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Roots of Peace Talks to PNN about Landmines Removal Initiative
PNN/ Exclusive In an interview conducted by PNN, Founder and Chairman of Roots of Peace Organization, Heidi Kuhn, talked about the project of removing landmines from the Palestinian territories that started Wednesday and will continue throughout the w...…
WATCH: Group Starts Removing Landmines in Husan Village, Bethlehem
PNN/ Exclusive On Wednesday 24th April, the American Roots of Peace organization began to remove landmines that were planted for more than 10 years in a Palestinian-owned lands in the village of Husan, West of Bethlehem. …
PA President to Visit Turkey on Saturday
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas will visit Turkey at the weekend for talks with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, AFP quoted a Palestinian official as saying on Wednesday. Abbas will also meet Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Foreign Minister Ahmet…
Abbas Accepts PM Fayyad’s Resignation
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, a senior Palestinian source told Xinhua Chinese news agency. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that Abbas accepted Fayyad’s resignation, “but asked…
“Abbas must Form Unity Gov’t, Set Election Date”
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas must form a government aimed at Palestinian national reconciliation after the resignation of Premier Salam Fayyad, a high-ranking member of his party said on Monday. “The president must hold consultations with Palestinian movements to form…
US-Palestinian Teenager in Zionist Jail for Throwing Stones
The imprisonment by Zionist security forces of a 14-year old boy with joint US-Palestinian citizenship has provoked widespread criticism amongst human rights groups. The boy went before a military court on Thursday accused of throwing stones at Zionist cars. …
Issawi Might Die any Moment, Israel will not Release Him
Israel has rejected appeals to release a Palestinian prisoner on a life-endangering long-term hunger strike to the West Bank, AFP quoted Palestinian Prisoner Affairs Minister Issa Qaraqea as saying Saturday. Qaraqea said that Israeli officials told him on Saturday…
Zionist Entity Reopens Gaza Border Crossing
The Zionist occupation authorities reopened a goods crossing into the Gaza Strip on Friday, new websites said citing officials. “Kerem Shalom crossing was reopened this morning,” Agence France Presse reported, quoting Guy Inbar, a spokesperson for the Zionist defense…
Fayyad Resigns after Month-Long Disputes with Abbas
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has prepared a letter of resignation which he will submit to president Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday, a senior Palestinian official said. Abbas and Fayyad are known to have been at loggerheads over a raft…
“Israel” Rearrests Former Palestinian Hunger Striker
The Israeli occupation rearrested a Palestinian former prison hunger striker in the West Bank on Wednesday, nearly a year after his release, AFP quoted a Palestinian official as saying. Thaer Halahla, 35, who was held without charge by “Israel”…
Kerry Offers Abbas Incentives to Negotiate: Report
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday offered President Mahmoud Abbas incentives to return to direct negotiations with the Zionist entity, Palestinian sources said. At a meeting in Ramallah, Kerry offered to release all Palestinian funds and to…
Kerry Meets Fayyad, Peres on Fresh Mideast Trip
Top US diplomat John Kerry was in the Occupied Territories on Monday for talks with Palestinian Prime minister Salam Fayyad and Zionist President Shimon Peres on his second trip to the region in two weeks. Kerry, who is US…
Erekat: “Israel Approved Racist Law Attempting to Distort the Palestinian Social Fabric”
PNN On Sunday 14th April, Chief Palestinian Negotiator Dr. Saeb Erekat strongly criticized an Israeli government decision to extend a provision under its Citizenship law, banning mainly Palestinians from reunifying their families in Occupied East Jeru...…
Palestinians, Internationals Gather for Solidarity Protest Walk Through South Hebron Hills
PNN On Friday, 29 March 2013, Palestinian artists, activists, and community leaders will join together with internationals in a peaceful solidarity walk through five communities in the South Hebron Hills, The Freedom Theatre said in a press release. …
Video: Dozens of Activists Remove Sign Depicting Obama in Bethlehem
PNN On Monday 18th March, dozens of young Palestinians and activists in Bethlehem governorate removed a sign that portrays the picture of the US President Barack Obama, few days before his visit to Bethlehem and Ramallah within his tour to the…
WATCH: Hebron Youth Composed a Rap Song to Welcome President Obama
PNN On Wednesday 13th March, the American Consulate General in Jerusalem released "The Obama Rap Song" in honor of President Obama's upcoming visit to the Middle East. The 75-second rap song was composed by the youth of Hebron; the video was…
IOF Shoot Dead Hamas Member, Injure Two in W.Bank
Israeli occupation troops shot dead Hamas official and wounded two other Palestinians with live fire during a clashes in West Bank city of Hebron on Tuesday. Agence France Presse quoted Palestinian officials as saying that the martyr’s name was…
Issawi Faces Death after having Stopped Drinking Water
Hunger striking Palestinian detainee Samer Issawi has stopped drinking water in an escalation of his 223-day protest; his lawyer was quoted by Ma’an as saying on Tuesday. Jawad Bulous stated that “Issawi started refusing all liquid on Monday in…
IOF Teargas Journalists Covering Protest in West Bank
Several international journalists have suffered from teargas as the ‘Israeli Occupation Forces” (IOF) have launched teargas bombs at the media crews outside Ofer Prison in the West Bank. In recent weeks protests outside the facility have left scores of injured.…
Occupation Opens Separate Bus Lines for Palestinians
A day after the Zionist entity began running separate West Bank bus lines for Palestinian workers, vandals tried on Tuesday to set fire to several of the vehicles overnight. Police sources quoted by Zionist army radio said the buses…
Palestinian Detainees Hold One-Day Hunger Strike to Protest Israeli Violations
Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Issa Qaraqe’, stated on Monday that “the Palestinian detainees in the Galboa’ Israeli prison, are holding a one-day hunger strike, as an initial step, part of activities in support of hunger striking detainees, and to protest…
Palestinian PM Evacuated from WB after Clashes
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad was evacuated from a demonstration in the West Bank on Friday, after Zionist soldiers fired teargas and rubber bullets at those protesting against a Zionist barrier. Palestinians say dozens were injured. Fayyad was…
Updated: Palestinians Hold Traditional Wedding at Hizma Checkpoint to Highlight Israel’s Racist Citizenship Law
PNN The bride, a Palestinian with Israeli citizenship, the groom, a Palestinian from the West Bank, accompanied by tens of activists approached Hizma checkpoint from its two sides and demanded their right to love and live without racist and separation…
Palestinians Hold Traditional Wedding at Hizma Checkpoint to Highlight Israel’s Rracist Citizenship Law
PNN The bride, a Palestinian with Israeli citizenship, the groom, a Palestinian from the West Bank, accompanied by tens of activists approached Hizma checkpoint from its two sides and demanded their right to love and live without racist and separation...…
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