500 Israeli soldiers pursue their search of alleged Hamas-affiliated cell
Palestinian Information Center 7/31/2007
QALQILIA, (PIC)-- 500 Israeli soldiers are still combing Qalqilia district for two days now searching for an alleged cell belonging to the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas.The IOF command received confirmed intelligence information from PA chief Mahmoud Abbas... more..
Over 12,000 babies born in Israel with birth defects between 2001-2005
Yuval Azoulay, Ha’aretz 7/31/2007
More than 12,000 babies were born in Israel with major birth defects between 2001 and 2005. About 1,400 of these children died as a result of their birth defects according to figures released Monday by the Health Ministry. According to... more..
Reclaiming Palestine
Osamah Khalil, Electronic Intifada 7/30/2007
In Gaza City, a member of Hamas’ Executive Forces stands in front of a mural of the late leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), Yasser Arafat. In 1993 Arafat signed the Oslo Accords that created the Palestinian Authority... more..
West Bank’s own slice of America
Martin Patience, BBC Online 7/30/2007
BBC News, West Bank - Opulent houses in Marzaa Sharqiya bear witness to high salaries - Mazraa Sharqiya is not your average Palestinian village.Expensive jeeps and cars line the pristine streets. Expensive villas nestle behind high stone walls.Whereas many modern Palestinian homes... more..
The walls must be brought down
Danny Rubinstein, Ha’aretz 7/29/2007
Fifteen years ago, Bassam Abu Ara from the village of Akaba near Jenin in the West Bank married a woman from East Jerusalem. He resided there with his new wife until two years ago, when he was forced to move... more..
Um Salamona: A Somber Day of Reflection and Resistance
International Solidarity Movement 7/29/2007
Bethlehem Region - At 11:30 am on Friday, July 28th, 2007, five international human rights workers joined international volunteers and Palestinians in Um Salamona for a protest against the Apartheid wall that has been going on almost every week. It... more..
IDF soldier left behind in Gaza after falling asleep following raid
Jonathan Lis, Ha’aretz 7/30/2007
An Israel Defense Forces soldier was left behind by his comrades after an incursion in the Gaza Strip last week, and was located only after they had returned to Israel, it emerged Sunday. The incident is likely to result in... more..
Israel kills Palestinians in Gaza
Al Jazeera 7/28/2007
Israeli soldiers have shot and killed two Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip as they approached the border fence, a Palestinian group has said.-An Israeli army spokeswoman said soldiers had opened fire on two men near the northern Gaza... more..
The sanctity of the airport
Gideon Levy, Ha’aretz 7/28/2007
Forget about the Western Wall and the Cave of the Patriarchs. The most sacred site to Israelis is Ben-Gurion International Airport. What does that say about society, when its supreme value is traveling abroad? A general strike hits the country... more..
Barghuothi: Israeli claims concerning the peace initiative are simply deceiving
IMEMC Staff, International Middle East Media Center 7/28/2007
Dr. Mustafa Al-Barghuothi the general secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative faction confirmed today that the Israeli allegations of the peace initiative are simply deceiving. Adding, it is just another way of by passing the final status of peace negotiations... more..
Motto is Still ’Victory or Death’ but New-Style Hamas Prefers the Former
James Hider, MIFTAH 7/28/2007
One o’clock in the morning, and the streets of this Palestinian town near the Gaza-Israeli border appear to be deserted. Then Abu Ahmed, a senior Hamas militant, mutters a few words into his radio and the dark lane is suddenly... more..
Documentary trailer: The Israeli Siege of Zawata Village
International Solidarity Movement 7/28/2007
Video - Nablus Region - On the morning of July 19, 2007, the Israeli occupation force invaded the village of Zawata just north of the city of Nablus. The army proceeded to demolish the house of Asad Natoor. Moving deeper into the... more..
Gaza: IDF kills 2 Palestinians
Hanan Greenberg, YNetNews 7/28/2007
Golani Brigade soldiers spot two Palestinians attempting to plant explosive device near border fence, open fire, killing both suspects -Two Palestinians were shot and killed Saturday afternoon, by Golani Brigade soldiers who spotted them throwing grenades towards the border fence... more..
For a start, tackle those Israeli settlements and that wall
Stephanie Koury, Daily Star 7/27/2007
Recently, US President George W. Bush announced plans to provide direct aid to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ government and to convene an international conference aimed at securing Israeli-Palestinian peace and a two state solution. His initiative followed closely on... more..
