Army invades the west Bank city of Qalqilia, one resident arrested
Israeli army troops invaded the West Bank city of Qalqilia and arrested one resident there on Wednesday morning. Several army vehicles stormed the city, while soldiers launched a house-to-house search…
Army invades Beit Fajar village and arrests eight residents
Israeli army forces stormed the village of Beit Fajjar, south of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Wednesday at dawn. Soldiers searched several houses before arresting eight residents and taking…
Army installs a fence between Tamon village and the nearby settlements
Israeli army bulldozers started to install a fence between the village of Tamon near the West Bank city of Salfet and nearby Israeli Jewish settlements on Wednesday morning. The fence is…
Army invades Al Walaja village near Bethlehem and levels one house
Israeli army troops invaded the village of Walaja, north-west of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, demolishing one house and damaging a second one on Wednesday morning. In a phone call with IMEMC…
Israel banns prisoner’s wife from traveling
Israeli authorities banned the wife of Ahmad Sa’adat, the secretary general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, from traveling from Ben Gorion airport to Japan on Tuesday.…
Army kills an Islamic Jihad man inside his house in Jericho
The Israeli army killed 22-year-old Ramadan Mtair for his alleged involvement in the Islamic Jihad resistance movement in a pre-dawn invasion to Jericho on Wednesday.Troops had entered Aqbat Jaber camp with…
UK standing at a nadir in Mideast
United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has brought Britain’s standing in the Arab and Muslim worlds to its lowest point for half a century. By withdrawing British monitors from a…
Russian and Chinese presidents issue statement urging Palestine-Israel peace talks
A joint declaration, signed Tuesday between Russia and China during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to China, urged Israel and Palestine to return to the negotiating table for peace talks.Since the…
Letter to the Editor: Sad Day for Democracy
In an age in which the South Americans are slowly re-asserting their rights to decide their own futures it is sad to see Palestine moving the other way. Dear Editor:…
The Israeli Raid in Jericho: The Background
The origins of the March 14 Israeli raid of a Palestinian prison in Jericho are rooted in another Israeli raid on a Palestinian city in 2001. On August 27 of…
Hamas faces daunting solo government challenge
The Palestinian movement Hamas was given a stark reminder of the challenges awaiting it in power as gunmen attacked government ministries and its chief donor stood by threats to cut…
Israel opens trade crossing into Gaza for several hours to allow entry of essential foodstuffs
Israeli Authorities reopened the Mintar( Karni) Crossing Tuesday morning in order to allow the entrance of essential foodstuffs, mainly grains and vegetables, into the impoverished Gaza Strip — home to…
Army invades Nablus, four resident injured
Israeli soldiers invaded Askar refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Nablus, and shot four Palestinians; two were seriously injured. Army source claimed that soldiers also fired at two…
Israeli leader calls for assassinating Israeli Left-wing activist
National Jewish Front leader Baruch Marzel, on Monday called on the Israeli Army to assassinate the far-left leader of the Gush Shalom movement Uri Avnery, and said the leaders of…
Hunger-striking Saudi prisoner in Israeli Jails force-fed
Israeli Authorities working in the Israeli prison department force fed a Saudi prisoner in order to stop his hunger strike, a strike which has not been made public, and which…
‘Samir Kassir Award for Freedom of the Press’ launched
The first edition of the “Samir Kassir Award for Freedom of the Press”, which will be awarded by the Delegation of the European Commission in Lebanon, with the participation of…
Otteh: We will remain friends of the people of Palestine
Mark Otteh, European Union envoy said the EU will not cease its aid to the Palestinian People and will remain partner for the Palestinian People pointing that the situation nit…
Israeli Police claims arresting a ‘potential bomber’ near Jerusalem
The Israeli police arrested on Tuesday ten Palestinian residents, including a potential suicide bomber, after finding a bag filled with explosives in his possession; police source said that the explosive…
Military Court sentence on two Palestinian personiers
Salim Israeli military court sentenced Mahmoud Antar 16 months in jail and NIS 2000 as fine for being a Fatah Movement member, Tuesday afternoon Anter was arrested during a military…
Army continues its siege forced on Bita village or the second day
Israeli army forces continued its siege and imposed curfew for the second day on Bita village north the West Bank city of Nablus, Tuesday morning. More than 20 army vehicles…
Palestinian resistance shells military posts in the Gaza strip
