Dimona signals Palestinian defiance Feb 5, 2008
The plan collapsed in early January, when Israeli forces launched a three-day military operation in Nablus, killing and wounding Brigades members and civilians and rounding up former Fatah fighters. At the time, a Brigades spokesman in Gaza criticised Fayad and threatened his life. (Aljazeera.Net)
UN chief warns on Gaza violence Jan 19, 2008
In a separate incident, a militant from the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a group linked to the Fatah faction of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, was also killed by Israeli troops in the West Bank town of Nablus. Ahmed Senakreh was killed in a gun battle with soldiers who had surrounded a house in the Balata refugee camp where he was hiding. (BBC News)
Bush predicts Mideast peace treaty by end of term Jan 11, 2008
A three-day Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Nablus, which ended Saturday, particularly infuriated Palestinians, who accused Israeli security officials of undercutting Abbas's security efforts and halting the peace process Bush began in Annapolis. The Israelis, Bush said, "ought to help, not hinder, the modernization of the Palestinian security force.". (International Herald Tribune)
Abbas issues settlement warning Jan 8, 2008
Salam Fayyad, the Palestinian prime minister, protested that Israeli incursions, including a three-day operation in Nablus, were "sabotaging" efforts by the Palestinian Authority to bring security to the West Bank. Since the conclusion of the US-mediated Annapolis talks, Israel has conducted almost daily raids on targets in the Palestinian territories. (Aljazeera.Net)
Briefing by National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley on the President's Upcoming Trip to the Middle East Jan 4, 2008
Q In the last 24 hours, there has been Israeli raids on both Gaza and Nablus with civilian casualties. MR. HADLEY: Yes. (White House News Releases)
Palestinians killed in Gaza raids Jan 4, 2008
A Palestinian man carries an injured boy during clashes with Israeli troops in Nablus [AFP ... Also on Thursday, Israeli ground forces raided the West Bank town of Nablus, searching for wanted fighters ... In the Nablus operation, Israeli soldiers in about 70 military jeeps moved into the city centre and surrounded buildings, including the Rafidya hospital, in a hunt for wanted fighters, a Palestinian official said. (Aljazeera.Net)
Palestinian entrepreneurs plan 2 built-from-scratch cities in the West Bank Dec 6, 2007
His $200 million city, to be built on 250 acres between Ramallah and Nablus, would have 4,000 housing units, a commercial area, schools, a clinic and a hotel. Masri said he's trying to build affordable housing, for $40,000-$75,000 per unit. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Israel releases 429 Palestinian prisoners Dec 4, 2007
"We were waiting for 13 days in an isolated place with no spare clothes and not enough food," said Munir Mahrum, 22, from Nablus. "We were told the reason was that Abbas didn't want us, but we don't believe that.". (International Herald Tribune)
Lendman: Annapolis Hypocrisy Dec 4, 2007
Other communities affected include Nablus, Tulkarm, Bethlehem, Jenin, Hebron and Ramallah ... -- conducted 12 incursions into the West Bank and two into Gaza; targeted in the West Bank were al-Bireh and the neighboring al-Am'ari refugee camp; Ramallah; Jenin town and refugee camp; Azzoun village, east of Qalqilya; and Nablus and neighboring Balata and Ein Beit al-Maa refugee camps; Gaza targets included al-Shouka village, east of Rafah; in all cases, civilians were victimized ... Demonstrations... (Zmag.org)
Gaza rally against Mid-East talks Nov 28, 2007
Others were wounded as Fatah-led forces intervened in Hebron and also in other West Bank cities like Ramallah and Nablus. Palestinians killed. (BBC News -- Africa)
Blecher: Annapolis Nov 28, 2007
At an intersection in front of Nablus city hall, a pair of women threaded a knot of waiting pedestrians, glanced left, then dashed across the street ... Hamas leaders in the West Bank claim that certain government employees, accused of Islamist sympathies, have been denied salaries on the pretext they were "acting against legitimacy." But it is not only Hamas that is affected, as a Nablus transportation worker complained: "I used to work as a policeman in Jenin. I left in 2000 when the intifada... (Zmag.org)
