Latest Palestinian News
RSS-
Thousands Join Islamic Jihad Rally in Gaza
Two Palestinians have been killed in air strikes on the Gaza Strip after they had clashed with Israeli troops crossing into the territory, medical sources ...
-
Abbas UN to Admit Palestine within Weeks
Former US President Jimmy Carter has downplayed the US influence over Israel and Palestine, saying its record low sway on either side hinders resolution of prolonged Palestinian-Israeli ...
-
Jerusalem Convent Vandalized by Settlers
Suspected Israeli settlers have scrawled graffiti and religious insults on a monastery outside the walls of Jerusalem's Old City on Tuesday, in the latest of a series of attacks on non-Jewish sites. Photographs published online showed blue graffiti denigrating Jesus at the Convent of Saint Francis on Jabel Sahyoun, also known as Mount Zion. The vandals wrote the phrase "price tag" ...
More Palestinian News
RSS-
Gaza Tunnel-traders Say Network at 10 Percent Capacity
Two Palestinians have been killed in air strikes on the Gaza Strip after they had clashed with Israeli troops crossing into the territory, medical sources ...
-
Israeli PM Sets Red Line over Nuclear Iran
Former US President Jimmy Carter has downplayed the US influence over Israel and Palestine, saying its record low sway on either side hinders resolution of prolonged Palestinian-Israeli ...
-
Abbas Seeks Upgrade of Palestinian UN Status
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said he will seek to have the Palestinians' UN status upgraded to a sovereign country and cautioned that Israeli settlement expansion meant time was running out for a two-state solution.One year after his emotional bid for full membership of the United Nations, Abbas returned to the UN General Assembly to warn that Israel's tactics were a sign ...
-
Palestinian Delegation Working Quietly at UN
In stark contrast to 2011, the Palestinian delegation to the UN General Assembly is working quietly and limiting its remarks to the media.Since Friday, few details have emerged of President Mahmoud Abbas' visit to New York for the UN's 67th General Assembly, or his plan to seek an upgrade to Palestine's status at the world body.In 2011, Abbas submitted a request to the UN for a ...
-
Family Blames Sewage Trash for Deaths of 8 Children in Gaza Camp
Two Palestinians have been killed in air strikes on the Gaza Strip after they had clashed with Israeli troops crossing into the territory, medical sources ...
-
Hamas Leader Abbas Should End Security Coordination with Israel
Former US President Jimmy Carter has downplayed the US influence over Israel and Palestine, saying its record low sway on either side hinders resolution of prolonged Palestinian-Israeli ...
-
Israel and PA Discuss Gaza Offshore Gas Plans
Former US President Jimmy Carter has downplayed the US influence over Israel and Palestine, saying its record low sway on either side hinders resolution of prolonged Palestinian-Israeli ...
-
Deaths in Israel-Egypt Border Shootout
One Israeli soldier and three armed men have been killed in clashes along the Israel-Egypt border. Israeli troops shot the three heavily armed men when they crossed the Egyptian border and ambushed the soldiers, averting "a very big terror attack", an Israeli military spokeswoman said on Friday. The incident took place on the Israeli side of the frontier at a place called Har Harif, ...
-
Shimon Peres feted by celebrities and leaders on 90th birthday – video
Barbra Streisand, Tony Blair and Bill Clinton are among the guests at the 90th birthday of Israel's president, Shimon Peres. Clinton gets a laugh from the crowd by joking that Peres is 'the last living Israeli to have known King David'. Streisand sings Avenu Malkeinu, a traditional Jewish song requested by ...
-
Right things done in Kubuqi desert Israeli ambassador
By Fang YangAmos Nadai, ambassador of Israel to China, spoke highly of the desertification control efforts in the Kubuqi desert of China during an exclusive interview with Xinhuanet here Saturday. "It's a huge area, which is more than half of my country," Nadai said, "I see a lot of planting and it's very beautiful." Nadai was here for the 2011 Kubuqi International ...
-
Cyprus looks to Israel to back East Med LNG terminal plan
Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:02am EDT * Israeli interest in project * Cyprus gas reserves could be as high as 1 trillion cubic metres * Also hopes to find oil By Henning Gloystein LONDON, June 19 (Reuters) - Cyprus and Israel`s Delek Drilling are in talks about developing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on the island to tap the East Mediterranean's vast gas discoveries and serve buyers in ...
