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February 17, 2014

Almost 4,000 Palestinians were detained by Israel in 2012

Official statistics issued by the Palestinian Ministry for Detainees and ex-Detainees have revealed that almost 4,000 Palestinian men, women and children have been detained by the Israelis in 2012....

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February 17, 2014

Anti-Judaisation protests in Al-Lid

Hundreds of Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian city of Al-Lid took to the streets on Friday in protest at Israel’s Judaisation policies. The protests began after the Friday prayers...

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February 17, 2014

Jewish extremists attack Christian properties in occupied Palestine

A Christian church and cemetery were attacked by extremist Jews on Thursday night in Bar’am village in High Galilee, close to the Lebanese border, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported...

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February 17, 2014

Israeli minister rebukes UK over criticism of settlements

Israeli Education Minister Gideon Sa’ar lashed out on Saturday at Britain’s Minister for the Middle East, Alistair Burt, over his criticism of Israel’s illegal settlements, the website Times of...

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February 17, 2014

Palestinian unemployment rises during 2012

Official figures show that unemployment in the Occupied Palestinian Territories during the first nine months of 2012 rose by just over 2 points to reach 23 per cent. A...

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February 17, 2014

Movement of construction materials to Gaza "important step to break siege"

An economic expert has expressed his appreciation at the movement of construction materials to the Gaza Strip from Egypt. “It ushers in the reopening the commercial crossing with Egypt...

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February 17, 2014

Palestinian Authority security agencies "undermine" human rights

A report issued by the Arab Organisation for Human Rights in the UK (AOHR) has highlighted the abuse of such rights by the security agencies operated by the Palestinian...

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February 17, 2014

Fourth anniversary of massive Israeli assault on Gaza

December 27th 2012 is the fourth anniversary of the Israeli assault on Gaza, known in Israel as “Operation Cast Lead” and in Palestine as “The Battle of al-Furqan’. Many...

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February 17, 2014

More international delegations arrive in Gaza

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES Two more international delegations have arrived in the Gaza Strip, where they have been received by Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh. The groups are from Australia and...

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February 17, 2014

Use of chemical weapons in Syria is "political suicide", says Russia

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that if the Syrian army uses chemical weapons against rebels it will be “political suicide”. However, he pointed out that the movement...

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