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February 14, 2014

Israelis fire at Palestinian farmers in eastern Gaza Strip

Israeli forces have opened fire on Palestinian farmers working to the east of Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip. The incident took place on Thursday morning....

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February 14, 2014

Palestinians commemorate 65th anniversary of the Nakba

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES With much determination, Palestinians have commemorated the 65th anniversary of the Nakba, the expulsion by the nascent Israeli state of more than 750,000 men, women and children...

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February 14, 2014

Abbas orders security forces to abide by ban on all forms of torture

As reported earlier this week, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has decreed that all of the relevant agencies under his authority must abide by the provisions of the Basic Law...

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February 14, 2014

Facebook closes accounts commemorating Palestinian Nakba

The social networking website Facebook has closed down accounts opened by Palestinian-Israelis to commemorate the Nakba (Catastrophe) of 1948. Pages established by the Jaffa Youth Movement were targeted specifically....

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February 14, 2014

Israel plans construction scheme to facilitate Bedouin land confiscation

Israeli media sources reported on Monday May 13, that the Israeli government plans to construct a city in the West Bank’s Jordan Valley for Palestinian Bedouins. Palestinians are of...

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February 14, 2014

Palestinian population hits 11.6 million on 65th anniversary of Nakba

Palestinian population hits 11.6 million on 65th anniversary of Nakba In the wake of the 65th commemoration of the Palestinian Nakba, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) announced...

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February 14, 2014

Abbas to issue formal declaration criminalising torture

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is to issue a formal declaration criminalising torture. An announcement to this effect was made following the publication of the 18th Annual Report of...

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February 14, 2014

Jailed Fatah leader calls for Palestinian state on 1967 borders

Marwan Barghouti has criticised the concept of land swaps with the Israelis and called for a Palestinian state on all of the land occupied by Israel in 1967. The...

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February 14, 2014

Interior Ministry in Gaza ready to cooperate with Egypt on kidnapped soldiers

The Palestinian Interior Ministry in Gaza condemned on Thursday the kidnapping of Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai Peninsula near to the city of Al-Arish. It also issued orders for...

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February 14, 2014

Hamas denies statements attributed to Meshaal

A member of the Hamas Political Bureau, Ezzat Al-Resheq, has denied claims made in an Egyptian newspaper that Khaled Meshaal said, “Hamas is willing, in principle, to have negotiations...

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