Bassam Shakaa: The Making of a Palestinian ‘Organic Intellectual’
It would be unfair to claim that Palestine has not produced great leaders. It has, and Bassam Shakaa, the former Mayor of Nablus, who passed away on 22 July at the age of 89, was […]
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Hundreds of Jewish Settlers Storm Nablus Site
Hundreds of Jewish settlers stormed historic and archaeological sites in the village of Awarta, southeast of occupied Nablus, today. According to local Palestinian sources, Israeli buses evacuated hundreds of Jewish settlers to the western area […]
Israeli Army Sets up Roadblocks in West Bank after Shooting Incident
The Israeli army set up roadblocks this afternoon in West Ban, on the road between Nablus and Jenin, following an alleged shooting incident. Pictures | Israeli occupation forces raid two facilities in Nablus, north of […]
Jewish Settlers Vandalize Palestinian Vehicles near Nablus
Jewish settlers last night slashed the tires of several Palestinian vehicles parked outside homes in the village of Awarta, to the south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. Ghassan Daghlas, an official who monitors […]
Two Palestinians Injured by Israeli Forces in Occupied West Bank
Israeli forces Friday injured two Palestinians who were taking part in an anti-settlement demonstration in the occupied West Bank, according to a Palestinian official, Anadolu Agency reported. Protest organizer Murad Shtewi told Anadolu Agency that Israeli troops […]
Israeli Army Attacks PA Security HQ in West Bank
Israeli forces attacked a Palestinian security headquarters in the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, the Turkey-based Anadolu Agency has reported. According to the Governor of Nablus Ibrahim Ramadan, a group of Israeli soldiers surrounded […]
Jewish Settlers Torch Palestinian Farmlands near Nablus
Jewish settlers set fire to dozens of dunums of Palestinian farmland in Jalud village, south of Nablus. Ghassan Daghlas, an official who monitors settlement activities in the northern West Bank, told WAFA that a number […]
Jewish Settler Suspected of Killing Palestinian Mother Released to House Arrest
An Israeli court released the Jewish settler suspected of killing a Palestinian mother of eight, Aisha Muhammad Talal al-Rabi, near the Zaatara checkpoint in Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank, on Tuesday. Lod’s District Court ordered […]
Jewish Settlers Vandalize Cars, Spray Death Threats near Nablus (VIDEOS)
Jewish settlers vandalized and spray painted racist, anti-Arab slogans, on the walls and doors of Palestinian-owned home and vehicles, on Friday, in Huwwara town, in the northern occupied West Bank district of Nablus. Locals told […]
Palestinian Injured by Israeli Fire Succumbs to Wounds
A Palestinian youth identified as Omar Awni Younes, 20, succumbed on Saturday evening at Beilinson Hospital in Israel to wounds he sustained last week, when he was shot and critically injured by Israeli forces near […]
Israeli Forces Injure over 20 Palestinians in Nablus (VIDEO)
Israeli forces injured over 20 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Red Crescent said Wednesday. At least 21 Palestinians were wounded by rubber-coated bullets and tear gas in clashes with Israeli occupation forces […]
Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Palestinian at Checkpoint near Nablus
Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian, on Saturday, claiming that he attempted to carry out a stabbing attack against Israeli soldiers deployed at the Zaatara checkpoint south of the northern occupied West Bank district […]
Palestinian Shot Dead by Jewish Settler, Another Injured (VIDEO)
A Palestinian was shot and killed by a Jewish settler, while another was injured at the Huwwara checkpoint in the northern occupied West Bank district of Nablus, on Wednesday. Medical sources reported that the shot […]
Three Palestinians Killed by Israeli Forces in Occupied West Bank
Israeli forces killed three Palestinians in two separate incidents on Tuesday night, Palestinian health ministry and emergency services said. Omar Abu Laila, 19, was suspected of carrying out a deadly stabbing-and-shooting attack in the occupied […]
Jewish Settlers Suspected of Killing Palestinian Mother Released
Israeli authorities released to house arrest four of five Jewish settlers, on Thursday, held on suspicion of involvement in killing a Palestinian mother last October. Aisha Muhammad Talal al-Rabi, 47, a mother of eight children, […]
