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    The Israeli prosecution filed charges against a resident of Gaza who was arrested last month while allegedly attempting to "infiltrate" form Gaza into the West Bank.   The…

Palestinian police forces in the West Bank city of Jenin confiscated 13 stolen cars and destroyed 11 of them, Majed Al Huwwari, police department head in Jenin, reported on Wednesday…

Israeli soldiers imposed a strict siege over the West Bank city of Jenin over the last several days, barred the residents from the freedom of movement, and conducted repeated invasions…

Detainees in the Negev detention facility reported that several detainees were infected with scabies disease, while the prison administration is not providing them with the needed medical treatment and medication.…

Senior physicians at Hadassah University Hospital in Jerusalem said, on Tuesday evening, that the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, showed movement on his left side Tuesday, for the first time…

Israeli acting Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, said on Tuesday that the cabinet will decide next week whether to allow the Palestinian in East Jerusalem to vote in the upcoming Palestinian…

Israeli source reported on Tuesday evening that Shimon Peres will apparently be placed second on Kadima elections list for the upcoming governmental election in March. The deal was struck in…

An Israeli Court started on Tuesday hearing witnesses in the case of Mohammed Mansour, a non-violent-protest organizer against the Separation Wall in Biddu village near Jerusalem.The International Solidarity Movement (ISM)…

Palestinian detainee Baha’ Ahmad Al Arameen, 23, from Al Ezariyya town, near Jerusalem, said that he was extremely clubbed and hit by the soldiers after arresting him from his home…

Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, said on Tuesday that the Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem will be allowed to participate in the upcoming Palestinian Legislative elections scheduled for January 25,…

Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine condemned the state of chaos and insecurity in the Palestinian territories, and called on the Palestinian Authority and factions to unite in order to uproot…

In contradictory to the Israeli public statements which claim allowing the Palestinians conduct election campaign in Jerusalem, Israeli soldiers barred Ahmad Majdalani, head of Freedom and Social Justice Elections list,…

Israeli online daily Haaretz interviewed Nigel Roberts, World Bank representative in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Roberts said that the Palestinian Authority is facing a crisis that could…

The Israeli army bared on Tuesday morning the residents of the West Bank city of Qalqilia from interring the near by Palestinian villages which became isolated behind the Separation Wall.…

The Israeli army invaded, late on Monday at night, the West Bank city of Tubas, and arrested one resident. Troops backed up with armored vehicles invaded the city and surrounded…

Yesh Din and B’Tselem Israeli human rights organizations reported that settlers have uprooted over the past three years 2400 olive trees during repeated attacks against Palestinian orchards in the West…

The Iranian Mehr newspaper reported that Iran’s Foreign Ministry has denied recruiting an agent to infiltrate the Israeli political system; the newspaper quoted ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Assefi as dismissing the…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazin) said on Wednesday that he received elections assurances from Washington regarding enabling the Palestinians to hold elections in East Jerusalem, and that he seeks…

Israeli online daily Haaretz reported on Monday that the Police Investigation Department (PID) filed an indictment against a Border Police officer accused of killing a Palestinian in the French Hill…

Israeli sources reported on Monday evening that senior physicians treating the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, at Hadassah University Hospital, Ein Karem, said that he had responded to pain stimulus,…

Israeli online daily, Haaretz, report on Monday that the High Court of Justice rejected on Monday, appeals filed by Israelis and Palestinians against the planned route of the West Bank…

A Palestinian police force destroyed, on Monday morning, 11 illegal cars in the West Bank city of Jenin. The destruction of illegal vehicles comes as part of the Palestinian Authority’s…

On Saturday, Israeli soldiers installed a new checkpoint on the road to Aboud village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, and deployed in the surrounding fields in an attempt…

While the Palestinian concluded their Christmas holidays and started preparing for Eyed Al Adha, the Israeli army arrested 10 residents on Sunday night from several areas in the West Bank…

Palestinians candidates for the upcoming legislative elections, refused to abide by the Israeli conditions regarding the participation of Jerusalemite Palestinians in the Legislative Council elections, particularly as the Israeli police…

