Two residents arrested east of Qalqilia
Israeli soldiers arrested on Friday two residents in Jeet village, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia. The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported that soldiers broke into dozens of…
Child seriously injured in Bethlehem
Friday evening, Israeli soldiers invaded the Deheishe refugee camp, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, clashed with dozens of youth, and seriously shot one child in his head. The…
Last chance for two states
"One million of the estimated 3.8 million Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territories rely on Palestinian Government salaries for their livelihoods. Impoverishing and embittering our people will not only exacerbate…
Eight homemade shells fired by Palestinian resistance at Israeli towns; no injuries
The Ahmed Abul Reesh Brigades, an offshoot of the Fatah Movement in Palestine, fired eight shells at the Israeli Negev towns of Sderot and Majdal, and towards an Israeli military…
Israeli report: ‘Palestinian youth stabs Border Police officer near Jerusalem’
An Israeli police source reported of Friday that one Israeli border policeman was stabbed by a Palestinian youth at Al Ram checkpoint, north of Jerusalem. The officer was injured in…
European Union:’Freeze of aid to Palestinian Authority stays in effect indefinitely’
Friday, the European Union (E.U)said that its decision to freeze aid money transfer to the Palestinian Authority (P.A) stays in effect indefinitely, and urged Israel to resume the transfer of…
Sixteen Palestinians arrested overnight in the West Bank
Israeli military sources reported that Israeli soldiers arrested sixteen Palestinians in various parts of the West Bank Thursday night. The arrested Palestinians were taken by force from their homes, in…
This Week in Palestine, April Week 3
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Labor reject an offer by Kadima, demands more than 5 portfolios
Labor party’s negotiating team rejected an offer by the winning party Kadima to get five portfolios if they join a coalition to form the government saying that they want 6-7…
Soldiers arrest one resident in Jericho
Friday morning, Israeli soldiers invaded Aqbat Jaber refugee camp, south of the West Bank city of Jericho. A Palestinian security source in Jericho reported that soldiers, supported by dozens of…
PLO seconds Abbas decision to stop the formation of a special security unit
The executive committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, (PLO) approved in a statement published on Friday, the Presidential decree preventing the government to form a special security unit in the…
Residents, peace activists protest against the Wall, Israeli products in Bilin
400 Palestinian residents of Bilin village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, 30 Israelis and 40 international peace activists, protested on Friday against the Israeli annexation Wall, and against…
Two fighters, one resident arrested in Jenin invasion
Friday morning, Israeli forces arrested two resistance fighters in Qabatia town near the West Bank city of Jenin. One resident was arrested in a separate invasion in Sielet Al Harthiyya…
Palestinian MOF considering giving partial salaries to ease crisis
In bid to ease the hard situation, the state employees are facing because of the financial crisis the Palestinian Authority is in, the Palestinian Minister of Finance Omar Abdul Razeq…
Army invades Bethlehem, arrests one resident
The Israeli troops invaded, late of Thursday at night, the West Bank city of Bethlehem and arrested one resident. Soldiers invaded the city, surrounded and searched houses in Hindaza neighborhood…
Army claims to find a ‘suspicious object’ and detain the driver at Halhul checkpoint
Friday morning, Israeli soldiers stationed at Halhoul checkpoint near the West Bank city of Hebron arrested one resident, after claiming that they uncovered a suspicious object in his car. Soldiers…
Army invades Siliat Al Harthia and Qabatia in Jenin and arrests one resident
The Israeli army invaded the villages of Sielet Al Harthiyya and Qabatia near the West Bank city of Jenin and arrested one resident, on Friday morning. Talha Issa, 25, was…
In an invasion to the village of Harmala, army arrests one resident
The Israeli armed forces invaded the village of Harmala west of the West Bank city of Bethlehem and arrested one resident identified as Tarik Attalah, Friday at dawn. Troops stormed…
One resident arrested from Toqua village east Bethlehem
Israeli army troops arrested Salem Nawawra, 33, from the village of Toqua east of Bethlehem In pre down invasion on Friday, a local source reported. The source added that army…
Army invades Jericho and arrests one resident
The Israeli forces invaded Aqbet Jaber refugee camp in the West Bank city of Jericho and arrested one resident, Friday morning. Troops, backed by several army vehicles stormed the camp…
Army resumes its shelling to east and north areas in the Gaza strip
The Israeli army artillery resumed its shelling to the eastern and northern Gaza strip, Friday at dawn. The shelling targeted land and homes in Beit Lahia and Biet Hanoun and…
Audio Report: The Daily News For April 20, 2006