Bilin: Soldiers show no restraint towards Peaceful Demonstrators
International Solidarity Movement 7/27/2007
Bil’in Village - Photos - Approximately 300 international, Palestinian and Israeli non-violent demonstrators came together for the 129th Bilin demonstration against the illegal Apartheid wall. The demonstrators came from all backgrounds and included children as young as five through to... more..
Zionist settlers establish new settlement outpost on lands of Artas village
Palestinian Information Center 7/27/2007
BETHLEHEM, (PIC)-- Dozens of Zionist settlers carried out on Wednesday morning a new attack on the lands of the Artas village to the south of Bethlehem, one day after the IOA sent evacuation notices to the citizens of the village... more..
News feature: Poor prospects for 6,000 Palestinians stranded in Sinai
Anne-Beatrice Clasmann, dpa, ReliefWeb 7/27/2007
Rafah, Egypt_(dpa) _ Heat, hopelessness and the feeling of having been abandoned are what Mohammed Sukkar, 32, must continue to endure for the foreseeable future.
Yet 12 days ago when his father died at home in the Gaza Strip and... more..
Six injured at the weekly demonstration in Bil’in
Ma’an News Agency 7/27/2007
Ramallah - Ma’an – Six people were treated for mild injuries after Israeli forces fired teargas at a peaceful demonstration against the Israeli separation barrier in the village of Bil’in, near the West Bank city of Ramallah Friday.After... more..
This Week in Palestine – Week 302007
Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC- Audio Dept, International Middle East Media Center 7/27/2007
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file -| File 12.8 MB || Time 13m59s|| -This Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for July 14th through July 20th, 2007.
This week the Israeli army... more..
Ehud Barak marrying old flame
Yehudit Yehezkeli and AP, YNetNews 7/27/2007
Defense minister to wed Nili Priel in small, private ceremony Friday, more than 40 years after they first met - Defense Minister and Labor Chairman Ehud Barak
will marry the sweetheart of his youth Nili Priel on Friday afternoon, more than... more..
Israel’s Primal Myth: a Barrier to Peace
Barry Lando, MIFTAH 7/26/2007
Forget about Hamas, the wall, Gaza and the occupied territories. There can be no peace in the Middle East until Israel and the Palestinians deal with one key issue: the Palestinian demand that Israel recognize their right of return. That... more..
Gush Katif evacuees march toward Gaza
Shmulik Hadad, YNetNews 7/26/2007
In march marking two years since disengagement, evacuees break through police barrier, leading to a few arrests; four evacuees entering Palestinian territory are rescued by IDF. ’Eventually, we will return home’, says Elei Sinai evacuee -Hundreds of Gush... more..
Woman lightly injured in Qassam attack on Sderot
Shmulik Hadad, YNetNews 7/27/2007
Two Qassam rockets fired by Palestinians in Gaza hit deserted home, warehouse; resident sustains shrapnel injuries, few others suffer from shockTwo Qassam rockets fired by Palestinians in Gaza slammed into a home and a warehouse in Sderot Thursday evening. A... more..
Art of war: Open-air exhibition in Dahiyeh takes visitors on a tour of conflict
Nafez Zouk, Daily Star 7/27/2007
BEIRUT: An empty lot in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs and a Hizbullah stronghold, has been converted into an open-air exhibition in remembrance of last summer’s war with Israel. Spider Web, as the exhibit is titled, serves... more..
Grand Mufti of Jerusalem condemns Israeli construction plans near Al Aqsa Mosque
Ma’an News Agency 7/26/2007
Jerusalem – The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and the Palestinian Lands, Mohammad Ahmad Hussein, condemned what he sees as an Israeli plot against Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa Mosque."The occupation authorities aim to conduct more excavations in areas not covered... more..
Jerusalem panel approves alternate plan for Mughrabi Bridge
Jonathan Lis, Ha’aretz 7/26/2007
Jerusalem’s Planning and Construction Committee approved Thursday an alternative plan to the controversial Mughrabi Bridge project. -The original plan for the bridge, which leads from the Old City’s Dung Gate and the Western Wall to the... more..
Arab Press Roundup
United Press International, MIFTAH 7/26/2007
The London-based al-Quds al-Arabi commented Wednesday there is a lot of diplomatic activity and visits to revive the Middle East peace process, but there is no real progress on the ground. The independent Palestinian-owned daily said all the talk and... more..
