Palestine
December 26, 2012
The Palestinian cabinet Wednesday called on members of the United Nations Security Council and other powers to put a stop to Israel’s settlement policy, which it described as “onslaught” that aims to undermine efforts to form a Palestinian state.
Following a media blackout, the Israeli secret services finally allow details to emerge about the attempted kidnapping of Israelis by members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
December 25, 2012
This was entertainment at its best as the spectacle of lights and hope kept the Palestine's Christian population and the world under the illusion that peace was upon us this Christmas.
December 24, 2012
The European Union (EU) has contributed approximately €7.4 million to the payment of the November salaries and pensions for public sector workers in the West Bank and Gaza, according to an EU press release.
December 20, 2012
As a general strike by public sector workers in Palestine enters the second day, the Palestinian Authority announced that it will borrow from local banks to cover the shortfall caused by Israel withholding tax revenues.
The UN is the latest international body to condemn Israel's plans for settlement expansion.
December 19, 2012
Public sector workers in Palestine have started a two-day general strike in response to a delay in being paid caused by Israel withholding tax revenues.
Refugees spill in to Lebanon, while Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, calls for their return to the West Bank.
The man suspected of being behind the bomb that wounded 27 people in Israel last month arrives in court to face charges.
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.
The deficit value of the Palestinian Current Account amounted to $2,192.6 million (21.5% of the GDP in current prices), compared with a deficit in year 2010 which amounted to $690.9 million.
December 17, 2012
Like most Palestinians, Iman Said has had her own experience of expulsion and displacement. Now the screenwriter puts her experiences into her art.
Teachers in West Bank cities of Nablus, Bethlehem and Jenin went on strike on Sunday in protest over the delay in payment of their November wages.
December 16, 2012
Jet planes bombed the Yarmouk refugee camp in south Damascus on Sunday for the first time since the start of Syria’s more than 21-month conflict, killing at least 25 people in the Palestinian community.
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.