Reports

Damascus - To the rhythm of Palestinian songs, a troupe of young UNRWA pupils leaped onto the stage for a traditional folklore dance, performing to a packed audience of senior diplomats, United Nations officials and representatives of the Syrian…

Of note this week: From 11 to 14 May, the IDF imposed a full closure on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip coinciding with Israel Memorial Day and Independence Day; Palestinians with permits were prevented from entering Israel. On May…

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- The American people Monday donated an extra $7 million to enlarge U.S.-funded higher education and training programs in the West Bank and Gaza. The education projects are part of a $41 million quick impact initiative that…

by Dana Banke (ICRC) in Ramallah LIKE thousands of their peers around the world, emergency medical technicians (EMTs) from the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) are used to saving lives, but also used to waiting at the station, talking about…

GAZA, May 15, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Israel on Sunday partially lifted the week-long closure imposed on the Gaza Strip and West Bank, allowing the entry of Palestinian working in Israel, Palestinian security sources said. Israel sealed off the…

Over the past year, several changes have been decided upon with regard to the security checks in the West Bank in addition to technological improvements. (Communicated by the IDF Spokesman) For the past four years, the State of Israel and the…

RAMALLAH, West Bank - The American people injected an additional $3 million Friday into a program that helps Palestinian families obtain loans to renovate or expand their homes. The funds are part of an accelerated assistance program designed to underline…

During this reporting period, the Israeli Army has continued to violate International Humanitarian Law and Fundamental Human Rights, by restricting freedom of movement to Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) ambulances and its medical teams. Delay and denial of access and…

Ramallah (dpa) - A senior Palestinian official has called for the upcoming Palestinian legislative elections to be delayed, the al-Quds daily reported Thursday. Tayeb Abdel Rahim, secretary-general of the Palestinian presidency, said there are "legal, political and national reasons'' for postponing…

RAMALLAH, May 12, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Palestinian Civilian Affairs Minister Mohammed Dahlan urged Israel on Thursday to withdraw from more occupied Palestinian territories after its Gaza pullout starting in mid-August. Dahlan, also in charge of coordinating the pullout with…