Rightists attempt to establish outpost
Efrat Weiss, YNetNews 7/25/2007
Several dozen settlers march to Eitam Hill in Gush Etzion with intention of establishing illegal outpost there. Police struggle to stop march - Hundreds of settlers and right-wing activists, mostly teenagers, gathered on Olive Hill in the Efrat settlement at Gush... more..
New plan for Temple Mount bridge aims to silence critics
Jonathan Lis, Ha’aretz 7/25/2007
Jerusalem’s Planning and Construction Committee will begin discussing an alternative to the controversial Mughrabi Bridge project Wednesday. The original plan for the bridge, which leads from the Old City’s Dung Gate and the Western Wall to... more..
Unrealistic ’Plans’
Arab News - Editorial, MIFTAH 7/24/2007
The Palestinian reactions to President George Bush’s new plan for peace with Israel suggest that the sincerity of the US president’s commitment to the creation of a viable and genuine Palestinian state is being called into question. Bush killed any... more..
Beinish slams state for disregarding court order
Aviram Zino, YNetNews 7/24/2007
Supreme Court president criticizes government for failing to dismantle security barrier south of Mount Hebron in West Bank, which court deemed illegal in December. Beinish gives state 14 days to implement ruling but notes, ’This kind of conduct is... more..
World Food Program makes first aid delivery to Gaza
Daily Star 7/25/2007
RAFAH, Egypt: The UN World Food Program has made its first food-aid delivery to Gaza from Egypt since Hamas took over the coastal strip in mid-June, an AFP correspondent and the WFP said Tuesday. The aid, a total of 764... more..
Israeli forces defy Israeli High Court ruling on Hebron wall
Ma’an News Agency 7/24/2007
Bethlehem – Ma’an – Israeli forces have deliberately delayed the implementation of an Israeli High Court of Justice ruling to dismantle a concrete barrier near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, Supreme Court President Dorit Beinisch said on Monday.In... more..
Children Behind Bars: Issue 31
Defence for Children International - Palestine 7/23/2007
The Presumption of Innocence & The Burden of Proof - A summary of the role of the detention and interrogation phase in the prosecution of Palestinian juveniles in the Israeli Military CourtsDuring 2006 and the first half of 2007, almost all Palestinian... more..
Timothy Seidel: Who Are We Forgetting?
Timothy Seidel, Palestine Chronicle 7/23/2007
What many people do not know much about are the plight of those Palestinians living inside the state of Israel: roughly 1.4 million Palestinians. The author discusses their plight from Palestine.I thought about the irony as I walked the grounds... more..
Susiya: Settlers Land and Water Grab Attempt Foiled
International Solidarity Movement 7/23/2007
Hebron Region -July 22nd, 2007. Between 8:30pm and 9:00pm on Sunday, four international human rights workers (HRWs) met with local Palestinian residents of Susiya village and members of the Israeli/Palestinian organization Tayush, to discuss plans for the... more..
Beinisch: IDF ignored court on removal of Hebron barrier
Amos Harel, Ha’aretz 7/24/2007
The Israel Defense Forces deliberately delayed implementing a High Court of Justice ruling to dismantle a concrete barrier near Hebron, Supreme Court President Dorit Beinisch said Monday. Beinisch was referring to a 2006 ruling, which instructed the army to - within... more..
Hamas members foil attack on IDF forces
Ali Waked, YNetNews 7/22/2007
Palestinian sources report members of Hamas’ security force arrested Islamic Jihad member as he attempted to plant explosive device near border fence -Members of Hamas’ special security force arrested an armed member of the al-Quds Brigades, the Islamic... more..
IDF kills two Hamas militants in northern Gaza Strip
Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Service and News Agencies, Ha’aretz 7/22/2007
Israel Defense Forces soldiers shot dead two Hamas gunmen in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday, which the militant group said were trying to ambush IDF soldiers operating just inside the Strip. The army said troops opened fire after the... more..
A Boeing / Israeli Joint Venture: Spy Towers on the US Border
Brenda Norrell, 7/21/2007
ARIVACA, Ariz. - Boeing has enlisted the aid of Elbit Systems, Israel’s major defense contractor, to construct high-tech surveillance along the border of the U.S. and Mexico. So far, the high-tech fiasco is not working and Arizona residents are... more..
