million signitures to reveal the cause behind Arafat’s death
A group called Fatah’s Forum launched a campaign to collect a million signature, calling upon the Palestinian leadership to investigate and uncover the real cause of the death of Palestinian…
Man killed near Israeli embassy in Tashkent
An Israeli source reported on Friday that security guards of the Israeli embassy in the Uzbek capital Tashkent shot and killed a man near the embassy. The Israeli Ynet news…
Atallah Hanna speaks on the Dismissal of the Patriarch of Jerusalem
In an interview with spokesman of the Orthodox Church in Jerusalem, Dr. Archimandrite Atallah Hanna, conducted the Palestine News Network, Hanna affirms that the church is serious about appointing the…
We want the body of our son
Family of Abdul-Fattah Yousef Raddad, who died in detention on May 5, 2005, appealed humanitarian organizations to inflict over the Israeli Prison Authorities in order to hand them the body…
Settlers attack, wound an aged man near Nablus
Resident Sameeh Mustafa Hamdan, 70, from the village of Salem near Nablus, was badly bruised in his face, and several parts of his body, and sustained fractions in his left…
Abbas: Everybody must respect the choice of the Palestinians in the elections
The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed the decision by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) to take part in the upcoming parliament election scheduled for July 17, Palestinian sources reported. Abbas…
Destroying settlers’ homes to cost $45M
A report issued this week by Israeli defense ministry estimated the cost of destroying settlers’ homes, including the cost of removing the rubble, at NIS 200 million. The report also…
Netanyahu: U.S. civil aid to Israel will end in 3-4 years
Israeli Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that In three or four years American financial aid for non-military purposes would end completely. Netanyahu’s comments came in an interview with Israeli…
U.S. Episcopal Church considering divestment from Israel
The U.S. Episcopal Church, considering a review of investments in companies that do business with Israel. A church fact-finding team, who recently visited the West bank, came back deeply disturbed.…
Hezbollah shells Army outpost near Lebanese border
Israel Radio reported Friday afternoon that shells fell at a military outpost in the occupied Sheba farms region. No immediate reports on casualties were released. The Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar TV said…
EU warns Iran against resumption of nuclear activities
The foreign ministers of the European Union’s three biggest powers, France, Britain and Germany sent a strongly worded letter to Hassan Rohani, Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator, warning that resuming nuclear…
Palestinians in Israel mark Nakbe Day
Palestinians living in Israel commemorated Thursday Nakba (‘Catastrophe’) Day by mass pilgrimages to destroyed Palestinian villages. In the morning, families of internally displaced Palestinians visited the sites of the villages…
Settlers attack two villages in the W. Bank
Israeli online daily Haaretz reported on Thursday evening that settlers attacked two Palestinian villages near the northern West Bank city of Nablus and Tulkarem, and burnt two fields in the…
Settler march through Palestinian towns
In a move seen as provocative, Israeli settlers entered two Palestinian villages on Thursday and refused to leave when ordered to do so by Israeli army, Israel media sources reported.…
PA official: Parliament elections, should be postponed
As a sign of growing concerns by the Fatah the ruling party in the Palestinian Authority over the electoral gains made by the Islamic resistance movement, Hamas, Fatah leaders insist…
Harsh conditions in the Negev and Atzion detentions
Lawyers of the Palestinian Prisoners Society Fawwaz al-Shalloudi, and Hussein al-Sheikh visited the Negev and Atzion detentions, and met with several detainees who informed them of harsh treatments and conditions…
800 detainees arrested since February
The Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that the Israeli army arrested 800 Palestinians since the Sharm al-Sheikh understandings in February 2005. The society stated that the army did not halt its…
Hamas committed to the truce, but will retaliate to any attacks
The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, said that it will retaliate to any Israeli invasions or attacks against Palestinian activists in the Gaza Strip. Mosheer al-Masry, Hamas’ media spokesperson said that…
Israelis celebrate ‘Independence Day’, close Palestinian areas
As Israelis started celebrating the ‘Independence Day’, Palestinian areas were put under tight closure. Israel has been placing the West Bank and the Gaza Strip during all Israeli national celebrations…
