IMEMC, 2/26/14 – A Palestinian woman, sick with a heart disease, died Wednesday morning at Eretz crossing, in the northern Gaza Strip. Ministry of Health spokesman Ashraf al-Qedra said that Wedad Deeb, 71, died while waiting at the Israeli side of the crossing, adding that she was on her way to a West Bank hospital to […]
PNN, 2/26/14 – Israel ratified a new law that legally distinguishes between Muslim and Christian citizens of the state, Haaretz reported Monday. The bill, which easily passed by a 31-6 vote in its third and final reading, recognizes the Christian Arab population as a separate, though not national minority for the first time. The law, which […]
IMEMC, 2/25/14 – Israeli settlers destroyed 150 olive trees in Al-Khader, a Palestinian village south of Bethlehem, and assaulted an old Palestinian shepherd near Nablus, Monday, at noon. Ahmed Salah, the coordinator of the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements in Al-Khader, said that the settlers uprooted and destroyed more than 150 olive trees […]
IMEMC, 2/25/14 – A Palestinian detainee from occupied Jerusalem died, in an Israeli hospital, of injuries suffered nearly two weeks ago, after Israeli soldiers violently assaulted him while at the Beersheba Israeli prison. Detainee Jihad Abdul-Rahman at-Tawil, 47, was held in the Dekel section of the Beersheba Israeli prison when Israeli soldiers attacked him, violently beating […]
IMEMC, 2/24/14 – Israeli forces and civil administration officers issued demolition and eviction orders to 40 Palestinian families in East Jerusalem, late Sunday. Popular committee spokesman Hani Halabiya told Ma’an News Agency that civil administration officers delivered the orders to families in the Jabal al-Baba neighborhood of al-Ezariya. The families, who mainly live in steel […]
IMEMC, 2/22/14 – A Palestinian prisoner, held in a Beersheba prison for driving without a license, has been hospitalized following an assault by Israeli prison guards, his family said on Friday. Jihad Abd al-Rahman, a 47-year-old Palestinian from Jerusalem, was taken from the prison to the nearby Soroka Hospital two weeks ago, after passing out, […]
PNN, 2/20/14 – Palestine News Network (PNN) met the Mousa family yesterday afternoon on the sunny hillside of their home between al-Khader and Batir village to hear the story of Ali Saleem Mousa about his two homes that have been demolished four times over the past three decades. Ali Saleem Mousa owns 30 dunams situated […]
Ma’an News, 2/21-14 – At least 13 Palestinians were injured and five detained after Israeli forces violently dispersed protests in the southern West Bank city of Hebron on Friday marking the 20th anniversary of the Ibrahimi mosque massacre. The clashes erupted following a large demonstration organized by the activist group Youths against Settlements calling for […]
Ma’an News, 2/19/14 – Israeli warships opened fire at fishermen off the coast of Gaza City early Wednesday, a fisherman said. A fisherman told Ma’an Israeli ships fired gunshots at Palestinian fishing boats, and that a shell hit the water near the boats. No injuries were reported. An Israeli army spokeswoman said that “warning shots […]
IMEMC, 2/19/14 – The Israeli Police in occupied Jerusalem kidnapped a Palestinian photojournalist, identified as Mohammad Abed-Rabbo, over a Facebook post and picture he shared. Abed Rabbo was moved to the al-Maskobiyya interrogation facility, west of Jerusalem, and was interrogated for more than one hour. The interrogators told him he was under interrogation for publishing a […]