Hamas, critics of Olmert both denounce US-led peace conference Nov 27, 2007
Countering the attacks on the US-sponsored peace talks, Muslim, Christian and Samaritan leaders gathered in the West Bank city of Nablus to offer support for the conference in Annapolis, Md. and call for a peace deal fulfilling Palestinian demands. (Boston Globe)
Hardliners blast Mideast talks Nov 27, 2007
Show of support in NablusIn the West Bank city of Nablus, Muslim, Christian and Samaritan leaders gathered to offer support for the Annapolis conference, urging a peace deal fulfilling Palestinian demands. At the conference, Bush hopes Israel and the Palestinians will formally relaunch peace talks, which broke down in violence seven years ago. (MSNBC -- International)
Newsweek: Man aims to capitalize on Palestinian anger Nov 26, 2007
Al-Masri, whose ambitions are as lofty as his Nablus mansion, thinks he's the man to seize that middle ground ... After college in Texas, where he studied geology, he returned to the West Bank and helped found the Palestinian phone company, Paltel, as well as the Palestinian stock exchange in Nablus. (MSNBC -- International)
Officials say State Department fears affecting negotiations leading to Annapolis Nov 26, 2007
According to Israeli security sources, Fatah rounded up some Brigades and PFLP members in the northern West Bank city of Nablus and transferred them to nearby Jericho, where they spent one night in a Fatah compound and were then freed but told they must stay in Jericho until after Annapolis ... Lt. Gen. Keith Dayton, U.S. security coordinator for the Palestinian territories, has been closely monitoring the actions of Fatah forces in the West Bank, particularly Nablus, a city that was to serve as... (WorldNetDaily)
Gendzier: Learning to forget Nov 20, 2007
The rest of the territory, including major population centres such as Nablus and Jericho, is split into enclaves; movement between them is restricted by 450 roadblocks and 70 manned checkpoints. " Numbers alone do not convey the significance of the settler movement, the scope of its support in the civilian, military and state sectors of Israel. Nor do they convey the nature of its control over occupied territories where Israel maintains a separate legal regime, and... (Zmag.org)
Palestinians aim at Israel pact within year Nov 15, 2007
And Palestinian security forces have already begun a crackdown in Nablus, and say similar law enforcement operations will follow elsewhere. Abed Rabbo's optimism is not universally shared by Palestinians. (Guardian Unlimited)
Hamas rounds up 400 Fatah activists Nov 14, 2007
About 10,000 Fatah supporters marched in Nablus, while smaller rallies took place in Ramallah and Bethlehem. Fatah's unexpected show of strength Monday came as Mr. Abbas prepares for new peace talks with Israel, starting with a U.S.-hosted Mideast conference in Maryland later this month, and tries to fend off Hamas claims that he does not have a mandate to negotiate. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Karkar: Don't Forget Palestine Nov 12, 2007
The world watched incredulously as Sharon declared an all-out war on Palestinians - on Ramallah, Jenin, Bethlehem, Nablus, Tulkarem, Qalqilya, and particularly, Arafat. More than 100 tanks rolled into Ramallah in April 2002 and began smashing Arafat's headquarters leaving him besieged in a few rooms without electricity or water. (Zmag.org)
Middle East War in the Offing? Nov 1, 2007
It's no longer safe for Abbas to enter Jenin or Nablus, the two largest cities in the West Bank. Even his own security forces would not or could not protect him in what were until recently safe areas for Palestinian moderates. (Newsmax)
Doumani: Palestine vs. Palestinians Oct 31, 2007
5] For a discussion of social space and the specific material and cultural networks that define them, see Beshara Doumani, Rediscovering Palestine: Merchants and Peasants in Jabal Nablus, 17001900 (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1995). 6] This argument is elaborated in Doumani, Rediscovering Ottoman Palestine: Writing Palestinians into History, Journal of Palestine Studies 21, no. 2 (Winter 1992), pp. (Zmag.org)
