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Settlers withdraw from Marketplace in Hebron, vow to return
Late Monday night, Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, completed the evacuation of settlers who have been illegally occupying the downtown marketplace since 2002.The settlers departed…
Soldiers arrest 22 residents in the West Bank
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Monday night, 22 residents in several West Bank areas; the arrestees are said to be members of Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Fateh and the Popular Front for…
Army generals running 220 Arms Companies around the globe
Israeli sources in Tel Aviv reported that the State Comptroller, Micha Lindenstrauss, initiated a probe on information which revealed that senior Israeli military and police officials formed firms for selling…
22 residents arrested in the West Bank
Israeli troops arrested, on Tuesday at dawn, 22 Palestinian residents from several areas in the West Bank. According to an army source, eight of the arrestees are Hamas members,…
Hamas: Quartet should not ask the victim to recognize the occupation
The Islamic Resistance Movement, (Hamas) who won a majority in the recent Palestinian parliamentary elections, rejected the demands by the Quartet to disarm and recognize Israel. The Quartet’s call…
Mazuz: ‘no deal reached on settlers’ return to Hebron market place’
A senior Israeli source reported on Monday evening that the Israeli Attorney General Menachem Mazuz denied media reports which claimed that the state had signed a deal with Hebron settlers…
Olmert rejects settlers request to delay evacuation of illegal outpost
The acting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert rejected on Monday evening a request by settler leaders to delay the evacuation of the Amouna illegal settlement outpost, installed on Palestinian Private…
Two Qassam Brigades fighters injured in Gaza
A Palestinian medical source in Gaza reported on Monday at night that two fighters of the Al Qassam brigades, the military wing of Hamas, were injured after unknown gunmen opened…
Undercover army units invade Kofer Kalil village, one resident arrested
Israeli undercover army troops invaded Kofer Kalil village near the West Bank city of Nablus on Monday at dawn, one resident was arrested. Haiel Amir, 22, was arrested after a…
Human Rights group demands Hamas halt attacks against civilians
The New York-based organization Human Rights Watch sent an appeal to the leaders of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, demanding that they officially end all attacks against civilian targets in…
Human Rights group demands Hamas halt attacks against civilians
The New York-based organization Human Rights Watch sent an appeal to the leaders of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, demanding that they officially end all attacks against civilian targets in…
Human Rights group demands Hamas halt attacks against civilians
The New York-based organization Human Rights Watch sent an appeal to the leaders of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, demanding that they officially end all attacks against civilian targets in…
Human Rights group demands Hamas halt attacks against civilians
The New York-based organization Human Rights Watch sent an appeal to the leaders of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, demanding that they officially end all attacks against civilian targets in…
Armed groups protest against Danish Newspaper, burn Danish flag
Islamic and political parties in the West Bank city of Qalqilia held a mass demonstration, on Monday morning, protesting a caricature, published several weeks ago by a Danish newspaper, symbolizing…
Army arrests one resident at Tulkarem checkpoint, allegedly carrying explosive
Israeli army arrested, on Monday morning, one Palestinian youth from the West bank city of Tulkarem while trying to cross a nearby checkpoint; soldiers claim that the resident carried an…
Army arrests one resident at Tulkarem checkpoint, allegedly carrying explosive
Israeli army arrested, on Monday morning, one Palestinian youth from the West bank city of Tulkarem at a checkpoint near the city; soldiers claim that the resident carried an explosive…
Army arrests one resident at Tulkarem checkpoint, allegedly carrying explosive
Israeli army arrested, on Monday morning, one Palestinian youth from the West bank city of Tulkarem at a checkpoint near the city; soldiers claim that the resident carried an explosive…
Meretz: Talks with Hamas possible if halts attacks on Israel
Israeli Leftist party Chairperson, Zahava Gal-On, said on Sunday that holding negotiations with Hamas is possible if the movement declares a complete halt of attacks on Israel, recognizes the country…
Hamas says it’s holding secret talks with the US
Mousa Abu Marzouq, assistant of the head of Hamas’ political bureau reported, on Monday, that the movement has been holding secret talks, in recent period, with the United States on…
Hamas offers truce if Israel withdraws to 1967 border
In an interview Monday with CNN, Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar stated that a long-term truce with Israel is possible if Israel were to withdraw its troops and settlers to the…
Army invades Bethlehem, arrests one resident
Israeli soldiers invaded on Monday morning Al Azza refugee camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and arrested one resident. A local source in the camp reported that…
Army: ‘Settlers must withdraw from minor outposts north of Ramallah’
Israeli army sources announced on Monday morning, that settlers from Amouna illegal settlement outpost, north of the West Bank city of Ramallah received illegal eviction notices. The source added…
Two residents arrested in Nablus
Israeli troops invaded, on Monday at dawn, the West Bank city of Nablus and arrested two residents. Soldiers stormed and searched several houses in the city, before arresting the…
Al Aqsa martyrs brigades condemns a caricature symbolizing Prophet Mohammad
The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of Fateh movement, condemned on Monday morning a Danish caricature symbolizing Prophet Mohammad. This week, a Danish magazine ran a caricature…
Fateh Was Not an Alternative
Since my stay in a boiling hot Bethlehem last summer, I’ve tried to keep up with the political life in the Holy land. But for some reason, I haven’t felt…
Army holds secret talks with settlers on evacuation of Hebron marketplace
Israeli online daily Haaretz reported that while the Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, is warming to evacuate the settlers who occupied the Hebron market in 2002 by force, the army…
Israel decides not to transfer tax revenues to PA
