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By Kaamil Ahmed JERUSALEM (AA): Israeli authorities have approved 560 illegal settlement homes in occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday, reported Israel Radio. The move came only two days after new U.S. President Donald Trump was inaugurated. The radio quoted Meir Turgeman, the Jerusalem Planning and Building committee’s chairman, as saying the permits had been […]

13th Jan 2017

Palestine: Israel aims to ‘Judaize’ historical Bethlehem village

By Qais Abu Samra BETHLEHEM, Palestine (AA): The Palestinian village of Al-Walaja on the outskirts of Bethlehem in the West Bank has been described by visitors as “paradise on earth”. The village — occupied by Israel in 1967 — is known for its natural springs, especially the historical Al-Haniyah spring. Palestinian residents of the […]

11th Jan 2017

Palestine: Palestinian Muslim leaders warn against US embassy move

By Kaamil Ahmed JERUSALEM (AA): Palestinian Muslim leaders have warned that the planned relocation of the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem would be “dangerous”. In a Tuesday statement, the Supreme Islamic Council in Jerusalem said such a move — promised by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump during his electoral campaign — […]

9th Jan 2017

Palestine: 4 soldiers killed after truck rams into them in Jerusalem

By Kaamil Ahmed and Anees Barghouti JERUSALEM (AA): At least four Israeli soldiers, and Palestinian attacker were killed after a truck rammed into soldiers in Jerusalem on Sunday. Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said four Israeli soldiers were killed by the alleged attacker in the city’s Armon Hanatziv neighborhood. The Palestinian Health Ministry said […]

4th Jan 2017

Palestine: Israel demolishes Palestinian buildings in W Bank

By Kaamil Ahmed JERUSALEM (AA): Israeli forces destroyed 13 structures — including a school — in a village in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, according to Palestine’s official WAFA news agency. The structures in the Bedouin village of Khirbet Tana east of the city Nablus were deemed illegal by the Israeli authorities since […]

2nd Jan 2017

Violations by Israel in Occupied Palestinian Territory (22–28 Dec)

PCHR: Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (22 – 28 December 2016) Israeli forces continue systematic crimes in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) West Bank: Israeli Forces Close al-Jesser Road Between Ras Karkar and Deir Ibzaigh Villages. A Palestinian civilian was killed and child succumbed to his wounds in the West Bank. 14 Palestinian civilians, […]

29th Dec 2016

Palestine: Palestinians face 9,920 detention orders over last year

By Qais Abu Samra RAMALLAH, (AA): The Israeli authorities have issued more than 9,920 detention warrants for Palestinians “wanted” for alleged transgressions since October of last year, according to a Palestinian official. Abdul-Nasser Ferwana, head of documentation at the Palestine Liberation Organization’s commission for prisoners’ affairs, told Anadolu Agency on Wednesday that Palestinians for […]

25th Dec 2016

Palestine: Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights violations in Occupied Palestinian Territory

Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (15 – 21 December 2016) Israeli forces continue systematic crimes in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) (PCHR): Jerusalem: On 19 December 2016, Israeli Forces Demolish Commercial Facility in Shaikh Jarrah Neighborhood Belonging to Adnan Harhash. Jerusalem: On 19 December 2016, Israeli Forces […]

18th Dec 2016

Palestine: Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian teen near Ramallah

Imemc: Israeli soldiers shot and killed, on Sunday at dawn, a Palestinian teen from Beit Rima town, northwest of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, after several military vehicles invaded the town leading to clashes with dozens of local youngsters. The Palestinian Health Ministry has reported that the slain teen has been identified as Ahmad […]

15th Dec 2016

Palestine: Palestinian killed after alleged E Jerusalem knife attack

By Anees Barghouti JERUSALEM (AA): A Palestinian man was shot dead Wednesday after allegedly stabbing an Israeli police officer in occupied East Jerusalem, according to the Israeli police. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said one police officer was slightly injured in the alleged knife attack near Jerusalem’s Old City. “Police responded at the scene and […]