Terrorists: Vote Hillary; Kill Rudy Oct 26, 2007
We see Hillary and other candidates are competing on who will withdraw from Iraq, said Abu Jihad of Al Aqsa s Nablus unit. This is a moment of glory for the revolutionary movements in the Arab world. (Human Events Online)
Mideast forum personal for Rapid Citians Oct 17, 2007
Dr. Khalil Shikaki, director of the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, is described as "the leading Palestinian survey researcher in Ramallah.Israeli reserves Col. Gilead Sher, now an attorney, was Israel's chief negotiator for the Camp David summit of 2000.Shikaki said Israel foments violence by denying Palestinians access to labor markets in Israel and to international markets for goods and services. "Unemployment, loss of hope, pessimism about the future -- this is what... (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Blair's honeymoon is ending on 'mission impossible' Oct 13, 2007
Salam Fayyad, the Palestinian economist appointed prime minister after the Hamas takeover of Gaza in June, had been keen to see an ambitious initiative in Nablus, the West Bank's commercial capital and largest city ... "If the Israelis won't even move one roadblock near Nablus what hope is there that they will give us East Jerusalem and 90% of the West Bank?" shrugs a leading Abbas aide. (Guardian Unlimited)
Abbas Wants Return to Pre-1967 Borders Oct 11, 2007
Also Wednesday, Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian militant in Nablus affiliated with Abbas' Fatah and injured another, members of the armed group said. Witnesses said the Israeli soldiers entered Nablus' Old City, known as a militant stronghold, disguised in Palestinian security forces uniforms and carrying rifles typical of the forces. (Fremont Tribune, NE)
Hard times fall on storied West Bank city Oct 6, 2007
A Palestinian sits praying in the mosque during the funeral prayers for Mohammed Natour and Ibrahim al-Sheikh Ali in Balata refuge camp in the West Bank city of Nablus, February 22, 2006. Natour and al-Sheikh Ali, both 17-years-old, were killed during a three-day Israeli army operation in the northern Nablus refugee camp of Balata ... A walk through the ancient streets of the West Bank City of Nablus offers a rare glimpse into the Asiatic opulence that once adorned cities across the caravan... (iAfrica.com)
US to invite Arab League panel to meeting Sep 24, 2007
Palestinians passed through the Hawara checkpoint near Nablus in the West Bank. The Israeli Cabinet yesterday voted to release 90 Palestinian prisoners to shore up Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his power struggle with Islamic Hamas militants. (Boston Globe)
Israel concludes a sweep in Nablus Sep 22, 2007
Israeli forces concluded a four-day operation in Nablus on Friday, capturing a senior Hamas commander who was alleged to have led a joint cell of Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in preparing a suicide bombing in Israel during a religious holiday. Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, began at sundown Friday, and all crossings into the Palestinian territories were shut until Sunday morning for everything except medical emergencies. (International Herald Tribune)
Israel raids West Bank refugee camp Sep 20, 2007
Israeli forces have killed a Palestinian man during a raid on the West Bank town of Nablus, Palestinian and Israeli officials said. Adib Salim, 38, who witnesses said was a civilian and handicapped in his legs and one hand, died on the balcony of his house in Beit Ain al-Maa refugee camp inside the city, Palestinian security sources said. (Aljazeera.Net)
Israeli, Palestinian dead in West Bank violence Sep 19, 2007
An Israeli soldier and Palestinian gunman were killed near the West Bank city of Nablus Tuesday during an early morning Israeli raid. Witnesses said Israeli armoured jeeps entered the al-Ein refugee camp near Nablus and were met with Palestinian gunfire ... The Israeli army frequently raids Palestinian areas of the West Bank, especially in Nablus, since it is known as a hotbed of anti-Israeli activity. (CBC News)
Two killed in West Bank clashes Sep 19, 2007
