IMEMC, January 26, 1014 – After dozens of settlers uprooted Palestinian trees and farmlands near Wad Rahhal village, south of Bethlehem, Israeli soldiers kidnapped coordinator of the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements, and detained two journalists.
WAFA, January 26, 2014 – Israeli settlers Saturday night severely beat up a 13-year-old Palestinian in central Hebron, according to the child’s father.
IMEMC, January 26, 2014 – Israeli soldiers invaded various Palestinian communities in the occupied West Bank, conducted military searches of homes and property, and kidnapped three Palestinians.
IMEMC, January 26, 2014 – Palestinian sources have reported that several Israelis hurled stones at Palestinian cars driving on Road 1, in occupied Jerusalem; injuries have been reported. The sources stated that dozens of extremists gathered in the area, and threw stones at Palestinian cars before proceeding to assault a young Palestinian man, and stealing his […]
IMEMC, January 25, 2014 – Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated that Tel Aviv would not remove a single Israeli settlement in the occupied territories, and that any ideas proposed now to advance peace talks, “are just proposals.”…
By Patrick O’Strickland. Electronic Intifada, January 16, 2014 – An Israeli municipality plans to demolish al-Mahatta, a historic Palestinian neighborhood in Haifa. It will be replaced by the expansion of an existing railway, new housing units, nightclubs and restaurants, among other venues designed to bring in increased tourist revenues. “Since I was five years old, I’ve […]
By Nora Barrows-Friedman. Electronic Intifada, January 15, 2014 – Three Palestinian children were allegedly burned with lit cigarettes and denied access to food, water or toilet facilities after being arrested and detained by Israeli soldiers and police in September, a new report indicates. In separate incidents, the three children were allegedly assaulted and abused during arrest […]
Inter Press Service, January 10, 2014 – The border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip used to buzz with activity until a few months back as traders brought in an array of Egyptian goods — from food supplies to raw material — through hundreds of tunnels. But these underground structures between Rafah in Gaza and Sinai in Egypt, have fallen silent. Things came to […]
By Rami Almeghari. Electronic Intifada, January 9, 2014 – “If you have no relatives in the West Bank, you can’t afford to visit the Church of the Nativity [in Bethlehem] with your family members. This is because of the economic hardships here in Gaza,” said William al-Turk, as he, his wife Nancy and their four daughters attendedChristmas services this week at […]
IMEMC, January 8, 2014 – A potentially violent confrontation was defused Tuesday in the Palestinian village of Qusra, south of Nablus, after a group of 11 Israeli settlers invaded the village to carry out a “revenge attack”, after Israeli troops dismantled one of their illegal settlement outpost structures. The settlers attacked a young boy, according […]
