Acting Israeli PM Olmert calls on Hamas to Disarm
In talks Friday evening with Egyptian Prime Minister Hosni Mubarak and Jordanian King Abdullah, Acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned that Israel will not negotiate with a Hamas-led Palestinian…
This Week in Palestine – January Week 4
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Fateh gunmen demand Abbas to resign
Members of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the military wing of Fateh movement, demanded the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to resign from his post after the movement’s defeat for Hamas…
Arab League: Hamas will have to recognize Israel
Hamas will have to accept the Beirut initiative, which calls for full Arab recognition of Israel, despite its declared stands, Arab League Secretary General Amr Mousa, said on Friday following…
Israeli Kadima Party gains support in latest polls
In the latest poll of Israeli voters by Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, the Kadima party appears set to win 44 mandates in March’s election. 34% of young people (18 – 35)…
Israeli Kadima Party gains support in latest polls
In the latest poll of Israeli voters by Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, the Kadima party appears set to win 44 mandates in March’s election. 34% of young people (18 – 35)…
Hamas offers former Finance Minister Fayyad PM post
Hamas asked the Palestinian former Finance Minister Dr. Salam Fayyad Friday to be the new Prime Minister replacing Ahmad Qorei who resigned on Thursday morning, the Maan News Agency reported.…
Abbas to ask Hamas o form government
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, announced on Friday that he will ask Hamas to form the new Palestinian government after it swept the parliamentary elections carried on January 25. "Until now…
Six injured during Gaza in-flight
A Palestinian security source in Gaza reported that violent clashes in the eastern area of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza strip, six residents were injured. …
Resistance fires four homemade shells at military installations in Gaza
The Al Aqsa martyrs brigades, the armed wing of Fateh movement claimed responsibility for firing four homemade Qassam shells at Kissufim and Shalom military installations and crossings points in the…
B’Tselem launches advertisement campaign against Wall route
The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the occupied Territories, B’Tselem, launched on Friday morning a campaign against the route of the Separation Wall The Wall aims to…
Olmert says world would ignore a government led by Hamas
The Israeli acting Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, said on Thursday evening that a Palestinian Authority led by Hamas cannot be a partner in peace, adding that the world will not…
Army arrests 15 Palestinians from several West Bank areas
During early morning invasions, Friday morning, Israeli army arrested 15 Palestinian residents from several areas in the West Bank. Three residents were arrested in Nablus, four in Ramallah, and…
Anatomy of a Cover-Up: When a Mother Gets Killed Does She Make a Sound?
Why don’t Americans Know what’s going on in Israel/Palestine? The answer is unclear at this point, but some disturbing patterns are beginning to emerge. They implicate some of our…
Members from Fateh protest in Gaza, demand Abbas to resign
Members of the Fateh movement and its armed resistance group, Al Aqsa Brigades, demonstrated late on Thursday night Gaza City demanding the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to resign after the…
Hamas, Fatah and election results
An earthquake, a Tsunami; this is how most commentators described the results of the Palestinian legislative elections. Hamas’s decisive victory was a surprise to all including to Hamas. All are…
Resistance fires homemade shell at a settlement, east of Gaza
Salah Ed Deen Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, and Nabeel Mas’oud Brigades, which belongs to the Al Aqsa brigades, fired two homemade shells at Nativ Hash’ara…
Katsav: ‘We can advance to peace if Hamas recognizes Israel’
Israeli president, Moshe Katsav, said on Thursday that if Hamas movement is heading for peace, and recognizes Israel, then the two sides can advance for peace. Yet, Katsav said that…
Child killed by military fire in the Gaza strip
A Palestinian medical reported, on Thursday at night, that Israeli soldiers shot and killed a nine-year old Palestinian child near the Kissufim Crossing in the central Gaza Strip. The child…
Hamas, policemen fist-fight in front of PLC
A Palestinian source reported on Thursday evening Hamas activists fist-fought with Palestinian policemen in front of the Palestinian Legislative Council building. The source added that the fight was controlled…
CEC announces official results, 76 Hamas 43 Fatah 9 for leftist parties
