Palestinian Gunmen Prevent two Palestinian Ministers from Entering Gaza Strip
Protesting what they described "ignoring" what is happening in their town, the residents of Beit Hanoun, north of Gaza Strip, erected a roadblock on the main road after Erez’ checkpoint…
Detainees to Begin an Indefinite Hunger Strike
Detainees in all military detention camps are currently preparing to announce an indefinite hunger strike in protest of the deteriorating situation in the detention centers where wounded or ill detainees…
US Church halts projects in Israel protesting Wall
George Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, July 28, 2004 The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the USA issued a statement in which it authorized exploration of a selective divestment of…
Palestinian Man Severely Beaten at a Checkpoint
The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories (B’Tselem) reported that Mahmoud Al-Hanini 23, from Beit Furik near Nablus was severely beaten up at Beit Furik checkpoint…
Powell Expresses Suspicion over Arafat’s Intentions
U.S. Secretary of State Collin Powel said Tuesday that even as Palestinian President Yasser Arafat accepted to cede more authority to his Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei, he still enjoy the…
Army withdraws from Al-Shojaeyya; leaving two dead, five injured and great destruction
Soldiers have withdrawn from Al-Shojaeyya neighborhood, east of Gaza after invading it earlier Tuesday at dawn. The invasion, which began at 2:00 am, has left in its wake two residents…
Cabinet Empowered to Press on Reforms & Enforce Law
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat handed Tuesday powers to his Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei in order to carry out reforms, therefore ending a two weeks cabinet crisis. Arafat and Qurei emerged…
Police decides not to allow a Jewish Ceremony on Temple Mount
Israeli Police Chief in Jerusalem, Ilan Frenco, decided Tuesday not to allow members of the ‘Temple Mount Faithful’ group to enter the Aqsa Mosque plaza (Temple Mount) to hold a…
We won’t know peace, as long as our neighbors do not
I am writing this with an aching heart. I have postponed writing it as long as I could. In Jewish tradition, there is a searing phrase: ‘The Temple was not…
Education and hate
(see also the excellent detailed Report by Dr. Fouad Moughrabi on this subject) Human reactions to their surrounding, value systems, and outlook on other humans are shaped by environment including…
Qalandia Checkpoint; Daily Suffering Among the Dust and Military Obsession
Translated by Saed Bannoura “It was nearly four in the afternoon, we stepped out of the Taxi and rushed towards Qalandia checkpoint, south of Ramallah, in an attempt to be…
Shas Ready to Join a Cabinet without Shinui
Shas leader MK Eli Yishai said recently that his party is ready to join the cabinet if Shinui party quit the coalition, confirming that his party has no moral objections…
Sharon Meets US Envoys, Promises Removal of Outposts Soon
The Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told the visiting US envoys on Tuesday that Israel intends to dismantle the unauthorized settlers’ outpost in the West Bank as soon as possible.…
Abu Rudeineh, Larsen may be considered unwelcome in the Palestinian Areas
The Political Advisor of the Palestinian President Yasser Arafat Nabil Abu Rudeineh said Wednesday afternoon that the Palestinian Authority might consider the Special UN envoy to the UN, Terje Roed-Larsen…
UN Assembly to meet Friday in emergency session on ICJ Ruling
The United Nations reported that its General Assembly will convene on Friday an emergency special session to examine the advisory opinion issued last week by the International Court of Justice…
Report: 13 killed 82 wounded in Beit Hanoun in Two Weeks
Dr. Mahmoud Al-Asali, head of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia north of the Gaza Strip, said that the number of residents killed in the continuous military operations in the…
The State Cannot Legislate on Matters of Love
Recently Israeli President Moshe Katsav publicly stated that human rights are basic rights and cannot be based on obligations set by the state – in other words, these rights are…
Labor Angered with Sharons Overture to Shas and UTJ
Anger and concern have been stirred in the Labor Party as the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon invited two religious parties for talks on Unity government on Tuesday. For some…
EU Aid to Israel depends on Political Dialogue
The E.U bloc Dutch presidency said Monday that the aid provided to Israel by the E. U depends on Israeli cooperation but at the same time the Duck Minister failed…
Army Assassinates An Islamic Jihad Leader in Jenin
Palestine News Network (PNN) reported that a special unit of the Israeli army has assassinated No’aman Tahaineh 34, an Islamic Jihad leader in Jenin, Tuesday afternoon. According to PNN, Tahineh,…
Arab Countries are Seeking UN Pressure on Israel
