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Over the past week the Israeli army carried wide scaled operations against the Islamic Jihad fighters in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, ignoring the Sharm Al-Sheikh understandings in…

Mohammad Dahlan, Palestinian Minister of civil affairs, responsible of the withdrawal file, said that the Palestinian Ministry of Planning has finalized the regional plan needed for the period following the Israeli…

With the U.S. administration throwing around the word 'terrorist' so loosely, using it to refer to virtually anyone who disagrees with their line, it is not surprising that the term…

Palestinian sources welcomed on Thursday the new changes in the diplomatic departments and Palestinian representatives, the new Palestinian foreign affairs Nasser Al Kidweh is planning to carry out. Changes in…

Over the past week the Israeli army carried wide scaled operations against the Islamic Jihad fighters in the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, ignoring the Sharm Al-Sheikh understandings in…

Wednesday afternoon, dozens of residents were injured in Beit Sorik, North West of Jerusalem after soldiers fired at anti-wall protesters.  A local source in Beit Sorik reported that soldiers fired…

Israeli sources reported that the Lebanese opposition have made contacts with Israel about the demanded Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon. The source said Lebanese figures contacted Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz’s…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon likely has shed more tears on late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat than any other world or regional leader. Suddenly, he lost the main element that…

London mayor Ken Livingstone branded Thursday night Israeli Prime minister Ariel a war criminal, the British Independent reported on Friday. Livingstone accused Israel of executing ‘ethnic cleansing’ and demonizing Muslims,…

In response to the resignation of 32 Fatah young leaders, the movement central committee member Hani Al-Hasan said Friday evening that their move aimed at creating a coalition ahead of…

The Likud Central Committee approved a resolution Thursday urging the party’s MKs to work for enacting legislation to allow a referendum on the disengagement plan. The resolution was passed with…

Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas urged Egypt, on Thursday, to help the P.A maintains truce with Israel, and asked Mubarak to personally oversee the adherence of the Palestinians and Israelis to…

The Israeli army revealed that it is manufacturing an unmanned vehicle to be used in conducting “military tasks” and that the manufacturing of the vehicle is in its final stages.…

The Israeli army announced on Wednesday that it intends to annex 10677 Dunams of Palestinian family farmlands in the villages of Al-Sammoua’, Yatta, and Al-Thaheriyya “near the southern West Bank…

The U.S. President George W. Bush reiterated his call for an immediate Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon, AP reported on Thursday. In his speech at Anne Arundel Community College, which was…

A senior Israeli Military source stated that the army expects the Palestinian Authority to replace its senior level of the security service in the West Bank, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported…

Israeli High court of justice, rejected on Wednesday, a petition submitted by ‘Adalah’ society demanding the freeze of citizenship law until further discussions. Last January the Israeli State representative stated…

An Islamic Sheikh issued an Religious ruling known as “Fatwa”, which allows Bedouin soldiers at the Israeli army to shoot while evacuating the settlements with the Israeli army if they…

Thursday at dawn, a car bomb and other explosive charges detonated near Israeli military jeeps operating in the northern West Bank city of Nablus and Balata refugee camp. The military…

The following is an interview with Brian Avery, an American ISM activist shot in the face by the Israeli Occupation Forces in Jenin in April, 2003. When he was shot,…

An Israeli source revealed that the Israeli commander of Gaza Division, brigadier general Aviv Kikhavi said that the army intends to formulate a new plan to dig a canal at…

The Opposition in Lebanon said they will accept a ‘neutral’ transitional Cabinet to govern the country on the condition that it calls for a Syrian withdrawal and pledges to uncover…

In a surprising move, Palestinian and Egyptian leaders plan to convene summit talks in Egypt on Thursday. A top Saudi official is expected to join the summit, Palestinian sources reported…

Translated & Edited by Saed Bannoura-IMEMC, February 24, 2005 The family of Mohammad Ali Abu Sgheera, from Tulkarem refugee camp appealed to humanitarian organizations to aid them in demanding the…

Senior officials in the Shin Bet security services in Israel, said during a meeting with the Knesset’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee held behind closed doors, said on Tuesday that…

