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Jalud Olive Harvest Stopped by Armed Settlers and the Israeli Army
The Ibrahim family of the West Bank village of Jalud, accompanied by international and Israeli Human Rights Workers (HRWs), were forcibly prevented from harvesting their land yesterday by both armed settlers and the Israeli Army. Jalud, a community of about 500 people in the district of Nablus, regularly faces harrassment from nearby settlements and settlement outposts. Of the 16,000 dunums that belonged to the village, 10,000 dunums has been illegally confiscated for settlements whilst another 2,000 has been declared a military closed zone.
Al-Haq: Open Letter to Quartet Members: Israel's Recent Land Confiscations East of Occupied Jerusalem
As a Palestinian non-governmental organisation dedicated to the protection and promotion of international human rights and humanitarian law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), Al-Haq is gravely concerned at the planned land confiscations in the vicinity of East Jerusalem, and requests that the Quartet assert itself as a relevant actor in defending the fundamental rights of the Palestinian people.
Demonstration against Apartheid Roads
Palestinians delivered a message to Condoleezza Rice on the Israeli-only 443 highway: The segregation that Condoleezza's parents suffered from and struggled against did not die in Alabama, but lives today in Palestine. The demonstration took place on the side of road 443, above the bridge near Beit Ur that runs above the Palestinian only tunnel that runs underneath the highway.
Palestinian journalist and a French activist shot at Bil'in demonstration
Two people were injured, including a French journalist, in Friday's demonstration against the separation wall in Bil'in, near Ramallah in the central West Bank. Local residents and foreign activists from France, Belgium and Ireland participated in the demonstration against the wall and the continued building of Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Israeli fire kills four Palestinians in Gaza
Israeli strikes killed four Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip and militants fired rockets at communities inside the Jewish state on Sunday in defiance of the latest Middle East peace push. The Palestinian presidency condemned the killings and accused Israel of endangering talks at a time when US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was pressing diplomacy in Jerusalem ahead of an international peace meeting.
Israeli forces overrun Tulkarem
Israeli forces invaded the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem at dawn on Sunday, firing shots and storming Palestinian houses. Local sources said the soldiers entered the city center, raiding houses belonging to Tulkarem residents Saleh Al-Kholi and Bassam Badran, searching for Palestinians considered "wanted" by the Israeli government. The soldiers later withdrew from Tulkarem. No injuries or arrests were reported.
Palestinian killed, several wounded in second Israeli raid on Beit Hanoun
A Palestinian was killed and several others were wounded in a second Israeli air raid Sunday on a factory in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, after the first left three dead and many others injured. Palestinian medical sources and witnesses said an Israeli Apache raided the factory for the second time today, killing a Palestinian and wounding a number of others, one seriously.
Hamas: West Bank security forces detain six Hamas members
Hamas accused Fatah-allied security services of seizing six Hamas members in the West Bank cities of Nablus, Qalqilia, Ramallah, and Bethlehem on Sunday. Among those detained in Nablus, Hamas said, was Orwa Al-Kharraz, the son prominent Hamas leader Sheikh Maher Al-Kharraz.
Israel reduces Gaza fuel deliveries to about half
Israel has reduced fuel deliveries to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip almost to the half, Palestinian officials said on Sunday. But they said the fuel that goes to Gaza's only power plant was not affected with the reduction.
Two female detainees appeal for medical intervention as their conditions deteriorate
Seema Anbas, in charge of the Detainees File at the Detainees Studies Center in Tulkarem, said on Saturday that detainees Fatima Al Zoq, 39, and her niece Rawda Habeeb, 30,both from Gaza, are facing deteriorating health conditions and are being deprived of their right to medical care.
Deposed Palestinian PM blames Palestinian parties for the siege, denies talks with Israel
Deposed Palestinian Prime Minister, Ismail Haniya of Hamas, blamed Sunday Palestinian parties for the ongoing Israeli siege on Gaza.
Abbas voices hope toward Annapolis summit, wants a conditioned dialogue with Hamas
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday that the Palestinians are now in a race with time as the Washington-sponsored Annapolis summit nears.
Palestinian President meets US envoy in Ramallah
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas met on Saturday with David Welch, assistant of the US secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice. The two met at the Palestinian presidential compound in the central West Bank city of Ramallah.
Abdel-Rahman: Hamas must end its 'coup' before starting dialogue
Ahmed Abdel-Rahman, the official spokesman for the Fateh movement, and the political advisor for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, rejected the proposal for dialogue put forward by the rival Hamas party (which won last year's democratic election against Fateh) in a meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday.
Fateh denies any conflict with Abbas following meeting with Hamas representatives
Fahmi Za'areer, spokesperson of Fateh movement, on Saturday denied media reports which claimed that Fateh leadership is in conflict with President Mahmoud Abbas following his meeting with delegates of Hamas movement in Ramallah city, north of Jerusalem.