Seven Palestinians hurt during weekly protests in Bil’in
Ma’an News Agency 7/21/2007
Ramallah – Ma’an – Seven Palestinians were injured on Friday during the weekly protests in Bil’in against the separation wall.The protesters, who were accompanied by foreign and Israeli peace activists, went into the streets of Bil’in... more..
Seven wounded in Bilin’s nonviolent demonstration
IMEMC Staff, International Middle East Media Center 7/20/2007
Seven nonviolent protestors were wounded in an anti-wall protest in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah on Friday afternoon.The villagers were joined by international and Israeli supporters. The protest headed towards the location of the Wall shortly after... more..
Farmers in Marda banned from reaching their lands by occupying authorities
Ma’an News Agency 7/20/2007
Salfit - Ma’an- Israeli occupation authorities banned Palestinian farmers in the West Bank village of Marda, north of the city of Salfit, from reaching their lands located behind the separation wall, according to a statement from the head of...
Israeli army invades Nablus, injures 3, arrests another 3
Ma’an News Agency 7/20/2007
Nablus - Ma’an - Israeli forces invaded the West Bank city of Nablus early on Friday morning, injuring three Palestinians and arresting a further three.At the same time as Israel was making the final preparations for releasing 255 Palestinian prisoners... more..
Curfew imposed on Egypt-Gaza border town of Rafah: report
Xinhua News Agency, ReliefWeb 7/20/2007
CAIRO, Jul 20, 2007 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -A curfew has been imposed on the Egyptian side of the border town of Rafah due to possible unrest in the crossing terminal between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, The Daily Star Egypt... more..
This Week in Palestine – Week 29 2007
Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC -Audio Dept, International Middle East Media Center 7/20/2007
Click on Link to download or play MP3 file -|| File 9.83MB || Time 10m44s|| -This Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for July 14th through July 20th, 2007.
This week the Israeli government releases... more..
Tel Rumeida: Another Meaningless Trip to the Police Station
International Solidarity Movement 7/20/2007
Hebron Region - July 19th, 2007. This afternoon, on Shuhada Street, a young Palestinian boy was detained. Two settler children were coming up the street, drawing on the doors and walls of Palestinian houses with chalk. Two ISM members were posted... more..
OPT: Protection of civilians weekly report 11 - 17 Jul 2007
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - OCHA, ReliefWeb 7/17/2007
Of note this week -Gaza Strip:- An IDF soldier was killed and two others were injured during an IDF incursion into the area east of Al Bureij Camp. Three Palestinians were injured, two by an IAF rocket and one due... more..
The Humanitarian and Political Impact of the Segregation and Annexation Wall
MIFTAH, MIFTAH 7/19/2007
Introduction:With the onset of a peace process in the early 1990s, Palestinians hoped that the Two-State Solution would come to fruition and an autonomous, independent Palestine would emerge, forging forward into the new millennium with the enthusiasm and hopefulness... more..
A confined space
Dr. Marcy Newman writing from Beirut, Electronic Intifada 7/19/2007
It’s difficult for me to live in Lebanon and not be conscious of space and time. The space around me when I’m in an enclosed space like a refugee camp or facing the openness of the... more..
Susan Miller: Displacement and Israel’s Wall
Susan Miller, Palestine Chronicle 7/19/2007 According to the author, neither the term "Wall" nor "Fence’ can adequately describe the structural menace that is being built on Palestinian land. Her interpretation of the structure is entirely unique.The structure is more accurately understood... more..
Gazans protest Rafah border closure
R. P, International Middle East Media Center 7/19/2007
About 2,000 Gazans gathered today at the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt to protest its continued closure.Many of the protestors were family members who have been awaiting the return of their relatives from Egypt since the... more..
Egypt opens shelters in Sinai to house stranded Palestinians
News Agencies, Ha’aretz 7/19/2007
Egypt opened shelters on Thursday to house hundreds of Palestinians stranded at the closed border with the Gaza Strip for fear that some could resort to sleeping on the streets, an Egyptian official said. Border guards and police patrolling the... more..
Palestinian gets life sentence for 2006 murder of Italian tourist
The Associated Press, Ha’aretz 7/19/2007
An Israeli military court on Thursday sentenced a Palestinian to life imprisonment for the 2006 killing of an Italian tourist near Jerusalem’s Old City. Angelo Frammartino, from the town of Monte Rotondo near Rome, was fatally stabbed last...