The Jordanian daily Ad Dostour published a report on Monday quoting a Palestinian credible source stating that the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas is seriously considering to resign if Hamas wins…

The Jordanian daily Ad Dostour published a report on Monday quoting a Palestinian credible source stating that the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas is seriously considering to resign if Hamas wins…

Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported that an Israeli security official said that Palestinian weapons experts who have undergone training in Lebanon, Syria and possibly Iran have recently entered the Gaza…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, Marda village, near the West Bank city of Salfit, and arrested three residents.   The Palestinian Maan News Agency reported that soldiers, supported…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, Al Obaydiyya village, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem and arrested two residents.   The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported that soldiers,…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, Jenin refugee camp, in the West Bank city of Jenin, and broke into dozens of homes.   A local source in the camp…

A Palestinian security source reported, on Sunday at night, that Egypt has agreed to reopen its border with Gaza Strip after Palestinian fighters reached an agreement with European officials, and…

Family of detainee Dhirar Ahmad Ibrahim, 28, from Kafer Ra’ey, near Tulkarem, appealed humanitarian organizations, locally and internationally, to pressure the Israeli Authorities in order to provide their ailing detained…

Israeli soldiers resumed, on Sunday, the strict siege wrapping Tulkarem area and installed dozens of roadblocks on main roads which links Tulkarem with the surrounding villages, and other Palestinian areas.…

Israeli soldiers exchanged fire with Palestinian resistance fighters in the West Bank city of Jenin after invading it earlier on Sunday.   A local source in Jenin reported that twenty…

Palestinian security and medical sources in Gaza reported, on Sunday, that Palestinian gunmen broke into a police headquarter in Gaza city, and exchanged fire with security men; one gunman was…

Israeli online daily, Haaretz, reported that Hadassah University Hospital director, Dr. Shlomo Mor-Yosef said on Saturday evening, that the latest scan of the brain of the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel…

Jailed Fateh leader, and Palestinian Legislator, Marwan Barghouthi, said that the health condition of the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, should not affect the Palestinian Legislative Council’s election date, slated…

The Palestinian Maan News Agency reported that Sheikh Mahmoud Zahar, one of Hamas political leaders in, denied any possibility that the Islamic resistance Movement, Hamas, will enter into negotiations with…

Leader of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the military wing of Fateh, said that the brigades decided to bar the international observers from working in Jenin or entering it, and…

Israeli soldiers shelled on Sunday several areas in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, causing considerable damage; no injuries were reported.   The shelling comes while no homemade shells…

Israeli soldiers invaded, on Sunday, the West Bank city of Hebron, and the nearby villages of Yatta, Bani Neim and Doura, and conducted military searches of homes. A Palestinian security…

Israeli soldiers arrested on Friday evening a father and his son, east of the West Bank city of Tubas.   Sami Sadiq, head of Al Aqaba village council, reported that…

Israeli soldiers invaded Silwad village, east of the West Bank city of Ramallah, and arrested four residents after breaking into their homes.   A local source in the village reported…

A Palestinian security source in Gaza reported that Israeli artillery fired several shells at areas in the northern part of the Gaza Strip; three homes were damages.   The source…

A Palestinian security source in Gaza reported that Israeli artillery fired several shells at areas in the northern part of the Gaza Strip; three homes were damages.   The source…

An extremist settlers group uprooted recently 100 Olive trees which belong to residents of Yatta village, near the West Bank city of Hebron. The Olive groves overlooks a road which…

The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation launched a petition protesting against the Caterpillar Company for heavy industries. The Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, reported that the campaign published a…

  The merciless army general, who is struggling for his life, is seen as the main pillar for peace in the Middle East. The fundamentalist nationalist, who stepped on the…

The merciless army general, who is struggling for his life, is seen as the main pillar for peace in the Middle East. The fundamentalist nationalist, who stepped on the bones…