Katsav; `“World won’t consider current plan sufficient`
Israeli president Moshe Katsav said Wednesday that Israelis should realize that the international community will not be satisfied with the planned disengagement plan, and will demand further Israeli withdrawals from…
South American-Arab summit backs Palestinian Rights
The first South American-Arab summit gave support for the Palestinians in their fight for an independent state and called for dismantling all Jewish Settlements and the Wall built in the…
A katyusha rocket calls off celebrations in northern Israel
A katyusha rocket apparently fired from southern Lebanon, exploded Wednesday night in the northern Israeli town of Shlomi, causing damage to a local bakery but no casualties. As a result…
Detainees appeal Egypt to interfere for their release
Palestinian and Arab detainees in Israeli prisons appealed the Egyptian government and president Hosny Mobarak to pressure Israel in order to implement the Sharm al-Sheikh understandings. A statement released by…
Residents appeal IHC to reach their lands
Palestinian residents appealed the Israeli High Court to allow them entry to their own lands located behind the Wall surrounding Jerusalem, and to reveal the list of properties considered by…
Kill People, Break Things, Hug Children
This article notes that American freedoms, democracy, and social stability derive from the founding affirmation of human equality and the natural protection of human rights derived therefrom, NOT from powerful…
Tubasi: Implement church law, then elect Patriarch for Jerusalem
The Orthodox sect in Palestine slams the approval of the Palestinian Authority and the Jordanian Government on assigning a deputy Patriarch in Jerusalem. Marwan Tubasi, member of the council for…
Palestinians to sound siren, stand silent on Nakbe Day
Palestinians are planning to mark Israel’s Independence Day, which coincides with Nakbe day, by sounding a siren throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip as an expression of mourning. Palestinians…
Israeli peace activists commemorate killed Palestinian children
Israeli peace activists displayed dozens of posters of Palestinian children killed by the army during the past four years around Tel Aviv on Wednesday. The Anarchist Committee to Remember the…
U.S., U.N. preparing understandings for a proposed Israeli withdrawal from Shiba farms
Israeli sources reported on Wednesday that teams of diplomats from the U.S. and the U.N. are drafting proposals for understandings upon which Israel withdraws from the occupied Shiba Farms, if…
Their independence, our Nakbe
In memoriam of the 57th anniversary of the Nakbe ‘cataclysm’ the Society for Defending the rights of refugees is holding a procession of ‘return to Housha and Al-Kasayer’ villages, in…
Study: American Media is biased in reporting on Mideast conflict
A study conducted by American journalist Alison Weir on three American TV networks, ABC, CBS and NBC, said these networks are biased in reporting on the Middle East conflict, particularly…
Father, come back we need you
In spite of continuous efforts by several institutions, detainee Ammar Riziq al-Masry, 38, from Nablus, is till unfound, after he was arrested by the Israeli army while he was heading…
Palestinians: Israel uses harmful scanning equipment for Palestinian passengers
Palestinian sources reported that the Palestinian Authority filed a complain to the World Health Organization (WHO) claiming that Israel uses harmful scanning equipment on one of its borders, where most…
8814 Palestinian and Arab detainees in Israeli prisons
The Ministry of Detainees and Liberated reported that the number of Palestinian and Arab detainees in Israeli prisons arrived to 8814, facing harsh living conditions and repeated violations. The ministry…
Checkpoint for ever
There is something terribly powerful about personal experiences. No matter how much one reads, hears and talks about a situation, the direct connection is often much more potent. I would…
PA security Absorbed 200 fighters from Jericho and Tulkarem
Abdul Fattah Hamayel, chair of the deportees and wanted Palestinians said the Palestinian Authority absorbed 200 Palestinians claimed to be wanted by the Israeli security forces in the West Bank…
Army to grab 770 Dunams in Bethlehem, Hebron
Palestinian Ministry of Local Government reported that the Israeli Authorities informed dozens of residents of Bethlehem and Hebron of intentions to grab lands in order to use them for military…
Mofaz expects gradual security improvement after pullout
Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said Wednesday that Israel’s security will improve gradually with time after it withdraws from the Gaza Strip this summer. Mofaz also said he ‘unequivocally’ opposes…
Israel mulls severe new citizenship policy
