Ramallah - Israeli soldiers opened fire and killed a Palestinian in a village near Ramallah early Thursday, according to Voice of Palestine radio station.
The station said soldiers opened fire on Palestinians in the village of Kufr Malik, west of Ramallah, during a pre-dawn raid, killing one and injuring another.
This is the third Palestinian Israeli soldiers have killed in the Ramallah area in the last 24 hours.
Ramallah - Israeli soldiers shot dead a 17-year-old Palestinian near Ramallah Tuesday night, according to Palestinian security sources.
They said the soldiers stationed at Beit El settlement and military camp, on the western outskirts of Ramallah, opened fire at three Palestinian teenagers from nearby Jalazoun refugee camp killing one and injuring the other two.
The teenagers were walking on the main road that separates their camp from the military camp when the army opened fire at them.
Washington - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has cancelled plans to travel to the United Arab Emirates and will stay in Washington to deal with the global financial crisis, the State Department said Tuesday.
Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte will take her place at the fifth annual Forum for the Future on Saturday and Sunday in Abu Dhabi, spokesman Sean McCormack said.
The forum is designed to strengthen the partnerships of Middle Eastern and North African governments and to promote democratic reforms and human rights.
Tel Aviv - Israeli police late Monday arrested the Acre Arab whose drive through a Jewish neighbourhood last week on the eve of the Day of Atonement sparked fierce rioting in the mixed Arab-Jewish city in northern Israel.
Jamal Taufik was remanded in custody, Israel Radio reported, on suspicion of speeding and harming religious sensitivities.
Toufik has apologized for the incident, which occurred Wednesday night, and has denied that he blared loud music from his car as a provocation as he drove.
Amman - The Euro-Med Parliamentary Assembly (EMPA) ended a two-day session Monday at the Dead Sea resort by urging continuation of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians as outlined in the November 2007 Annapolis conference.
"The momentum launched at Annapolis has enabled Israelis and Palestinians to restart their dialogue and must be continued," said President of the European Union Hans-Gert Pottering, who also serves as president-in-office of EMPA.
Tel Aviv - Israeli police late Monday arrested the Acre Arab whose drive through a Jewish neighbourhood last week on the eve of the Day of Atonement sparked fierce rioting in the mixed Arab-Jewish city in northern Israel.
Jamal Taufik was remanded in custody, Israel Radio reported, on suspicion of speeding and harming religious sensitivities.
Toufik has apologized for the incident, which occurred Wednesday night, and has denied that he blared loud music from his car as a provocation as he drove.
Ramallah - Israeli soldiers opened fire and killed a Palestinian in a village near Ramallah early Thursday, according to Voice of Palestine radio station.
Ramallah - Israeli soldiers shot dead a 17-year-old Palestinian near Ramallah Tuesday night, according to Palestinian security sources.
Washington - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has cancelled plans to travel to the United Arab Emirates and will stay in Washington to deal with the global financial crisis, the State Department said Tuesday.
Tel Aviv - Israeli police late Monday arrested the Acre Arab whose drive through a Jewish neighbourhood last week on the eve of the Day of Atonement sparked fierce rioting in the mixed Arab-Jewish city in northern Israel.
Amman - The Euro-Med Parliamentary Assembly (EMPA) ended a two-day session Monday at the Dead Sea resort by urging continuation of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians as outlined in the November 2007 Annapolis conference.
Tel Aviv - Israeli police late Monday arrested the Acre Arab whose drive through a Jewish neighbourhood last week on the eve of the Day of Atonement sparked fierce rioting in the mixed Arab-Jewish city in northern Israel.