Al Aqsa martyrs brigades’ the armed wing of Fatah clamed the responsibility of firing two home made shells at Israeli military posts in the Gaza strip, Tuesday afternoon. One shell…
Army demolishes one house in Haga village east of Qalqilia
Israeli army bulldozers demolished the house of Jamal Hamad in the village of Haga east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia, Tuesday morning. Soldiers, who protected the bulldozers, clamed…
Army arrests two residents from Tulkarem while crossing Al Karama border crossing
Israeli army arrested two residents from the West Bank city of Tulkarem while crossing Al Karama between Jordan and the West Bank, on Tuesday morning. Saeed Abu Khiet, 29, and…
US-based Jewish group Calls on Caterpillar to Stop Profiting from Destruction of Palestinian Homes
The organization Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) has called on other Jewish organizations and individuals to join the campaign to pressure Caterpillar, Inc. to stop profiting from the destruction of…
Hamas Delegation Arrives to Bahrain as Part of Gulf Tour
A delegation from Hamas movement arrived today into the Bahraini capital city Manama, as part of a tour in different Gulf states that includes Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and…
Sa’adat Lawyers to Sue British Foreign Office over Prison Raid
British lawyers representing the leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Ahmad Sa’adat, are considering suing the British Foreign Office over its decision to withdraw monitors…
Israeli Bulldozers Demolish House in Qalqilia
The Israeli military demolished on Tuesday a house in the West Bank city of Qalqiliia, local sources reported. The Caterpillar D9 bulldozers, driven by Israeli soldiers, destroyed the home of…
Israeli military court rules 25 year sentence for Palestinian citizen
The Israeli Military Court in Salem made a judgment against Palestinian prisoner Tha’er Samih Abu Asab. Abu Asab was given a sentence of 25 years of imprisonment after being charged…
Israeli forces invade Balata and Askar refugee camps, arrest eight
Israeli Forces arrested 8 Palestinians in Balata Refugee Camp in Nablus city, in the northern part of the West Bank, Tuesday morning; one of the arrestees is noted as being…
Palestinian refugees attempting to flee Iraq stopped at Jordan border
Jordan has closed its border crossing with Iraq to prevent the entry of Palestinian residents in Iraq fleeing persecution amid the violence of the US-based occupation and subsequent civil strife.…
THE POWER OF SAYING NO
As the new Hamas government is sworn into power in the Palestinian Authority, we might ask: What would bring a people, the most secular of Arab populations with little history…
Israel Implements E1 Plan to Isolate East Jerusalem
Amid the chaos of the Israeli army’s abduction of Palestinian member of parliament and Secretary General of the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Ahmad Sa’dat (among…
Leftist parties decide not to join Hamas-led cabinet
The Independent Palestine Party, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and ‘The Alternative’ leftist coalition all decided not to join the new Hamas-led Palestinian government, leaving Hamas to form…
South African Union: Israeli Apartheid worse than South Africa’s
Top South African Trade Unionist Willy Madisha issued a white-hot condemnation of Israel’s apartheid policies at a London conference on Saturday. Addressing the Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s trade union conference at…
Israeli War Planes Destroy Water Pipe in Khan Younis
Israeli war planes hit Sunday a water pipe in the Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis. Mayor of al-Fakhari municipality, Auda al-Amour said that the missile that hit Salah al-Deen…
One resident injured by military fire in the Gaza Strip
Israeli army shot and injured on Monday morning, one resident of Beit Hanoun in the Gaza strip, a Palestinian medical source reported. The resident sustained an injury in the thigh…
Army forces residents to strip at a military checkpoint east of Tubas
Monday morning, Israeli soldiers stationed at Taiaseer military checkpoint east of the West Bank city of Tubas, forced several residents to undress before passing the checkpoint. Soldiers forced all males…
Israeli Army invades two West Bank villages near Hebron, arrests Four
The Israeli army invaded two villages near the West Bank city of Hebron and arrested four residents Monday morning. The Palestine News Network reported that Israeli soldiers broke into several…
Israel extends closure on West Bank and Gaza indefinitely; opens trade crossing
The announcement of an extended closure was made at the weekly cabinet meeting by right-wing Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz, who had initially ordered the closure to remain in force…
Army invades Trqumia and Bani Na’em villages near Hebron and arrests two residents
Israeli army forces stormed the villages of Trqumia and Bani Na’em near the West Bank city of Hebron and arrested two residents there, Monday morning. In Tarqumia village, troops stormed…
Associated Press (AP) Erases Video of Israeli Soldier Shooting Palestinian Boy