Israeli army prevents farmers from reaching their land in Al Zawia
Ghassan Bannoura and R. P, International Middle East Media Center 7/19/2007
Israeli soldiers manning a gate in the illegal Israeli wall separating the northern West Bank village of Al Zawia from its agricultural land refused to grant farmers access to their lands on Thursday.[end...
Rannie Amiri: A Primer on Israeli Doublespeak
Rannie Amiri, Palestine Chronicle 7/18/2007 The writer argues, using definitive examples, that the ongoing Israeli doublespeak has defined the legacy of the state since its inception and even prior to that.It is indeed a great irony that George Orwell wrote 1984 in... more..
IOF troops storm Nablus, arrest 16 West Bankers overnight
Palestinian Information Center 7/18/2007
NABLUS, (PIC)-- IOF troops stormed the largest West Bank city of Nablus on Wednesday from various axes and roamed its suburbs and alleys and retreated after kidnapping a 22-year-old Palestinian youth from his family home.Local sources said that the... more..
Israel’s illegal Occupationis violent and ongoing
Sonja Karkar, ZNet 7/19/2007
Six years ago almost to the day, the great intellectual Edward Said wrote anarticle(1) that could almost have been written today. Then he said,“Rarelyhave I seen such a concentration of Israeli mendacity received with suchcringing servility by Palestinians... more..
In pictures: The barrier by Kai Wiedenhofer
BBC Online 7/18/2007
Photographer Kai Wiedenhöfer has been documenting the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for more than a decade, and for the last few years has been concentrating on the construction of the barrier by Israel in the West Bank. Wall, by Kai Wiedenhöfer is... more..
You Mean People Occupy Themselves with Activities Unrelated to Occupation?
Caelum Moffatt, MIFTAH 7/17/2007
This city continues to amaze me. There is an air of intrigue which engulfs the visitor and compels them to form an emotional respect and bond with the place almost inherently. The union although not recognizable at first is nonetheless... more..
Beyond the Gaza Coup
Jo-Ann Mort, MIFTAH 7/17/2007
A few days ago I visited the Muka’ata, the presidential headquarters in Ramallah, to meet Dr. Rafik Husseini, Palestinian President Abu Mazen’s chief of staff. It was my first visit to the Muka’ata since... more..
American Consulate General: Abbas expressed satisfaction from Bush speech
Ghassan Bannoura, International Middle East Media Center 7/17/2007
The American Consulate General Jacob Walles described his meeting on Tuesday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas as positive, adding that Presidents Abbas expressed satisfaction from the yesterday speech of the American President George Bush. During the meeting that took place... more..
Of Economic Boycott and Responsibility
Dr. Bernard Sabella, MIFTAH 7/16/2007
The Dutch government has recently instructed a Rotterdam company to stop supplying Israel with cranes used in the construction of the Separation Wall in the West Bank because it broke international law, according to the 3-year old ruling of... more..
UNRWA Commissioner-General and US Consul General cut ribbon on new health centre
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in, ReliefWeb 7/13/2007
On 13 July 2007, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, Karen Abu Zayd, and US Consul General in Jerusalem, Jacob Walles, attended the opening of a new health centre in Jalazone refugee camp, constructed... more..
One person lightly wounded as Qassam rocket hits Sderot house
Mijal Grinberg, Ha’aretz 7/17/2007
A Sderot man was lightly wounded Monday, when a Qassam rocket fired by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip hit his house in the western Negev town. The Qassam struck as the wounded man and his family were in the... more..
Symptoms of Decay in Occupied Palestine
Bashir Abu-Manneh, ZNet 7/16/2007
Who would have imagined that secular Palestinian nationalism would degenerate into this: Abbas vehemently refusing to meet with democratically-elected Hamas as he continues to meet with his own military occupiers, courting their approval and support. The result is the same... more..
International Press Center: 2380 Israeli attacks killed 49 Palestinians in June
Nisreen Qumsieh, International Middle East Media Center 7/16/2007
Israeli military forces carried out last month some 2380 attacks on Palestinian lands killing 49 and wounding 147 Palestinians, said the Gaza-based International Press Center (IPC) in a report issued on Monday. The data, assembled by Fayez Abu Rezeq of... more..
Abbas says he will only talk to Olmert about final status issues
Aluf Benn, Ha’aretz 7/17/2007
The Palestinian delegation to Monday’s meeting between Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas said during the meeting that from now on Abbas would only deal with final status issues. Routine matters such as the... more..
