear reactor at Bushehr, managed to defect Europe, where he disclosed the Ayatollahs’ plans for producing nuclear bombs.…
Huge explosion in Har Dove
Israeli security source said Sunday that soldiers patrolling the Har Dove area, near the borders with Lebanon, managed to escape unhurt as the spotted an explosive device and managed to…
Chief rabbis oppose pullout and refusal
Israel’s chief rabbis, Yonah Metzger and Shlomo Amar, said Sunday they are against the disengagement plan, but also said that soldiers must obey orders to evacuate settlements. Several rabbis have…
PA: don’t repeat the Sheba Farms mistake
Palestinian Civil Affairs Minister Mohammed Dahlan demanded Sunday that Israel coordinate with the Palestinian Authority the line to which it will withdraw under the Gaza Strip disengagement plan. The demand…
Dahlan: `“All Crossings must be under P.A control`
Palestinian Minister Mohammed Dahlan said that Israel must transfer control over all border crossing in Gaza to the Palestinian Authority as part of the upcoming Israeli withdrawal. Dahlan added that…
Huge explosion in Sheba Farms
An Israeli military source reported on Sunday night a series of explosives detonated, in Shiva farms known in Israel as “Mount Dov areaâ€Â, on the Lebanese borders. The source stated…
Hunger strike in Majeddo, fourth day
Palestinian detainees in Majeddo detention, near Jenin, resumed their hunger strike for the fourth consecutive day. A representative of the detainees told “Detainees Media Center†during a phone call, that…
Army annexes 8 Dunams in Hebron
Sunday afternoon, Israeli soldiers annexed eight Dunams which belongs to residents east of Hebron. The WAFA news agency reported that the annexed orchards located near an illegal settlement outpost. The…
Two detainees in Gilboa to run for legislative elections
Detainees Jamal Hweil and Yasser Abu Baker detained in Gilboa Israeli detention intend to run for the Legislative Elections June 7, 2005. The two detainees will be enlisted under Fatah…
Israeli police says the 4 arrested were Illegal workers, not militants
Israeli Police said Sunday that the four Palestinians who where caught early in the morning were Palestinians staying in Israel without a permit that allow them to do so, dismissing…
Dahlan: PA will cooperate, if pullout is complete
Palestinian Minister Mohammed Dahlan listed Saturday the Palestinian Authority conditions to cooperate with Israel in the implementation of the disengagement plan, saying it should be complete, part of road map,…
Kidwa calls for an Int’l conference to rebuild Palestine
Palestinian Foreign Minister Naser Kidwa called Saturday for convening an international conference to help rebuild the Palestinian territories, which suffered large scale destruction during the past four years. The minister…
Israeli army allows Israelis to visit Gaza settlements
Upon political directives, Israeli security has allowed Israeli citizens to arrive into Gaza settlements during the Jewish Holydays and join settlers’ protests against the disengagement plan. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel…
Syrian troops to fully quit Lebanon by Sunday
The last Syrian soldier will leave Lebanon on Sunday after 29 years, a senior Lebanese military officer said. Syrian troops vacated Saturday 10 positions in the northern part of the…
For the third day, detainees in Majeddo on hunger strike
Palestinian detainees in Majeddo detention resumed their hunger strike for the third day, in protest to their bad conditions. Detainee Ra’fat Ayesh from Salfit said that soldiers are still conducting…
Soldier stabbed in West Bank settlement
An Israeli military source reported on Saturday afternoon that an unidentified assailant stabbed am Israeli soldier guarding the West Bank settlement of Ghanim, and grabbed his weapon. The soldier sustained…
Reforms in the PA Security Forces
http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2005/04/4586.php Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has chosen 3 new security officials to head the three consolidated PA security branches. The three are mid-ranking PA security officials. Abbas also signed a…
My first settler attack
Last week, I witnessed my first settler attack. ‘It was nothing,’ my friend Arafat told me afterwards, and I know that he was speaking in comparison to other attacks, when…
Mousa Arafat concedes to security reforms
Head of the military intelligence, Brigadier, Mousa Arafat on Saturday, declared his support to the new changes the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas carried out on the security forces. Abbas signed…
950 sick detainees in Israeli prisons
The Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that the number of sick detainees in Israeli prisons in gradually increasing, and arrived to 950 detainees. The society stated that some of the sick…
Two prisoners to run for Parliament Elections, Kid leading his fathers campaign
Informed Palestinian sources reported that two prisoners in Gilboa prison are planning to run for the upcoming parliamentarian elections slated for July. Both Jamal Huweil from Jenin and Yasser Abu…
Islamic Jihad voices calls to reconsider truce
Sheikh Khader, one of the Islamic Jihad leaders, called on the Palestinian movements to reconsider the truce after the Israeli army attempted to assassinate resistance fighters in Nablus, and the…
Abu Zayda; `“No progress in detainees file`
Palestinian Minster of Prisoners’ Affairs, Sufian Abu Zayda, said that Israel no progress was made in the release of Palestinian detainees from Israel prisons. Abu Zayda added that he met…
Hezbollah might consider kidnaping Israeli soldiers
Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah hinted Friday his group might be forced to kidnap Israel soldiers to win the release of three Lebanese prisoners held by Israel. ‘When we fail…
UK University Teachers vote to boycott 2 Israeli universities
Delegates of the United Kingdom Association of University Teachers, meeting in East Bourne England, voted Friday to boycott two Issraeli universities, Haifa and Bar Ilan. Delegates belonging to the leading…
Yousif: no more power bases inside PA security
Palestinian Interior Minister General Nasser Yousif expressed Sunday satisfaction with the smoothness of the unification of PA security devices and of the replacement of its chiefs. Yousif, in response to…