Israel is formulating a new immigration policy that is expected to be as severe as any in Europe. Committee headed by Israeli interior minister is formed to look into the…
The entire Palestinian territories placed under closure until Saturday night
The Israeli army said Tuesday it would impose a full curfew on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip from the early hours of this morning until Saturday night. Israel…
Abbas questions Israel’s belief in democracy
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas questioned Tuesday Israel’s belief in democracy after Israeli foreign minister suggested that Israel reconsider the pullout from the Gaza Strip if Hamas wins in Palestinian parliamentary…
Gaza settlers propose keeping cemetery and free passage after pullout
Settlers, who have relatives buried in the cemetery of the Gaza Strip settlement of Neveh Dekalim proposed to keep the cemetery in place and provide them with a free passage…
Dance to Pass
{mosimage}“If you want to pass through the checkpoint, you will have to dance for usâ€Â, an Israeli soldier told a Palestinian child who was trying to cross a gate of…
Most of Israeli Ministers Object demolishing settlers’ houses after pullout
At least 12 Israeli ministers expressed objection to demolishing settlers houses after the intended pullout from the Gaza Strip and four West Bank settlements, Israeli media sources reported. Yedioth Ahronot,…
Police close Palestinian voter registration office in Jerusalem
Israeli police shut down the East Jerusalem office used by the Palestinian Authority to register Palestinian voters in the city prior to the parliamentary elections set to be held on…
Army to annex 14 Dunams near Salfit
Israeli authorities informed Dir Estia village council, near Salfit, of intentions to annex 14 Dunams of family farmlands which belongs to residents of the village. Dr. Nafeth Mansour, head of…
Knesset committee approves NIS 100m for pullout expenses
The Knesset Finance Committee approved Tuesday the allocation of around NIS 100 million for expenses related to the disengagement plan. The NIS 63 million allocated to provide temporary housing for…
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew recognizes dismissal of Irineuos
The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew recognized dismissal of the Jerusalem Patriarch Irineuos for his involvement in selling the church property in the old city of Jerusalem to Jewish Investors. Patriarch Bartholomew,…
Farmers, soldiers clash near Hebron
Dozens of Palestinian farmers clashed with Israeli soldiers and guards of the ‘Separation Wall’; who attacked woman identified as Siham Yousef Abu Aker, 30. Siham was nine months pregnant and…
Arrest of far-Rightist is based on his terror intentions
Israeli Minister of Internal security Gideon Ezra stated on Monday that the arrest of the far-right-wing activist Neria Ofen was based on his intentions to carry out terrorist attacks, not…
Al-Aqsa brigades exchange fire with Palestinian police in Jenin
An exchange of fire erupted in the northern West Bank city of Jenin between fighters from the al-Aqsa brigades (a Palestinian armed resistance group) and the Palestinian Police following a…
Abbas to visit Japan, discuss Middle East peace
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will visit Tokyo on Sunday for talks on the Middle East peace process, Japan’s foreign minister said on Tuesday. Abbas will hold discussions with Japanese Prime…
Police to investigate Channel 10 cameraman’s shooting
Military Police investigators have been instructed to look into the circumstances surrounding the shooting of a cameraman in the Gaza Strip in January, Israeli media sources reported.  Israeli TV,…
A humiliating US gift
The demand by the US Congress to divert $50 million of President George W. Bush’s $200-million pledge of aid to the Palestinian Authority for Israeli checkpoints is something like requiring…
Shalom; `“Hamas should be barred from running legislative elections`
The Israeli Foreign Minister, Sylvan Shalom, called on Monday for barring Hamas from participating in the Palestinian Legislative elections. “If the elections are held on July 17, Hamas will definitely…
Mofaz: unilateral pullout is independent of PA elections
The results of upcoming Palestinian legislative elections will not affect Israel’s unilateral disengagement plan, Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said Tuesday. Political Sources: Pullout to go ahead in any event…
Medical neglect threatens the life of a detainee in Gilboa
The Palestinian Prisoners Society stated that detainee Ahmad Lutfi Dharaghmeh, 34, developed serious infections after sustaining fractions in his left hand during interrogation; boney fractions mixed with his skin causing…
‘Aren’t You Ashamed?’