An Israeli soldier and a Palestinian militant have been killed in clashes during an Israeli raid in the West Bank town of Nablus, officials have said. The Israeli army said the soldier was shot during a raid to detain suspected militants in the al-Ein refugee camp. (BBC News -- Africa)
Deaths in Israeli raid on Nablus Sep 19, 2007
An Israeli soldier and a Palestinian fighter have been killed during an Israeli raid on a refugee camp in the West Bank town of Nablus. The Israeli military said another of its soldiers was wounded after they were fired upon as they entered the Ein Bet Ilmeh refugee camp on Tuesday. (Aljazeera.Net)
Henry Siegman Aug 28, 2007
The rest of the territory, including major population centres such as Nablus and Jericho, is split into enclaves; movement between them is restricted by 450 roadblocks and 70 manned checkpoints. The UN found that what remains is an area very similar to that set aside for the Palestinian population in Israeli security proposals in the aftermath of the 1967 war. (Harper's Magazine)
Palestinians dead in Israeli raids Aug 23, 2007
Earlier on Tuesday, a Palestinian fighter was shot dead in clashes with Israeli soldiers in the al-Ain refugee camp in the West Bank city of Nablus. Nasir Mabrouk belonged to the Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, the armed wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. (Aljazeera.Net)
TV central to Fatah-Hamas struggle Aug 12, 2007
Tug-of-warThe other tug-of-war was over Muayad Bani Odeh, 25, a Hamas supporter from the West Bank who was arrested by Abbas intelligence service last month and was being held in the city of Nablus ... Later Saturday, Bani Odeh was presented to reporters at his Nablus lockup, repeating the statements he had made on TV. He said he had ties to Hamas, but was never considered a serious operative. (MSNBC -- International)
Debray: Palestine & Deliberate Blindness Aug 8, 2007
- Zone A comprising, since 1994, Gaza and the towns of Jericho, Jenin, Qalqilya, Ramallah, Tulkarem, Nablus, Bethlehem (Hebron was the subject of a separate agreement in January 1997), in which the Palestinian Authority has civil jurisdiction and police powers; - Zone B comprising the remaining areas of the West Bank, in which the Palestinian Authority has civil jurisdiction but shares responsibility for internal security with the Israeli army. . (Zmag.org)
Summit step toward Palestinian state: Rice Aug 4, 2007
An opinion poll released yesterday by An-Najah University in the West Bank city of Nablus suggested that Mr. Abbas's allies would handily win such a vote, with 42 per cent of the 1,361 people polled saying they'd vote for Fatah, compared with 15 per cent for Hamas. However, more than a quarter of all those polled said they'd vote for none of the existing parties. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Blair sees hope after first Middle East talks Jul 25, 2007
In a sign of continued tension between the rival Palestinian factions, three university students in Nablus, in the West Bank, were injured yesterday when Palestinian security forces opened fire after a fight broke out between Hamas and Fatah supporters. One of the injured was hit in the head and was in a critical condition. (Guardian Unlimited)
Palestinian union hit on all sides Jul 21, 2007
One week after the Israeli raid, Saed, leader of the PGFTU for 15 years, was forcibly taken from a Nablus restaurant by Fatah militiamen in masks ... but] directly linked to the political identity of each of these organisations," he said. Saed, centre-back, has vowed to keep helping the people of Palestine [PGFTU] Dr Mohammad Shtayyeh, head of the Palestinian economic council for development, and a former minister, said this is because "trade unions and civil society organisations have been... (Aljazeera.Net)
Fatah militiamen accept Israel's offer for clemency Jul 16, 2007
Palestinian militant Bassem, 32, from the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a group linked to the Fatah Movement, paused in the Old City of Nablus on the West Bank yesterday ... Ala Sanakreh, an Al Aqsa commander in Nablus, signed the pledge even though many of his comrades, including his brother, were not offered clemency. (Boston Globe)
Israel offers a truce to 180 militants Jul 16, 2007