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Russia Donates $10 millions USD in direct aid to the PA
The Palestinian Authority signed an agreement with the through which the later would donate $10 million in direct aid to the Palestinian Authority, Palestinian sources reported on Thursday. The agreement…
Elected Mayer of Qalqilia released from jail
The Israeli authorities released the Palestinian Prisoner Wajeeh Qawas, the recently elected Mayer of the West Bank city of Qalqilia, Thursday noon. Qawas was arrested four years ago and was…
Army arrests five residents near Hebron
Israeli armed forces arrested five residents in pre dawn Thursday invasion of Dura and Ithna villages near the West Bank city of Hebron. In Dura, troops stormed several houses in…
Settlers attack schools students in Hebron
Israeli settlers, accompanied by Soldiers, attacked school students in the West Bank city of Hebron on Thursday morning. The attacks occured in areas adjacent to Tel Al Romaida and Beit…
Palestinian Prime Minister blames rumor of attack on PA Preventative Security
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyya denied reports that he and his procession were fired at last night. On Thursday morning, he said that he is certain that some in the…
British human rights groups urge European Union to release Palestinian aid money
A number of human rights institutions based in the United Kingdom have sent an urgent message to the European Union and the British government to immediately reverse their decision of…
Israeli Operation ‘Ongoing Pressure’ in Nablus targets wives, mothers of fighters
The Israeli army launched a military offensive on March 31, dubbed "ongoing pressure", which is ongoing in the city, suburbs and refugee camps of Nablus. The 15,000 residents of Nablus…
Can Hamas Change to a Political Organization?
Occupation is the seed-bed for terrorism. It creates a uniquely fertile environment for random acts of violence directed at civilians. The insightful analysis of Robert A. Pape “Al Qaidas Smart…
320 Palestinians treated for shock as a result of Israeli shelling
At least 320 Palestinians were treated for shock in the past week as a result of the continuous shelling of Palestinian residential areas in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical sources…
Israeli military continues shelling of Palestinians in Gaza Strip
Israeli tanks and artillery resumed their concentrated pounding of populated areas in northern Gaza Strip Wednesday, alleging they were responding to Palestinian homemade shells fired at Israeli settlements close to…
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Arab Fund to donate emergency funding to Palestinians
Large Arab investment funds will funnel about $50 million into projects to ease the hardships of the Palestinians but the money will not go to the cash-strapped Hamas-led government, fund…
Israeli military in Nablus continue arrests of the family members of ‘wanted’ men
The Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Nablus continued to arrest the wives and mothers of ‘wanted’ men, in an attempt to ‘bait’ the men into turning themselves…
Palestinian arrested from Tubas
Saile Darghmah, 21, was arrested at an Israeli military checkpoint between the West Bank city of Tubas and Iaqaba village near Jenin, late Wednesday night. Darghmah is a resident of…
Army invades Azoun village, east of Qalqilia
The Israeli Army invaded the village of Azoun, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia, late Wednesday night. Several armored vehicles stormed the village and were shooting randomly at…
Hundreds to protest against planned Wall near At-Tuwani village this Saturday
SOUTH HEBRON – Hundreds of people are expected to flock to the South Hebron village of At-Tuwani this Saturday, to demonstrate against the planned Apartheid Wall. The wall will be…
Hamas wins Bir Zeit Student Council elections
Wednesday, Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, won the biggest number of seats in the Student Council elections in Bir Zeit University, near the West Bank city of Ramallah. The Public Relations…
UN warns of humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territories
In a report released on Wednesday, the United Nations warned that the Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip will be facing grave humanitarian crisis if the foreign…
Army invades Al Arqa village
The Israeli armed forces invaded Al Arqa village west of the West Bank city of Jenin, Thursday morning. Several army vehicles entered the village in a provocative way, the village…
Earth is Closing in on Us
The shells keep falling. They’ve gotten inside my head, so that it’s not just my house shaking but but my brain throbbing. It’s like someone is banging a gong next…
Empty pockets, growling stomachs in Gaza
Food for everybody in the world is a means to survive, to stay alive and maintain a normal, healthy life. But in Palestine, food has become increasingly hard to buy,…
Arab members of Knesset meet Hamas MP’s in Jerusalem
Four Arab members of the Israeli Knesset met Wednesday with Hamas legislators in East Jerusalem, a move which was seen as showing support to the Hamas members of parliament after…
Israeli High Court approves completion of annexation wall around Jerusalem