Graffiti for peace
Roee Nahmias, YNetNews 7/16/2007
Looking for an original way to propose - why not with graffiti on a controversial security measure? How one Palestinian student hopes to turn the security fence into a lucrative business by offering to spray paint messages along its walls - It... more..
Interview with Maha Saca, Director of the Palestinian Heritage Center
Jenka Soderberg, International Middle East Media Center 7/16/2007
Q. Can you tell me what is your aim in this Heritage Center?The most important thing is to preserve and promote our heritage. And I think, in this situatio, this is another struggle, to show that this land belongs... more..
Court halts construction of wall between Arab, Jewish towns
Yoav Stern, Ha’aretz 7/16/2007
The Tel Aviv District Court issued a temporary injunction on Sunday prohibiting the residents of Moshav Nir Zvi from constructing a wall separating their agricultural lands from the Arab neighborhood of Pardes Snir in Lod. The injunction was issued until... more..
Recognising Israel’s Past Record and Current Policy
Michael Jansen, MIFTAH 7/12/2007
Theodor Herzl, the founding father of the Jewish state, was not deceived by the Zionist slogan which held that Palestine was a land without people for a people without a land. He was well aware that the land the Zionists... more..
Artas: Non-Violent March in the Proposed Valley of Waste
International Solidarity Movement 7/14/2007
Bethlehem Region -July 13th, 2007. Approximately 40 Palestinians, Israelis, and international non-violent marchers met for another Friday attempt to access stolen Palestinian land in the village of Artas.As in previous marches, unarmed solidarity activists were met by approximately 15 armed... more..
Bil’in: Friday Demonstration (July 13th)
International Solidarity Movement 7/14/2007
Bil’in Village - July 13th, 2007. 100’s of internationals, Israelis and Palestinians marched against the apartheid wall which has annexed over 50% of the village of Bil’in’s land on Friday. As usual the...
Wadi-Al-Neiss: More Actions Against the Wall
International Solidarity Movement 7/14/2007
Bethlehem Region - Approximately 50 Palestinians, Israelis and international solidarity workers united for another Friday non-violent march in Wadi-Al-Neiss, a village south of Bethlehem which, along with nearby Um Salamuna, is among the many regions suffering from land confiscation due to... more..
Saeb Erekat welcomes Karen Abu Zayd and a Dutch-German delegation
Ma’an News Agency 7/14/2007
Jericho - Ma’an - The director of the PLO negotiations department, Dr. Saeb Erekat has welcomed UNRWA chief Karen Abu Zayd.Erekat praised the role of UNRWA, thanking them for the provisions given to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, as well...
Inside Israel’s Talks with Hamas
Tim McGirk, MIFTAH 7/13/2007
Having secured the release of kidnapped BBC correspondent Alan Johnston on July 4th, Hamas officials are now moving discreetly to negotiate freedom for another Gaza hostage — Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Shalit, seized in June 2006 in a raid by Palestinian... more..
Giuliani, The Likud Candidate?
Jim Lobe, MIFTAH 7/13/2007
Republican front-runner Rudy Giuliani announced his foreign-policy advisory team Tuesday, and it looks from the membership as if he’s bidding for the Likud vote (for which he will no doubt receive tough competition from John McCain, Fred Thompson, and, eventually... more..
11th Jerusalem Festival to kick off July 19th in effort to "keep Jerusalem alive"
Ma’an News Agency 7/12/2007
Jerusalem - Ma’an - At a press conference in the Ambassador Hotel in Jerusalem, Yabous Productions has announced the 11th annual Jerusalem Festival on Friday. The event will take place from July 19th to July 27th and host a variety... more..
Blasts leave hole in Gaza-Egypt border wall
Associated Press, YNetNews 7/11/2007
Two explosions cause no injuries but send Gazans rushing to the infiltrate open crossing. Meanwhile, Egyptians step up security at border, apparently toughening position against Hamas Two explosions early Wednesday caused a large hole in the Gaza-Egypt border wall, witnesses... more..
Egypt deploys along Gaza Strip border fearing militant breakout
Amos Harel, Ha’aretz 7/11/2007
Fears that Palestinian militants may storm the Gaza-Egypt border have prompted Egyptian authorities to begin deploying large police forces along the joint border, security sources said on Wednesday. The deployment began late on Tuesday, and the sources said additional Egyptian... more..