The car stopped for a moment. An elderly lady pushed her head out of the window and shouted; ‘Aren’t you ashamed of yourselves? Today is Holocaust Day, and you are…
Quartet: Coming months are crucial
Representatives of the quartet, who met Monday in Moscow, emphasized the need to step up diplomatic efforts in the coming few months to cease the opportunity created by the emergence…
Abbas to meet some Latin-American leaders in Brazil
Palestinian Foreign Minister Dr. Nasser Al-Kidwa stated on Monday that the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is going to meet with Presidents of some Latin American countries in Brazil. Arriving from…
Army, settlers developing rules for evacuation
The Israeli army and settler leaders from Gush Katif settlement are formulating a code of conduct ahead of the evacuation of settlements in the summer, army source said on Monday. …
Barak, persona-non-grata in Nazareth
Parents of 12 Palestinians (Israeli-Arabs) killed in October 2000 by Israeli police, in demonstrations in solidarity with the Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, called the resident…
Israeli army: Shell fired into Lebanon was accidental
An Israeli army spokesperson said shell fired into Lebanese territory on Monday morning was accidental. The spokeswoman said, army units were trying to blow up mines claimed to be planted…
Army completes training for removing barricaded settlers
The Israeli army completed exercises for removing settler groups who are expected to barricade themselves in their homes during the implementation of disengagement. The Israeli army will allocate five soldiers…
walled city Mayor held behind bars
An imprisoned Hamas candidate from the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, won mayoral elections, his deputy will take position in city hall. Wajeeh Qawais, a member of Hamas, has…
Dozens injured, one seriously in Jerusalem
Monday before noon, dozens of residents were injured in the old city of Jerusalem, one seriously, after the army attacked hundreds of residents who gathered in the area. A local…
Army plans to hold some far-rightists in detention ahead of disengagement
Israeli Army is planning to hold some far right-wing Israeli settlers under preventive arrest ahead of the intended evacuation of Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip, Israeli media sources reported…
Army arrests infiltrator in the Golan Heights
Monday morning, an Israeli military source reported that soldiers arrested an infiltrator who crossed into the Golan Heights after crossing the Syria border. The source stated that that the man,…
This Week in Palestine – May Week 1
Download MP3 (6.30 MB) | Listen to Real Audio  (6:52 min) This week in Palestine – a service of the International Middle East Media Center, for the week of Friday, April 29…
Comptroller: corruption; Israel’s greatest threat
‘Governmental corruption is the greatest threat Israel faces today,’ State Comptroller Eliezer Goldberg said Sunday. Goldberg unveiled the State Comptroller’s 55th Annual Report in a presentation to Knesset Speaker MK…
Five injured in Doura
Saturday at night, Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Doura, south of Hebron and conducted military searches of homes; five residents were injured during clashes which erupted in the village.…
Israel freezes prisoner release
Israeli Minister of Justice Tzipi Livni officially announced on Sunday that Israel will not proceed with the release of 400 Palestinian detainees held in Israeli prisons. Livni claimed that Palestinian…
PLO delegates more power to Abbas
In a move to strip PLO foreign minister Farouq Qadoumi of authority over PLO representatives in foreign countries, the PLO executive committee decided Friday to delegate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas…
Fatah local leaders to resign following election’ defeat
Fatah-ffiliated prisoners from the West bank city of Qalqylia called Fatah’s city committee to resign over poor show up in local elections in which Hamas won the 15 council seats.…
PA: US aid restriction a ‘slap in the face’
Palestinian officials are calling restrictions placed on the spending of $200 million aid , approved by the US House of Representatives on Thursday, a ‘huge slap in the face,’. The…
Exiled Lebanese leader returns
Former general and interim Prime Minister Michel Aoun returns to Lebanon after 15 years in exile. Anti-Syrian leader Michel Aoun returned to Lebanon Saturday to the cheers of thousands of…
Islamic Jihad executes an alleged Collaborator
Islamic Jihad operatives kidnapped and then executed over the weekend a Palestinian who was suspected of collaborating with Israeli security forces, claiming helped in tracking down the movement’s armed cell…
ACRI: Wall clear violation of int’l law
The route of the West Bank separation wall is a clear violation of international law and must be moved to inside Israel, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel said…
Ban on family reunification extended
The Israeli ministerial committee for legislation is set to approve Sunday proposed changes in the Citizenship Law that would allow mixed Israeli-Palestinian couples to acquire Israeli citizenship for the Palestinian…
