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Israeli soldiers shelled, late Friday at night, several areas in the east of the Gaza strip. Tanks posted to the east of the strip fired several tank shells at Al…

For the third day, the Israeli army kept the closure imposed over the West Bank city of Tulkarem, and tightened it. Troops installed several checkpoints around the city, cutting it…

The Salem Israeli military court, refused on Friday to release detainee Moath Nassar, 23, from Tulkarem, after spending three years in administrative detention, and transferred him for interrogation. The Maan…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that the Ofer Israeli military court sentenced, on Friday, four detainees from the west Bank to executive terms and imposed fines on them.   The…

The Ofer Israeli military court, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, sentenced on Friday one detainee from Beit Reema village, near Ramallah, to 29 years and three years on…

An Israeli military court extended, on Friday, the remand of two detainees from Tulkarem and Bethlehem to additional six months, under administrative detention orders.   The detainees were identified as…

The United States House of Representatives said that Palestinian Authority (P.A) risks losing the U.S support if it allows Hamas to participate in the January 2006 Legislative elections. The House…

Israeli soldiers arrested on Sunday at night nine residents in several areas in the West Bank.   Army claims that the residents are members of Hamas.

Israeli army imposed a strict closure, on Friday at dawn, on the Palestinian territories, and shelled several Palestinian civilian targets in the northern part of the Gaza Strip. Israeli Defense…

Dozens of Palestinian, Israeli and international peace activists protested against the Separation Wall and settlements, in Bil’in village, near Ramallah. The peaceful protest was met with military violence; eight were…

The Israeli army shot and injured, on Friday evening, one resident during an invasion to the village of Anabta east of the West Bank city of Tulkarem.   Troops invaded…

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Trøndelag County council, in Norway, voted on Friday in support of a decision to boycott the Israeli products; the county includes the third largest city on Norway, Trondheim, which is…

An Israeli military source reported that one settler was killed, another injured, after Palestinian gunmen opened fire at their vehicle traveling south of Hebron, on Friday. Al Quds Brigades, military…

According to a recent report issued by the Bethlehem-based Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem (ARIJ), the infamous Israeli multimillionaire Irwin Moskowitz has new plans for judaizing more and more areas of Arab…

Seven armored vehicles invaded the villages of Allar and Saida near the West Bank city of Tulkarem, on Friday at dawn, and arrested Raed Ahmad Taha Bamyan, 30, an Islamic…

Semi final results of elections for Nablus municipality showed that Hamas achieved a big and unprecedented victory and achieved 13 seats, while Fateh movement achieved only two; other blocks did…

Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth conducted a poll which revealed that half if the Israeli public support dividing Jerusalem in the framework of a peace deal with the Palestinians. The joint…

Israeli Prison Authorities in Hasharon detention facility barred, on Thursday, the family of detainee Hani Tawfiq Mansour, 27, from visiting him after confining him to solitary imprisonment. The detainees informed…

The Al Quds Brigades, the military wing of Islamic Jihad , reported that one of its fighters was shot and killed, on Thursday evening, by the under-cover units of the Israeli…

Initial results of local elections in the West Bank cities of Nablus, Jenin, and Al Biereh near Ramallah, showed a victory for Hamas over the Fateh ruling party. Although the…

Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported on Thursday at night that a group of Lebanese nationals filed a civil law suit against former Israel Army chief of staff Lieutenant General (res.)…

Collaborators with the Israel occupation killed an Arab resident of Um Al Qataf village, Wadi Ara area in Haifa district, and injured two others, shortly after settling in the village.…

The Israeli Prosecution informed the High Court that settlers, who occupied homes and stores in the Old City of Hebron, will be evacuated within two months. The Israeli Radio reported…

An Israeli source reported that the State Prosecution has agreed to drop central charges against two Arab residents of Israel, suspected of “supporting terrorism” and ties with Hamas, after striking…