Professor Shlomo Mor-Yosef, director of Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital in Jerusalem, said on Thursday evening, that Sharon will remain under sedation at least for additional 48 hours. The statements of…

Palestinian eyewitnesses and Israeli border guard policemen reported that two Palestinian children were shot and injured near Huwwara, after a speeding settlers vehicle fired at several residents near Huwwara military…

On Thursday, the Central Election Commission, responsible for the upcoming Palestinian Parliamentary elections, decided to withdraw from the election process, citing interference by Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei. The decision…

Israeli soldiers arrested, on Thursday evening, three Palestinian youth in Al Khader town, and Mrah Rabah village, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem.   The Maan News Agency reported…

Khaled Al Batsh, one of the leaders of the Islamic Jihad movement, in the Gaza Strip, said that resistance is against the occupation, and its crimes, and does not depend…

Khaled Al Batsh, one of the leaders of the Islamic Jihad movement, in the Gaza Strip, said that resistance is against the occupation, and its crimes, and does not depend…

Six Palestinian youth were injured, on Thursday, in the Jenin refugee camp, in the West Bank city of Jenin, after clashing with soldiers who invaded the camp.   Palestinian medical…

Listen to the audio from the MP3 Player on the right column. || Click here to Download MP3 file 7.35 MB This week in Palestine, a service of the International…

Six Palestinian youth were injured, on Thursday, in the Jenin refugee camp, in the West Bank city of Jenin, after clashing with soldiers who invaded the camp.   Palestinian medical…

Extremist settlers of Keryat Aba’ settlement, east of the West Bank city of Hebron, renewed  on Thursday, their attacks against the residents of both Wadi Al-Hussein and Wad Al-Nasara areas,…

Israeli President, Moshe Katsav, called on parties in Israel to hold Knesset elections as planned, adding that Sharon’s condition does not justify delaying the vote The statements of Katsav came…

Israeli Peace Now movement filed a petition, on Wednesday, to the Israeli Supreme Court to halt the construction of the illegal settlement of Modi’in Illit that is built on the…

PLC member Husam Khader, who is serving a seven-year sentence in the Hadarim Israeli Prison, criticized attempts to hold the Palestinian Legislative council election elections at any price even if…

A Palestinian source in Gaza reported that the Preventive Security Forces shot and killed a member of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, on Wednesday evening, while he was hanging election…

  Interviewed by Rashid Hilal- Palestine News Network   Qais Abul-Karim (Abu Laila), senior official at the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), head of Al Badeel (the…

On Thursday morning, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon emerged from surgery with vital signs showing proper levels, yet his general condition remained very serious, said Prof. Shlomo Mor-Yosef, director of…

In a meeting with representatives of several factions in his office in the Saraya neighborhood of Gaza City last night, minister of interior and national security Nasser Yousef said his…

During 2005 the Israelis and most main media trumpeted the "disengagement" from Gaza, and claimed that bold steps had been taken to resolve the conflict. Despite these claims, the reality…

Israeli sources reported that Kadima members were thrown into a state of uncertainty, on Wednesday at night, for the second time in three weeks amid mounting concerns for the leader…

Egyptian border police imposed curfew across the Gaza Strip Border with Egypt after hundreds of Palestinians swarmed across the border, on Wednesday, after Palestinian gunmen bulldozed a path the barricade…

The Israeli Radio reported on Wednesday evening that two Israeli residents were mildly injured after two homemade shells landed near Ashkelon, in the south of Israel. The radio added that…

Israeli Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, said on Wednesday that Israel will not negotiate with Hamas movement even if it was elected to the Palestinian legislative council. The statements of Mofaz…

The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories (B’Tselem), reported that Israeli soldiers killed 197 residents in 2005, raising the number of residents killed since the outbreak…

After 100 years of sustained Arab Israeli conflict, and over fifty years of personal involvement in promoting peace and reconciliation, with no imminent peace agreement, one is likely to become…

Israeli army intends to confiscate 3000 Dunams of the West Bank town of Aqraba south of the West Bank city of Nablus, the WAFA News Agency reported.   Aqraba village…