Leaders of Settlements Council in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip met on Tuesday evening with the Israeli Minister of Interior, and Police chiefs in Tel Aviv. The settlers…

Ala’ Sanaqra, one of the prominent leaders of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in the West Bank, said that the “file” of the wanted resistance fighters and their fate should be…

The Islamic Jihad movement asserted, on Tuesday, that it did not decide yet to send a delegation of leaders local leaders to participate in the Palestinian factions meeting in Cairo.…

Half of the Israeli settler families living in the Gush Katif settlement bloc in the Gaza Strip have expressed readiness to leave the settlement and negotiate with the government for…

Secretary General of the Arab League, Amr Mousa, demanded Israel to be committed to its pledges and promises to the International Community, especially the pledges made at the Sharm Al-Sheikh…

The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, B’Tselem reported that Israeli military checkpoints, monitoring towers and concrete blockades are barring the residents from moving between their…

Palestinian sources reported that Palestinian Interior Minister Gen. Nasser Yousef met on Tuesday with the Aqsa Brigades leader in Jenin area, Zakaria Al-Zubeidi, during which they tackled the shooting incident…

Israeli soldiers claimed to have uncovered a large Hamas laboratory for the production of bombs early Wednesday near the West Bank city of Jenin. Israeli troops operating in Al Yamoun…

Israeli soldiers arrested on Tuesday afternoon, the chief Islamic judge Sheikh Taiseer Bayyoudh Tamimi, and two of his entourage. The Israeli online daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported that Sheikh Tamimi was…

Lawyer of the Palestinian Prisoners Society, Sana’ Dweik Harbawi, visited female detainees in Telmond detention who informed her about the daily violations they are subjected to. Harbawi said that the…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told Likud Central Committee chairman Tzachi Hanegbi on Tuesday that he would agree to let Likud members to work toward requiring a referendum on the…

A Druze soldier asked Tuesday Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz to respond to reports that rabbis issued a halakhic ruling permitting live fire on Druze and Bedouin soldiers and police…

The London conference called the PA to meet security obligations to enable it to combat militant groups, Britain’s Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday in an interview to Israeli TV…

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday that ‘firm evidence’ indicates that the Islamic Jihad group in Syria helped plan last week’s Tel Aviv bombing, but didn’t indicate what…

Leaders attending Tuesday’s international conference in support of the Palestinian Authority said they expect ‘action by Israel’ regarding its commitments to the road map.      Senior British sources described…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said during the London Meeting on supporting the Palestinian Authority, that security procedures adopted by the Palestinian Authority should be part of a broader political path…

The Lebanese Government announced its resignation on Monday in a special Parliament session held for a confidence vote. Lebanon’s Prime Minister Omar Karami, announced the resignation which was very warmly…

Following the suicide attack in Tel Aviv, which took the lives of 5 Israelis, Israel’s government froze relations with the Palestinian Authority, halted both the process of transferring West Bank…

The Israeli Supreme Court of Justice has ruled a new investigation into the shooting of the US peace activist Brian Avery two years ago in the West Bank city of…

A human rights report published by the US ministry of foreign affairs revealed that Israel is violating the rights of prisons in its jails, especially Palestinian political detainees and foreigners…

Monday afternoon, the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon slammed “the petitions filed against the seperation wall”, and the what he described as ‘the balance’ which the judges are using between…

The UNRWA submitted a detailed plan to the International Community in Geneva in order to achieve a “better future for four million refugees”; the UNRWA demanded additional $1.1 million during…

Tunisia’s leading opposition parties vowed on Monday to block an invitation to a summit issued by the government to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Ten opposition parties and human rights…

The final statement to be issued at Tuesday’s London international conference will call for establishing a sovereign, independent, viable, democratic and territorially contiguous Palestine. The conference, called by British Prime…

Israeli soldiers attacked a peaceful protesters in Tal Rmeida neighborhood in Hebron , after dozens of residents and international peace activists protested against a settlement road which soldiers intend to…

