[ PIC 27/04/2013 – 09:59 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Prisoner Jamal Nouri has threatened to return to his hunger strike if the Israeli court did not rule his release by 30th April. Nouri’s mother told the PIC reporter that her son went on hunger strike for more than 58 days, which greatly deteriorated his health […]
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Hamas dismisses Israeli threats as propaganda
Maan News Agency | April 17, 2013 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Hamas on Wednesday dismissed Israeli threats to resume war on the Gaza Strip as psychological propaganda. Israeli army chief Benny Gantz told Israel Radio on Tuesday that if the “relative quiet” along the Gaza border did not hold, “there will be no quiet in […]
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IOA resumes work in part of segregation wall near Qalqilia
[ PIC 26/07/2012 – 07:56 AM ] QALQILIA, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) has resumed construction work in the separation wall near Azzun village in Qalqilia province. Nidal Amer, the chairman of Masaha village municipal council, said that IOA bulldozers started on Wednesday morning their work near Azzun village on lands owned by residents […]
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#PalHunger | Hamas administrative detainees threaten to resume hunger strike
[ 26/05/2012 – 02:52 PM ] NEGEV, (PIC)– The Palestinian administrative detainees from Hamas Movement in Negev prison said they are seriously mulling over going on gradual hunger strike if the Israeli prison authority violated its agreement with them and extended their detention. According to a leaked letter posted on the website Ahrar Wledna (we […]
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Bahar calls for resuming PLC sessions in the West Bank
Related: Israel. Not looking for Peace. Nor Talks. But this… [ PIC 13/02/2012 – 10:46 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Acting speaker of the Palestinian legislative council (PLC) Dr. Ahmed Bahar has called for resuming sessions in the PLC premises in the West Bank in response to the Israeli detention of speaker Dr. Aziz Dweik. In […]
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PLO effectively rejects Quartet proposal to resume talks
Related: ▣ FAQ ▣ Palestine Statehood Bid | Category Statehood Maan News Agency | Sept 28, 2011 RAMALLAH (Reuters) — The PLO on Thursday effectively rejected a proposal by the European Union, the United States and Russia to resume suspended peace negotiations with Israel next month without preconditions. The PLO executive committee, meeting in Ramallah, […]
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PA foreign minister rejects Quartet statement
Full Text of President Mahmoud Abbas’ Speech at the UNGA Maan News Agency | Sept 24, 2011 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riad al-Malki on Saturday rejected a statement by world powers calling for negotiations to resume within one month. The Quartet of the United States, Russia, the European Union and the United […]
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Jarrar: UN bid is a tactic to resume peace talks
REFUSING TO DIE IN SILENCE – Video [ 19/09/2011 – 01:32 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The PLO’s bid for membership in the UN is an “illusive move” and a “tactic” aimed at resuming peace talks with Israel, said Popular Front for Liberation of Palestine politburo member Khalida Jarrar. “Going to the United Nations as announced […]
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Abbas: I am ready to resume peace talks with Israelis
[ 28/08/2011 – 10:46 AM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– De facto president Mahmoud Abbas declared his willingness to listen to any international proposal that can convince him to resume peace talks with Israelis and refrain from resorting to the UN to extract an acknowledgement of a Palestinian state. Abbas made his remarks on Saturday in a […]
Continue readingGaza’s third generator to resume operations
The headquarters of the main electricity company in Gaza Strip, shortly after being hit by an Israeli missile during an air strike over the city on June 28, 2006 [MaanImages/Wesam Saleh] GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The Gaza Energy Authority announced Wednesday that the power station’s third generator would resume operations as of 2 p.m. Since […]
Continue readingPA rejects Israel call to resume talks
April 10, 2011 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The Palestinian Authority has rejected calls by the deputy foreign minister of Israel to resume negotiations. PLO official Saeb Erekat said Danny Ayalon’s demand late Saturday was “absurd and not serious.” “If Israel wants talks, it can choose between peace and settlements. It can stop all settlements in the […]
Continue readingIsrael Announces on Channel 2 Attacks on Gaza will resume Tonight
Israel have just announced that "Operation Scorching Summer" will resume tonight. The UN have evacuted all their… http://fb.me/Hs8xUi5c — Gaza TV News (@GazaTVNews) April 7, 2011 Related Four notes on “Scorching Summer” | +972 Magazine Gaza Under Attack | April 8, 2011 ISRAEL USING WHITE PHOSPHORUS AGAIN – DEATHTOLL RAISED TO 18 MARTYRS | April […]
Continue readingRamallah protesters resume hunger strike for national unity
Published today (updated) 20/03/201118:59 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Protesters resumed a hunger strike Sunday morning in Ramallah’s Manara square, as youth rallies in the West Bank and Gaza continue to demand national unity. On Tuesday, hundreds of thousands of young Palestinians took to the streets in Gaza City, and thousands rallied in cities across the West […]
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