The Arab States called on Monday the United Nations General Assembly to convene an emergency session to demand that Israel comply with the International Law as stated by the International…
U.S., Israel, Negotiating the Demarcation of West Bank Future Borders
Senior American and Israeli officials agreed to start negotiations to define the boundaries within which Israel is allowed to do construction work in the West Bank. The U.S. administration is…
Army demolishes a house, kill its wheelchair-bound Owner
Palestinian sources reported that Mahmoud Khalafallah, was killed early Monday morning as he was crushed to death when Israeli army troops shelled his house in the Austrian quarter west of…
Qurei Denies Delaying Taking the Wall Issue to the UNSC
The Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei dismissed reports on Palestinian Authority decision to delay taking the West Bank Separation Wall issue to the United Nations Security Council until after the…
Sharon: If Coalition Does Not Support Unity Government, Elections Might be Soon
After his meeting the Opposition leader Shimon Peres, the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told his coalition members that forming a new coalition or early elections are options to be…
EU Foreign Ministers to meet over the Hague ruling
EU foreign ministers will meet Monday to define the 25-nation bloc’s position in the wake of Friday’s ruling by the International Court of Justice against Israel’s West Bank separation wall.…
Israeli Authorities ban an American- Jewish peace activist from Entering Israel
The Israeli Authorities banned an American- Jewish Peace Activist, who is a member of the International Solidarity Movement, from entering Israel Saturday. The Israeli Authorities at the Ben-Gurion airport said…
Sharon Ordered the Construction of the Wall to Continue
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Sunday ordered construction work on the West Bank separation wall to continue. Sharon said that the building work on the fence will proceed in…
Israel, Palestinians, Mobilizing For UN Battle over The Separation WallI
Israel is mobilizing to convince ‘relevant countries’ not to vote in favor of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling in the General Assembly of the United Nations. Palestinian observer…
Female Soldier Killed, 30 Wounded in Tel Aviv Blast
Israeli source reported that the one killed in Tel-Aviv blast was a 20 years old female soldier and that the number of wounded arrived at 30. One killed, 20 Wounded…
Israel Rejects ICJ Ruling, Calling IT Immoral
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told his ministers in the Sunday’s cabinet meeting completely rejected the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) ruling on the West Bank separation wall, calling it…
Anan: Israel Should Abide To the ICJ Ruling
United Nations General Secretary Coffi Anan called Sunday Israel to accept the ruling of the International Court of Justice, which demands the dismantling of the West bank separation wall. Speaking…
Fight to Block Unity Government, Started
Israeli Minister Uzi Landau will meet Sunday afternoon in Tel-Aviv with 10 Likud MKs and 50 members of Likud Central committee to start a campaign to foil attempts to establish…
Four Palestinians Killed, one injured in an Air Strike in Gaza City
Palestinian Medical sources at the ‘Aqsa Martyrs’ hospital (formerly Al-Shifa) in Gaza city that four Palestinians have been killed and one seriously injured on Saturday afternoon as Israeli Air Force…
What Comes Next?
Now, the court ruled, Palestinians happy, Israelis angry, Europeans welcomed, U.S brushed aside, so, what comes next? Facts: The ruling is not binding. Any UN General Assembly resolution that can…
Four Palestinians Killed, one injured in an Air Strike in Gaza City
Palestinian Medical sources at the ‘Aqsa Martyrs’ hospital (formerly Al-Shifa) in Gaza city that four Palestinians have been killed and one seriously injured on Saturday afternoon as Israeli Air Force…
After ICJ Ruling, Wall Debate Will Move to UN
Arab Envoys to the United Nations said Friday that Palestinians will ask the United Nations General Assembly next week to adopt a resolution affirming the International Court of Justice ruling…
Israel to Continue Building, Palestinians to Continue Resisting
After the International Court of Justice ruled at The Hague, that the West Bank Separation wall Israel is building, the Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said, Israel will continue building…
Anti-Wall Hunger Strike Suspended After the ICJ Ruling
Dr. Azmi Bishra, Arab Member of the Israeli Knesset and his comrades suspended their seven-day hunger strike on Friday after the International Court of Justice ruled that the Separation wall…
Powell Turing Wall Issue to ICJ Inappropriate, Ruling Non-binding
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Saturday that turning the wall issue to the International Court of Justice was inappropriate, and that the court ruling was not binding. While…
Justice is Simple, Reality stinks
The main obstacle that blocks the way towards a peaceful solution to the Palestinian-Israel conflict is the huge gap that exists between justice and reality. The Friday ICJ ruling and…