The Israeli High Court of Justice ruled, on Wednesday, that it will allow Israel to complete the construction of the annexation wall surrounding Jerusalem. Dozens of Palestinian petitioners appealed to…
Islamic Jihad advices its leaders to avoid apprearances in public areas
On Wednesday, sources in the political wing of Islamic Jihad issued identical warnings to all political leaders to avoid “open appearances in public places,” after the Tel Aviv operation Monday.…
Audio Report: The Daily News For April 19, 2006
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Six armed Palestinian resistance groups sign honor charter refusing to recognize Israel
Six armed Palestinian resistance groups declared in a national ‘document of honor’ that they absolutely refuse any recognition of Israel as a legitimate state, acknowledging that it is an occupier.…
April 18 Newscast
{enclose dailynews041806_ready.mp3} The daily news, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, http://www.IMEMC.org, for Tuesday April 18, 2006. The Israeli Army invade several West Bank cities and conduct…
Settlers attack Palestinian students in Hebron
Settlers from several illegal settlement posts in the Old City of Hebron in the West Bank attacked Palestinian schools students, Wednesday noon. Settlers hurled stones and empty glass bottles at…
Army storms residents’ homes in Khresa village near Hebron
Israeli troops stormed, on Wednesday morning, dozens of homes in the village of Khresa near the West Bank city of Hebron. Soldiers stormed the house of Waleed Al Rajoub, trapped…
Seven residents injured in Nablus invasion
In a continuous invasion, seven residents were injured in the West Bank city of Nablus as more army enforcements continues to invade the city, Wednesday morning Troops and army vehicles…
Pink Floyd star cancels Tel Aviv concert in protest against Apartheid Wall
RAMALLAH – The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) reports that Roger Waters, leader of the famous English band Pink Floyd, has refused to be…
Jordan Cancels PA official visit, Hamas disappointed, denies smuggling allegation
The Palestinian government expressed disappointment at the Jordanian government canceling of a visit of the Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahaar, scheduled for Wednesday, Palestinian sources reported. The…
PM Ismail Haniyeh: Peace is the Fruit of Justice
I know there are many people who mendaciously and maliciously or maybe ignorantly portray us as bellicose and anti-peace and prone to violence. As the Palestinian people continue their long…
Algerian doctors union donates 20 tons of medical supplies to the Palestinian nation
The Algerian doctors union donated 20 tons of medical supplies to the Palestinian nation, which arrived in a plane that landed in Amman International Airport, late Tuesday night. The medical…
Palestinian arrested from Tulkarem
The Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Tulkarem, conducted house-to-house searches and arrested Husssan Tanboz, 22, Wednesday at dawn. Tanboz was arrested after soldiers stormed scores of houses…
Israeli military invasions continue in Nablus and more residents arrested
The Israeli army continued its invasion of the West Bank city of Nablus and arrested more Palestinian residents of the city on Wednesday morning. Soldiers stormed scores of homes and…
German group calls on Israeli Soldiers to refuse orders to kill innocents
A petition being circulated by a German peace group states, "We know from the history of our own country what dangers await a society that loses its moral standards", and…
U.S. Bars Its Citizens from any dealings with Palestinian Authority
U.S. citizens have been barred from financial dealings with the Palestinian Authority because it’s controlled by Hamas, which the government designates a terrorist organization, the Treasury Department said. The U.S.…
Five residents arrested near Gaza fence
Israeli soldiers arrested five Palestinians near the northern section of the fence that separates the Gaza Strip from Israel. The five residents were unarmed and were transferred to an interrogation…
Audio Report: The daily news for April 18, 2006
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Bomber’s family surprised, grieved by son’s attack; father arrested
The Israeli army has arrested the father of an Islamic Jihad suicide bomber who killed nine people in an attack the day before in Tel Aviv. Samih Hamad, 51, was…
Israeli forces invade Tulkarem, arrest 17 residents
Israeli forces invaded the West Bank city of Tulkarem, Tulkarem refugee camp and Bal’a village early Tuesday morning, fired rounds of live ammunition and sonic bombs and arrested seventy residents.…
Hamas minister detained at Jerusalem roadblock
The Palestinian Minister of Jerusalem affairs in the Hamas-led Palestinian cabinet, Khaled Abu Arafa, was detained on Tuesday by Israeli police at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Jerusalem. Abu…
Palestinian prime minister blames Israeli occupation as ‘root of violence’
"The continuing (Israeli) occupation and aggressions are at the root of the cycle" of violence, Haniya told ministers from his Hamas-led government in a cabinet meeting the day after a…
Resistance demands Abbas to apologize for denouncing Tel Aviv bombing