In the midst of journalism’s "Sunshine Week"–during which the Associated Press and other news organizations are valiantly proclaiming the public’s "right to know"–AP insists on conducting its own activities in…
Army arrests three residents from Sa’ir village near Hebron
Israeli army stationed at Al Nabi Yousif checkpoint close to the village of Sa’ir near the West Bank city of Hebron, arrested on Sunday at night three residents from the…
Palestinian resistance fighters protest at Palestinian Police Chief Parade; demand work
Four Palestinian Security Men were injured during clashes with members of the Al Aqsa brigades, the armed wing of the Fateh party, in the north and central areas of the…
Beta village under siege for the last four days
Israeli forces arrested nine Palestinian citizens Monday morning in Beta village south east of the city of Nablus. Eye witnesses in Beta village reported that a huge contingent of Israeli…
Israeli forces shot and injured Palestinian citizen
Palestinian Medical Sources reported that Palestinian citizen Abu Odai, 25 years old, from Beit Hanoun village in the northern Gaza Strip, was seriously injured when Israeli soldiers opened fire at…
UN Report: Palestinians Suffer Water, Food Crisis due to Israeli closure and Wall
The Palestinians are on the verge of a humanitarian crisis, as the UN warns, not just because of food shortage caused by Israeli closures but also because their agriculture-dependent territories…
Residents of Beit Ummar village reclaim land confiscated by Israel for the Wall
Yesterday, dozens of people from Beit Ummar village in northern Hebron faced off with Israeli soldiers in a non-violent demonstration on their own land which is being confiscated for the…
Army invades Beita village near Nablus and arrests nine residents
Israeli army troops stormed Beita Village, south east of the West Bank city of Nablus, imposed curfew and arrested nine residents this Monday morning. Local sources say that the Palestinians…
Israeli Army artillery renews shelling of the Gaza strip; one wounded
The Israeli army artillery renewed the shelling of the northern areas in the Gaza strip, Monday morning. The shelling targeted farmland and open areas in Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun…
One resident arrested from Siliat Al Harthia village near Jenin
In a pre dawn invasion Monday of Siliat Al Harthia near the West Bank city of Jenin, Israeli army troops arrested Ragheb Zbod (26). Local sources reported that Israeli army vehicles…
Israeli army arrests a Palestinian resident from Al Shawawra village near Bethlehem
Israeli army forces stormed the village of Al Shawawra, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and arrested one resident there, Monday at dawn. Mohamed Al Shawaara, 24, was…
Palestinian resistance fires two home made shells towards Sderot
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of Fatah, claimed responsibility for firing two home made shells towards the Israeli town of Sderot, Monday dawn. In a press release from the…
Army arrests five residents from several areas in the West Bank
Israeli army troops invaded several West Bank areas and arrested five residents who were allegedly "wanted" by the Army, Monday morning, local sources reported. One was arrested from Siliat Al…
Palestinian President: Attack on Jericho prison shames Israel and international community
In a press conference Sunday at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stated that the Israeli attack on the Palestinian Prison in Jericho…
Preliminary investigation of killing of eight-year old reveals Israeli misconduct
Eight year old Akbar Zaid, killed Friday night by Israeli border police, was a victim of misconduct by the Israeli forces. Zaid is the latest in a spate of child…
Leftist PFLP undecided on joining Hamas-led government
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) announced Sunday that the faction is still deciding whether to participate in the new Hamas Government. After winning a majority in…
Hamas Submits new Cabinet to Palestinian President Abbas
Hamas has submitted its cabinet list to the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday. The new cabinet includes, 14 ministers from the West Bank, 10 from Gaza Strip, including one…
Israeli court indicts far-right settler for incitement
The Jerusalem Magistrates indicted on Sunday far-right settler, Noam Federman, of inciting to violence, and incitement against Arabs in an attempt to thwart the Gaza Disengagement Plan during his weekly…
For Wall construction; soldiers annex 766 Dunams west of Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers annexed on Sunday 766 Dunams of farmland that belong to residents of villages west of Bethlehem in order to construct the annexation Wall in the area. The Popular…
Soldiers invade two villages near Nablus, impose curfew
Israeli soldiers invaded on Saturday evening Huwwara and Beta villages, near the West Bank city of Nablus, and imposed curfew barring the residents from leaving their homes. A local source…
Meshal: Hamas puts struggle for liberation before politics