Dr. Hanna Nasser, chair of the Central Election Commission announced in a press conference in Ramallah the official, but not final results of the parliamentary elections held on Wednesday. …
Detainees in the Negev celebrate the victory of an imprisoned candidate
Dozens of detainees flooded to a tent in the Negev detention facility to celebrate the victory of one of the detainees who achieved the highest votes in Nablus district. Detainee…
Haniyya: ‘Hamas will not disarm’
Ismail Haniyya, one of Hamas leaders, said that the movement will not disarm its resistance fighters in spite of the American pressures, and conditions which state that Hamas should either…
Army probes the death of a Palestinian child; soldiers did not follow orders
An Israeli source reported that the probe conducted by the Israeli army in the death of a Palestinian child by military fire on Monday revealed that soldiers did not follow…
Army probes the death of a Palestinian child; soldiers did not follow orders
An Israeli source reported that the probe conducted by the Israeli army in the death of a Palestinian child by military fire on Monday revealed that soldiers did not follow…
Hamas asks for unity government
Khaled Mashal, one of the senior leaders of Hamas movement, who is based in Syria, phoned the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, on Thursday, and told him that Hamas is ready…
EU: Will work with any ‘peaceful’ Palestinian government
In its first reaction to the unexpected victory of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in Wednesday’s Palestinian parliamentary elections, the European Union said on Thursday that it would work with…
Against all expectations, Hamas may win 75 out of 132 Parliament seats
Latest unofficial results show that Hamas has won 75 out of the 132 seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council in the elections held on Wednesday in the West Bank and…
The Israeli intelligence service advise PM to change the route of the Wall
Israeli sources reported on Wednesday evening that the acting Israeli Prime Minster Ehud Olmert will change the route of the Wall around the village of Beit Iksa and Ariel settlement…
Exit poll: ‘Fateh wins 63 seats, Hamas 58’
An exit poll conducted by Bir Zeit University on Wednesday showed Fateh party holding a slight lead over the Hamas movement, with 63 seats out of 132-seat Palestinian parliament, Hamas…
White house rejects any talks with Hamas
The United States reiterated its rejection to hold talks with Hamas despite its participation in the Palestinian Legislative elections. White House spokesman Scott McClellan said that the USA will not…
Refugees in Lebanon camp conduct symbolic elections
Palestinian refugees in Ein Al Hilwa refugee camp in Lebanon expressed their willingness to participate in Palestinian democratic process by conducting symbolic elections. One hundred refugees of different ages participated…
Fateh estimates it won 46% of the vote
Officials of the leading Fateh party estimated on Wednesday evening that the movement won 46% of the vote in Wednesday’s elections for the legislative council. An official of Fateh movement…
Even if elected head of government, Barghouthi will not be released by Israel
Senior Israeli diplomatic sources reported on Wednesday that even if jailed Fateh leader Marwan Barghouthi were to be elected as the head of the new Palestinian government, the Israeli government…
The New Palestinian Parliament will be colorful
It is expected that Hamas will win at least one third of the votes in the second Palestinian Parliamentary elections, the second ever since the establishment of the Palestinian state.…
Inside Palestinian elections
An unusual calm has settled on the occupied territories with the start of the election campaign. Posters of all shapes and sizes have filled Palestinian streets. In addition to picturing…
Large Turnout at polling stations in the Palestinian Territories
Palestinians are voting in large numbers in the parliamentary elections, with the ruling Fatah party facing an unprecedented challenge to its grip on power from Hamas. Voting opened across the…
120 members of the Islamic Jihad in Bethlehem resigned
120 members of the Islamic Jihad movement in Bethlehem announced on Wednesday their resignation from the movement in protest to the movement’s position which rejects the participation in the Palestinian…
Palestinians vote for their Parliament Wednesday
At least 1.3 million Palestinians who are eligible voters will elect 132 members of the Palestinian Legislative Council on Wednesday in the second parliamentary elections ever since the establishment of…
Three European companies begin boycott of Israel
The director of the ‘Boycott ‘ office in Damascus, announced on Wednesday morning the beginning of a boycott of by three European companies. The economic boycott is one tool used…
Army arrests seven residents in Tulkarem
Israeli troops invaded, on Wednesday morning, the West Bank city of Tulkarem and several surrounding villages, and arrested seven residents. Soldiers supported by several armored vehicles, invaded the city…