An Israeli military court sentenced, on Thursday, one resident of Beit Reema, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, to 29 consecutive years.   The Israeli prosecution claimed that resident,…

Israeli soldiers arrested, on Thursday, one resident in Beit Reema town, near the West Bank city of Ramallah.   The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported that soldiers arrested Karim Na’im…

Al Jalama Israeli military court extended, on Thursday, the remand of nine detainees from the West Bank city of Jenin.   The Jenin office of the Palestinian Prisoners Society reported…

The Israeli army sealed off, on Thursday afternoon, the main entrance of Tammoun village near the West Bank city of Tubas, and arrested one resident.   Troops installed a military…

The Israeli army closed, on Thursday, Sofa and Karni Crossings, in the eastern part of the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian security source reported.   The Palestinian Ministry of Interior and…

An Israeli military source reported, on Thursday evening, that Palestinian resistance fired homemade shells at an area which is only 2km away from Ashkelon, in addition to firing several shells…

Western diplomats expressed concerns that Israel will start operating the convoys between the Gaza Strip and the west Bank on a merely token fashion to oblige the American administration, which…

An Israeli Apache shelled, on Thursday at dawn, a charitable society in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. At least one missile was fired at the building…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday morning, the village of Tammoun, near the West Bank city of Tubas. Troops invaded the village, and searched several houses allegedly searching for residents, local…

Israeli air force shelled, on Thursday at dawn, several areas in the northern of the Gaza Strip, local sources reported. Fighter-Jets fired several missiles at Beit Lahia and Beit Hannon,…

Bridging the divide on both sides of the Middle East conflict, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has brought together senior officials from Israel and the Palestinian…

Israeli soldiers, backed by dozens of armored vehicles and jeeps, invaded, on Thursday at dawn, the West Bank city of Tulkarem, and the nearby town of Anabta, and arrested twenty-three…

Arab member of Knesset Mohammed Barakeh admitted to core disputes that would prevent the formation of a united electoral list for the Arab community, in Israel, in upcoming Knesset elections.…

Just minutes before the midnight cutoff for registering electoral lists, Fateh submitted its official list, which includes 66 people who will run in the PLC elections slated for January 25.…

Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, stated on Wednesday evening that Jerusalem will remain the undivided capital of Israel. The statements of Sharon came at a conference held by Or Yarok…

A source at the Islamic Jihad movement in Gaza reported on Wednesday at night, that Islamic Jihad media spokesperson, Khader Habib, survived an assassination attempt after an Israeli surveillance plane…

Israel decided, on Wednesday evening,  to delay the implementation of the U.S brokered deal allowing bus convoys to move between Gaza and the West Bank until next week, and decided…

A report published, on Wednesday, by Physicians for Human Rights Association,(PHR) stated that Israel prevents the Palestinian residents from receiving medical treatment in East Jerusalem Hospitals; since roadblocks set up…

At least four Palestinians were killed; four others were injured, on Wednesday evening, after the Israeli Air Force fired several missiles at a vehicle driving in Al Shuja’eyya neighborhood, east…

An Israeli source reported on Wednesday that Amir Peretz, head of the Labor Party in Israel, said that he does not intend to conduct any parliamentary procedure which aims to…

A local source in Gaza city reported on Wednesday, that fighters of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the military wing of Fateh, broke into the movements’ headquarters in Gaza, and…

Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz gave the green light for the construction of hundreds of new settler homes in West Bank settlements, directly violating Israel’s obligations under the road Map…

Israeli soldier forced, on Wednesday morning, curfew on the village of Qabatia, and arrested 15 residents in the villages of Al Yamoun, Sielit Al Harthiyya near the West Bank city…

Israeli troops invaded, on Wednesday morning, the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and arrested two residents. Several Israeli armored military vehicles and jeeps invaded the city and surrounded Rass Efties…

The Israeli army invaded, on Wednesday at dawn, the village of Alar north of the West Bank city of Tulkarem, and arrested two residents. soldiers invaded the village, conducted wide…

Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, issued an official statement, on Tuesday at night, denying reports that he would agree to a compromise on Jerusalem and the establishment of a Palestinian…

Israel Army Chief of Staff Dan Halutz reported on Tuesday that Israel would not implement the bus convoy agreement between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank until the Palestinian…

A Palestinian security source in Gaza reported that a group of gunmen of the Al Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of the ruling Fateh movement, stormed a Palestinian election center…

Israeli soldiers posted at the Qalandia checkpoint, south of the West Bank city of Ramallah, attacked and abused two Palestinian children on Monday afternoon, the (Machsom Watch) Israeli organization reported.…

Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Bardala, north east of Tubas and imposed curfew barring the residents from leaving their homes.   A local source in the village reported that…

Israeli soldiers arrested a 17-year old girl at Beit Eiba checkpoint, west of the West Bank city of Nablus.   Soldiers uncovered a knife in the girl’s bag, and claimed…

Israeli army arrested one resident from Sa’ir north east of the West Bank city of Hebron after invading it, the Palestinian news agency, WAFA, reported. The agency stated that Waleed…

The Israeli army withdrew, on Tuesday, from the West Bank city of Jenin and removed the checkpoint which was installed at its main entrances over the last three days. Also…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, Anabta village east of the West Bank city of Tulkarem, and arrested five residents. Troops conducted wide scale search in he village before…

Israeli army invaded on Tuesday at dawn the West Bank city of Nablus and fired at dozens of homes; sever clashes were reported, one resident was killed, at least twenty…

Israeli army arrested, on Monday evening, two youth from Aida refugee camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. The two were heading back home from schoold, a local source…

Israeli tanks shelled, on Tuesday morning, several areas Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, killing one resident. A medical source in Khan Younis reported that soldiers…

THIS WEEK I was strolling through the streets of Athens, at the foot of the Acropolis, when my eye was caught by a sign bearing one single word in Greek…

A public opinion poll on voting intentions in the upcoming legislative elections that was conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research (PSR) in the West Bank and…

The European Union decided on Monday not to publish a report which includes critical information on Israeli settlement activities in East Jerusalem, and on the route of the Separation Wall…

Israeli soldiers shelled, on Monday at night, several areas in the northern and eastern parts of the Gaza Strip with heavy artillery. Army source claimed that the shelling comes in…

Amir Peretz, Labor Party chairman, said on Monday that he does not have any role in a new initiative to oust the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon. The initiative was…

Israeli Security Services, Shin Bet, has arrested a Palestinian resident in Nablus, north of the West Bank, and claimed that he was paid a sum of US$ 3000 by the…

A Palestinian medical source in Hebron reported on Monday afternoon, that one resident died of wounds suffered four years ago, in Yatta village, south of the West Bank city of…

A Palestinian security source in Gaza reported on Monday afternoon, that one resident was killed, another injured, after unknown gunmen opened fire at them in the center of Gaza City.…

Israeli soldiers arrested on Monday afternoon, one Palestinian youth from the West Bank city of Jenin at the entrance of Salem military camp, west of city in the West Bank.…

A Palestinian expert in lands and settlement activities warned on Monday that Israel is preparing a new plan to evacuate Al Hathaleen tribe in the West Bank city of Hebron…

Israeli troops arrested on Sunday afternoon three children near kafer Ne’ma village west of the West Bank city Ramallah. Ahmad Abu Adi 16, Khaled Abdo, 17, and Mohamed Abu Adi,…

Israeli border police arrested on Sunday evening one Palestinian from Deheisha refugee camp in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, while he was in Jerusalem. Hussen Al Qassas, 32, was…

The Israeli army invaded, on Monday at, dawn the West Bank of Nablus, and arrested five residents after conducting wide scale search in the city. Five of the arrestees were…

Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah joined the residents of Aboud village, near Ramallah, Israeli and international peace activists in a peaceful procession against the Separation Wall in the village, Al Quds…

