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…
Soldiers flee base after not receiving food for three days
An Israeli military source reported that dozens of Israeli soldiers flee their military training base after not relieving food for three days. The soldiers were enlisted to the base two…
This Week in Palestine – April Week 3
April 15 – 21, 2005 This week in Palestine –a service of the International Middle East Media Center IMEMC. Org, for the week of Friday, April 15 to Thursday, April…
Six injured west of Ramallah
Friday evening, Israeli soldiers attacked a peaceful procession against the Separation Wall in the village of Bal’in, west of Ramallah. A local source in the village reported that soldiers attacked…
The officer got angry, and shot me
How did Mohammad Wahdan, 41, become the target of rubber-coated bullets fired by an Israeli soldier on Beit Eeba checkpoint, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus. He only…
Army arrested man claimed to be potential bomber
Israeli troops operating near the West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday have arrested a Palestinian, they suspected of volunteering to perform a suicide bombing, Israel Radio reported. The Radio…
Two fighters escape Palestinian detention
A Palestinian security source reported that two Palestinians detained at a Palestinian prison in Tulkarem managed to escape on Friday. The two residents were held on suspicions of connections with…
Dahlan and Mofaz agree to coordinate Gaza pullout
The Palestinian Minister of civil affairs, Mohammad Dahlan and the Israeli defense Minister Shaul Mofaz agreed Thursday night to form ‘coordination mechanisms’ in preparation to Israel’s withdrawal from the Gaza…
Female detainee released after six months without charges
The Bethlehem office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that Israeli authorities released Ahlam Salah, 28, from Al-Khader near Bethlehem. Ahlam was in administrative detention for six months without charges…
Palestinians, an Israeli and a Journalist injured in Anti-Wall demo
At least 21 Palestinian demonstrators were wounded in a nonviolent anti-wall demonstration in the village of Beliin north of the West Bank on Thursday, Palestinian sources reported. The demonstration was…
Palestinian Legislative Elections
Law makers from the ruling Fatah movement, who constitute a majority in the current Palestinian Parliament, decided on Wednesday to withdraw dozens of amendments to the proposed election bill. On…
On eve of Jewish holydays, Palestinians are besieged
Israeli military officials decided Thursday to impose an entire closure on all Palestinian territories during the Jewish holidays. The closure order would be in effect from Thursday night until Monday…
Sharon’s office confirms a soon meeting with Abbas
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet again soon, Sharon’s office said on Friday. Israeli official sources expect the meeting to take place before Abbas’…
Election campaign in 84 Palestinian local councils began today
Candidates for 84 local councils in the West Bank started their election campaigns as in scheduled by the high committee for local councils’ elections. The elections will be held on…
PFLP, DFLP criticize the new elections law
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestinian (PFLP), and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestinian (DFLP), criticized the approval of the Palestinian elections law, which ‘disregarded the…
PLO factions seek unity in elections
Palestinian factions under the umbrella of the Palestinian Liberation Organization are conducting extensive talks in an attempt to reach unified coalition in the upcoming legislative elections. A senior Palestinian source…
Soldier wounded in attack near Gaza Strip fence
An Israel soldier was moderately wounded Thursday as an explosive device detonated near a military jeep patrooling the Israeli side of the northern Gaza Strip security fence. army source said…
Appeal to release two detained brothers
Family of two detainees from Bethlehem appealed humanitarian organizations to aid in releasing their sons and end their suffering in solitary confinement. The family of Nasser and Nidal Sweilim, 18…
Hunger strike in Huwwara resumes
For the third day, the detainees in Huwwara detention, near Nablus, resumed their hunger strike which was announced in protest to the bad treatment and harsh conditions they face in…
New play fetes U.S. peace activist Rachel Corrie
‘My name is Rachel Corrie’ is the title of the play running in London’s theaters tracing the journey of Rachel Corrie from comfortable American home to death in a Gaza…
PHR report on medical neglect of Palestinian detainees
Physicians for Human Rights published a report on the bad treatment and medical neglect the Palestinian detainees are facing in ‘Ofer’ Israeli detention. The PHR report revealed that detainees in…
Objection to more Egyptian troops on borders on rise in Israel
Chair of the Israeli Knesset Reuvene Revelen demanded the State’s Attorney General Minachem Mazuz, to urge Prime Minister Ariel Sharon not to sign the agreement in which Israel allows Egypt…
Poll: ‘55% of Israeli Jews support disengagement’
A public poll conducted in Israel revealed that the majority of Jewish Israelis support disengagement and believe that the tension between Jews and Arabs in Israel a grave threat to…
Abbas meets with the U.S. envoys on disengagement, Road Map
The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met on Wednesday in Ramallah with the two U.S. envoys, David Welch, deputy secretary of state, and Elliot Abrams, deputy national security advisor, Palestinian sources…
Voluntary Deportation
On April 18, the tiny Palestinian village of Aqaba, south-east of Jenin, received a new visitation from Asher, the local boss of the Israeli army’s ‘Civil Administration’. Aqaba villagers have…
When is our mother coming back?
