4 June 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterEU Rep Welcomes Palestinian Unity GovernmentIMEMC – High Representative of the European Union Catherine Ashton has officially welcomed the formation of a Palestinian unity government. Meanwhile, Israeli officials have announced a boycott against the new government. … Continue reading

31 May 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterPalestine Qualifies for 1st Asian CupIMEMC – Palestine’s soccer team has qualified for their maiden Asian Cup appearance, with a 1-0 win over the Philippines, in the final of the AFC Challenge Cup in Maldives, on Friday. … Continue reading

30 May 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterGaza Fisherman Shot & Injured by Israeli ForcesIMEMC – Settler car hit by gunfire near al-Ram Another Palestinian fisherman has been shot and injured by Israeli forces off the northern Gaza Strip, according to medical officials. Also on Friday, a car belonging to a Jewish Continue reading

29 May 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterCommunities Demand An End to Ethnic Cleansing in Jordan ValleyIMEMC – Palestinians protested Wednesday in front of the United Nations office in Ramallah against the latest wave of home demolitions and displacement of the Palestinian Bedouin community in the village of Abu al Jaj. The Continue reading

28 May 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterIsraeli Forces Violently Disperse Protest in JerusalemIMEMC – Inequality on the rise for Jerusalem’s Palestinians since 1967 Nine Palestinians were abducted and three injured by Israeli forces after they violently dispersed a public protest, by Palestinians, in Jerusalem’s Old City. … Continue reading

25 May 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterVIDEO: Crops Set on Fire in South Hebron HillsIMEMC – Palestinian farmers from the village of Qawawis in the South Hebron Hills discovered Thursday morning that about 3 tons of wheat they had recently harvested were set on fire in what they suspect may have Continue reading

24 May 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center660 Gaza Christians Allowed into West Bank to See PopeIMEMC – Calls to bring Francis’ attention to Palestinian prisoners Israeli authorities have allowed 660 Christians from Gaza to see Pope Francis, on Sunday, in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem. … Continue reading

23 May 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterBennett Suggests “Stability Plan” Over Peace TalksIMEMC – Israeli minister of economy and the leader of Jewish home party, Naftali Bennett, has suggested a new plan for peace in Palestine, calling for dismantling the security barrier in the West Bank and letting Palestinians govern themselves. Continue reading

22 May 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterHunger Striking Detainee Facing Serious Health ConditionsIMEMC – [Thursday, May 22, 2014] The International Red Cross – Palestine Branch has informed the family of detainee Ayman Tbeish, from the southern west Bank city of Hebron, that their hunger-striking son could die at any given moment. Continue reading

21 May 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterEU to Cooperate with Unity Government if Quartet Conditions MetIMEMC – EU Ambassador to Israel, Lars Boberg Andrson, says that the European Union will cooperate with the new government if it recognizes the conditions outlined by the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartet_on_the_Middle_East, which include recognition of Israel. …  Continue reading

2 May 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterAl-Hamdallah: No Peace Agreement, Or Truce, Without Releasing All Detainees IMEMC – [Tuesday, May 20, 2014] Palestinian Prime Minister, Rami al-Hamdallah, stated there can be no peace with Israel, or even a truce, without the release of all Palestinian political prisoners held by the Israeli Continue reading

19 May 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterAbbas Amends Sentencing for “Honor Killings”IMEMC – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has amended Article 98 of the Palestinian Criminal Law no. 12 of 1960, abolishing the ease in punishment against crimes of honor killing committed against women. … Continue reading

18 May 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterArmy Demolishes Wall, Uproot Land, In HebronIMEMC – [Sunday, May 18, 2014] Several Israeli military jeeps, accompanied by a military bulldozer, invaded Tel Romedia area, in the center of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, demolished a wall surrounding a Palestinian home, and uprooted Continue reading

16 May 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterHaniyah Expresses Solidarity With TurkeyIMEMC – Palestinian Prime Minister Haniyah called all Palestinians in the West Bank, Jerusalem, Gaza and Pre-1948 Palestine, Thursday, to unify in prayer for the souls of some 230 Turkish miners who were killed in a disastrous explosion, last Tuesday. … Continue reading

15 May 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterThousands Mark Nakba Anniversary with Rallies in Israel, West Bank and GazaIMEMC – Palestinians commemorated, today, the 66th anniversary of the Nakba (Catastrophe) of 1948, by participating in a series of nonviolent actions in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, pre-1948 occupied lands and diasporas. Continue reading

14 May 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterMinistry of Social Affairs, UNICEF Sign Childhood Protection AgreementIMEMC – The Ministry of Social Affairs and UNICEF have signed a cooperation agreement on childhood protection in Palestine. … Continue reading

1 May 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterFurther Attacks and Abductions in West BankIMEMC – Israeli violations against the Palestinian people and their property continued throughout the day, on Monday May 12, 2014, with attacks and abductions occuring in various regions of the West Bank, including Qalqilia, Jenin and Bethlehem. … Continue reading

11 May 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterPalestinian Priest Fired for Supporting Israeli ArmyIMEMC – The Greek Orthodox church has officially dismissed a Palestinian priest who publicly promoted service in the Israeli army, by Christians, according to a church spokesman. …  Continue reading

10 May 2014 — VTJP News International Middle East Media CenterUN Official: Boycott Settlement Products WorldwideIMEMC – Richard Falk called, on Friday, for worldwide solidarity with the Palestinian struggle through boycott and divestment from companies profitng from illegal Israeli settlement construction. … Continue reading

9 May 2014 News International Middle East Media CenterPoverty Rate Among Arabs in Israel Highest in 35 YearsIMEMC – According to an Israeli think tank, more than 50% of the Arab population inside Israel is living below the poverty line. … Continue reading