Palestinian PM: The Hague Ruling is a major blow to the racists, a historic decision by the highest
As the International Court of Justice’s ruling is being read at The Hague now, the judges unanimously, rejected claims that it has no jurisdiction to rule on the wall issue.…
Int.l Justice Stated, Still Far From Being Implemented
According to a document obtained by Israeli newspaper Haaretz, The International Court of Justice ruling would state: ”the court is not convinced that the specific course Israel has chosen for…
Israeli Justice Minister: Won’t Comply with ICJ ruling
Israeli Justice Minister Yosef Lapid said Friday that Israel will not compile to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on the West Bank separation fence, ICJ will in few…
Israeli Justice Minister: Won’t Comply with ICJ ruling
Israeli Justice Minister Yosef Lapid said Friday that Israel will not compile to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on the West Bank separation fence, ICJ will in few…
Coalition Talks With Labor to Start Sunday
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon invites Labor Leader Shimon Peres for Coalition Talks; National Religious Party might Pullout; Labor MK Amir Pertz objects joining the government; Likud Minister Uzi Landau…
Poll Shows Growing Tendency for Internal Violence in Israel
A public opinion poll, conducted by Haifa University, revealed a worrying growth of extremisms and acceptance of political violence among Israelis, especially among new immigrants. 11.1% of the Jewish population…
Report: Adalah Demands banning army from stripping the detainees
The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, Adalah, filed an appeal Wednesday, through its lawyer, Abeer Baker, to the Israeli Prisons department and the government’s legal advisor, demanding…
Female Prisoners in Al-Ramla Prison facing daily suffering
Translated by: Saed Bannoura Hanan Al-Khatib, a lawyer at the Palestinian Prisoner society, visited a number of female detainees in Al-Ramla detention camp, which includes 45 female detainees, who told…
Five Israeli soldiers Hurt During Military Operation in Gaza Strip
An Israeli military source reported that Five Israeli soldiers, among them two colonels, were wounded Thursday in clashes with Palestinian resistance in Gaza Strip during an Israeli military operation in…
Resistance, PA Meetings over Halting Qassam Firing into Israel
Islamic Jihad spokesperson Khader Habib revealed Wednesday that resistance leaders and Palestinian Authority officials are discussing halting Qassam’s firing into Israeli areas, confirming that Resistance groups will submit their final…
Tel Aviv Court to Rule on Held U.S. Activist Thursday
The Tel Aviv District court is expected to rule on the detained US peace activist on Thursday. It is unclear yet whether the court headed by Judge Oded Modrik will…
Dichter Denies Concert Warnings of Possible Attacks against Public Figures
Israeli Shin Bet Director Avi Dichter told Yesha Council settlers leaders in a Wednesday meeting that the agency has no concrete warnings of extreme right-wing intentions to attack political or…
Following a Scandalous Report, Sharon to Fire Paritzky at Shinui’s Request
Upon request from Shinui leader Yousif Lapid, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Wednesday night that he will fire Infrastructure Minister Yosef Paritzky. This request came after Israeli TV channel…
ElBaradei: Would Be Happy If Allowed into Dimona
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohammed ElBaradei said at the end of his meeting with Israeli Health Minister Dani Naveh on Wednesday that he would be happy if provided with…
Assaults Increases Against the Detainees in Shatta Prison
The Prisoners’ Support Society in Majd Al-Kroom said that it received information from Shatta detention camp during the past two days, and through the lawyer of the society, that soldiers…
An Interview with the Former and the First Palestinian Prime Minister, Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazin)
Translated by George Rishmawi-IMEMC Abu Mazin: Things would have been different, had Sharon suggested the Disengagement Plan to us earlier The former Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazin) held…
Lapid: Investigating Extremism Must Not Supress Free Speech
In reaction to the warnings by the Israeli Security service, Minister of Justice, Yousef Lapid on Wednesday cautioned that itch for investigating extremist threats must not affect the right to…
Qurei, No Further Talks Before a Clear Position on the Wall by Quartet
The Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Qurei said there will be no further talks on any topic as long as the Middle East Quartet keeps its unclear position on the West…
3 Bystanders Wounded in a Car Blast in Gaza, Apparently Caused by Israeli Air force Missiles
Palestinian sources reported that two Israeli air to ground missiles hit a car in Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City. Eyewitnesses reported that the three passengers in the car managed to…