A Palestinian security source reported, on Monday at dawn, that one Palestinian fisherman was injured, near Khan Younis shore, after the Israeli Navy fired with it automatic fire at the…

A Palestinian security source reported on Monday morning that the Israeli army reopened the Erez (Beit Hanoun) Crossing, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, and allowed workers and…

Jubran Tweiny, a Lebanese lawmaker and the head of Al Nahar Newspaper, was assassinated on Monday morning, in an explosion which ripped Al Mukhallis area, in industrial suburb northeast of…

Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, announced on Sunday that he is quitting the Likud and joining the Kadima party, which was formed recently by the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon.…

The Al Aqsa Brigades, the military wing of Fateh slammed statements released by the Palestinian Ministry of Interior which called on the Palestinian factions to remain committed to the truce…

Israeli online daily Haaretz reported on Sunday that the Israeli Chief Justice Aharon Barak said on Sunday that he intends to rule soon in two petitions filed against the Israeli…

A Palestinian security source in Nablus reported, on Sunday, that soldiers invaded the West Bank city of Nablus and killed one fighter of the Al Aqsa Brigades, the military wing…

A Palestinian medical source in Gaza reported, on Saturday at night, that a resident of the Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip died of wounds…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the Palestinian resistance factions to remain committed to the truce which will expire by the end of the year, and slammed the latest firing…

Israeli troops invaded on Saturday morning the West Bank city of Nablus,and arrested five residents. The arrestees were identifed as Mohammad Akkouba, Zahi Al Kousa, and three brothers identified as…

Israeli soldiers,invaded on Saturday, morning Kafer Ra’ey village near the West Bank city of Jenin. Seven army vehicles invaded the village and installed roadblocks in its streets; army units are…

The Israeli army invaded, on Saturday morning, the West Bank of Jenin, local sources reported. Troops backed up with armored vehicles invaded the city and toured the several neighborhoods firing…

The British Broadcasting Corporation reported that two British lawmakers accused the British government of covering-up a secret deal under which the UK helped Israel in launching its nuclear program in…

Israeli soldiers arrested on Saturday 17-year old Palestinian female after claming that she attempted to stab a soldier along the “Worshipers Way”, a road which connect to Keryat Arba’ settlement,…

An Israeli military source reported on Saturday morning that a Palestinian resident carrying two improvised bombs, and a toy gun, was arrested south of Jerusalem.   Soldiers safely detonated the…

The Lebanon based Hezbollah Party held Israel responsible for the explosion which took place in the vehicle of one of its leaders east of Beirut, on Friday at night; the…

Israeli soldiers arrested, on Saturday morning, five Palestinians in the West Bank city of Nablus, and installed dozens of roadblocks around the city and its nearby villages, barring the residents…

A Palestinian security source reported, on Saturday at dawn, that the Israeli Navy fired at a Palestinian fishing boat killing near the Gaza Shore, killing one resident, while another resident…

Senior Israeli officials informed international representatives that Israeli does not intend to implement the agreement which allows bus convoys to travel between the Gaza Strip and the west Bank, until…

Bil’in residents, along with international and Israeli peace activists conducted their weekly peaceful protest against the Separation Wall in Bil’in by marching towards a construction site and planting olive treas.…

Syrian News Agency SANA reported that Damascus denied media reports which claimed that it is holding secret talks with Israel. “These reports are part of rumors created by Israel in…

The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) demanded placing the detainees files, imprisoned in Israeli prisons and detention facilities, in front of the International Court of Justice, in Lahai, in order to…

Mustafa Maloukh, 18, from Ramallah submitted a sworn testimony to the lawyer of Palestinian Prisoners’ Society, who visited him recently. The attorney preferred to remain unnamed in the report issued…

Detainee Khaled Nawawrah from the West Bank city of Bethlehem was sentenced on Thursday by Ofer Israeli military court, near Ramallah, to 25 years.   Nawawrah was charged by the…