Palestinians

Israel Declares Unilateral Cease Fire; Starts Sunday

Michael Santo — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:10:38 -0600

On Saturday Israel said it will declare a cease-fire starting Sunday, after a 22-day offensive against Hamas in Gaza.

50K Palestinians, Jews Marched In Tel Aviv Against Gaza War

Armen Hareyan — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:41:08 -0600

While the IDF land forces entered into the Gaza strip and murdered at least 30 people, in Tel Aviv over 50 thousand Israeli Jews and Palestinians marched to protest against the war from Rabin Square to the cinemateque.

Eviction Risk, Palestinian Christians of Bethlehem

Armen Hareyan — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:15:23 -0600

Palestinian Christians living in Bethlehem could be spending their last Christmas in their hometown. They live next to Jewish settlements and that means they also face the constant threat of eviction by the Israeli authorities. Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh reports.

State Department Reinstates Fulbright Grants to Palestinian Students

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:48:58 -0500

The U.S. State Department has reinstated seven Fulbright scholarship grants for Palestinian students in Gaza. The grants allow the students to travel to the United States to study.

Gaza Palestinians Continue to Cross Into Egypt for Fourth Day

seher — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 12:02:02 -0600

Thousands of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip are crossing into Egypt for a fourth day since militants destroyed a border barricade Wednesday.

Egypt Increases Security as Palestinians Continue to Cross Gaza Border

seher — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:46:02 -0600

Egypt has increased security around its now open border with the Gaza Strip, as Palestinians poured into the country for a second straight day to stock up on food, fuel and household supplies.

Palestinians Flood Across Border from Gaza to Egypt

seher — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:55:01 -0600

Palestinians are continuing to cross into Egypt for a second day to stock up on food, fuel and household supplies that have been scarce in the Gaza Strip since Israel imposed a blockade on the territory last week.

Gazans Pour Into Egypt After Gaza Border Fence Breached

seher — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:08:04 -0600

Thousands of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip poured into an Egyptian border town, early Wednesday, after militants blew a large hole in the border wall overnight that separates Gaza from Egypt. VOA's Jim Teeple has details from our Jerusalem Bureau.

Pilgrims Join Palestinians to Celebrate Christmas Eve in Bethlehem

Armen Hareyan — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:41:01 -0600

Thousands of pilgrims joined local Palestinians in celebrating Christmas Eve in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. As Robert Berger reports for VOA from Bethlehem, the observances were more cheerful than in previous years.

Palestinians fleeing Iraq living in harsh conditions

Dinka — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:40:03 -0600

Trying to avoid violence and harassment in Iraq, Palestinians are living at the Iraqi-Syrian border in awful conditions with they sick children having no medical treatment, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday.

At least six Palestinians killed in Gaza

Dinka — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:32:45 -0500

At least six Palestinian gunmen were killed and a dozen wounded in Israeli air strikes and troops clashes in Gaza, Palestinian radio said Friday.

Gaza couples tie knot in mass wedding ceremony

Dinka — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:20:20 -0500

A total of 100 Palestinian couples will marry in a mass ceremony in Gaza on Friday, in a move demonstrating the positivity and strength of the Palestinian people, local media said.