Assassination in Nablus Targets a Resistance Operative
Palestinian sources reported that Isam Mhameed 30, from Qalqilia, an operative of the Aqsa Brigades was killed in Balata refugee camp east of the West Bank city of Nablus. Eyewitnesses…
IAEA Head: I Have No Power to Pressure Israel
Director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency Dr. Mohammed ElBaradei said Tuesday that he has no power to pressure Israel on Nuclear issues. ElBaradei arrived Tuesday in Israel for a…
Egypt calls for an International Conference, Israel Rejects it
ArabYnet online news site reported a Palestinian official source saying that Egypt called for an International conference with the participation of Quartet to discuss the preparations for the Israeli withdrawal…
Peres: Right Should Implement Disengagement Alone
Labor Party Chairman Shimon Peres said Wednesday that Labor wants to see the Israeli right carry out the disengagement plan by itself. Peres comments came after the Israeli High Court…
Fatah Leader Denies that Arafat Called off the Movement’ Gaza Elections
Fatah Movement denied Haretz report, which claimed that Palestinian President Yasser Arafat called off the movement internal elections in the Gaza Strip because his supporters were losing. Sakher Besaso, member…
U.S. Peace Activist Remains in Detention After Hearing
American peace activist Anne-Robinson-Peter who has been detained for 14 days at Ben Gurion airport, appeared Tuesday before Judge Oded Mudrik at Tel Aviv District Court. Robinson-Peter was charged with…
Powell Disappointed at Settlers’ Outposts Removal Rate
U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Tuesday in Washington that the American administration was disappointed by the rate at which settlers’ unauthorized outposts had been removed, demanding Israel to…
Clashes Erupt between Palestinian detainees and army in Gilboa Prison
Clashes erupted Wednesday morning, between the Political detainees and the administration in Gilboa detention camp, twenty injuries were reported. Meanwhile, the Prisoners Supporters Society said that the administration banned its…
4 Palestinians, One Soldier, Killed in Army Operation in Nablus
Two Palestinians, Dr. Khaled Saleh of the A-Najah University in Nablus, his son Mohammed were killed Tuesday early morning hours as Israeli helicopter gunship fired a missile at a four…
High Court Suspends Wall Section Construction Near Salfit
The Israeli High Court of Justice issued an interim injunction Tuesday ordering army to halt work on the section of the separation wall near the West Bank villages of Dir…
14-Years Old Boy Killed By Army Fire in Khan Younis
Army shot dead a 14-year-old Palestinian boy in the Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis late on Monday after an Israeli was wounded by a Qasam rocket fired at the…
Palestinian Internal Dialogue Delayed Till Mid July
Palestinian sources reported that the Egyptian government has officially informed the Palestinian factions of delaying the inter-Palestinian dialogue which was scheduled for the beginning of the month, till the second…
Yaron Criticizes Israeli High Court Ruling on the Wall
Top Israeli military officials continue to criticize the decision made by the High Court of Justice in Israel concerning the West Bank separation wall. The State’s General Attorny Menachem Mazuz…
Internal Fatah Dispute over Elections in Gaza
Despite Palestinian Presidnet Yasser Araft’s objections over the participation of security personnel in elections, Fatah movement in the Gaza Strip is proceeding with its internal elections that began on May…
Sharon’s Personal Security Measures Increased
Israeli President Moshe Katsav on Tuesday called on rabbis and Jewish public leaders in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to use their influence to prevent violent outbreaks. Katsav expressed…
Army kills leader of Al-Aqsa Brigades in Jenin
Israeli troops assassinated Khaled Suleiman Al-Hawi, 23 years old, leader of the Aqsa Martyrs brigades in Jenin, wounded three others and arrested one of them. Al-Hawi, and the other three…
IAEA Head Arrives in Israel Today
Director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Dr. Mohammed ElBaradei arrives in Israel Tuesday as a guest of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC). In a two days visit,…
Neck to Neck Vote Encourages Opposition to Seek Early Elections
The Israeli government survived Monday 6 no-confidence motion; the one presented by One Nation Party on policies that harms local religious council employees was a neck to neck vote; 56…
Intensive Diplomatic Efforts to Integrate Disengagement into Road Map
Egyptian President Advisor Osama El-Baz said Sunday that Egypt would only help implement the disengagement plan if Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon declares that the plan is part of the…
Two killed, Six Injured in the Gaza Strip
Palestinian sources said to Palestinian were killed in Al-Barazil neighborhood in Rafah southern Gaza Strip and six others were injured in Jabalia and Al-Nuseirat Refugee Camp north of the Strip…