A 13 year-old girl from Jenin Refugee Camp is writing a letter to Kofi Anan. Sandy Nasser Al Sa’di is appealing to international organizations to help her reach the UN…
Putin: Missiles to Syria to stop Israel’s air force buzzing of Assad
‘SA-18 missiles will of course make it difficult to fly over the residence of the Syrian president,’ Russian President Vladimir Putin told Israeli TV channel one ahead of his next…
Sharon: despite criticisms, WB settlements are expanding
In an interview with Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Israeli Prime minister Ariel Sharon affirmed that his cabinet continue to expand West Bank settlements, despite international objections. ‘There, we are building 1,000…
PA more ready for pullout than Israel
Palestinians, assisted by mayors from the area as well as private businessmen, have been conducting a comprehensive survey of the buildings in the settlements in order to decide which to…
Army to expel 27 residents from a village near Tubas
The Israeli army intends to evacuate 27 residents of three families from the village of Al-Aqaba, near Tubas, after notices of eviction were issued against them. The families have to…
Soldiers attack detainees Huwwara detention
Wednesday afternoon, at least 50 soldiers broke into Huwwara detention, north of the West Bank, and attacked the detainees, who were striking in protest to the bad treatment and living…
Army invades a village south of Tulkarem
Wednesday afternoon, Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Al-Ras, north of Tulkarem and conducted military searches of homes. A local source in Tulkarem reported that soldiers broke into dozens of…
Army begins moving some equipment out of Gaza Strip
Israeli army began moving equipment out of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, in preparation to implementing the unilateral disengagement plan, Israeli sources reported. An army spokesman said, around 20 containers…
Court orders end of Tali Fahima’s Solitary Confinement
The central court in Tel Aviv ruled to end solitary confinement of Tali Fahima, an Israeli citizen arrested upon alleged accusations of helping Palestinians carry out attacks in Israel. Fahima…
Woman miscarriages at Al-Tuffah checkpoint, infant dies
A Palestinian woman trapped on Al-Tuffah checkpoint, the only passage leading to Al-Mawassi, west of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip, gave birth to a dead infant, after soldiers barred…
Israeli Consul to Holland arrested for bribery
Israel’s consul to Holland, Uriel Yitzhaki, 50, was arrested at Ben Gurion International Airport, after arriving in Israel for a visit on Tuesday. An Israeli source reported that the International…
Yaalon met with Abdullah King of Jordan
The outgoing Israeli chief of staff Moshe Yaalon met with King Abdullah II of Jordan Tuesday in Amman, Israeli sources reported. The source did not mention topics discussed in the…
Hezbollah: We will never lay arms down as Israel is still a threat
Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary General of the Lebanese resistance party Hezbollah that the United Nations’ demand to disarm the militias in Lebanon is irrelevant to Hezbollah because it is not…
Naveh Dkalim settlers call Mofaz ‘traitor’
As the Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz visited on Tuesday, Naveh Dkalim settlement, in the Gush Katif settlement Bloc, dozens of settlers called him a traitor and urged him to…
U.S. to provide $3 billion to assist pullout
The American Administration has agreed to give Israel a 3 billion-dollar financial guarantee until 2008 to assist the implementation of the disengagement plan, Israel Radio said Wednesday. Israeli delegates met…
Abbas: Instead of giving a hand, Israel is hindering and inciting
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in a Tuesday meeting with Israeli reporters in Ramallah, stated that Israel has once again failed to give him a chance, as it did while he…
PLC approves election bill
The Palestinian legislative council approved in principle on Wednesday the election bell, ending a two weeks dispute on whether the election could take place on July 17. ‘It is now…
Palestinian-European understanding to support P.A police
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Qorei is slated to sign, Wednesday, an understanding to establish a coordination office to support the Palestinian Police. A senior source at the Palestinian Authority reported…
Violations resumed in the occupied territories
Approximately seventy days after the cease fire agreement declared at the Sharm Al-Sheikh summit in Egypt, between the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and the Israeli PM Ariel Sharon, the Israeli…
Learning to kneel: the hard way
First step: show no sign of resistance to any move by the controlling superpower, no matter how painful or unjust the move may appear to you. Don’t demand a return…
Fatah to decide on election delay today
The Fatah bloc in the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) is meeting on Thursday in Ramallah to decide whether it is going to vote in the council for the delay of…
Abbas: Palestinian Authority disarmed gunmen in Jericho, Tulkarem
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Tuesday that the PA has collected weapons from all wanted men in the West Bank towns of Jericho and Tulkarem, which Israel transferred to Palestinian…
High court rejects petition to shift wall route near Bethlehem
http://radio.indymedia.org/uploads/headlin2-041905.mp369ze72.mp3 High court orders a halt to the construction of the Israeli annexation wall section near Ariel settlement, but approves wall construction near Bethlehem Israel has halted the construction of…
tenders for bids to build 50 new settlers homes
http://radio.indymedia.org/uploads/headlin1-041905.mp3 Israeli issued monday tenders seeking bids for the construction of 50 new houses in the Wet Bank settlement of Elkana near Salfit, The Palestinian Authority complained to the…
Detainee released after four years in administrative detention
Israeli Prison Authorities (IPA) released on Monday evening detainee ‘Ali Farraj Salem Abu Juraida, 29, from Rafah, after four years in administrative detention, without trial or charges. Abu Juraida was…