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Wednesday October 08, 2008 - 03:10
Member of the Central Committee of the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), Jamil Mizhir, stated on Tuesday that the core of the internal Palestinian conflict in political in nature and demanded al Palestinian faction to participate in the upcoming Palestinian talks in Cairo with “an open heart and mind” stating that the Palestinian cannot afford returning from Cairo without an agreement as this could threat the national struggle. Full Story
Wednesday October 08, 2008 - 02:59
Hamas media sources reported on Tuesday that Palestinian security forces, loyal to Fateh movement headed by President Mahmoud Abbas, arrested five supporters of Hamas in the West Bank, while the Israeli army arrested two Hamas supporters who were recently freed from a Palestinian prison. Full Story
Wednesday October 08, 2008 - 02:41
The Palestine News reported that dozens of soldiers, members of the under-cover units of the Israeli military, supported by a number of military vehicles invaded on Tuesday morning the Al Far’a refugee camp, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and surrounded a number of homes while firing at random, several residents were wounded; one seriously. Full Story
Wednesday October 08, 2008 - 01:43
Senior Palestinian security sources reported on Tuesday that arrangements between Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Authority are underway to allow the entry of hundreds of forces of the Palestinian Bader Brigades currently stationed in Jordan. Full Story
Tuesday October 07, 2008 - 16:42
Fatah's spokesman in the West Bank, Fahmi aL-Za'areer, stated on Tuesday that Hamas' views on the term in office of Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas are baseless from a constitutional and legal perspectives. Full Story
Tuesday October 07, 2008 - 10:44
Israeli security sources warned Tuesday of the limited possibility of a prisoner swap deal in exchange for the release of captured Israeli soldier Gil'ad Shalit in Gaza. Full Story
Tuesday October 07, 2008 - 10:24
The Israeli military detained several Palestinian residents from a number of West Bank areas on Tuesday, including Jenin and Bethlehem, Palestinian sources reported. Full Story
Tuesday October 07, 2008 - 10:02
Dr. Mahmoud aL-Zahar, a prominent Hamas leader in Gaza, denied yesterday that his party would vote "No" during the upcoming national unity talks in Cairo, stating that the party will openly discuss all issues. Full Story
Tuesday October 07, 2008 - 01:26
The Israeli Military Court in Ofer Israeli prison held a session on Monday on the case of Lieutenant Fuad Al Shobaky, the financial advisor to the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) accused by Israel of being responsible for the Karen A ship which was captured by Israel in 2002 carrying weapons and ammunition on board. Full Story
Monday October 06, 2008 - 22:41
Israeli sources reported on Monday that five Palestinian farmers, supported by the Yesh Din Israeli human rights group, filed a lawsuit against Israel for not evacuating an illegal settlement outpost in the occupied West Bank. Full Story
Monday October 06, 2008 - 22:19
The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), dominated by Hamas movement, held on Monday a session to discuss the legal dimensions of specifying term of office of the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas. The PLC decided that Abbas’ term should not be extended beyond January 8 of 2009. Full Story
Monday October 06, 2008 - 21:59
Hama legislators of the Change and Reform Bloc, Dr. Salim Salama, called for detaining president Mahmoud Abbas after his term in office ends on January 8, 2009. Legislator Ismail Al Ashqar of Hamas said that after January 9, Abbas will be regarded as an ordinary citizen and should be “prosecuted for his coup against the Palestinian legitimacy”, the Palestine News (psnews.ps) reported. Full Story |
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