Five Jewish Seminary Students Arrested over Palestinian Woman’s Killing (VIDEO)
Israel has arrested five Jewish seminary students in the occupied West Bank in connection with a rock attack on a Palestinian car that killed a woman, the Israeli domestic intelligence service said on Sunday. Aisha […]
Journalist, Paramedic Injured as Jewish Settlers Raid Joseph’s Tomb
A Palestinian journalist and a paramedic were injured by Israeli forces’ fire as they escorted Jewish settlers raiding Joseph’s Tomb in the northern occupied West Bank district of Nablus, on predawn Thursday. Spokesperson of the […]
Jewish Settlers Stone Palestinian PM’s Convoy
A group of Jewish settlers hurled stones at the convoy of Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah after he left Midnight Mass on Christmas Day, Arab48 reported the Palestinian Authority saying yesterday. Two of Hamdallah’s bodyguards were injured […]
Jewish Settlers Assault, Injure Elderly Palestinian Shepherd
Jewish settlers assaulted a Palestinian elderly shepherd in the Burqa village, in the northern occupied West Bank district of Nablus, on Wednesday, injuring him in the head. A Palestinian official who monitors settlement activity in […]
Israeli Forces Shoot Palestinian near Nablus
Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian man in an alleged car-ramming attempt in the occupied West Bank today as reported on Anadolu Agency. Israeli army says Palestinian shot trying to run over soldiers, civilians in […]
West Bank: Jewish Settler Opens Fire outside Two Schools
A Jewish settler opened fire on Sunday outside two schools in the West Bank, as other settlers rampaged through the street under the protection of Israeli forces, reports Wafa News Agency. The schools are at […]
Israeli Army Arrests Dozens in Raids across West Bank
A Hamas official in the occupied West Bank says Israeli forces have arrested dozens of Hamas supporters, including legislators, in overnight raids. Palestinian media also reported on Friday that scores of Palestinians, including two legislators, […]
Palestinian Injured as Jewish Settlers Attack Vehicles in Nablus
Dozens of Jewish settlers attacked Palestinian vehicles, on Thursday, the Huwwara road near the junction of the illegal Jewish settlement of Yizthar, south of the northern occupied West Bank district of Nablus. The Mayor of […]
Palestinians Injured as Hundreds of Jewish Settlers Storm Joseph’s Tomb (VIDEO)
Dozens of Palestinian youths suffered from tear-gas inhalation, on predawn Monday, during clashes that broke out after Jewish settlers stormed Joseph’s Tomb, in the northern occupied West Bank city of Nablus. Local sources confirmed that […]
20 Palestinians Injured as 1,000 Settlers Storm Nablus
A thousand Israeli settlers raided the occupied West Bank city of Nablus last night to perform Jewish religious rituals in Joseph’s Tomb in the Balata neighborhood, the Palestinian news agency Wafa Palestinian reported. Israeli occupation […]
4-Month-Old Injured as Jewish Settlers Attack Vehicle in Nablus
A four-month-old infant was injured, on late Sunday, after Jewish settlers attacked her parents’ vehicle as they passed by near the illegal Jewish settlement of Havat Gilad, west of the northern occupied West Bank city […]
Israel Cancels Work Permits for Family of Murdered Palestinian Mother
Israel has canceled work permits for the relatives of Aisha Al-Rabi, the Palestinian mother who was stoned to death by illegal Israeli settlers last week. Wafa reported that Yaqoub Al-Rabi, the husband of 47-year-old Aisha […]
Clashes after Israel Closes Palestinian School in Nablus (VIDEOS)
Dozens of Palestinians participated in a protest against an Israeli army order to close a Palestinian high school in the al-Lubban village south of the northern occupied West Bank district of Nablus, on Monday, forcing […]
Jewish Settlers Vandalize Palestinian Vehicles in Nablus
Jewish settlers vandalized several Palestinian-owned vehicles, on Wednesday, in the Qaryut village south of the northern West Bank district of Nablus. Ghassan Daghlas, an official who monitors settlement activity in the northern West Bank, said […]
Palestinian Farmers Protest Land Restrictions as Olive Season Nears
Palestinian farmers and landowners demonstrated by the separation wall near the occupied city of Jenin on Saturday to protest Israel’s debilitating restrictions on Palestinian farming. The protesters came from the villages of Araqa, Nazlat Zaid, […]