In the West Bank city of Nablus, Preventive Security chief Akram Rajoub said Palestinians on the Israeli list signed a document in which they committed not to carry out any more attacks ... Ala Sanakreh, an al-Aqsa leader near Nablus, said he refused because his brother was excluded. (Globe and Mail -- International)
This Week in Palestine Week 28 2007 Jul 14, 2007
This Week in Palestine Week 28 2007 - International Middle East Media Center - IMEMC (International Middle East Media Center)
Crooke: Middle East Mistakes Jul 7, 2007
The largest Hebrew newspaper, Yediot Aharnot, noted on 14 June that in Nablus, Jenin, Hebron and Ramallah, the people of the Fatah al-Aqsa Brigades are in control, much thanks to the Israeli General Security Services who have jailed anyone vaguely smelling of Hamas. European policy-makers to judge by their public statements are largely oblivious to the rising tension in the region. (Zmag.org)
Avnery: The Dirty Word Jul 6, 2007
To eliminate any doubt about this, Olmert sent the army at once into the kasbah of Nablus, the heart of Abbas' virtual kingdom, in order to "arrest" the leaders of the military arm of Fatah. They put up determined resistance, wounding several soldiers. (Zmag.org)
Karkar: Palestine Jul 3, 2007
Even as these leaders spoke and smiled for the worlds cameras, Israeli army tanks lumbered into the Gaza strip backed by Apache helicopters and F16 fighter planes while around 80 Israeli army jeeps rolled into Nablus city in the northern West Bank. In Gaza, 14 Palestinians were killed and many more were injured; in Nablus some 30 Palestinians were arrested after Israeli soldiers began randomly shooting and blowing open the front doors of homes as they went from house to house in search of... (Zmag.org)
The danger of division Jun 26, 2007
Another aide said the Palestinian president was prepared to use all means to crush Hamas in the West Bank (Hamas still retains support in the West Bank towns of Jenin and Nablus). As well as firing the national unity government and its Hamas prime minister, Ismail Haniya, Mr Abbas has cancelled Palestinian travel documents issued in Gaza, in an attempt to prevent Hamas supporters from travelling. (Guardian Unlimited)
The perils of 'one size fits all' Jun 19, 2007
The third, Abu Mohammad al-Makdisi, comes from a village near Nablus. He worked in Kuwait and then went to Jordan, where he too was very active in preaching radical political and military Islam. (Asia Times Online)
In West Bank, Fatah hits Hamas-led Parliament Jun 18, 2007
Elsewhere, Fatah gunmen set fire to Hamas-affiliated offices in Nablus and raided the municipality building, hoisting the Fatah flag. They instructed employees from Hamas not to return and said they would name a committee to run the municipality. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Fatah storms Hamas parliament Jun 17, 2007
Elsewhere in the West Bank, Fatah gunmen set fire to Hamas-affiliated offices in Nablus and raided the municipality building, hoisting the Fatah flag ... There were also reports that seven Hamas activists were abducted in Nablus. (Boston Globe)
Israel praises Hamas-free cabinet Jun 17, 2007
Fatah supporters also took over the Hamas-controlled legislative council in Nablus. Meanwhile, hundreds of Fatah supporters are reported to have been fleeing Hamas-controlled Gaza by land and sea. (BBC News)
US 'to unblock' Palestinian aid Jun 17, 2007
Fatah supporters also took over the Hamas-controlled legislative council in Nablus. Fleeing Gaza. (BBC News -- Africa)
Fatah militants storm parliament Jun 17, 2007
Fatah supporters also took over the Hamas-controlled legislative council in Nablus. Gaza was reported to be relatively calm on Saturday, compared with recent days. (Yahoo News -- Mideast Conflict)
US plans end to Palestinian embargo Jun 17, 2007
After a Hamas takeover of Gaza, rival Fatah gunmen storm a Hamas stronghold in the West Bank city of Nablus, shooting guns into the air and planting the Fatah flag on top of the building. (June 16). (Yahoo News)
U.S. will lift embargo to aid Abbas Jun 17, 2007
An activist loyal to Fatah raises a flag on the municipality building in the West Bank city of Nablus. (AFP/GETTY). (Washington Times)
Abbas sacks Palestinian government Jun 15, 2007
