PNIC: ‘Two killed, 13 injured and 91 arrested in one week’
The Palestinian National Information Center (PNIC) published a report on the Israeli violations to the cease fire agreement in its fifty-first week, and revealed that Israeli soldiers shot and killed…
No need to panic because of Hamas victory
The victory of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas in the Palestinian legislative elections should not cause panic in western capitals. It is the natural result of the push for democracy…
World Bank withholds December payment to P.A
The World Bank said on Wednesday that it is withholding the December payment to the Palestinian Authority from a multi-donor reform fund because the P.A did not fulfill its reform…
Violent clashes erupt as army evacuates Amouna illegal outpost
Israeli online daily Haaretz reported that soldiers razed nine houses illegally constructed at the Amouna illegal settlement outpost near the West Bank city of Qalqilia. Hundreds of settlers flocked to…
Dahlan denies embezzlement allegations, calls Hamas to form government
Former Palestinian Authority official denied all accusations of money mismanagement which surfaced in the last several days, Maan News Agency reported. The former Minister of Civil Affairs, Mohammad Dahlan,…
Israeli court reiterates ruling to evacuate outpost
A few hours after Israeli Supreme Court Justice Elyakim Rubenstein issued a temporary injunction delaying the planned evacuation of the unauthorized settlement of Amona, south of the West Bank city…
Israeli High Court drops terror support charges against Arab MK Azmi Bishara
In response to a petition submitted by MK Azmi Bishara (Balad) on Wednesday, Israeli High Court of Justice restored his parliamentary immunity and dismissed charges that he allegedly supported a…
PA blames Hamas for Gaza bombing, Hamas denies
Palestinian security officials accused Hamas activists of detonating a bomb outside the house of a senior Palestinian security chief in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday causing damage but no injuries.…
Hamas opposes Abbas-led Palestinian police force
Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas’ parliamentary slate in Gaza, declared Wednesday that the new Hamas government will oppose a proposed transfer of authority of Palestinian Authority security forces to…
Resident arrested in Tulkarem
Israeli soldiers arrested, on Wednesday at dawn, one resident from Kafr Jamal village, south of the West Bank city of Tulkarem. The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported that soldiers…
Al-Quds brigades vows retaliation
In a statement published on its website, al-Quds Brigade, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad vowed to retaliate for the assassination of its leader, Nidal Abu Saada, who was…
Israel’s shooting of young girl highlights international hypocrisy, say Palestinians
Monday January 30, 2006 The Guardian As the votes were counted in the Palestinian election and the scale of Hamas’s landslide became apparent to the world, Aya al-Astal drifted away…
Court orders evacuation of unauthorized West Bank outpost
A few hours after Israeli Supreme Court Justice Elyakim Rubenstein issued a temporary injunction delaying the planned evacuation of the unauthorized settlement of Amona, south of the West Bank city…
Resistance fires homemade shells at Sderot
An Israeli Army source reported on Tuesday night that one Israeli resident was injured after a Palestinian resistance group fired a homemade shell at the Israeli Negev town of Sderot. …
Resident, reporter injured south of Jenin
One Palestinian resident and one journalist were injured in Araba town, south of the West Bank city of Jenin during clashes which erupted after the under-cover units of the Israeli…
EU sets conditions for continued PA funding
The European Union (E.U.) on Tuesday set three conditions for the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority (PA) to adhere to in order to continue receiving funding from the E.U. The E.U. Ambassador…
Israeli military kills two near Jenin
On Tuesday afternoon, in an invasion of Araba village south of Jenin, in the west bank, Israeli forces killed two Palestinians in a siege on their home in the village.…
Israeli Army invades Bethlehem, arrests four family members
Israeli troops invaded, on Tuesday afternoon, Aida refugee camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and arrested four members of the Abu Aker family. Soldiers invaded the camp, surrounded…
Israeli military kills two near Jenin; siege ongoing
On Tuesday afternoon, in an invasion of Araba village south of Jenin, in the West Bank, Israeli forces killed two Palestinians during a siege on a home in the village.…
Israeli court sentences Nablus resident to 22 years in jail
Tuesday morning, an Israeli military court sentenced a resident from the West Bank city of Nablus to 22 years in Jail. Imad Meazuz Okubeh was accused of being the head…
Israeli Army arrests three, including Imam of Mosque
Tuesday at dawn, the Israeli army invaded several villages in and around the West Bank city of Salfit; three were arrested including an Imam of Bani Zaid Mosque. Troops arrested…
Army invades Al Walaja village near Bethlehem, demolishes one house
The Israeli army and police force invaded the village of AL Walaja near of the West Bank city of Bethlehem and demolished one house Tuesday afternoon. According to a British…
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…