Army arrests 11 residents in the West Bank
Israeli army radio reported, on Wednesday morning, that soldiers arrested 11 residents from several areas in the West Bank. According to the source, two were arrested in Nablus city,…
Fares Abu Hasan: ‘Detainees are subjected to humiliation and abuse’
Palestine News Network interviewed Fares Abu Hasan, head of the Solidarity International For Human Rights, who revealed that Palestinian detainees in Israeli Prisons are subjected to continuous violations. Interviewed by,…
Detainees started hunger strike at the Negev detention camp
The Palestinian Maan News Agency reported on Tuesday that the Prisoners Media Center announced that 2200 Palestinian detainees in the Israeli Negev Detention camp began a hunger strike on Tuesday.…
Army arrests eight residents from Jenin, including three women
The Israeli army invaded on Tuesday morning to several areas in West Bank city of Jenin, eight residents including three women. Troops stormed Jenin refugee camp in the city and…
One resident killed by unknown gunmen in Nablus
Palestinian security sources reported that one resident from the West Bank city of Nablus was killed late Monday night. The source said that unknown masked gunmen fired at Ahmad…
Elections committee opens a media center in Gaza
The Central Elections Commission (CEC) in Gaza strip announced on Tuesday morning that it started a media center in Gaza International hotel. The media office will used mainly by…
Israeli court rejects an petition to prevent Palestinian from voting in Jerusalem
The Israeli high court rejected on Tuesday morning a petition to prevent Palestinians from voting in the Palestinian parliamentary elections in Jerusalem. The appeal was submitted by Kensett Member…
PA Announces State of Emergency ahead of elections
The Palestinian Interior Ministry announced a state of emergency on Tuesday in a bid to ensure a secure and smooth legislative election due on Wednesday, Palestinian sources reported. Tawfik…
Army stops the entering of elections boxes to Al Sha’rawia
Israeli army troops stationed at Al-Jaroshia military checkpoint stopped on Tuesday morning several trucks delivering elections boxes to Al-Sha’rawia area north of the West Bank city of Tulkarem. Soldiers…
Army arrests two residents in predawn invasions on the W. Bank
Despite of Israel’s decision to halt its military operations in the Palestinian territories ahead of Wednesday’s legislative elections, Israeli troops arrested eight residents claimed to be wanted in a series…
Absentee Property law is not applicable in East Jerusalem
The Tel Aviv District Court, headed by Judge Boaz Okun, issued on Monday a ground breaking ruling stating that the Israeli Absentee Property Law can not be applied either on…
Israeli army evacuates Illegal outpost of Amona, Hebron market next week
Israeli army chief Dan Halutz said on Tuesday that the Israeli army will evacuate the illegal West Bank outpost of Amona in northern of the West Bank and the Hebron…
P.A security personnel completed the vote process
The Central Elections Commission (CEC) announced on Monday evening that polling centers for Palestinian security personnel are now closed after they conducted their voting process. The ballot boxes were closed…
Child killed, another injured by military fire near Ramallah
Israeli soldiers fired, on Monday evening, at several children in Al Mogheer village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah killing a nine-year old child, and injuring another. Troops transferred…
Army invades a village near Jenin, arrests 5
In a predawn invasion Israeli forces arrested attorney Dirar Sadi from Silat Harifiya northwest of the West Bank city of Jenin Monday morning after breaking into his house and took…
Israeli soldier lightly wounded in W. Bank shooting
An Israel soldier was lightly injured by Palestinian resistance gunfire in the northern West Bank on Monday afternoon. The Nahal Brigade infantry soldier was injured in a drive-by shooting…
Hamas: We will not negotiate with Israel
Chair of the political bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), Khaled Masha’al, said that the movement will not negotiate with Israel now and that the movement decided to contest…
Armed Factions to be banned from approaching ballots
Palestinian Interior Minister Nasser Youssef announced on Monday that armed factions will not be allowed to be present around the ballots during Wednesday’s parliamentary elections. Youssef told a press…
Palestinian resistance resumes firing homemade shells at Israeli targets
Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades the armed wing of Fatah claimed responsibility for launching two home-made shells at an Israeli town in the western Negev desert on Monday, Ma’an News Agency…
Israeli forces arrest 24 from West Bank Cities in pre-dawn invasions
