PNN/Bethlehem Article by the Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP) The Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk in Damascus has suffered near constant crisis during Syria’s 5-year-long civil war. Besieged since 2013, …
Read More »IOF kidnap 20 Palestinians in Jerusalem due to Jewish holiday
PNN/Jerusalem Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnapped at least 20 Palestinians across the occupied East Jerusalem in predawn raids this Friday due to security measures for the Jewish holiday of Passover. According …
Read More »Israeli-directed film about Palestinian rapper wins big at Tribeca
PNN/Bethlehem An Israeli-directed film about a Palestinian rapper’s experiences as he forges his artistic path in the mixed city of Lod won Best International Feature at the 2016 Tribeca Film …
Read More »Soldier guilty of murder freed for the Passover holiday
PNN/Jerusalem Israeli soldier Elor Azaria, charged with manslaughter for the killing of bed al-Fatah al-Sharif in Hebronon March 24, was released from on-base detention for Jewish holiday, Israeli media reports. …
Read More »Facebook, Twitter, delete Hamas’ accounts
PNN/Bethlehem Facebook administration has removed for the third time a number of news pages dedicated to supporters of Hamas Movement in the occupied West Bank. The removed pages include the …
Read More »IOF kidnap 10 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank
PNN/Bethlehem Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnapped, on Thursday at dawn, at least ten Palestinians in different parts of the occupied West Bank, during military raids, the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) …
Read More »HRW: quarry shutdown by Israel harms Palestinians
PNN/Jerusalem Israel occupation forces (IOF) closed down about 35 Palestinian quarries in the occupied West Bank in late March 2016 and confiscated millions of dollars’ worth of equipment. The crackdown, which …
Read More »Palestinian university theatre group wins five Arab festival awards
PNN/Ramallah Birzeit University’s theatre group, Mawasem Masrahyeh, won five awards for their performance of “The House of Bernarda Alba” at the 12th Philadelphia Arab Universities Theater Festival held at Philadelphia University in Amman, …
Read More »HCEF and BYU to preserve Palestinian’s heritage and culture through Bethlehem Museum
PNN/Bethlehem The Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF) formed a monumental partnership with Brigham Young University’s (BYU) Department of Anthropology and Archaeology and Museum Studies Program, strengthening their efforts to advance the …
Read More »At least 16 injured during IOF raids in occupied east Jerusalem villages overnight
PNN/Jerusalem Israeli occupation forces (IOF) invaded, on Thursday at dawn, Abu Dis and the al-‘Ezariyya villages, in occupied east Jerusalem, kidnapped one Palestinian, and injured at least sixteen others during …
Read More »Netanyahu: IOF to keep operating in West Bank areas under full PA control
PNN/Jerusalem Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) will continue to operate in Area A of the occupied West Bank, which is officially under …
Read More »Hamas claims responsibility for Jerusalem’s bus explosion
PNN/Bethlehem 19-year-old Abd al-Hamid Abu Srour, from Aida refugee camp, Bethlehem, succumbed to his wounds Wednesday after being severely wounded in the explosion on the Jerusalem bus that took place …
Read More »PM Hamdallah: we can learn a great deal from Singapore
PNN/Ramallah Palestinian Prime Minister Hamdallah called for better cooperation between Singapore and Palestine, as he welcomed Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. “Your country is a pioneer in the field of …
Read More »IOF kidnap 25 Palestinians in Issawiya, Jerusalem
PNN/Jerusalem Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Wednesday at dawn began an intense campaign against Palestinian residents of the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya, detaining at least 25, the majority …
Read More »PA to freeze UN resolution on settlements in wake of French pressure
PNN/Ramallah The Palestinian Authority (PA) is leaning toward freezing its effort to secure a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) draft resolution condemning new Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and occupied …
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