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Israeli strike destroys Gaza airport control tower
An Israeli aircraft destroyed a control tower at Rafah airport in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, residents and security officials said.
An Israeli aircraft destroyed a control tower at Rafah airport in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, residents and security officials said.
Shin Bet security service bars Gazan from studying overseas
Around 150 Palestinian students applied for an academic scholarship from Germany last year. Only six applicants made the cut, among them Luay Kfafi, 24, a student at Birzeit University in the West Bank and native of the al-Bureij refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. But Israel's Shin Bet security service has barred him from traveling abroad.
Troops invade Jenin refugee camp, exchange fire with resistance fighters
Palestinian sources in Jenin, in the northern part of the West Bank, reported on Thursday evening that Israeli soldiers invaded the Jenin refugee camp after closing all of its entrances and exchanged fire with resistance fighters.
Israeli troops attack nonviolent demonstration near Bethlehem
About 100 Palestinian villagers, joined by international and Israeli peace activists, on Friday morning marched to the site of land scheduled for annexation for the purposes of the illegal wall, located in the village of Um Salamonah, south of the central West Bank City of Bethlehem.
About 100 Palestinian villagers, joined by international and Israeli peace activists, on Friday morning marched to the site of land scheduled for annexation for the purposes of the illegal wall, located in the village of Um Salamonah, south of the central West Bank City of Bethlehem.
Eight civilians wounded in Bilin's non-violent protest
Eight civilians have been injured by Israeli army fire in the West Bank village of Bilin on Friday afternoon. Residents of Bil'in, along with Israeli and international peace activists, on Friday conducted their weekly non-violent demonstration against the illegal annexation of village land for the construction of the illegal Israeli wall.
Eight civilians have been injured by Israeli army fire in the West Bank village of Bilin on Friday afternoon. Residents of Bil'in, along with Israeli and international peace activists, on Friday conducted their weekly non-violent demonstration against the illegal annexation of village land for the construction of the illegal Israeli wall.
Military court releases Hebron rampage suspect
An Israeli military court on Thursday released a soldier involved in last week's kidnapping and shooting rampage in the south Hebron hills. The company of the soldier in question stands accused of illegally accosting and binding an innocent Taxi driver, and of shooting and seriously wounding a Palestinian bystander. The soldier was allowed to return to his unit while a military enquiry reviews the case. The officer of the unit has been remanded in custody for a further five days.
An Israeli military court on Thursday released a soldier involved in last week's kidnapping and shooting rampage in the south Hebron hills. The company of the soldier in question stands accused of illegally accosting and binding an innocent Taxi driver, and of shooting and seriously wounding a Palestinian bystander. The soldier was allowed to return to his unit while a military enquiry reviews the case. The officer of the unit has been remanded in custody for a further five days.
Haniyeh says Palestinian and regional sides plotting to get rid of Hamas
Deposed Palestinian Prime Minister, Isma'il Haniyeh on Friday accused Palestinian and regional sides of plotting to get rid of Hamas and to separate the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Deposed Palestinian Prime Minister, Isma'il Haniyeh on Friday accused Palestinian and regional sides of plotting to get rid of Hamas and to separate the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Israeli occupation forces and masked militiamen belonging to the American-backed Palestinian Authority regime in Rmallah have been raiding Palestinian population centers, arresting dozens of Hamas supporters and activists, local sources and relatives of the detainees said.
The Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot quoted Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Friday as calling recent peace moves with the Palestinians "fantasies" and saying Israel would not withdraw from the West Bank for at least five more years.
Gaza Could Face Economic Meltdown, U.N. Warns
JERUSALEM, Aug. 9 — The United Nations issued a severe warning today that Gaza could face an economic meltdown with "disastrous consequences" unless the main border crossings into the territory are reopened.
Council refuses to recognize West Bank college as University
The heads of the Council for Higher Education and the council committee responsible for the budgets of academic institutions do not recognize last week's announcement by the College of Judea and Samaria that it is now a "university center."
The heads of the Council for Higher Education and the council committee responsible for the budgets of academic institutions do not recognize last week's announcement by the College of Judea and Samaria that it is now a "university center."
Palestinian Political Prisoners Continue Hunger Strike in Israeli Prison for Tenth Day
Palestinian detainees in Eshil Israeli detention facility continued their hunger strike for the tenth day after one detainee died of medical neglect at the Nafha central prison in the Negev desert.
Report: Egypt refuses to return envoys to Gaza
Egypt has turned back Israel's request that it return its envoys to Gaza and resume efforts to bring about the release of captured IDF soldier Cpl. Gilad Schalit, Israel Radio quoted the London-based Arab daily Al Hayat as saying Friday.
Egypt has turned back Israel's request that it return its envoys to Gaza and resume efforts to bring about the release of captured IDF soldier Cpl. Gilad Schalit, Israel Radio quoted the London-based Arab daily Al Hayat as saying Friday.
Al-Aqsa Brigades infiltrate Gaza
Small groups of Al-Aqsa brigades fighters have infiltrated the Gaza Strip and working towards toppling the Hamas government in the region, Israeli media sources have reported.
Small groups of Al-Aqsa brigades fighters have infiltrated the Gaza Strip and working towards toppling the Hamas government in the region, Israeli media sources have reported.
Palestinians seek U.S. funds for training base in Bethlehem
Palestinian sources said the PA has submitted a request for the United States to finance and construct a training base for Palestinian security forces in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, located south of Jerusalem. The sources said the PA request envisioned the base as being large enough to accommodate training by police, the National Security Forces and Presidential Guard.