Running the government of the Palestinian Authority will not deflect Hamas from its overriding goal of pursuing liberation from Israeli occupation, said Khaled Meshal, the leader-in-exile of the Islamic Resistance…
The Unrecognized Palestinians: Banned from Marriage, Travel and Opening Bank Accounts
More than 54,000 Palestinians suffer from the problem of not having an identity card, either by not being registered with the Israeli authorities at birth, or by having foreign nationalities.…
Army shells northern Gaza
Israeli air-force shelled on Saturday night after midnight several areas in the northern and southern parts of the Gaza Strip; army claims that the shelled locations are used by resistance…
Haniyya to submit government to Abbas on Sunday
The acting Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, stated on Saturday evening, that he will meet the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday to present the formation of the Hamas-led government.…
Haniyya to submit government to Abbas on Sunday
The acting Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, stated on Saturday evening, that he will meet the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday to present the formation of the Hamas-led government.…
Haniyya to submit government to Abbas on Sunday
The acting Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, stated on Saturday evening, that he will meet the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday to present the formation of the Hamas-led government.…
Haniyya to submit government to Abbas on Sunday
The acting Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, stated on Saturday evening, that he will meet the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday to present the formation of the Hamas-led government.…
This Week In Palestine, March Week 2
Listen to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 file 8.54 MB This Week In Palestine, a service of the…
Resident arrested near Huwwara checkpoint
Israeli soldiers arrested on Saturday afternoon one Palestinian resident at Huwwara checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Nablus . Army claims that the resident carried a 20-cintemeter knife.…
Resident arrested near Huwwara checkpoint
Israeli soldiers arrested on Saturday afternoon one Palestinian resident at Huwwara checkpoint, near the West Bank city of Nablus . Army claims that the resident carried a 20-cintemeter knife.…
Illegal Israeli Digging Beneath Western Wall of Al Aqsa Mosque Continues
Israeli construction companies, with support from Israeli armed forces, have resumed digging underneath the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, apparently in a bid to undermine the foundations of the ancient mosque…
P.A denies Israeli reports on Abbas’s intentions to resign
Nabeel Abu Rodeina, the spokesperson of the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, said on Saturday that Abbas does not intend to resign, and that what the Israeli media published on the…
Haniyya to present Hamas government to Abbas on Saturday evening
Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, announced that it has finalized the formation of its government, and that the acting Prime Minister, Ismail Haniyya, will present the government during a pres conference…
Palestinian prisoner from Hebron sentenced to 25 yeas in Israeli Jail
The Israeli court of Ofer sentenced on Saturday monring, Yousri Al Golani from the West Bank city of Hebron to 25 years imprisonment. Golani was arrested in July 2003 and…
Army arrests three Palestinian legislators from Hamas in Jerusalem
Israeli army troops arrested three members of the Palestinian legislative council from the Hamas Party in Jerusalem, Saturday morning. The three were arrested near Ma’ali Adumim settlement near the city…
Two residents die from land slide in Al Sammoa’ village
Two residents from Al Sammoa’ village south of the West Bank city of Hebron, died late on Friday night from land slide at the work place in the village. …
Army invades Al Moroog area east of Qalqilia, arrests two residents
Israeli army invaded Al Mroge area, which ia a farming land area, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia and arrested Odai Al Shobaki, 16, and Sameer Al Shobaki, 13, and took…
Pro-Israel Lobby determines U.S. Policy, says Harvard Study
U.S. policies in the Middle East don’t serve the country’s national interest, and are determined primarily by the country’s pro-Israel lobby, according to a study published Thursday by researchers from…
Amnesty International Calls On Israel to End Settlement, stop Construction of Wall
International human rights organization Amnesty International called on Israel to cease the expansion of settlements and the construction of the Annexation Wall in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, in…
Two Palestinians killed in Gaza explosion
A Palestinian medical source in Gaza reported on Friday evening that two Palestinians were killed in an explosion in the northern Gaza Strip, three residents were injured. The two were…
Rachel’s story needs to be told, now