Some Fatah supporters retaliated against Hamas in the West Bank, shooting and wounding a Hamas man near Ramallah, seizing Hamas supporters in the towns of Jenin and Nablus, Businesses owned by Hamas supporters were also targeted by angry crowds, their offices stormed and equipment hurled from the windows. Source: Al Jazeera and agencies. (Aljazeera.Net)
Hamas takes control of Gaza; Abbas, Haniya in standoff (1st Lead) Jun 15, 2007
Fatah militants, meanwhile, shot dead a Hamas member early Friday in Nablus in the West Bank, where Fatah remained the dominant force, as revenge for the killing of a senior local Fatah commander from central Gaza the previous night. Samih al-Madhoun had run over a Hamas checkpoint, shooting dead a Hamas militant, after which he was captured and taken to the dead man's home, where he was executed him, witnesses said. (Monsters and Critics.com)
State of emergency in Gaza Jun 15, 2007
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades early on Friday claimed to have killed a Hamas member in the West Bank town of Nablus in retribution for Madhun's killing. In a statement the group called for "martial law" and a complete deployment of the Fatah movement, saying its members "should consider the Hamas organisation in all areas of the West Bank as outlaws and to stop any armed movement for them whatever it costs.". (iAfrica.com)
Bid for statehood jeopardised by Gaza mayhem: Palestinian MP Jun 14, 2007
In Nablus, in the West Bank, Fatah militants made a quick reply to that ultimatum. They abducted around 10 Hamas members and threatened to kill them if Hamas doesn't back down in the Gaza Strip. (ABC Online)
Fearful Palestinians 'see separation coming' Jun 14, 2007
Fears that the fighting could spread to the West Bank worsened Wednesday when Hamas and Fatah gunmen exchanged fire in Nablus after Fatah tried to storm the offices of a Hamas-run television station. At least 12 people were wounded, and there were reports that several Hamas members were kidnapped. (Globe and Mail)
Palestine on the brink of civil war Jun 14, 2007
Two separate firefights in the northern town of Nablus wounded a dozen people, one a civilian, witnesses said. Eleven Hamas men were kidnapped but later released, security sources said. (iAfrica.com)
Made Wianta: Contemporary artist who moves easily between two worlds Jun 10, 2007
The project involves participation of 10 high-school students from Rishon Le Zion, Israel, and 10 from Nablus, Palestine ... Now at last the final filming in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Nablus will be finished before the summer of 2007. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Karkar: Killing Palestinians Jun 10, 2007
The result has been the breaking up of lush and productive farming communities and a centuries-old Palestinian society that prospered in ancient cities like Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nablus, Hebron, Jenin and Ramallah. Long used to visiting and trading between these towns, the Palestinians have been forcibly stopped from moving freely by a grid of Israeli military checkpoints that make it difficult and sometimes impossible to get to work, school, shops, hospitals, or just visiting... (Zmag.org)
'The world will understand' Jun 7, 2007
In other West Bank towns like Jenin and Nablus the militant groups are powerful forces. In Ma'asara, however, school teachers like Mr Zawahri have more influence. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Palestinian official says Abbas, Olmert to meet soon Jun 4, 2007
The soldiers gunned down a Fatah militant in fire exchange in Jenin refugee camp this morning and another civilian in Nablus last night. Meanwhile, Olmert said earlier Sunday that his army would continue aerial and ground offensives to crack down on Palestinian militants who were launching homemade rockets at Israel. (Xinhua)
Israel Corp.'s Ofer, Palestinian Gambit Thwarted, Strikes China Car Deal May 2, 2007
The business community shouldn't wait until the politicians sit and talk,'' says Al-Jaber, 41, whose company has a $791 million market value and trades on the Palestine Securities Exchange in Nablus ... There is no law and order; private enterprises are at the mercy of gangs,'' he says, as he travels in his BMW X5 sport utility vehicle from the Palestinian city of Nablus to Ramallah, stopping only at Israeli checkpoints. (Bloomberg)