Palestinian sources said the PA has submitted a request for the United States to finance and construct a training base for Palestinian security forces in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, located south of Jerusalem. The sources said the PA request envisioned the base as being large enough to accommodate training by police, the National Security Forces and Presidential Guard.
Hamas member dies after being tortured in jail run by Palestinian Authority
Hamas have said that Palestinian security sources in the West Bank have confirmed the death of a Hamas member they claim was tortured in a Palestinian security prison.
Hamas have said that Palestinian security sources in the West Bank have confirmed the death of a Hamas member they claim was tortured in a Palestinian security prison.
New protest at Gaza hospital after Hamas arrests doctor
Dozens of staff members at Gaza's main hospital staged a new protest on Thursday after Hamas security forces arrested a senior doctor from the rival Fatah faction.
Dozens of staff members at Gaza's main hospital staged a new protest on Thursday after Hamas security forces arrested a senior doctor from the rival Fatah faction.
Azmi Bishara: Empty-Hearted Secularism
Modern Turkey has never experienced as extended a period of stability and economic growth as it has under the last government. This government was led by the Justice and Development Party, which just scored another major electoral triumph in the Turkish general elections. In its victory speeches, the Islamist party pledged to safeguard the constitution of Turkey's secular republic. As I recall, in the trial over the murder of the Egyptian writer Farag Fouda, some mainstream members of the Muslim Brotherhood testified on the behalf of the accused that the killers had been rightfully motivated by religious zeal, because the secularism that Fouda advocated was heresy. What a striking difference! One Islamist party swears to uphold the state's secularist system while another rules that secularism is anathema and justifiable grounds for murder. Not that this kept mainstream Islamist movements from jubilation, in turn, over the victory of a party whose position on secularism they would roundly condemn if that party had declared it openly in their own countries.
Isolated Gaza a jail for its people
Gaza's industries have been crippled by its outcast status. Passing from Israel to Gaza is like passing into another world. The drive from Jerusalem to the crossing point takes just over an hour. You can stop at a service station to grab a cafe latte. Then it is time to leave the modernity of Israel behind.
Gaza's industries have been crippled by its outcast status. Passing from Israel to Gaza is like passing into another world. The drive from Jerusalem to the crossing point takes just over an hour. You can stop at a service station to grab a cafe latte. Then it is time to leave the modernity of Israel behind.
You have no future in this country'
At the height of the fury and the humiliation, the children of Hebron wandered around among the men in uniform, trying to figure out who was Jewish and who was not - who is from "our" seed, and who is from the seed of Amalek. At a time when most Israeli children were spending their summer vacation at day camps and on trips, splashing in the sea and in swimming pools, the children of the Hebron day camp looked as though they lived on another planet. Glowering with hatred, with huge skullcaps and long curly earlocks, children age 10 and younger walked among the men in uniform and examined their dog tags.
When Olmert and Abbas shake hands
On Monday, Israeli occupation Authority Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and occupied Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas once again met and shook hands, each promising respective constituents that a so-called "peaceful solution" is near. Olmert "agreed" that cooperation between Israel and the PA will expand, something that is not lost on the millions of occupied Palestinians who continue to suffer each day as many other things expand beneath their feet -- the settlement colonies, the apartheid wall, the egregious acts of violence and oppression enacted by the Israeli occupation military.
On Monday, Israeli occupation Authority Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and occupied Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas once again met and shook hands, each promising respective constituents that a so-called "peaceful solution" is near. Olmert "agreed" that cooperation between Israel and the PA will expand, something that is not lost on the millions of occupied Palestinians who continue to suffer each day as many other things expand beneath their feet -- the settlement colonies, the apartheid wall, the egregious acts of violence and oppression enacted by the Israeli occupation military.
Up to 80 congressmen visit israel in August
They should just hold their next session in Tel Aviv and do away with the useless formality of meeting on Capitol Hill.
An Army Mutiny in Israeli Settlements?
The Hebron incident has resounded like an explosion deep inside Israeli army barracks. Many Israeli soldiers and officers in the elite combat units were raised in illegal settlements within the occupied Palestinian territories, and their sympathies lie with their religious Zionist brethren in Hebron.
Yeah right. Overstretched US withholds aid to Israel
America has been forced to withhold funding from its key ally in the Middle East amid the strain of paying for its expensive military campaign in Iraq.
Russian Fleet Worries Israel
Russia's plans to restore its permanent naval presence in the Mediterranean Sea are causing serious concern in Israel. The Israelis think that the Syrian ports the Russians are most likely to use will turn into major centers of electronic surveillance and air defense centers and, as such, threats to Israel's national security.
Iraq Security Developments
Iraqis reported killed: 50. Iraqis reported wounded: 22. U.S. troops reported killed: 2. British troops reported killed: 2. British troops reported wounded: 2.
Russia's plans to restore its permanent naval presence in the Mediterranean Sea are causing serious concern in Israel. The Israelis think that the Syrian ports the Russians are most likely to use will turn into major centers of electronic surveillance and air defense centers and, as such, threats to Israel's national security.
Iraq Security Developments
Iraqis reported killed: 50. Iraqis reported wounded: 22. U.S. troops reported killed: 2. British troops reported killed: 2. British troops reported wounded: 2.
WILL BE POSTED DAILY : Watch and pass this video to everyone you know. OCCUPATION 101: Israeli historian Ilan Pappe describes the period around the declaration of Israel's independence as one during which the indigenous Palestinian population was ethnically cleansed from the land when they were forced from their homes or fled in terror after hearing news of rapes and massacres at other villages. Today, the situation is not much better for the Palestinians under Israeli rule. "To make things so difficult for the Palestinians so that anyone who wants a normal life will leave."
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