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3-Year-Old child crushed at Israeli checkpoint
The little child Rafeda Thaer, of Kufr Kanna in Israel, was accompanying, last Sunday, her mother and three brothers to pay a visit to her imprisoned Father in Nafha Israeli jail. The Israeli occupation's Gate of Kharibtha checkpoint, west of Ramallah, shut up at her head and crushed her skull
Palestine-Israel, Military, 4/29/2006

Candians seek boycott of Israeli products, support Palestinians
Palestinian activists in Montreal will stage next Saturday a mass rally later as part of their campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel.
Palestine-Israel-Canada, Politics, 4/29/2006

French proposal on aid to suffering Palestinians
"Our people know deep in their hearts that it is America and Israel and some European countries that are starving them not Hamas. This ordeal would eventually boomerang, not on Hamas, but on the US and Israel," Abdul Rizqa was quoted as saying.
Palestine-Israel-France, Politics, 4/29/2006

Food situation deteriorating in Palestinians areas
World Food Programme (WFP) reported that it faces increasing difficulties in providing timely food assistance to the most vulnerable and food insecure population in Gaza owing to the Israeli repeated closure of the goods crossings between Israel and the Gaza strip.
Palestine-European Union, Economics, 4/29/2006

Nabil Shaath: Palestinians face serious conditions
Shaath said the issues Palestinians now faced were both chronic and acute and required different solutions, adding that the Israeli attempt at serious demographic change had been going on since the beginning of the peace process.
Palestine-Regional, Politics, 4/28/2006

Israeli soldiers attack Palestinian journalists
On April 17, soldiers fired at a group of cameramen and photographers covering an Israeli army raid on a house in the Old City of Nablus. Nasser Ishtayeh and Abdal Ruhman Khabeisa of The Associated Press, Jaffar Ishtayeh of Agence France-Presse, and Abdel Rahim Qusini and Hassan Titi of Reuters said they were filming the raid, and clashes between soldiers and stone-throwing youths, from a distance of about 500 yards (meters), beside an AP vehicle that was clearly marked "Press."
Palestine-Israel, Military, 4/28/2006

Israel protests Sweden's military snub
Israel's Foreign Ministry Director-General Ron Prosor yesterday summoned Swedish Ambassador Robert Rydberg and expressed Israel's protest at Sweden's withdrawal from an international air force exercise to be held in Italy next month, under the pretext that Israel is not qualified to participate because it is not peace seeking.
Palestine-Sweden, Politics, 4/28/2006

Israel continues acts of aggression against Palestinians
The Palestinian Center for Human Right said yesterday that during the last week, Israel has done the following:
Palestine-Israel, Military, 4/27/2006

Israel murders, maims more Palestinians
The Israeli occupation army today killed two Palestinians in the Gaza Strip when Israeli attack helicopters fired several missiles at them while they were riding in their car in the central Gaza Strip.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/27/2006

Detained Palestinian professors lives in danger
Palestinian human rights groups on today warned that the lives of two professors detained in Israeli jails in connection with their non-violent opposition to the Israeli occupation were in danger as a result of deliberate medical negligence by the Israeli prison authorities.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/27/2006

Egypt concerned about punishing Palestinians
"Egypt is concerned about punishing the Palestinian people for their democratic choice in the elections that brought Hamas to power over the Palestinian government," said Abul-Gheit, in his speech at a seminar on assisting the Palestinian people
Egypt-Palestine, Politics, 4/27/2006

Annan calls Israel to cease actions that could prejudice final status issues
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan called on Israel to cease settlement activity and actions that could prejudice final status issues.
Palestine-Israel-UN, Politics, 4/27/2006

Israel revocation of residency of Palestinian parliament members illegal
Regarding the issue of Palestinian residency in Jerusalem, the Israeli organization said about the recent decision of the Israeli government to try to strip, some Hamas members who are also members of the Palestinian parliament, of their residence as being illegal and is merely done for political reasons.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/27/2006

Pessimism over Palestinian economy
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) revealed pessimism in the perception of the owners/managers of the industrial establishments in the short-term and mid-term expectations towards the economic conditions in general and continued decline in different indicators.
Palestine, Economics, 4/27/2006

Abbas in France today
Palestine-Israel-France, Politics, 4/27/2006

President Abbas for international conference on Palestinian-Israeli conflict
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today called for convening an international conference to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/26/2006

Hamas, Palestinian factions condemn Egypt bombings
Hamas and other Palestinian political parties yesterday strongly condemned the triple bombings in Dahab in the Sinai Peninsula, calling them "criminal acts targeting innocent civilians."
Palestine-Egypt, Politics, 4/26/2006

Israeli occupation arrest a Hamas spokesman
Israeli occupation troops on Tuesday arrested Farhat Assaad, a Hamas spokesman, in central West Bank.
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/26/2006

Palestinian government urges Muslims to pay contributions immediately
Several Arab and Islamic countries have pledged to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to help the government pay the salaries of some 140,000 Palestinian civil servants who have not received their March salaries.
Palestine-Regional, Politics, 4/26/2006

Attempt to detonate car near Gaza crossing
Palestinian official spokesperson of Presidency denounced Wednesday the attempt of detonating an explosive-laden car near al-Muntar (Karni) crossing, east of Gaza.
Palestine-Israel, Military, 4/26/2006

Olmert orders gaps in Jerusalem security fence closed
Israel's Interim Prime Minister Ehud Olmert today convened a discussion on the route of the security fence and the "Jerusalem envelope".
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/26/2006

Al-Mubadarah Warns against Israel's Policy of Starvation
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/26/2006

Syria accepts stranded Palestinians on Iraq-Jordan border
The United Nations refugee today welcomed Syria's acceptance of 181 Palestinians stranded in difficult conditions at the Iraqi-Jordanian border after they fled Baghdad out of fear for their security.
Syria-Palestine, Politics, 4/25/2006

Jordan allegation that Hamas meant to attack it
Jordan's security forces found new quantities of weapons in a village north of Jordan, spokesperson of the government Nasser Judeh announced today.
Palestine-Jordan, Politics, 4/25/2006

Hamas, Fatah agree to end crisis
The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, and Fatah (the past governing party, and that of the current Palestinian President), yesterday agreed to end a state of tension between them and reassert Palestinian national unity.
Palestine, Politics, 4/24/2006

EU says aid suspension not hostile act against Palestinians
The European Union asserted Monday that it will continue to be a 'reliable partner' for the Palestinians only two weeks after suspending payments to the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority.
Palestine-European Union, Economics, 4/24/2006

Israel shells Gaza
Palestine-Israel, Military, 4/24/2006

ACRI against state revoking Hamas members residency status
Palestine-Israel, Politics, 4/24/2006


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