IOA postpones visits to Megiddo prisoners to cover its crime

[ PIC 06/11/2013 – 07:44 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestine center for studies has said that the Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) had postponed visits to prisoners in Megiddo prison on Wednesday to allow more time to cover for its crime on Tuesday. The center said in a press release on Wednesday that the IOA […]

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Keep shaking hands Abbas while Israel rips off an arm: PA loses $300m annually due to agreements with Israel

[ PIC 05/10/2013 – 02:55 PM ] GENEVA, (PIC)– The occupied Palestinian territory (OPT) loses, by preliminary estimates, some US$300 million annually in “leakage” of customs, purchase and value-added taxes which are not transferred to the Palestinian treasury by Israel, UNCTAD’s Report on Assistance to the Palestinian People says. The recently released report said, “UNCTAD’s […]

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MP Halayka: The PA flouts the reconciliation agreements

[ PIC 15/06/2013 – 04:23 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Palestinian lawmaker Samira Al-Halayka said that the Palestinian Authority (PA) ignores the reconciliation agreements and the recommendations of the national freedoms committee through the persistent arrests and summonses its security forces carry out every day against its political rivals. Halayka stated on Saturday that what happens […]

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64th Israeli violation of Cease Fire: Israelis wound two young Palestinians in Gaza

Note occpal | Full list of Israeli violations since cease-fire MEMO | Jan 26, 2013 Israeli forces shooting into Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza have wounded two young Palestinians. A spokesman for the Ministry of Health said that the two were taken to Kamal Odwan Hospital where they were treated for light injuries. Witnesses […]

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(DRAFT) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS OF THE FOURTH SESSION OF THE RUSSELL TRIBUNAL

Russell Tribunal on Palestine | Oct 16, 2012 PDF version   1. The fourth session of the Russell Tribunal continued its historic function of articulating civic protest and carrying the weight of insufferable conditions at a moment when the world society is facing its most incredible challenges. It should be noted that the UN Charter […]

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#PalProtests | Jarrar calls for rising up against the Oslo agreement

[ PIC 09/09/2012 – 09:50 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Khaleda Jarrar, member of the PFLP political office, expressed her organisation’s support for the economic needs of the Palestinian people, warning against restricting the protests to this aspect. She called for the popular activities to go beyond the protest against the economic situation to protesting against […]

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Haneyya concludes visit by inviting Morsi, Brotherhood leaders to visit Gaza

[ 28/07/2012 – 03:04 PM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– Gaza premier Ismail Haneyya concluded his visit to Cairo on Saturday by inviting Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi and leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood to visit Gaza. The invitation, which was also addressed to supreme leader of the Muslim Brotherhood Mohammed Badie, his deputy Khairat El-Shater, and other […]

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#PalHunger | Israeli Government Fails to Carry Out Terms of Prisoner Agreement

Thursday June 28, 2012 02:07 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC News Palestinian and international rights groups have condemned the Israeli government’s failure to live up to the agreement made one month ago in order to end the month-long hunger strike of over 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. Logo for Palestinian Prisoners hunger strike The promises made by […]

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Al-Azhar condemns agreements between the Vatican and Israel

[ PIC 13/06/2012 – 10:32 PM ] CAIRO,(PIC)– Al-Azhar condemned news about agreements between the Vatican and the Israeli occupation about the holy city of Jerusalem, stressing that it is impossible to change the city’s legal, diplomatic, demographic, cultural, and religious status. Al-Azhar issued a statement regarding the arbitrary Israeli measures in occupied Jerusalem and […]

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Occupation renews MPs’ administrative detention

[ PIC 31/05/2012 – 02:51 PM ] RAMALLAH, GAZA,(PIC)– Israeli occupation authority has renewed, on Wednesday, the administrative detention of the MP Abdel Rahman Zeidan for another six months one day before his due release. The change and reform bloc stated in a statement that the occupation has renewed the administrative detention of the MP […]

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MASSIVE #BDS VICTORY! : Campaigners welcome Coop Group move to end trade links with companies that source goods from illegal settlements

Boycott Israel Network (BIN) media release Saturday 28 April 2012 Palestine human rights campaigners today welcomed news that the UK’s fifth biggest food retailer, The Co-operative Group, will “no longer engage with any supplier of produce known to be sourcing from the Israeli settlements”. The Co-op’s decision, notified to campaigners in a statement, will immediately […]

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Oren: “Palestinian UN Move Will Void All Agreements”

Related: Palestinian Americans “unequivocally reject” PA’s UN statehood bid, warn of grave danger to rights | Electronic Intifada Thursday September 01, 2011 02:52 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, stated that should the Palestinians go ahead with their plan to seek international recognition of statehood at […]

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Israel’s refusal to allow entry breaches international law

1 June 2007 | The Electronic Intifada To date, Israeli authorities have failed to provide a transparent policy on which foreign nationals wishing to enter or maintain their presence in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) can rely. Instead, Israel has continued to pursue both policies and practices that fail to comply with International Humanitarian Law. […]

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