The Popular Resistance Committees, and the Al Aqsa Brigades, demanded the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to apologize for slamming and denouncing the Tel Aviv suicide bombing carried by a suicide…
Israel revokes Jerusalem residency of four Hamas lawmakers
The Israeli government decided Tuesday to revoke the Jerusalem residency rights of four Hamas members of the Palestinian Legislative Council in response to Monday’s suicide bombing that killed nine Israelis…
Israel revokes Jerusalem residency of four Hamas lawmakers
The Israeli government decided Tuesday to revoke the Jerusalem residency rights of four Hamas members of the Palestinian Legislative Council in response to Monday’s suicide bombing that killed nine Israelis…
Israel strikes Gaza, arrests 21 Palestinians following Tel Aviv bombing
Israeli air force shelled on Tuesday a building in the Gaza Strip causing excessive damage but no injuries. Army claims that the building is used as a metal workshop to…
Activists describe West Bank violence
Two young human rights activists spoke last night in California about the Palestinian population of Tel Rumeida, Hebron, a West Bank neighborhood that also contains some of what were considered…
PCHR report on Palestinian Prisoners in Israeli Prisons
The Palestinian Center For Human Rights, PCHR, issued a special report on the conditions of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation jails. The report, issued on 17 April 2006, coincided with…
Troops break into two Palestinian schools near Jerusalem
For the second day, Israeli troops broke into Anata Secondary School for Boys, and Salah Ed Deen Elementary School in Anata, north of Jerusalem, and detained dozens of students. Head…
Israeli Troops storm residents homes in Beit Awwa village in Hebron; arrest one resident
Israeli army troops stormed the homes of residents of Beit Awwa village and arrested one resident, Tuesday morning. Several army vehicles entered the village, forced families out of their homes,…
Three children injured by Israeli shelling in Gaza
Three children were injured Tuesday morning in Beit Lahia, in the north of the Gaza Strip, due to the ongoing Israeli army shelling of the area. Army tanks shelled residential…
Army arrests two residents from Azzuon village east of Qalqilia
The Israeli armed forces invaded on Tuesday morning Azzoun village, east of the West Bank city of Qalqilia, and arrested Mo’men Adwan, 20, after searching his home. Adwan was injured…
Two residents arrested from Neim village in Hebron
Mazen Abu Sakot, 24, and his nephew Mohammad Al Tarbra, 24, were arrested in an invasion to Bani Neim village in the West Bank city of Hebron, on Tuesday at…
Army invades Tulkarem, arrests three residents
In an morning invasion to the West Bank city of Tulkarem, Israeli army arrested three residents. Several army vehicles and soldiers invaded the city and its refugee camp, searched number…
PA cabinet spokesperson: Israel refuses to give the government a chance to achieve calm
Palestinian Legislative Council Spokesperson and Hamas political party member, Ghazi Hamad, says that has yet to give them a chance. In a Tuesday declaration, Hamad said that will not cease…
Army invades Burqin village and arrests several residents
Israeli troops invaded the village of Burqin near the Jenin in the northern West Bank on Tuesday morning and arrested several residents. Troops stormed the village imposed curfew and conducted…
Army arrests seven residents from Nablus
Israeli armed forces arrested seven residents, Tuesday morning, during the ongoing massive military invasion to the West Bank city of Nablus. Military operations were staged up in Nablus on Monday.…
Army arrests one residents in Al Arroub refugee camp
The Israeli forces invaded Al Arroub refugee camp north of the West Bank city of Hebron, and arrested Mohaned Al Horani, 24, on Tuesday morning. Troops surrounded Horani’s house, broke…
Army invades Jenin, arrests two residents
Israeli Army troops invaded the West Bank city of Jenin and arrested two residents, Tuesday at dawn. Dozen armored vehicles and soldiers entered the city and held a wide scale…
Army arrests four residents from Al Arqa and Sanor villages in Jenin
Israeli armed forces invaded Arqa and Sanor villages in the West Bank city of Jenin and arrested four residents, Tuesday morning. In Arqa village, troops stormed the village and arrested…
Uri Avnery: The Trees Went Forth
I met Olmert in the 60s, when I was a Member of the Knesset. He was the apprentice and servant (literally) of another Member: Shmuel Tamir. Ehud Olmert is now…
Mofaz decides to resume military operations against the Islamic Jihad
Israeli Security Minister, Shaul Mofaz, held a security meeting to discuss the Israeli retaliation for the Tel Aviv suicide bombing carried on Monday, and decided to resume the military operations…
Palestinian child killed in Beit Lahia shelling
Monday evening, one Palestinian child was killed, two were injured, after the Israeli army shelled with heavy artillery an area in Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the Gaza…
Audio report: The daily News
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Are 40 Percent of All Swedes ‘Anti-Semites?’
