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Palestine Pre-1947 Sonja Karkar About This Video The old lie that Palestine was a dry desert waiting for a people is just that – a lie. This clip allows people to see the beauty of the Palestinian people before they...

Protest in Paris against Israeli attacks by IMEMC Staff - Translated by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC Paris was the scene of massive nonviolent protests on Saturday against the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip and against the visit of Israel’s...

Israeli Occupation exposes Palestinian Women to harassement and abuse by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC The Al Haq Institute, a human rights center based in Palestine, issued a statement marking International Womens' Day yesterday, stating that Palestinian women are...

On International Women’s Day, Palestinian women continue their struggle Press Release, PCHR, 8 March 2008 The 8th of March comes this year as Palestinian women face very difficult and harsh circumstances due to human rights violations perpetrated by Israeli...

On International Women’s Day, Palestinian women continue their struggle The 8th of March comes this year as Palestinian women face very difficult and harsh circumstances due to human rights violations perpetrated by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) against...

No day is women’s day in Gaza Mohammed Omer Mahasen Darduna suffers in ways the world recognizes; her suffering comes at the hands of the Israelis. But there are many Palestinian women whose suffering the world does not see,...

Behind the Current Israeli Escalation in Gaza: Questions and Answers BY STEVE NIVA 1. There seems to be a massive upsurge in violence in Gaza these past few days; what is happening? It is important to recognize that the violence is mostly one-sided. ...

Heads to the right Gideon Levy It is still unclear whether the terrorist who entered the Mercaz Harav yeshiva on Thursday night and killed eight of its students knew exactly what place he was entering. But the...

Egypt allows aid to Gaza via Israeli-controlled crossing Cairo - Egypt Sunday allowed convoys carrying humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip through the Israel-controlled Karam Abu-Salem border crossing, according to Egyptian security officials. The...

West Bank settlement expansion Israel's announcement to expand a West Bank settlement adds further fuel to Mideast tensions. Israel's unveiling of plans to extend a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank near Jerusalem by...

Settlers vow revenge over Jerusalem massacre As violence spirals and calls for peace talks grow, extremists say they will build a new West Bank settlement for each of the eight students killed. Toni O'Loughlin in...

A Chain of Snow-related Events I can't even keep count anymore, but another ass-load of snow fell today, resulting in some fun little tales. At around 10:30 pm, the inner streets were absolutely impossible to drive through, cars...

I hate the world We ... Arabs and Muslims r very kind people in nature and I think no one can doubt that; these features came from our origin and religion, but for me all what I feel toward the whole world is pure...

Today in Palestine! ~ Headlines Sunday, March 9, 2008 ~ Shadi Fadda Click on the headline to read the full story! PM Olmert okays 750 new West Bank settlement homes The project, which is expected to include an estimated 750 homes in the Agan Ayelot...

Calling on Bush to save the women In oil-rich Saudi Arabia, women are treated as lifelong dependents, under the guardianship of a male relative. Deprived of the right to drive a car or mix with men publicly, they are confined to...

Hamas: Abbas’s return to negotiations no lesser crime than IOF crimes "GAZA, (PIC)-- The Hamas Movement on Sunday expressed utter dismay at PA chief Mahmoud Abbas's decision to resume negotiations with the Israeli occupation authority after "all those crimes",...

I don’t know who you are… It is really weird when you pass by a phase where you don’t know the person in front of you anymore. A close person is in the ICU at the moment, this person made me hate him the past few years,...

PM okays 750 new settlement homes, says fits state policy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has approved the renewed construction of hundreds of an estimated 750 new homes in the West Bank settlement of Givat Ze’ev near Jerusalem, the Housing Ministry said...

International Women’s Day: Raising our Voices So today is the day we are supposed to drop everything and remember the plight of women around the world. By tomorrow everyone will have forgotten, and life will proceed as normal. In the past i've...