Palestinian government lifts ban on West Bank operations of Al-Jazeera satellite TV

September 10th, 2009 Palestinian artists boycott Toronto film festivalRAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian artists are calling for a boycott of the Toronto International Film Festival for screening a series of movies about the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. Dozens of Palestinian filmmakers, writers and artists protested Thursday outside the offices of the Canadian representative in the West Bank town of Ramallah.

September 1st, 2009 Palestinian teenager shot in clash, dies of woundsJERUSALEM — An Israeli hospital says a Palestinian teenager shot in a clash with Israeli troops has died of his injuries. Jerusalem's Hadassah Medical Center says the youngster died of gunshot wounds.

July 20th, 2009 Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian fieldsNABLUS, West Bank — More than 30 Israeli settlers, some of them on horseback, set fire to fields and olive trees and stoned Palestinian cars during a rampage in the West Bank on Monday, a Palestinian official said. Two Palestinians were lightly injured.

July 16th, 2009 WEST BANK - The Palestinian Authority on Wednesday banned Al-Jazeera television from operating in its territory and threatened legal action over allegations it broadcast against President Mahmoud Abbas. According to The Telegraph, the Palestine information ministry said the Qatar-based Arabic news channel had spread falsehoods and incited viewers against the authorities that run the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

July 15th, 2009 Palestinans suspend Al-Jazeera in West BankRAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian government said Wednesday it is suspending the West Bank operations of the Arab news station Al-Jazeera, alleging incitement and unbalanced reporting from the Palestinian territories. A Palestinian official says the decision was taken by President Mahmoud Abbas who was outraged by an Al-Jazeera talk show, broadcast Tuesday, that dealt with harsh accusations against Abbas by an old rival in his Fatah movement.

July 15th, 2009 Palestinians suspend Al-Jazeera in West BankRAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian government shut down the West Bank operations of the Arabic satellite channel Al-Jazeera on Wednesday, a day after a guest on the station accused the Palestinian president of involvement in Yasser Arafat's death. For the feisty news station — the Arab world's most popular — the closure represents the latest clash with a Middle Eastern government.

July 15th, 2009 RAMALLAH - The Palestinian Authority (PA) Wednesday shut down the West Bank office of al-Jazeera, amid a storm over allegations that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas conspired with former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon to assassinate late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. A statement issued by Prime Minister Salam Fayyad's office cited incitement against the PA and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) as the reason for its decision to shut down the Qatar-based Arabic news channel's local office.

July 14th, 2009 3 Israelis wounded in West Bank attackJERUSALEM — The military says three Israelis have been wounded, one seriously, after being attacked by stone-throwing Palestinians in the West Bank. The three were returning early Tuesday from praying at an ancient gravesite near the town of Qalqiliya, in the northern West Bank, when they were pelted with stones from a nearby wedding celebration.

July 14th, 2009 West Bank car accident injures 3 IsraelisJERUSALEM — The Israeli military says three Israelis have been injured after crashing their car in the West Bank. The military had earlier said that Palestinians pelted their car with stones, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle and crash.

June 15th, 2009 Correction: Carter award from Palestinian groupRAMALLAH, West Bank — In a June 13 story about Jimmy Carter's visit to the West Bank, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the former U.S. president was honored by the Palestinian government with an award.

June 5th, 2009 Palestinian killed in West Bank demonstrationRAMALLAH, West Bank — Israeli security forces killed a Palestinian man Friday during a demonstration against the construction of the West Bank separation barrier, medics and witnesses said. Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said paramilitary border police opened fire with "riot dispersal equipment" when they came under a heavy barrage of rocks from about 200 protesters in the West Bank village of Naalin, near Ramallah.

June 2nd, 2009 Ex-Pink Floyd rocker wants Israeli wall downAIDA REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank — The legendary rocker and co-founder of Pink Floyd says he would give a concert in a flash if Israel's West Bank wall is torn down. Roger Waters made the promise Tuesday during a visit to a Palestinian refugee camp that is hemmed in by the separation barrier's tall slabs of cement.

May 31st, 2009 6 dead in internal Palestinian fightingQALQILIYA, West Bank — Palestinian security officials say six people have been killed in a firefight between Hamas fighters and Palestinian policemen in the West Bank. The officials say three of the men are Palestinian policemen loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah.

May 29th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama has urged Israel to freeze Jewish settlement activities in the West Bank, reiterating Washington's support for establishing a Palestinian state. After meeting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the White House Thursday, Obama told reporters that Israel "must meet obligations" to halt Jewish settlement activities in the West Bank, and that Israel would recognise the two-state solution in its security interests.

May 13th, 2009 Pope visit to highlight Palestinian sufferingBETHLEHEM, West Bank — Pope Benedict XVI has arrived in Jesus' traditional birthplace for a one-day visit Palestinians hope will draw attention to their suffering under Israeli military rule. The pontiff's motorcade drove through a crossing in Israel's towering West Bank separation barrier Wednesday to reach the cradle of Christianity.