Israeli forces arrested 24 Palestinians throughout the West Bank cities Monday morning, the Ma’an News Agency reported. Israeli forces arrested five Palestinians affiliated with the Islamic Jihad movement in Jenin area.…
CPT cycles Baghdad Team as hostage crisis continues
Greg Rollins of Surrey, British Colombia, left the Christian Peacemaker Teams Baghdad and made his way back to Canada. He is the first member of the Team that was present…
Barghouti calls for a Palestinian National Unity government
During his first televised interview since his trial in 2004, Palestinian imprisoned lawmaker Marwan Barghouti, head of the Fatah ruling party’s list of candidates, interviewed Sunday by both gulf-based satellite…
Despite claims to halt attacks, Army strikes Gaza
Israeli army claimed it will halt military operations against Palestinians through Wednesday’s Palestinian parliamentary elections, military sources said on Monday. Meanwhile, Sunday evening, that one resident was killed; at least…
Netanyahu: ‘No Right of Return, no withdrawal to the borders of 1967’
Head of the Likud Party in Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu presented during the Herzliya Conference, on Sunday, the "security-political" agenda for the Likud party, which mainly focused on rejecting any withdrawal…
ISR police arrests Hamas candidate in Jerusalem
Israeli police arrested on Sunday afternoon, Mohammad Totah, Hamas candidate in Jerusalem after participating in a debate on elections, organized by the Network of Nongovernmental Organization in Jerusalem. Candidates of…
Resident killed, seven injured in Gaza air-strike
A Palestinian medical source in Gaza reported, on Sunday evening, that one resident was killed, at least seven were injured, after an Israeli helicopter fired one missile at a vehicle…
Tafakji: ‘Wall has political considerations, the conflict is demographic’
In an interview with Palestine News Network, Khaleel Tafakji, a Palestinian expert of lands and settlements tackled some of the issues on Jerusalem and its future as a result of…
Hamas accuses CEC of violating election protocol
As Palestinian Security personnel began to vote on Saturday, four days ahead of the general Palestinian Legislative Council elections, Hamas movement accused the Central Elections Committee (CEC) of violating the…
Six residents arrested near Gaza borders
Israeli soldiers arrested on Saturday six Palestinian residents near the border fence separating the Gaza Strip from Israel. An Israeli military source claimed that the six residents were attempting…
PA decides on a security plan for the protection of the Voting ballots
Jibreel Rajoub, the retired security advisor of the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, said that the Palestinian Authority prepared a security plan for the protection of the voting ballots, and to…
This Week in Palestine – January Week 3
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Labor party to hand over areas in East Jerusalem in peace deal
Israeli media source reported on Saturday that senior officials of the Labor Party announced the party platform which includes the willingness to give up East Jerusalem Arab neighborhoods for a…
58.705 PA policemen to cast ballots
The Palestinian Central Elections Committee (CEC) announced on Saturday that some 58.705 members of the Palestinian Police and Security Forces are scheduled to start casting their votes for the Palestinian…
Poll: ‘Hamas, Fateh in close race as elections approach’
As the Palestinian legislative elections approach, Hamas and Fateh movements showed neck-to-neck competition with and advantage of only 2.1% for Fateh in the West Bank, the Jerusalem Media and Communications…
Three residents arrested in Hebron
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday afternoon, the West Bank city of Jenin, and arrested three residents. Soldiers invaded the city, broke into dozens of homes, and arrested three residents, the…
Peres: ‘Israeli could hold talks with Hamas if it disarms’
Israeli online daily Haaretz reported that Shimon Peres said on Friday that Israel would be ready to negotiate with Hamas if it "renounces violence and disarms" after the Palestinian Legislative…
New settlements expansion in East J’lem funded by US Israelis
According to the Israeli online daily Haaretz, an Israeli construction company is attracting dozens of wealthy American Israelis to purchase apartments in Nof Zion Israeli illegal outpost in the southeast…
Hamas declares Oslo accords dead
Ismail Haniyya, one of Hamas leaders and a candidate to the Palestinian Legislative Council candidate, said that the Oslo accords are "Dead", and that the movement is participating in the…
Bil’in protest unites candidates, residents, in joint peaceful struggle against the Wall
Approximately 5000 residents, candidates to the legislative elections, Israeli and international peace activists marched on Friday against the Separation Wall in the village of Bil’in, near Ramallah. Abdullah Abu Rahma,…