Israeli soldiers handed Jaba’ village council, north east of Jerusalem, military orders to annex 1000 Dunams of family farmlands in order to erect the seperation wall in the area. Abdul-Karim Bsharat, head…

Jordanian Foreign Minister Hani al-Malqi is to visit in Israel on Saturday night. Jordan has returned Ambassador to Tel Aviv following the Sharm Al-Sheikh summit.    Al-Malqi visit, during which peace…

Lebanese Prime Minister Omar Karami announced his government’s resignation Monday evening, prompting a cheer among thousands of protestors, who gathered calling for cabinet resignation and for pulling Syrian troops out…

Islamic Jihad Gaza leader Dr. Mohamed Hindi explained Monday that a local Islamic Jihad group carried out the Tel Aviv Friday bombing without coordination with the groups’ “inside” or “outside”…

Israeli justice minister Tzipi Livni, informed the Palestinian Authority (PA) said Israel is opposing a meeting of the joint Palestinian-Israeli committee to discuss releasing Palestinian detainees, “The Israeli government will…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas blamed unnamed party for Tel Aviv bombing on Friday, and said that he will not tolerate any bombings adding that the Palestinians are ready to reach…

The death toll of the latest bombing that targeted a Tel Aviv night club, rose to 5 as a woman critically wounded in the attack died on Monday, Israeli sources…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is to consider the decision to remove the structures from the settlements after the intended pullout from the Gaza Strip settlements and the four northern…

Sunday, the Israeli police reported in a press conference, that a Jewish company known as “Hemnota” forged documents of Palestinian land ownership and sold it to the Kerin Kayemit, “The…

The Israeli army developed a cannon shell which produces the sound of a normal tank shell, but when fired it does not use explosive charges; army officials said that it…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged the heads of the Palestinian security forces in the West Bank to seek out and apprehend the perpetrators of Friday night’s attack in Tel Aviv.…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon warned Sunday that he would halt the peace process unless the Palestinian Authority moves swiftly against Islamic Jihad and other ‘militants’ Responsibility for Friday’s bombing…

Two Israeli Arabs from the city of Sakhnin filed a complain at Misgaf police station on Saturday night, saying that three armed Israeli soldiers attempted to kill them in the…

French diplomatic sources said Saturday that Israel hinted to UN secretary General Kofi Annan that it might consider pulling out of Shiba Farms in Lebanon if assured that the Lebanese…

Two-and-a-half years after they were evicted by settlers, the Palestinian of the village of Gawish in the south-Hebron hills on Saturday returned to their homes.  Gawish, which is close to…

Israel will exert pressure on Syria and the Palestinian Authority, but will refrain from launching ‘major military action’ in retaliation to Friday night’s bombing in Tel Aviv, senior Israeli government…

Mandela Institute reported on Saturday that lawyer of the institute, Ma’moun Al-Hasheem, who visited two female detainees in Al-Ramlah detention, reported worrying information on prison conditions.  The society reported that Al-Ramlah…

The WAFA news agency reported that Mohammad Abdul-Halim Basha, 16, from the northern West bank city of Qalqilia, died of wounds sustained January 26, 2005. The child was injured during…

Saturday evening, Israeli soldiers shot and seriously injured a 14-year-old girl in the southern West Bank city of Hebron. The Israeli army claimed that the girl attempted to stab a…

An Israeli Judge at a Tel Aviv military court issued an order barring the release of any information regarding the Tel Aviv bombing carried out Friday at night. The order…

Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a prominent leader of Hamas stated on Friday that the movement has decided to take part in the legislative elections slated for July of this year. ‘Hamas…

In a surprising move, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak ordered a constitution changed to allow multi-candidate presidential elections slated for September. The election law in Egypt allows only a referendum on…

The Palestinian President’s Advisor for the National Security, Jibreel Al-Rajoub, arrived in Cairo Friday night, for talks with some Egyptian officials on developments on the Palestinian government after forming the…

In an official statment released saturday afternoon, Hezbollah denied any relation to Tel-Aviv bombing, saying that news on the party’ involvment are lies, and part of the ‘zionist’ incitment against…