Haneya slams Abbas for being alongside with Israel, U.S. on Gaza siege
Sacked Palestinian prime minister Ismail Haneya, who is also a Hamas leader in Gaza, Sunday slammed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for standing with Israel and the United States on imposing siege on the Gaza Strip.
Hamas chief wants talks but will not 'beg' Fatah
Hamas supremo Khaled Meshaal said on Saturday that he welcomed talks with the movement's Fatah rivals but would not "beg", according to a statement posted on a Hamas website. "We open our doors to a national dialogue and a solution to internal conflicts because we believe in the importance and the necessity and the need of the Palestinian people for this, but we will not beg," Meshaal said.
Palestinian factions DFLP, PFLP attempt to mediate between Hamas, Fatah
The leader of radical Palestinian group Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) said Sunday that his faction and another hardline faction are trying to mediate between Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party and Hamas.
Fatah's Hamas alternative
When U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives, Israel will surely boast of the steps it has taken to strengthen Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. But in fact, Israel seems to have adopted an "ostrich" policy on this issue, to quote Public Security Minister Avi Dichter. As one of its "gestures," for instance, Israel allowed 300 Palestinian policemen into Nablus on Friday. But the terms of the deal have aroused ridicule among Nablus residents and are liable to make Abbas a laughingstock among his own people. It turns out that the PA police will be allowed to operate only from 6 A.M. to midnight. During the remaining hours, the Israel Defense Forces will be able to continue conducting arrests at will. So not only will any firefight during these hours cause residents to complain that the occupation of the city continues, but they will be able to charge that it is continuing with the PA's consent - which will weaken Abbas and strengthen Hamas.
Zawahiri urges overthrow Palestinian president
Al Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri called for the overthrow of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas saying he had turned the movement into an "annex of the CIA," in an audiotape message released on Saturday.
PM Fayyad urges Israel to free 2000 Palestinian detainees before the peace summit
Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, urged Israel on Saturday to conduct confidence building measures, including the release of 2000 Palestinian political detainees imprisoned by Israel, ahead of the November conference in the United States.
Syria inches away from early opposition to Annapolis conference
The government of Syria has reassured the Palestinian Authority that it will not question the legitimacy of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the Ramallah-based Palestinian news agency Sama reported Saturday.
Palestinian court jails officers over Gaza debacle
A Palestinian military court in the West Bank on Sunday sentenced six security officers to prison terms of up to three years over Hamas's armed takeover of the Gaza Strip. Judge Abdel Aziz Wadi ruled the officers were guilty of dereliction of duty in time of conflict, surrendering weapons to Hamas and surrendering control of security services' property to the "enemy".
AP Interview: PM Fayyad asks Israel to accept deadline for peace deal, free prisoners
U.S.-led peace efforts will not be seen as credible by Palestinians unless a deadline is set for a peace deal, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told The Associated Press on Saturday, noting that his people are worse off today than when peace-making began more than a decade ago. Israel has rejected a timeline, the U.S. has been cool to the idea and Fayyad said in an interview that he is not issuing an ultimatum. However, he warned that the situation on the ground is not static and that with continued Israeli settlement expansion, prospects for a two-state solution are getting dimmer every day.
Palestinian central bank head departs after difficult term
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas approved the resignation of central bank chief George Abed on Sunday after a turbulent term in which the Palestinian economy came under unprecedented pressure. "I resigned because I've been suffering for a long time from family problems related to my son," Abed said, adding that his son is critically ill in hospital in Washington but without specifying the medical condition.
High Court challenges IDF criteria for entry of Palestinian students
The High Court of Justice last week ordered the state to review defense establishment criteria that stipulates that the Israel Defense Forces can determine which Palestinians are eligible to study in Israel, even in cases where the Palestinians in question are not deemed a security risk.
PA awards former Mideast envoys Wolfensohn, Hansen prize for excellence
Two former international envoys to the Middle East, James Wolfensohn and Peter Hansen, were honored Sunday by the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. Wolfensohn, a former representative of the Quartet of Mideast mediators, and Peter Hansen, a former head of the UN Relief and Works Agency, were given the Palestine Prize for Excellence and Creativity. The awards were given out for the first time this year, in a ceremony led by Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. Other recipients included a local animation company, a pharmaceutical firm and a Ramallah policeman who has delighted motorists with carefully choreographed moves in directing traffic.
Lion escapes from an Israeli settlement near Bethlehem
Israeli soldiers told the villagers of Al Fourdess village, located to the east of Bethlehem, in the southern part of the West Bank, that a Lioness had escaped from the settlement of Qedumem, built illegally on the village land.
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