Both the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and Ahmed Abu Al Areesh Brigades, the military wings of Fateh, claimed joint responsibility for detonating an Israeli bulldozer in Jenin Refugee Camp Tuesday…

Looking out over the Rafah skyline at dark from the roof of my apartment building most families are sleeping. The flicker of a few late night TVs can be seen…

The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, B’Tselem, said the Israeli orders to automatically shoot at anyone in the "buffer zone" in northern Gaza is a…

After midnight and through the dawn hours, Israeli forces raided the city of Tulkarem, and conducted military searches. Eyewitnesses said a number of military vehicles entered the city and began…

  Israeli military bulldozers leveled a house in Al Walaja Village, west of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, early on Wednesday morning.   Israeli military sources claimed the house…

One tent in the Ansar 3 detention camp, in the Negev, has been transformed into an operations room of sorts in which close associates to Sheikh Ahmad Haj Ali "Abu…

Israeli air-force fired several shells at roads leading to areas in the northern part of the Gaza Strip after claiming that these areas are using by the resistance as launching…

After midnight and through the dawn hours, Israeli forces raided the city of Tulkarem. Eyewitnesses said a number of military vehicles entered the city and began shooting at a group…

Palestinian gunmen planted bombs at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt and stormed government offices, on Wednesday, demanding the release of a fighter suspected of involvement in the last week’s…

Israeli army troops killed a Palestinian resident, near the West Bank city of  Hebron, late on Tuesday night.    Army claims that infantry troops wanted to arrest Mustafa Khalil 38, from…

Israeli newspaper Haaretz conducted in cooperation with Israel TV channel 10, a dialogue-poll which revealed that 25% pf the eligible voters in Israel might change their votes before the March…

Israeli Television, Channel 10, reported on Tuesday that the Israeli police have evidence that the family of the Israeli Prime Minister, Ariel Sharon, received $3 million in bribes from Austrian…

Israeli police released, on Tuesday afternoon, Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, head of the Independent Palestine Coalition for the upcoming legislative elections, after detaining him for several hours and transferring him to…

In a step many considered an Israeli interference in Palestinian preparations for PLC elections set for January 25, Israeli forces detained, on Monday, 23 officials and supervisors of voting stations…

Israeli military bulldozers leveled a four-story building in Beit Hanina town, north of Jerusalem.   The Jerusalem municipality claims that the building was illegally constructed.   The Maan News Agency…

Israeli soldiers broke into Anata School for boys, north of Jerusalem, and clashed with dozens of students; one student and one teacher were injured.   An Israeli military source reported…

Speaking to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Israeli Forces Chief of Staff Dan Halutz conceded, on Tuesday, that the army’s offensive Operation called "Blue Skies" in the Gaza…

Israeli High Court of Justice gave, on Sunday, the Israeli government the green light to construct the Separation Wall around settlements north of the West Bank, and barred the construction…

In an invasion to the West Bank city of Nablus, on Tuesday at dawn, Israeli soldiers arrested one resident, and searched several houses searching for wanted members of the resistance.…

The Al Quds brigades’, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, claimed responsibility for firing 14 homemade shells at Israeli settlements around the Gaza strip, on Tuesday at dawn.  …

Israeli soldiers arrested, on Tuesday at dawn, 11 residents from several areas in the West Bank.   10 were arrested from the West Bank cities of Bethlehem and Hebron while…

Israeli troops invaded, on Tuesday at dawn, the West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp.   Soldiers, supported by heavy military vehicles, stormed the city and the refugee…

According to documents published by the Israeli online daily, Haaretz, illegal permits were issued retroactively for a new West Bank settlement expansion project while buildings were being constructed or even…

According to documents published by the Israeli online daily, Haaretz, illegal permits were issued retroactively for a new West Bank settlement expansion project while buildings were being constructed or even…

Eight settler families, who took over eight Palestinian stores, at a market in the West Bank city of Hebron, were handed out eviction notices by representatives of the Israeli Civil…