Popular Committees slams international silence on Israeli crimes
IMEMC Staff, International Middle East Media Center 7/11/2007
The Popular Committees issued a statement on Wednesday slamming the International community for its silence and idleness while the Israeli occupation is ongoing with its violations and attacks against the Palestinian people in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip... more..
Italian PM visits Bethlehem
Najeeb Farrag – IMEMC, International Middle East Media Center 7/10/2007
Italian Prime Minister, Romano Prodi, visited on Tuesday Bethlehem city, Deheisha refugee camp and the Church of Nativity. He started his visit with a meeting with the Palestinian Minister of Tourism, Dr. Khoulod D’ebis. D’ebis is... more..
Border Control / Who told them to give birth at night?
Akiva Eldar, Ha’aretz 7/10/2007
The small village of Azun Athma is located in the southeastern part of the West Bank, not far from Qalqilyah and too close to Israel and the Jewish settlements of Etz Efraim, Elkanah, Sha’are Tikva and Oranit, which... more..
UN: Separation fence will sever Jerusalem from West Bank
Cnaan Liphshiz, Haaretz Correspondent and Reuters, Ha’aretz 7/10/2007
The United Nations issued a report Monday saying the security fence Israel is building will effectively separate mainly Arab-populated East Jerusalem from the West Bank. "This will restrict access to workplaces, health, education [services] and to places of worship", the... more..
Mortar barrages pound Negev
Ynet reporters, YNetNews 7/9/2007
Gaza Palestinians launch series of mortar shell, Qassam attacks towards western Negev; no one wounded in attacks. Islamic Jihad claims responsibility -Palestinian terror cells bombarded the western Negev with rockets and mortars throughout the day Monday. No casualties or damage... more..
PLO demands the Wall case to be discussed at the Security Council
Amin Abuwardeh, International Middle East Media Center 7/9/2007
The National and International Department of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) issued a press release marking the third anniversary of an advisory ruling of the International Court of Justice in the Hague, in which the court stated that the Israeli... more..
Israeli Apartheid
Bruce Dixon, MIFTAH 7/7/2007
Imagine, if you will, a modern apartheid state with first, second and eleventh class citizens, all required to carry identification specifying their ethnic origin.First class citizens are obliged to serve in the armed forces, kept on ready reserve status until... more..
Enchanting scenery, without Palestinians
Zafrir Rinat, Ha’aretz 7/7/2007
The Israeli establishment has fostered the repression of the everyday reality the occupation has created in the territories, and this repression has generated a cognitive dissonance that allows many to overlook the injustices and oppression done in their name. This... more..
Four Palestinians injured during weekly non-violent protest in Um Salamona village, near Bethlehem
Ma’an News Agency 7/7/2007
Bethlehem - Ma’an - Four Palestinians were injured in Um Salamona village, south of Bethlehem, on Friday, when Israeli soldiers assaulted and attacked a non-violent demonstration against the construction of the Israeli wall in the village.The demonstration was organized by...
Negev hit as army wraps up Gaza thrust
Amos Harel, Ha’aretz 7/7/2007
Three Qassam rockets landed in the western Negev yesterday, causing no injuries or damage. In two other cases, Israel Defense Forces troops moving along the fence separating Israel from the Gaza Strip, came under fire. There were no injuries. The... more..
The revolution starts now
Osamah Khalil, Electronic Intifada 7/6/2007
No time in the recent history of the Palestinian people has appeared darker or more devoid of hope.Internally divided, splintered across the globe, and lacking effective representation, the Palestinian national movement is arguably at the lowest point in its history.Moreover... more..
Three injured at Bil’in demonstration
John Smith, International Middle East Media Center 7/6/2007
On Friday, the village of Bil’in conducted its weekly demonstration against the illegal Israeli wall near the village. As is the case each week, the villagers were joined by Israeli and international peace activists. After Friday prayers, the protestors began...
Bil’in: Continued Repression
International Solidarity Movement 7/6/2007
July 6th, 2007. This afternoon, in the West Bank town of Bi’lin outside of Ramallah, approximately 70 demonstrators attempted to approach the annexation barrier which snakes through Palestinian land. The peaceful protesters included Palestinian members of the community... more..
Villagers of Wadi el-Neiss protest against land confiscation
John Smith, International Middle East Media Center 7/6/2007
Approximately 100 Palestinian villagers from Wad el-Neiss, located to the south of Bethlehem in the southern part of the West Bank, side-by side with Israeli and international supporters, protested today against the illegal confiscation to land to for the construction...
