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New Israeli law deducts martyrs payments from PA tax revenues

Monday-3-April-2017

Yedioth Ahronoth Hebrew newspaper reported on Monday that a new Israeli bill submitted to the Knesset last week would allow Israel to deduct NIS 1 billion from the Palestinian Authority (PA) tax revenues the equivalent amount that the PA pays to families of martyrs and prisoners.

Land Day: Memory and Geography

Friday-31-March-2017

Land Day is a Palestinian national occasion during which the Palestinian people celebrate this anniversary in historical Palestine (27009 sq. km) and in the diaspora.

Gaza fishermen bid farewell to the fishing season

Wednesday-29-March-2017

In an unprecedented consensus the boats of the fishermen of Dir Al-Balah city were gathered at the beach overlooking the humble sea-port of the city in central Gaza Strip as their owners abandoned them despite the beginning of the fishing season which they usually eagerly wait for during spring.

Rima Khalaf … Exposed Israel’s apartheid and UN complicity

Sunday-19-March-2017

A message that was not meant to be long but concise; but as brief as it was it carried a documentation of what the United Nations has tried to exploit in covering the crimes of the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people.

Salfit: Green city with inviting beauty

Saturday-18-March-2017

Salfit located in the center of the occupied West Bank is a rural city dressed in a beautiful robe of flowers of multiple shapes colors and types that made it a green paradise for vacationers.

Injuries in IOF quelling of anti-settlement marches in West Bank

Friday-17-March-2017

Two Israeli peace activists were injured and a number of Palestinian citizens choked on tear gas on Friday after the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) quelled two anti-settlement and anti-occupation marches in Ni'lin and Kafr Qaddum towns in the occupied West Bank.

Tamimi’s family: We trust the justice of Jordanian courts

Friday-17-March-2017

The family of Jordanian journalist Ahlam al-Tamimi has expressed confidence that Jordan’s judiciary would reject the US request to extradite her saying it fully trusts the justice and integrity of courts in the country.

15 years after Oyoun al-Haramiya sniper attack

Friday-3-March-2017

On the 3rd March 2002 the Palestinian young man Thaer Hammad carried out a sniper attack against Israeli soldiers with a first World War American-made M1 rifle containing 70 rounds of ammunition. Hammad managed to kill 11 Israeli soldiers and injure 9 others.

IOF threatens the family of martyr Muhannad al-Halabi

Monday-27-February-2017

Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on Monday stormed the home of martyr Muhannad al-Halabi in Surda town north of Ramallah. The IOF threatened to continue targeting the family if they launch any anti-occupation activities or events.

Journalist Sa’ee subjected to 15 types of torture inquiry demanded

Thursday-23-February-2017

Palestinian Media Forum demanded inquiry into subjecting the Palestinian journalist Sami al-Sa’ee to over 15 types of torture during 20 days of remand over his journalistic work.

Sharp rise in Israeli demolition in Jerusalem since Trump swearing-in

Tuesday-21-February-2017

Israeli demolitions of Palestinian homes in Occupied Jerusalem have risen dramatically since the election of U.S. President Donald Trump Haaretz reported Tuesday.

Palestinian heritage to figure prominently in Istanbul conference

Monday-20-February-2017

A number of cultural and popular exhibitions will be organized on the sidelines of the Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad which will be held on 25-26 February 2017 in the Turkish city of Istanbul.