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Thursday May 17, 2012 - 12:37
A number of extremist Israeli settlers invaded, Thursday, Einabous village, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and torched a Palestinian car. Full Story
Thursday May 17, 2012 - 12:00
Palestinian medical sources reported Thursday that seven Palestinians were wounded when Israeli soldiers fired several artillery shells into the Al-Shujaeyya neighborhood, in Gaza. The shelling came after the army carried out two invasions in the northern and southern parts of the Gaza Strip. Full Story
Thursday May 17, 2012 - 11:37
(Olympia, WA USA - May 16, 2012) - The verdict in the civil lawsuit against the State of Israel for the killing of peace activist Rachel Corrie more than nine years ago will be announced August 28, 2012, at 9:00 a.m. at the Haifa District Court Full Story
Thursday May 17, 2012 - 11:35
Israel’s foreign and domestic policy seems to have tarnished its image on the world stage as it came joint third in an annual international BBC poll assessing the negative influence of major countries. The poll asked which states were perceived to have had the most negative influence on the world. Iran and Pakistan took first and second place respectively, with Israel sharing third place with North Korea. Full Story
Thursday May 17, 2012 - 11:15
Ma'an News has reported from Bethlehem that Muhammad Rashid, a former adviser to the late President Yasser Arafat, is accused of embezzling tens of millions of dollars, the head of the PA Anti-Corruption Commission said Wednesday. Full Story
Thursday May 17, 2012 - 11:00
Ma'an News reported from Ramallah today that Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad lost his dual role as finance minister in a government reshuffle on Wednesday, as President Mahmoud Abbas swore in 9 new ministers. Full Story
Thursday May 17, 2012 - 09:45
Israeli daily, Haaretz, reported today that the Jerusalem Rabbinical Court has awarded legal and administrative custody over Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus in the middle West Bank to two rabbis who have been involved in organizing visits to the site without the army’s permission. Nablus is under full Palestinian control since the Oslo Accords were signed. They require both sides to refrain from unilateral changes in the status quo. Full Story
Wednesday May 16, 2012 - 14:58
The Palestinian News Network has reported that the Finance Committee of the Knesset approved on Tuesday the allocation of NIS 44 million to support settlements in the West Bank, and agreed to cut NIS 17 million from support for settlement outposts. Full Story
Wednesday May 16, 2012 - 11:25
The Palestinian News Network reported that on Tuesday afternoon an undercover Israeli Security force attacked a young man from the town of Issawiya in Jerusalem and arrested him. In a second incident Israeli soldiers beat another young man in Beit Ommar near Hebron. They arrested and later released him. Full Story
Wednesday May 16, 2012 - 10:15
During a visit to both Washington and the UN in New York, Israeli Military Intelligence Commander Major General Aviv Kochavi discussed the Iranian nuclear programme, the Syrian crisis, and Hezbollah’s increasing power base in Lebanon. This visit is one of a number of recent visits to the US by senior military and political figures. Full Story |
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