JAFFA, Israel – Gaza Islamists held a press conference on Saturday urging members of the Palestinian Authority security forces to follow in the footsteps of a Palestinian policeman who carried out a shooting attack against Israeli soldiers in the West Bank earlier that
Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – A Palestinian detained by Israel and on hunger strike for over two months has lost his ability to speak and most of his hearing, his lawyer and family said Sunday. Mohammed al-Qiq’s condition is “very
JERUSALEM (AFP) – Israel on Monday blocked entry for non-residents to the West Bank city of Ramallah, where the Palestinian Authority is based, after a shooting attack the previous day that wounded three soldiers, the army said. “In accordance with situation assessments
TEL AVIV – Three Israelis were wounded in a shooting attack carried out by a member of the Palestinian security services in the West Bank on Sunday morning, Ynet news reported. The terrorist arrived at a checkpoint and opened fire with a
Ynetnews reports: Three Israelis were wounded in a terrorist shooting attack on Sunday morning at a checkpoint south of the settlement of Beit El in the Samaria region of the West Bank. The terrorist, who arrived at the checkpoint by
JERUSALEM (AFP) – Israel arrested a Palestinian parliamentarian from the Islamist group Hamas, the army said Thursday, raising the number of detained Palestinian lawmakers to seven. Mohammed Abu Tir was taken to custody on suspicion of being “involved in terrorist activities”, an
Jewish Press reports: A severe diplomatic crisis is brewing between Israel and El Salvador, as the latter is not happy with the former’s decision to close down its embassy in San Salvador as part of a decision to eliminate five embassies
JAFFA, Israel – A video showing Palestinian students dancing on campus has sparked controversy on social media. The video, showing men and women dancing the traditional Debka side by side, received more than 1.5 million views and thousands of comments
TEL AVIV – December saw the opening of a new PA and Fatah-sponsored sports competition named after a Palestinian terrorist who carried out stabbing attacks against Israelis. 14 teams participated in the “Martyr Muhammad Al-Halabi table tennis tournament” in honor of
The IDF, guided intelligence from the Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency, raided a hotel in Ramallah overnight between Monday and Tuesday, arresting a man suspected of taking part in an attempted stabbing on October 30 at Tapuah Junction. The suspect,
Following Friday’s car-ramming attack in which two IDF soldiers were wounded by a Palestinian terrorist who was shot dead at the scene, Reuters agency published the headline “Palestinian Dies in Ramming Attack.”
JERUSALEM (AFP) – A Palestinian rammed his car into Israeli soldiers at a bus station in the occupied West Bank Friday before being shot dead, police said. “A Palestinian car hit two Israelis standing by a bus station (near Kfar Adumim). The
Boston (AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Wednesday that the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is at a “pivotal point” and could worsen beyond repair unless both sides make rapid compromises. “As you know, we’re very
A funeral for two Palestinians aired live on the Palestinian government’s official news agency involved a speaker calling for the extermination of the Jewish people. In remarks captured by Palestinian Media Watch, an unidentified man at the funeral says: “[Allah,]
Islamic extremists set fire to the St. Charbel Monastery in Bethlehem over the weekend, and Christian leaders in Bethlehem—a Palestinian Authority-governed area of the West Bank—have demanded that the Palestinian government do more to prosecute the criminals responsible for the reported arson attack.
A Palestinian artist who painted an LGBT rainbow on a security wall in the West Bank has angered many within the area, where homosexuality is illegal.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu let his displeasure with the Palestinian Authority leadership be heard Tuesday, slamming Ramallah for refusing to condemn two separate terror attacks carried out by Palestinians against Israelis on Monday.
In a disturbing sign of the Islamic State’s expanding influence, Israeli customs officials at Ben Gurion Airport have intercepted a suspicious package from Turkey that turned out to be packed with 120 shiny new ISIS rings, adorned with ISIS logos and slogans in Arabic, bound for Palestinian Authority customers.
