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Palestinians mark Orthodox Christmas

Bethlehem - Emiratesvoice

Palestinians protesting church land sales to Israelis scuffled with Palestinian police in Bethlehem Saturday as they tried to block the arrival of the Holy Land's Greek Orthodox patriarch for Christmas celebrations. Demonstrators scuffled with club-wielding Palestinian security forces and banged on the sides of police escort vehicles but patriarch Theophilos III passed safely in his black limousine to the ChurchRead more

Jerusalem tensions cast shadow

BETHLEHEM - Emiratesvoice

Preparations were under way in Bethlehem on Sunday (Dec 24) for Christmas, with tensions still simmering in the city and the region following Washington's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital. The controversial Dec 6 announcement by President Donald Trump unleashed demonstrations and clashes, including in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city Bethlehem, where Christians will mark the birth of JesusRead more

Israel confiscates Private owned Palestinian land

Bethlehem - Emirates Voice

The legal advisor to the Israeli occupation government has approved the expropriation of a land that is a private property in the West Bank in order to use them for settlement expansion. Israel said it is attempting to legalize the expropriation of some 45 dunams of privately owned Palestinian land that is located in boundaries with the the illegal WestRead more

Israel arrests 19 Palestinians including 6 Fatah activists

Bethlehem - Emirates Voice

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) launched a large-scale arrest campaign at dawn on Tuesday arresting 19 people most of them in Jerusalem and targeted girls and leaders from Jerusalem. The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) said that the occupation arrested 13 Palestinians from Jerusalem. According to an attorney with the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society, Mufeed al-Haj, Israeli police is also interrogating sixRead more

Israel arrests Human Rights Defender Abdullah Abu Rahmah

Bethlehem - Emirates Voice

Human rights activist Abdullah Abu Rahmah will be brought before an Israeli military judge in the Ofer military base today after being arrested again during yet another raid to his home on Sunday. In a statement by The Colonization and Wall Resistance Comission they wrote that over a dozen military Jeeps invaded Bil’in village and stormed several homes. Abdullah, wasRead more

The Italian Government and UN Women sign an agreement

Bethlehem - Emirates Voice

The Italian Government and UN Women signed an agreement today at the Italian Consulate in Jerusalem for a new program to promote women’s equal access to economic opportunities and decent work in Palestine. In a press release by UN women they wrote that The one-year program aims to enhance women’s economic empowerment in Palestine through promoting women’s equal access toRead more

Israel and Saudi co-sponsor anti-Assad UN resolution

Brussels - Emirates Voice

Israel, for the first time, has co-sponsored a resolution with Saudi Arabia at the UN. The draft resolution at the Human Rights Council, which was also supported by the US, France and Germany was submitted against the Assad regime, elicited condemnation from the Syrian representative. The Saudis gave their backing for the resolution condemning violations of human rights by foreignRead more

Israel to move Palestinian prisoners to ‘tents’

Bethlehem - Emirates Voice

Israel is currently considering moving some Palestinian prisoners from prison cells to tents, Hebrew media revealed, citing a bill proposed by the Israeli Minister of Internal Security, Gilad Erdan. Israel’s Channel 7 reported today that the proposal is one of the solutions that the ministry is considering to overturn the implementation of a ruling that was issued by the IsraeliRead more

Israeli Knesset is discussing deducing aloowances

Bethlehem - Emirates Voice

The Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee is to discuss a bill to deduct the allowances for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli Prisons and for the families of martyrs and wounded Palestinians from the tax revenues transferred by the Israeli authorities to the Palestinian Authority. The Knesset’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation has already passed a bill submitted by MK Ezer SternRead more