If there were poetic justice, if Hollywood or the publishing industry had true courage, the story of Rachel Corrie would be coming to a big screen or bookstore near you.…
Vigils around the world commemorate third anniversary of Rachel Corrie’s murder
American citizen and peace activist Rachel Corrie was run down by an Israeli bulldozer while trying to protect the home of a Palestinian doctor on March 16, 2003. On the…
Four peaceful protesters injured in Bil’in
Residents of Bi’in village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Israeli and international peace activists protested on Friday against the Israeli annexation Wall, and the recent statements of the…
Israeli court extends detention of 60 Palestinian prisoners held without charges
Over the last several days, Israeli Authorities have ruled to extend the administrative detention of more than 60 Palestinians in the Negev Prison Camp, a camp made up mainly of…
No agreement on National Unity government
Azzam Al Ahmad, head of Fateh bloc at the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) said that Hamas movement rejected the joint document presented by all parliamentary blocs which includes four main …
Israeli military confirms that soldier killed in Jenin raid Thursday was shot by fellow soldier
Israeli military sources confirmed Friday that an Israeli soldier who died of gunshot wounds sustained during an invasion of the West Bank city of Jenin Thursday was in fact shot…
Resident arrested in Hebron invasion
Israeli soldiers invaded on Friday at dawn the West Bank city of Hebron and arrested one resident. A Palestinian security source in Hebron reported that soldiers, supported by armored vehicles,…
Soldiers shell areas east of Gaza
Israeli artillery shelled on Friday morning several areas east of Gaza city. The Palestinian WAFA news agency reported that tanks stationed on the Gaza Strip borders fired several shells at…
Playing Two Different Games
Hamas’ guidelines are helping Israel: They depict a religious and cultural clash, outside the framework of the people’s struggle against foreign occupiers The Palestinians are busy forming a government. It…
Israeli forces prevent Jenin residents from entering Nablus
Israeli forces prevented Palestinian citizens living near Jenin from entering the city of Nablus Thursday. Eyewitnesses said that Israeli forces stationed at the Bathan checkpoint, northeast of the city of…
East Jerusalem conference raided by Israeli security; legislators and speakers arrested
A conference scheduled Thursday morning in East Jerusalem to plan a Palestinian civil society response to the Israeli seizure of East Jerusalem was attacked by Israeli forces, and speakers, Palestinian…
Palestinian citizen arrested in At’teel near Tulkarem
Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian citizen of At’teel town north of the city of Tulkarem Thursday afternoon. A local source reported that Israeli forces raided the town and arrested Mohammad…
Captured Sa’adat, now in Israeli prison, blames US, UK for role in Israeli attack on Jericho prison
Ahmad Sa’adat, the leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestinian, abducted by Israeli forces from a Palestinian prison on Tuesday, told the Palestinian people not to count…
Israelis indicted for attack on Christian holy site in Nazareth
An Israeli couple and their daughter were indicted on Thursday for trying to set fire to the Basilica of the Annuciation in Nazareth, one of the holiest sites in Christendom.…
On third anniversary of the Israeli murder of Rachel Corrie, NY City Theater defends cancelling play
"My Name is Rachel Corrie", a one-woman show based on the diaries and emails written by Rachel Corrie, the 23-year old American activist killed by an Israeli military bulldozer on…
In U.S. Trial, American who was held in Israeli detention tells of torture
American citizens arrested in Israel have repeatedly suffered physical and psychological trauma while detained by Israeli security forces, stated an FBI agent to a US court, during a hearing about…
What Options Left for Palestine?
The events overtaking Palestine are eerily reminiscent of 1948. Unfolding today in the occupied territories is another disaster of historic proportions, evocative of Nietzsche’s eternal recurrence. Israeli expansion, colonization, and…
Livni: `“Abbas is powerless, we had to operate in Jericho and arrest killers of Ze’evi`
Israeli Foreign Minister, said in response of the statements of the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, regarding the Jericho Prison attack, that Abbas (Abu Mazin) is a powerless leader with shortcoming…
B’Tselem and PHR: `“Parading of Naked Prisoners in Jericho Violated International Law`
The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, B’Tselem, and Physicians for Human Rights, in Israel (PHR), wrote on Thursday to the Israeli army Judge Advocate General,…
Israeli High Court approves of continuation of Wall construction west of Ramallah
The Israeli High Court approved on Thursday the continuation of construction of the annexation Wall, especially in areas located west of the West Bank city of Ramallah. The nine-judge court…