Status of Settlers’ homes still in debate
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is in favor of demolishing the homes of the settlers who will be evacuated from the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli cabinet sources. The decision…
Dahlan: `“Detainees are the core of the Palestinian cause`
Palestinian Civil Affairs Minister Mohammad Dahlan said that the case of the detainees in Israeli prisons is the core in any negotiations with the Israeli side. After conducting a visit…
8 wounded in Hamas-Fatah election clashes in Rafah
Eight people were wounded Friday night in the southern Gaza strip city of Rafah in clashes between supporters of Fatah and Hamas over claimed irregularities in the second stage of…
Abbas: calls Sharon for a meeting to advance peace
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday that it was necessary to hold a meeting with Israeli Minister Ariel Sharon to push forward the peace process. ‘We need a meeting to…
Wall gate and wheelchair search
After the Israeli army decided to install electronic equipment on the gate of the Separation wall in Azzoun, near Qalqilia, crossing through the gate became of the daily difficult tasks…
Hamas, Fatah despute election results
As the second stage of local elections concluded, dispute between Hamas and Fatah is rising over who won more of the different councils. In the West Bank, while Hamas claimed…
Disengagement support declines in Israel
A public pull released by the Israeli newspaper Maariv revealed that support of disengagement among the Israelis has sharply dropped to 54% after it arrived to 61% over the last…
Election lessons
Both Fatah and Hamas have claimed victory in the second round of local elections, which took place on Thursday. According to the most recently known results, Fatah won 54% of…
Lebanese PM vows disarming Hezbollah
Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati told reporters Friday that he does not consider Hezbollah to be a militia, but vowed to disarm the party that drove Israel out of southern…
Annan names new UN envoy to Israeli-Palestinian
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan named on Friday Peruvian diplomat Alvaro de Soto as his special envoy to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, replacing Terje Roed-Larsen. de Soto will also serve as…
Jail, exile bars sons from bidding farewell to father
After 38 years of patience and pain, Mohammad Ahmad Fayyad from Jenin refugee camp left this world without seeing his sons, until he uttered his last breath, Fayyad kept asking…
Army receives orders to prepare for Gaza invasion
The Israeli army is preparing for a military operation in the Gaza Strip in retaliation to the firing of homemade shells against Israeli target, an Israeli source reported. The Israeli…
Three arrested west of Ramallah
Friday afternoon, Israeli soldiers arrested three residents during a protest against the Separation Wall in the village of Bilien, near the West bank city of Ramallah. A local source in…
Gush Katif rabbis accept, first time, to move as one unit
On Friday, the forum of rabbis of the Gush Katif Gaza Strip settlement bloc took a large step closer to coming to terms with pullout plan. For the first time,…
Army bulldozes farmlands near Hebron
A local source in the village of al-Sammoa’ near Hebron reported that military bulldozers uprooted farmlands located between al-Radeem, Ghwein al-Tihta, and Ghwein al-Foqa areas south of Hebron. Army bulldozed…
Homemade shells fired at Sderot, Salah ed-Deen brigades claims responsibility
Salah Ed-deen brigades, the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees declared responsibility for firing two homemade shells at Sderot. The brigades said that the shells were fired in retaliation of…
Video uncovers under cover agents
In a Jerusalem press conference, Israeli leftist groups who took part in the Belein village demonstration on April 28, presented a video that shows undercover soldiers throwing stones from the…
Turning Ariel college to Univ. could boost unauthorized outpost
There is no doubt that Israeli cabinet approval of turning Ariel settlement’ College into a university will be a springboard for the development of nearby unauthorized settlers’ outposts, which Israel…
Child shot because he refused to collaborate with Soldiers
Soldiers fired at and seriously wounded wednesday child Ahmad Salah 14, from Al-Kahder village near the west bank city of Bethlehem, because he refused to collaborate and lead soldiers to…
6 arrested in a Tel Aviv rally against the killing of 2 Palestinian teens
Hundreds of Israeli left-wing protesters demonstrated in Tel Aviv on Thursday evening against the killing Wednesday of two Palestinian youths in the West Bank by Israeli soldiers. The two teenagers…
Seeking democracy under occupation
Recent news arriving from balloting stations show that the ruling Fatah movement gained a narrower edge over Hamas in local elections in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Friday,…