-
The Netherlands will veto EU sanctions over Israeli settlements minister
The Netherlands will veto any moves by the European Union to impose sanctions if Israel presses ahead with building settlements on disputed territory east of Jerusalem, foreign minister Frans Timmermans is quoted as saying by news agency ANP. Timmermans said sanctions are not 'currently on the agenda'. The minister has had meetings with Israeli and Palestinian representatives over the ...
-
Israel-Palestine Peace Process Running Out of Time Blair
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair (File photo) Time is running out for the Middle East process, which faces collapse if there's no movement soon, former Biritsh PM Tony Blair said on Wednesday."The window of opportunity will be open for only a short space of time," he said, speaking in Jerusalem at the 2013 Presidential Conference, hosted by Israel's President Shimon ...
-
Ban Israeli-Palestinian peace remains urgent priority
New York, June 19 : With spiralling violence in Syria stoking tension in the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday said "we must not lose sight of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," whose resolution was no less ...
-
Israel hit by Grad rocket today
Occupied Jerusalem: June 19 -- (BNA)-- "Radio Israel" reported that one (Grad) rocket hit this morning near Ashkelon city. The Israeli radio station said that the source of the rocket was from Gaza Strip and that no human causalities or property damage were reported so far. The Hebrew Radio pointed out that two rockets were launched however both rockets landed inside Palestinian ...
-
Israeli authorities arrest 3 Palestinian youngsters and dismantle the doors of 10 shops in Jenin today
Ramallah: June 19 -- (BNA)-- Israeli occupation forces arrested three Palestinian youngsters from Jenin province at dawn today (Wednesday: 19 June 2013) and dismantled the doors of ten commercial shops in the industrial area. Local security sources quoted by the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) reportedly said that a large number of Israeli occupation forces stormed into Jenin City, abducting ...
-
Barbra Streisand echoes Monroes birthday tribute for Shimon Peres
Barbara Streisand sings Israel's national anthem next to Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda, and former US president Bill Clinton at Shimon Peres's 90th birthday gala. Click for full image. Photograph: Jim Hollander/AFP/Getty ...
-
Israel Reports New Arms Deals
TEL AVIV [MENL] -- Israel has reported a series of arms export deals. The state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries reported a series of newcontracts with unidentified foreign militaries. IAI said the contracts,awarded in 2013, exceeded $100 ...
-
Hamas Follows Hizb In Tunnel Rockets
GAZA CITY [MENL] -- The Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip has been directed byHizbullah on the use of tunnels for missile and rocket fire toward ...
-
Turkeyss Erdogan welcomes Hamas leaders
Even as the EU canceled a parliamentary visit to Ankara scheduled for Wednesday, and UN Secretary-General Ban Kimoon criticized Turkey for its handling of the recent protests, embattled Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday welcomed Hamas leaders Khaled Mashaal and Ismail Haniyeh for meetings in the Turkish capital.It was not immediately clear if the arrival of the Hamas leaders ...
-
Israel celebrates 90 years of Shimon Peres
Celebrations have been taking place to mark the 90th birthday of Israel’s President Shimon Peres, although his real birthday is on August 2. Some 3,000 guests ...
-
Barbra Streisand criticizes womens discriminatory treatment in Israel
The 71-year-old actress took aim at cases of ultra-Orthodox Jews targeting women while speaking at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on Monday.The star, who herself was born in a Jewish family, said that it was distressing that women in Israel were forced to sit at the back of the bus, CBS News reported.She said she was also disturbed when she read about 'Women of the Wall' having ...
Focus on Palestine
-
Palestine is a potential eco-friendly hub
Palestine, occupied Palestine, the Palestinian Territories or the Occupied Territories, call it what you will, this patch of land in the Middle East has many different name according to political opinion, but what many don’t realize about it is the ingenuity that takes place on a daily basis.
Palestine is one of the poorest regions in the world and certainly in the Middle East, the territory which is loosely made up of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, is a large refugee camp because none of the inhabitants have sovereignty and therefore do not have a centrally strong government to provide basic services. Much of the areas income is derived through donations and money earned by day laborers within Israel. Read more
News from around our Network