A senior Israeli governmental source reported on Sunday that Israel decided not to transfer the tax revenues of the past month earmarked for the Palestinian Authority, Israeli online daily Haaretz…
Al Masry hopes to meet Abbas soon
The newly elected member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Hamas media spokesperson, Mosheer Al Masry, reported on Sunday that contacts between Hamas and the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas are ongoing,…
Final results; 74 seats for Hamas, 45 for Fateh
The Palestinian Central Elections Commission published (CEC), on Sunday, the final results of the Palestinian Legislative Council elections showing Hamas gaining 74 seats. Fateh movement achieved 45 seats. The CEC…
Al Aqsa brigades rejects partnership with Hamas
Abu Mahmoud, a spokesperson of the Al Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of Fateh, reported that the brigades will not accept any political partnership with the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas.…
The Al Quds brigades fires a homemade shell at Ashkelon
The Al Quds brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad in Palestine, reported that one of its military wings fired, on Sunday morning, a homemade shell at the Israeli…
Soldiers arrest ten youth west of Ramallah
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Sunday at dawn, ten youth from Betillo village, west of Ramallah in the West Bank, after invading it and searching dozens of homes. A local source…
Troops uproot 150 Dunams of farmland, west of Hebron
Israeli soldiers uprooted, on Sunday, agricultural areas which belong to residents of Beit Al Roosh village, south west of Hebron in the West Bank. The village is close to the…
Soldiers arrest UNRWA worker in Nablus
Israeli soldiers arrested on Sunday at noon one resident at Beit Eeba checkpoint, west of Nablus in the West Bank. A Palestinian security source in Nablus reported that soldiers…
Hamas Chief-in-Exile asks for Fateh Partnership, Challenges Israeli Occupation
Khaled Mashaal, the politburo chief of Hamas, held a press conference today in Damascus, Syria, where he is living in exile. His main message was to the Israeli government: end…
Fischer: ‘Hamas victory in elections will not destabilize Israel’s economy’
Stanley Fischer, Bank of Israel Governor, said during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that the victory of Hamas in the Palestinian elections will not destabilize the Israeli economy. .…
Hamas Chief-in-Exile asks for Fateh Partnership, Challenges Israeli Occupation
Khaled Mashaal, the politburo chief of Hamas, held a press conference today in Damascus, Syria, where he is living in exile. His main message was to the Israeli government: end…
Army detonates Palestinian car near Qalqilia
Israeli army unit stationed at the DCO (District Coordination Office) checkpoint at the eastern entrance of the West Bank city of Qalqilia detonated, on Saturday morning, one Palestinian car which…
Army detonates Palestinian car near Qalqilia
Israeli army unit stationed at the DCO (District Coordination Office) checkpoint at the eastern entrance of the West Bank city of Qalqilia detonated, on Saturday morning, one Palestinian car which…
Soldiers install checkpoints near Tubas
The Israeli army installed a military checkpoint south of the West Bank city of Tubas on the road between the city and the West Bank city of Nablus. Troops…
Fateh supporters demonstrate in Ramallah
Hundreds of Fateh supporters protested, on Saturday afternoon, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, and demanded the resignation of Fateh’s Central Committee. More than 300 Fateh members,…
Two residents arrested in Hebron
Israeli soldiers arrested on Saturday morning two residents from the West Bank city of Hebron and the nearby village of Bani Neim. A local source in Bani Neim, east…
Soldiers wound and arrest a resident in northern Gaza
Israeli sources reported that soldiers shot injured and arrested one Palestinian man after he allegedly crossed the "electronic fence" in the northern Gaza Strip into Israeli borders. The source…
Gunmen fire at Ramallah municipality building
Unknown gunmen opened fire late on Friday at night at the municipality building in the West Bank city of Ramallah. The gunmen fired several rounds at the building from…
Fateh youth call for reforms
Hundreds of Fateh youth, Al Shabibeh, in the West Bank city of Nablus, called on Saturday morning for complete reform in the movement and for creating an "emergency committee" to…
Hamas may form ‘government of technocrats’ to relieve int’l pressure
In a bid to relieve some of the international pressure on the party, Hamas may consider forming a government of technocrats with no connection to the radical Islamic movement, stated…
Hamas may form ‘government of technocrats’ to relieve int’l pressure
In a bid to relieve some of the international pressure on the party, Hamas may consider forming a government of technocrats with no connection to the radical Islamic movement, stated…
Five residents arrested near Tulkarem
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Saturday morning, four residents in Qaffeen village, north of the West Bank city of Tulkarem, and took them to an unknown destination, a fifth resident was…
Soldiers invade Hebron, arrest two
On Friday at night, Israeli soldiers arrested two residents in the West Bank city of Hebron during an invasion to the city; soldiers installed several roadblocks in the city and…
Vanunu on trial for interviewing media
January 25 was an eventful day in Jerusalem not only for the Palestinian elections, but also for the long-awaited trial of nuclear whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu, who spent 18 years in…
Detainees of Al Aqsa brigades in P.A prison say they will join Hamas if not released
Dozens of Palestinian detainees of Al Aqsa martyrs brigades imprisoned in the Palestinian Authority prison in the West Bank city of Jericho announced, on Friday, that they intend to quit…
Israel plans to accelerate the construction of the Wall
The acting Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, instructed the security department to accelerate the construction of the Separation Wall in the West Bank. The decision was initially made during a…
Two injured, three arrested in Bil’in
Two Palestinian residents, including a child, and one Korean peace activist, were injured; three other residents were arrested after the Israeli soldiers attacked a peaceful procession against the Separation Wall…
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
Listen to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 file 8.7 MB This Week in Palestine, a service of the International…
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…