Settler rams Palestinian youth with car
Palestinian sources in Nablus report that a settler rammed a Palestinian youth with his car near Huwwara village, south of Nablus, and fled the scene. The Maan News Agency…
Israeli government to discus Sunday retaliation to Tel Aviv bombing
The Israeli ministerial council decided, following the Tel Aviv Thursday bombing, to continue its arrest campaign, and conduct assassinations against fighters in the West Bank, especially against fighters of the…
Army re-arrests two residents, several hours after releasing them
Only several hours after releasing them, Israeli soldiers arrested, on Thursday afternoon, two residents from Ein Al Bida village, east of the West Bank city of Tubas. The brothers…
The PLC elections to start tomorrow
Palestinian Police and security forces in all Palestinian Authority departments will start to vote for the legislative council election on Saturday January 21, in the West Bank and Gaza strip.…
P.A: Elections candidates must work to end lawlessness and ensure rule of law
Candidates to the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) must set up mechanisms to establish the rule of law in the Gaza Strip and in the areas of the West Bank under…
`“What Shall We Do With Politics as We Are Deprived of Our Basic Needs?`
Some 30 meters away from election campaigning centers for the largest Palestinian parties, the ruling Fatah and Hamas, in the refugee camp of Maghazi, central Gaza Strip, the house of Kamal…
Israeli Group calls the wall land robbery, calls for protest in Bil’in
As the session of the Israeli Supreme Court regarding the construction of the wall on the land of the West Bank village of Bil’in near Ramallah nears, the villagers continue…
Notes on first week of elections campaign
Palestine News Network news website followed and reported on several developments, including violations which accompanied the sidelines of the campaign for the upcoming legislative elections in the Palestinian territories. …
Poll: ‘Labor, Likud gain more seats as Kadima declines’
Israeli newspaper Haaretz and Israeli TV Channel 10 conducted, on Wednesday evening, a poll which revealed that the Labor Party in Israel is gaining seats at the expense of Kadima…
Resident killed by military fire, north of Hebron
Israeli soldiers shot dead one resident near Telem settlement, west of Hebron in the West Bank; one resident was arrested. An Israeli army source claimed that Ziad Ali Al Zhour,…
Islamic Jihad claims responsibility for Tel Aviv bombing
The Al Quds brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility for the Tel Aviv suicide bombing which took place on Thursday afternoon near a central bus station…
Suicide attack at Tel Aviv bus station
A suicide bomber blew himself up near the old central bus station in Tel Aviv at around 3:45 P.M. on Thursday, wounding at least 10 Israelis and killing one. All…
Peres: Israel does not intend to withdraw from the West Bank and Jerusalem
After a 45-minute-meeting with US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, Shimon Peres said, on Wednesday, that Israel will be ready to hold negotiations with the Palestinians on a permanent peace…
Peres: Israel does not intend to withdraw from the West Bank and Jerusalem
After a 45-minutes meeting with US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, Shimon Peres said, on Wednesday, that Israel will be ready to hold negotiations with the Palestinians on a permanent…
Israeli Study: Most Israelis are willing to give up E. Jerusalem Arab neighborhoods
According to a study published, on Thursday, in the Israeli online daily Haaretz, more ore than half of the Israelis are willing to give up East Jerusalem’s Arab neighborhoods and…
Two arrested in Jenin
Israeli army troops invaded, on Thursday morning, the West Bank city of Jenin, and arrested two residents, local sources reported. Assem Abu Al Haiga, 20, and Mustafa Abu Al…
Israel continues to harass candidates, impedes campaigning in Jerusalem
Israeli forces resumed their harassments against the candidates and the Palestinian parties participating in the January 25 Legislative Council elections. The International Press Center, IPC, reported on Thursday, that Secretary…
Army invades Nablus, storms houses
Israeli army forces invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the West Bank city of Nablus and took positions in the city center. Soldiers stormed the Hannoun housing building, forced the residents…
Homemade shell hits Palestinian house north of the Gaza strip
A Homemade shell fired, on Wednesday at night, by the Palestinian resistance at an Israeli area landed on a Palestinian house in Beit Lahia, in the northern part of the…
PICCR receives guarantees from Al Aqsa Brigades for smooth flow of elections
The Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens’ Rights held two meetings with leaders of the Al Aqsa Brigades in the West Bank cities of Jenin and Nablus regarding a smooth flow…