MK Bishara’s Hunger Strike Enters its Third Day
The open ended hunger strike declared by the Arab Member of Knesset Dr. Azmi Bishara enters its third day in the protest tent set up near Al-Ram area north of…
200 Palestinians Demonstrate against the Wall in Salfit, others remove road bloacks in Tulkarem
More than 200 residents of Az Zawiya village, joined by 10 international supporters, confronted a phalanx of army jeeps and hummers today, as they tried to reach the land near…
80% of Palestinians Support Security reforms, 51% Backs Egyptian Presence
According to a public opinion poll, conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, 80% of Palestinians backed Cairo’s demand for merging Palestinian security devices under an empowered…
Yesha Rabi Slams Shin Bet Head Remarks on Growing RW Extremism
Rabbi Daniel Shilo, spokesman of the Committee of Yesha Rabbis of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, said Monday that ‘irregular responses’ are expected when settlers are sent by the…
Army Sergeant Filmed Abusing Palestinians at Check Post
In a rare move, Israeli Military Police last week arrested a sergeant in the paratroopers Brigade on suspicion that he abused Palestinians when he commanded the Hawara checkpoint near the…
One Month Freeze on Prisoners’ Swap Mediation Due to Media Leaks
The German mediator of the prisoners’ exchange between Israel and Hezbollah, Ernst Urlau, decided on a month freeze of activities in protest against numerous leaks to the media. United Arab…
Palestinian Prisoners Suffer from violations conducted by Druze Soldiers
Translated by, Saed Bannoura, IMEMC Palestinian detainees in Israel detention camps tell horrible stories of violations and assaults they are subjected to in Israeli detention camps, above all, what makes…
Sharon Believes HC Would Reconsider its Wall Ruling if Alternatives Lacks
Israeli Prime minister told Sunday his cabinet members that he was sure that the High Court would reconsider its Separation wall ruling if no alternatives to the current rout are…
Karpinski Confirms, Israel Denies, Involvement in Iraqi Prisoners Torture
The U.S. Army Brigadier General Janis Karpinski formerly in charge of the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq told BBC Radio on Saturday she has evidence Israelis were involved in…
MK Bisharah Starts an Open-Ended Hunger Strike to Protest the Wall
Arab MK Azmi Bisharah (Democratic National Coalition) started Saturday an open ended hunger strike to protest the construction of the separation wall in Jerusalem area. Bishara, who sat in a…
Dichter: Israeli Right-wing Are Becoming More Extreme
Head of Israeli Shin Bet warned Sunday Israeli cabinet ministers that Right-wing activists are becoming more and more extreme. Dichter told the ministers that right-wing extremists recently attacked an army…
Report: Palestinian detainees facing hardships in military detention camps
Several detainees in Bir Shiva detention, said Friday that they are facing hard conditions and cruel treatments by the soldiers, in addition to other humiliating measures taken against them. The…
Shalom Rejects ‘Small Quartet’ Proposal, Calls U.S. to Act against Expected ICJ Ruling
Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said Friday in Washington that Israel would not accept a World Court ruling on the legality of the West Bank separation wall, calling the U.S.…
Resistance Execute an informer in Jenin
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades publicly executed an informer and collaborator with the Israeli Intelligence Service ‘Shabak’ from Tubas village near Jenin. The brigades confirmed that Mohammad Abdul Raziq 45, confessed that…
Palestinians Running Towards Jerusalem
Palestinian Jerusalemites started a new hunt for flats to live and a resettle again in Jerusalem, after army started to encircle Jerusalem with the Separation wall which will disconnect them…
Needed: Palestinian Unilateralism
The persistent decision by the Israeli leader Ariel Sharon to go through with his plans to withdraw from the Gaza Strip dictates that a second look at the concept of…
A new GMT in Palestine, Villages Under Siege
Translated and edited by George Rishmawi-IMEMC Between 7 am – 8 am is the time when the ‘Iron Gate’ in the separation wall, an entrance to five villages south of…
Sharon Orders Rerouting of Illegal Parts of Separation Wall
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Thursday ordered the defense ministry to reroute the 30-kilometer stretch of the separation wall and examine whether other parts of the wall. The wall stretch…
Three Palestinians killed by Army gunfire in Gaza Strip
Israeli army killed three Palestinians in Rafah, Khan Younis and Beit Hanoun in the Gaza Strip on Friday. On the other hand, a Palestinian medical source said Yasser Al-Arja 27,…
Humanly Illegal or Legally Illegal
Even the Israeli high court considered the already built wall sections northwest and southeast of Jerusalem as illegal demanding a reroute. The court ruling was based on the grave living…