The Israeli army imposed strict closure over the northern West Bank city of Nablus and the surrounding villages. The Israeli security claimed receiving intelligence information about intention of an armed…

Thousands of Hamas’ supporters demonstrated on Friday in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip., demanding an immediate release of all the Palestinian Prisoners from Israeli jails. Fathi Hammad,…

The Tunisian president Zen Al-Abideen Bin-Ali invited the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to visit Tunisia November 2005, and attend a conference about Information and International Cooperation. Apparently Sharon will…

After Friday’s attack in Tel Aviv which killed 3 and injured 38 Israelis (according to Israeli police), the American media has been quick to repeat the Israeli claim that Palestinians…

The Israel army imposed a curfew early Saturday on the village of Deir al Ghusun, just north of the town of Tul Karm. Palestinian security officials said the Israeli army…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pledged Friday night to track down and punish those responsible for Friday’s suicide bombing in Tel Aviv. Abbas’s pledge followed an emergency meeting with PA top…

Kerin Kayemit (The Permanent Israeli Fund) has prepared a plan to expand Israeli settlements in the West Bank ; the plan includes building 6391 new flats and legalizing 120 illegal…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday that Moscow is considering selling military equipment to the Palestinian Authority. ‘There have been requests about extra sales of hardware, including armored personnel…

The Israeli Knesset discussed on Wednesday the threats against Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem after the Shabak and other security devices warned of a possible attack by extremist Jewish groups in…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon intends to seek his Cabinet’s approval to increase the support for Yeshiva student aged 23-and older by 40%. The request to increase support for the…

Hamas, the Islamic Jihad, the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine said that the new government needs to conduct “extensive…

Israeli chief of staff of the air force, Eliezer Shkedi said that when Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip next summer, its apaches, unmanned planes, and other military sensors will…

The Israeli Peace Bloc, Gush Shalom, said that the Israeli government is planning more settlements in the West Bank, in violation to assurances given to the U.S. and to the Palestinian Authority. Gush Shalom revealed…

As the construction of the separation wall continues, residents of the Palestinian villages north of Jerusalem organized a meeting in the village of Bir Nabala on Thursday in which they…

29 Likud MKs and ministers, including both opponents and supporters of the disengagement plan, are demanding a referendum on the plan before it is implemented. All have signed a letter…

A West Bank Hamas leader Sheikh Hassan Yousef expected Friday that the upcoming Cairo meeting between Palestinian factions will not result in a formal truce unless Israel meets Hamas demands,…

{mosimage}The Israeli soldier who witnessed the killing of 13-year-old Gaza girl Iman Al-Hamas couple of months ago testified on Thursday that the officer in charge of the Golani unit have…

The filed candidacy of Fatah’s jailed leader Marwan Barghouthi for PA chairmanship against Fatah’s central committee decision to nominate PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas, and Hamas’s decision to boycott elections, turned…

Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz Thursday ordered senior defense ministry officials to prepare a shortened timetable for implementing the disengagement plan. The current timetable requires 8 weeks for evacuating all…

The Israel army is retracting a plan to disband religious soldiers’ separate unit, where soldiers combine military service and religious studies, and disperse soldiers among army battalions. Disbanding the unit…

In an act of defiance to the disengagement plan, The Nir Yeshiva in Kiryat Arba will soon move to Sa-Nur, one of the four northern West Bank settlements that are…

Palestinian security services have recently located and destroyed 12 arms smuggling tunnels along the Gaza borders with Eygpt, Israeli security sources say. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has ordered PA security…

Jamal Shobaki, local government minister and the head of the Higher Election Committee said on Thursday that the second stage of the local elections will be conducted on May 5,…

In a step that corresponds to the United Nations Security Council resolution 1559 requiring Syria to withdraw its forces from Lebanon, Damascus expressed readiness to work with the UN to…

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told a television show host on Wednesday that the French favors the Arab states. ‘First of all, the French are pro-Arab,’ Sharon told the told…

NATO would consider sending ‘peacekeeping’ troops in Israel and Palestine to facilitate the peace process only if Israelis and Palestinians sign a peace treaty, said NATO Secretary General Jaap de…