An apparent assassination attempt against Palestinian Authority Attorney General Ahmed al-Moghani failed in the West Bank town of Ramallah Tuesday when a bomb placed in his car exploded as he stood several feet away. Al-Moghani was...
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Hamas, Fatah violating human rights in bid for control: advocacy group
Competing Palestinian governments controlled by Fatah in the West Bank and Hamas in Gaza have been committing human rights violations in their bids for dominance over the Palestinian territories, the Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens' Rights (PICCR)...
Reformist Muslims need legal protection from blasphemy accusations
Farzana Hassan and Tarek Fatah : "How long will it take the leadership of North America's traditional Muslim leadership to embrace the First amendment of the United Sates constitution and the doctrine of...
Israel frees 429 Palestinian detainees to bolster support for Abbas, peace talks
The Israeli cabinet on Monday approved the release of 429 Palestinian prisoners as a gesture of good will toward Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the wake of talks renewed peace talks between Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister...
A military court established in the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian militant group Hamas handed down its first ruling on Wednesday, sentencing three members of rival party Fatah to...
Israel to release 400 Palestinian detainees in lead-up to peace talks
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told parliament Monday that the government was planning to release 400 more Palestinian prisoners later this month, adding to the release last month of more than 80 Palestinian prisoners. The...
Israeli Attorney General Menachem Mazuz temporarily suspended a government plan to cut electricity to the Palestinian Gaza Strip Monday, pending legal challenges from several human rights groups in the Israeli Supreme...
Israel human rights groups challenge fuel cuts in Gaza Strip
Several human rights groups have challenged Israel's decision to reduce fuel supplies to the Gaza Strip and its plan to cut the electricity supply, saying Sunday that the move could create a humanitarian crisis in...
Palestinian president signs anti-money laundering decree aimed at Hamas
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has signed new money laundering regulations meant to hinder the flow of funds to Hamas and to show foreign banks doing business with Palestinian counterparts that they are not violating US...
Amnesty criticizes Palestinian factions for rights abuses in political violence
Amnesty International released a 58-page report Wednesday criticizing the two main Palestinian political factions, Hamas and Fatah , for political violence in the Gaza Strip and West Bank that has destroyed...