RAMALLAH – The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) condemned the Israeli government’s recent measures against al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem as they violate the freedom of worship and are part of the collective punishment policies against civilians. PCHR condemned the measures taken by the Israeli Government against al-Aqsa Mosque in …
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HEBRON – Israeli soldiers Saturday opened fire at a Palestinian vehicle in Hebron, in the south of the West Bank, and detained a woman in Bani Naim, east of the city, according to local and Palestinian security sources. Local sources and witnesses told WAFA that undercover soldiers opened fire at …
Read More »RAMALLAH – The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) and the Ministry of Information denounced in two separate press releases on Saturday treatment by the Israeli security forces of Palestinian journalists doing their work in the field. The two organizations accused Israeli security of intentionally targeting Palestinian journalist, some of whom were …
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JERUSALEM – For the second week in a row, Al-Aqsa Mosque remains empty of Muslim worshippers as they are still adamant about entering it for prayer going through metal detectors the Israeli police set up on Sunday after closing the mosque for two days and hold the five daily prayers …
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RAMALLAH – Israeli forces raided early Saturday the Ramallah-area village of Kobar, ransacked the home of an alleged attacker who the night before stabbed to death three Israeli settlers and detained his brother, local source said. Israeli reports said 19-year-old Omar al-Abed stabbed and killed three Israeli settlers and seriously …
Read More »NEW YORK – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres “deeply deplores” Israeli police killing of three young Palestinians in clashes that raged in Jerusalem and the West Bank on Friday calling for these incidents to be fully investigated, according to a statement by Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for the Secretary-General. “His …
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RAMALLAH – “Friday of rage” was the term the Palestinian dailies published Saturday had dubbed for the mass protests that engulfed East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza in protest against the metal detectors Israel had installed outside the gates to Al-Aqsa Mosque. Three young Palestinians were shot and killed …
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RAMALLAH – President Mahmoud Abbas said Friday that he has decided to suspend all contacts with Israel until the latter cancels all measures it has implemented against Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa Mosque. Abbas, who cut short a trip to China and returned home following the deterioration in the situation at Al-Aqsa …
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Occupied Jerusalem – The Palestinian Red Crescent said today fraidy that its crews treated more than 200 people in Jerusalem and west bank during the clashes broke out in different parts of west bank and occupied Jerusalem including Qalandiya checkpoint, Abu Dis, Anata and Eizariya towns, and in East Jerusalem …
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NEW YORK – The International Conference on Jerusalem Friday condemned Israel’s closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem to Muslim worshippers describing it as a violation of the historic status quo and international law. “On behalf of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and …
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