Anatomy of a Statistical Flim-Flam On March 14, 2006, a report on anti-Semitism in was published with sensational findings. It claimed that a significant proportion of the Swedish public harbor…
Israeli forces attack Anata secondary school in east Jerusalem Monday afternoon
Israeli Forces stormed a school in the north of occupied Jerusalem, the schools’ headmaster said. The headmaster, Yousef Elian, told Palestinian news agency WAFA News that Israeli soldiers hurled stun…
15 year old girl remains in Israeli prison for more than a year after being shot in the stomach
A young Palestinian girl, Hiba Allah Mohammad Ishaq Yaghmour, from Hebron City in the southern West Bank is in Israeli prison. Monday, 17 April, marks the annual “Day of the…
With Western aid money frozen, Palestinian Authority turns to Russia, Syria, Iran for funds
Arab nations and Russia have offered aid money to the new Palestinian Authority to help cover the shortfall left by the pull-out of U.S. and European Union assistance, as well…
Gaza on brink of implosion as aid cut-off starts to bite
An empty watchtower overlooks a deserted road lined with rusting vehicle parts. The only traffic is a pregnant bitch and a mule and cart. This is Gaza’s economic lifeline, the…
9400 Palestinian political prisoners are imprisoned Israeli jails
On the occasion of Palestinian Prisoners Day, Hussam Khader, who was an elected Palestinian Legislative Council Member at the time of his arrest, issued a statement regarding his case. The…
Massive Israeli military incursion of Nablus continues with three residents injured
The Israeli army invaded Nablus Monday afternoon, in a huge operation continuing the invasion begun early Monday morning, three youth were injured. The assault on the Palestinian civilian population of…
Israeli tanks resume shelling the north and eastern areas of the Gaza strip
Israeli army tanks stationed at the Gaza borders resumed shelling to the north and eastern areas of the strip, on Monday. The shelling targeted residential areas in Biet Lahia and…
Army invades Al Zababda village east of Jenin
The Israeli armed forces invaded Al Zababda village east of the West Bank city of Jenin, Monday morning. Army vehicles and troops entered the village searched several homes and installed…
Nine Israelis killed in Tel Aviv blast
Nine Israelis were killed, on Monday afternoon, and 32 people were injured, nine seriously, when a sixteen-year old Palestinian boy blew himself up on Tuesday at noon, at a Shawarma…
Massive Israeli military incursion of Nablus continues with three residents injured.
The Israeli army invaded Nablus Monday afternoon, in a huge operation continuing the invasion begun early Monday morning. The assault on the Palestinian civilian population of Nablus intensified following a…
Palestinian girl loses eye after being shot by Israeli sharpshooter
A Palestinian college student from the Nablus area has lost her right eye after an Israeli army marksman shot at her while she on her way home from school. The…
Army arrest resident from Al Aza refugee camp in Bethlehem
The israeli armed forces invaded Al Aza refugee camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem and arrested Ra’fat Al Najar, 21, Monday morning. Soldiers stormed Al Najar’s home searched…