6th Dec 2016

Israeli army video draws fire for ignoring Palestine

By Kaamil Ahmed JERUSALEM (AA): The presumed birthplace of Jesus and a shrine to Moses are two of the West Bank religious sites featured in a promotional video released by the Israeli military that has drawn Palestinian ire for failing to mention the areas’ native Palestinian inhabitants. Both sites fall under “Area A”, according […]

30th Nov 2016

Palestine: Gazans mark international Solidarity Day with Palestine

By Nour Abu Aisha GAZA CITY, (AA): Palestinian factions organized a rally on Tuesday outside the office of the UN’s cultural and educational agency (UNESCO) in the Gaza Strip to mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. People around the world also held rallies in supporr to the Solidarity Day. “We […]

26th Nov 2016

Palestine: Palestinian child shot dead in Jerusalem ‘stabbing attempt’

By Anees Barghouti JERUSALEM (AA): A Palestinian child was shot dead on Friday after he allegedly tried to stab Israeli soldiers in occupied East Jerusalem, Israeli police said in statement. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said a Palestinian man allegedly armed with knife tried to stab Israeli soldiers at the Shufat checkpoint in Jerusalem. “The […]

23rd Nov 2016

Palestine: Palestinian killed for alleged knife attack in W Bank

By Anees Barghouti JERUSALEM (AA): A Palestinian man was shot dead by Israeli forces Tuesday for allegedly attempting to stab an Israeli soldier in the West Bank, the Israeli police said. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said a Palestinian wielding a knife had approached security guards at the Qalandia checkpoint near Jerusalem. “The Israeli forces […]

20th Nov 2016

Palestine: 350 Palestinian minors languishing in Israeli jails

By Anees Barghothi RAMALLAH, (AA): A it least 350 Palestinian children are languishingn Israeli jails, a local Palestinian NGO said Saturday. “Israeli authorities are holding 350 Palestinian children aged between 12 and 18,” the Palestinian Prisoners Society said in a statement on the occasion of the UN Universal Children’s Day. It said twelve females […]

4th Nov 2016

Palestine: Israeli army kills Palestinian ‘assailant’

By Anees Barghouti RAMALLAH, (AA): A Palestinian man was shot dead after he allegedly tried to stab an Israeli soldier in the West Bank, according to the Israeli military Thursday. A Palestinian “assailant” attempted to stab an Israeli soldier at the entrance of Ofra, the statement said, adding “Israeli forces at the scene shot […]

2nd Nov 2016

Palestine: Israel razes Muslim graves in East Jerusalem cemetery

By Anees Barghouthi JERUSALEM (AA): Israeli authorities on Tuesday demolished several graves in occupied East Jerusalem’s historical Bab al-Rahmeh cemetery east of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, according to a Palestinian official. “Personnel from the so-called ‘Israeli Nature Authority’ — backed by large numbers of Israeli forces — stormed the historical Bab al-Rahmeh cemetery and knocked […]

31st Oct 2016

Palestinian killed after 3 Israeli police officers hurt

By Abdurrauf Arnavut JERUSALEM, Palestine (AA): A Palestinian man was killed in the southern West Bank on Sunday evening after allegedly wounding three Israeli police officers, according to Israel’s Channel 2. Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said in a written statement that the man was shot after he attempted to run over three Israeli […]

24th Oct 2016

Palestine: Israel arrests 19 in Jerusalem, closes West Bank

By Kaamil Ahmed JERUSALEM (AA): Israeli police have arrested 19 Palestinians during overnight raids in the occupied West Bank as the military closed off the occupied Palestinian territories ahead of a Jewish holiday starting Sunday. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld tweeted that those arrested had been involved in “riots” during the Yom Kippur holiday two […]

20th Oct 2016

Palestine: Palestinian woman killed after alleged knife attack

By Anees Barghouti RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA, & Imemc): A Palestinian woman was shot dead by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday after she allegedly tried to stab an Israeli soldier. The Israeli military said in a statement the woman had attempted to stab a border police officer at Tapuach Junction near […]

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