Palestinian Arena
January 13, 2013
Netanyahu responds to the protests that have spread through the E1 corridor with defiance.
After activists set up tents to protest the Israeli settlement plans for the controversial E1 land, Binyamin Netanyahu order the site declared a "closed military zone" and removes protestors.
January 12, 2013
Palestinian activists continue with anti-settlement protest in E1 tent 'outpost', despite increasing pressure from Israel to close it down.
January 9, 2013
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi will mediate talks in Cairo between Fatah and Hamas following an apparent thaw in relations between the two Palestinian factions.
January 8, 2013
U.S. President Barack Obama’s nomination of Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense has been met uneasily by some in Israel who view the senator as at odds with the Jewish state.
Palestinian officials say that Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, is holding off on plans to stamp the words 'State of Palestine' on passports and IDs to avoid confrontation with Israel.
January 7, 2013
Following his success at the UN, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas puts out the order to change the name on all official documents.
January 4, 2013
The Palestinian Fatah movement, more traditionally associated with the West Bank, held it's first rally for several years in the Gaza strip, in a sign of easing tensions between the organisation and Hamas, which governs the enclave.
January 2, 2013
Protesters say debt relief should cover everyone, not just refugee camp residents.
December 30, 2012
Egypt gives permission for a construction convoy to enter the Gaza Strip for the first time since Hamas was elected in 2007.
December 28, 2012
The Palestinian president says he will relinquish control of the Occupied West Bank unless Israel returns to the negotiating table after their elections in January.
December 20, 2012
The UN is the latest international body to condemn Israel's plans for settlement expansion.
December 18, 2012
Following Israel's announcement that plans for yet more settler houses are in motion, the Palestinian Authority threatens to seek recourse at the UN.
December 15, 2012
A young Palestinian man was shot and injured by Israeli soldiers this weekend in the northern Gaza Strip, a Palestinian news agency reports.
December 13, 2012
Five people were hurt on Thursday in Israeli-Palestinian clashes in Hebron, West Bank, as Palestinians protested the fatal shooting of a teen by Israeli soldiers.