This Week in Palestine – Week 27 2007
International Middle East Media Center 7/6/2007
Click here to play or download MP3 File - || File 15.2MB || Time 16m 37s - This Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for June 30th through July 6th, 2007.
Israel attacks Palestinian communities in the... more..
Israel starts to build illegal wall near Beit Jalla town in Bethlehem area
Najeep faraaj - 1 of International Middle East Media Center - IMEMC, International Middle East Media Center 7/5/2007
The Israeli army started this week to built a huge section of the illegal wall on land confiscated from Palestinians near the town of Beit Jalla, near Bethlehem city in the southern West Bank.The wall, which will surround the settlers-only... more..
Israel’s NIS 500m insurance policy
Aluf Benn, Ha’aretz 7/6/2007
The walls, shelves and drawers in the deputy defense minister’s office were bare on Tuesday morning. The personal mementos of the outgoing occupant, Ephraim Sneh, were packed up. He sat at his desk, waiting for the handover conversation... more..
Statement by Bureau of Palestinian rights committee
United Nations General Assembly, ReliefWeb 7/3/2007
Following the briefings received at today’s meeting of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, the Bureau of the Committee adopted the subsequent statement:The Bureau of the Committee on the Exercise... more..
Israel displaces more Palestinian villagers
Middle East Online 7/3/2007
Atrash: ‘two demolition orders against my home’ -Descendants of Palestinians forced to leave their land in 1948 face new threat of displacement.Al-Walaje, WEST BANK - Nearly all the Palestinian residents of al-Walaje village were displaced by the 1948 Israeli-Arab war or... more..
Rightists plan new illegal outposts
Efrat Weiss, YNetNews 7/4/2007
Settlers in the West Bank are planning to establish several illegal outposts on the hills surrounding Gush Etzion.According to a decision by settler leaders, a group of settlers will establish the first outpost on Efrat’s Eitam hill in... more..
Walla! joins forces with Google
Sharon Shpurer and Eran Gabay, Ha’aretz 7/3/2007
Google and Walla! will enter a strategic cooperation agreement expected to yield the Israeli Internet portal millions annually, TheMarker has learned. TheMarker recently reported that Google Israel had deposed Walla! from its position as the leading Internet company in Israel... more..
Soldiers attack Palestinian farmers in Tubas
IMEMC staff, International Middle East Media Center 7/2/2007
Israeli soldiers attacked on Sunday morning several Palestinian farmers in Tubas and barred them from reaching their farmlands, and claimed that they are not allowed to reach their lands since they are close to the Annexation Wall.Resident Sadeq Abdul-Rahim stated... more..
Six injured at the Bil’in weekly protest
Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News, International Middle East Media Center 6/30/2007
Residents of the village of Bil’in, located near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, joined by international and Israeli supporters, on friday midday marched against the construction of the illegal wall that separates the village from its farming land... more..
PLO Report: Israeli army killed 11 Palestinian children during the month of June 2007
Ameen Abu Wardeh - IMEMC News, International Middle East Media Center 6/30/2007
The Palestinian liberation organization PLO- international and national relations Dept. issued a report on Saturday stating that the Israeli army has killed 11 Palestinian children five of which were killed when land mine left by the Israeli army exploded in... more..
This Week in Palestine – Week 26 2007
IMEMC - Audio Dept, International Middle East Media Center 6/29/2007
Click Here to download or Play MP3 - || File 18.3 MB || Time 20m0s || -This Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.IMEMC.org, for June 23 through 29, 2007.
Israel invades the Gaza Strip and Nablus, kills... more..
Palestinian accused of murder is sentenced by Israel to two life sentences and 7 years
Ma’an News Agency 7/1/2007
Jerusalem – Ma’an – The Israeli military court in Ofer on Sunday sentenced Palestinian detainee, Bahjat Shqeirat, from East Jerusalem, to two life sentences and an additional seven years imprisonment.The Palestinian Prisoners’ Association issued a statement revealing that Shqeirat...
Tel Rumeida: 15-year-old Boy Hit By a Soldier in a Police Car
the ISM Media Team, International Solidarity Movement 6/30/2007
Hebron Region. - June 29th, 2007 - At approximately 10o’clock two 15-year-old boys where detained by The Israeli Occupation Force (IOF) for shaking the fence surrounding the Jewish cemetery. The cemetery is placed opposite one of the boys home... more..
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