Israeli officials have detained more than 30 suspected pro-Palestinian activists who arrived from Europe at the international airport near Tel Aviv on Friday. Organizers of the fly-in had said they expected hundreds of activists to arrive in Israel this week for what they call a show of solidarity with Palestinians in the West Bank. However, […]
Israel Holds Pro-Palestinian Activists at Airport
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
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200 Pro-Palestinian Activists Stopped from Entering Israel
Posted July 8th, 2011 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
Airport officials in Europe have blocked 200 pro-Palestinian activists trying to reach Israel to draw attention to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. Israeli officials say they sent airports a list of 345 people who were denied entry into the country. Organizers of the “Welcome to Palestine” group said about 600 people were scheduled […]
Bomb Hits Israeli Tank Near Gaza Border
Posted July 7th, 2011 at 5:15 am (UTC-5)
Israel’s military says an Israeli soldier was lightly injured Thursday when a bomb exploded by his tank at the border with the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. The incident comes after the military said Israel Air Force planes attacked a Palestinian cell in northern Gaza on Tuesday. The border between Israel and Gaza has been relatively calm […]
UN Accuses Israel of Excessive Force in Border Incident
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 10:15 pm (UTC-5)
A new report by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Israeli soldiers used excessive force in a May 15 incident against unarmed protesters in Lebanon. Mr. Ban said Wednesday that seven protesters died and 111 were injured when Israeli forces fired live ammunition at about 1,000 people who had broken away from a peaceful gathering […]
US Opposes Palestinian Plan to Seek UN State Recognition
Posted July 6th, 2011 at 8:15 pm (UTC-5)
The United States has repeated its opposition to any unilateral efforts by the Palestinians to request U.N. recognition for an independent state. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Wednesday that the U.S. goal is to get the Israelis and Palestinians back to the negotiating table. She said the Palestinian Authority’s plan to go to the […]
Israeli Defense Minister Halts Talks to Transfer Palestinian Bodies
Posted July 4th, 2011 at 7:30 pm (UTC-5)
Israel’s defense minister has halted talks with Palestinian officials concerning the transfer of the bodies of 84 Palestinian terrorists buried in Israel. Ehud Barak stopped the negotiations at the last minute Monday, saying the release of the Palestinian bodies could undermine efforts to free a captive Israeli soldier. That soldier, Gilad Shalit, was abducted by […]
Palestinians to Seek UN Recognition in September
Posted June 26th, 2011 at 9:50 pm (UTC-5)
The Palestinian Authority says it will go to the United Nations in September and ask for recognition of an independent state in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem, a move opposed by both Israel and the United States. The official Palestinian news agency said Sunday that leaders in Ramallah confirmed they will seek […]
Israelis Mark 5th Year of Soldier’s Capture
Posted June 25th, 2011 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of supporters of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit have gathered in Jerusalem and at the site near the Gaza border where Palestinian militants seized him in a deadly raid five years ago. At least 400 people massed Saturday at the Kerem Shalom crossing, close to the spot where Shalit was abducted on June 25, […]
Red Cross Demands Hamas Prove Israeli Soldier is Alive
Posted June 23rd, 2011 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
The International Red Cross has demanded that the Palestinian militant group Hamas prove that kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is alive. In a statement Thursday, the ICRC said its demand comes because there has been no sign of life from Shalit for almost two years. The 24-year-old was last seen in a 2009 videotape released […]
US Envoys Meet with Israelis, Palestinians
Posted June 15th, 2011 at 6:05 pm (UTC-5)
Senior U.S. diplomats are in the Middle East trying to restart Israeli-Palestinian peace talks that collapsed last year. Dennis Ross and David Hale met Wednesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They also traveled to Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, where they spoke with Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. Hale is scheduled to […]
