News
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23 August 2010
A new UN-WFP report details the growing atrocity of the Gaza blockade and occupation. The land, the sea and the people are suffering - and face a bleak future, writes ST McNeil.
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Justifying Pogroms and Infanticide
19 August 2010
A book from a settler with a history of violence has incited fierce debate among Israel’s Rabbis over the rule of law - and wrought destruction throughout the West Bank. ST McNeil reports from Jerusalem.
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17 August 2010
Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative, Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi said that the cruel and painful images that were published by one of the Israeli soldiers during the arrest of Palestinian citizens at a checkpoint in the West Bank reflects the inhumane behavior of the Israeli soldiers towards the Palestinian people.
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12 August 2010
Many hundreds of people from around the World have signed an International Petition calling on President Obama, Prime Ministers Netanyahu and Cameron, and other world leaders, to ‘do all they can’ to gain the release from Israel of Mordechai Vanunu.
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Jenin Prepares For Foreign Invasion
31 July 2010
After two years, hundreds of volunteers and over $1 million, Cinema Jenin is just a drum roll away from the grand opening. On August 5, VIPs will flood into the city for the largest cultural event in its troubled history.
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Olympia Food Co-op Removes Israeli Goods From Shelves; First US Store to Institute Boycott
20 July 2010
The Olympia Food Co-op Board of Directors has decided to boycott Israeli goods at their two locations in Olympia, Washington.
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Barghouthi: 100 Settlement Units Underway in Beit Jala
18 July 2010
Israel recently began construction on 100 new settlement units in the southern West Bank district of Bethlehem, Palestinian lawmaker Mustafa Barghouthi announced Sunday.
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IDF Raids Across the West Bank
17 July 2010
Thursday morning saw simultaneous raids take place in homes throughout the West Bank. Nicky Elliott reporting from Nablus area.
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Palestinian-Israeli Minister Loses Passport For Flotilla Involvement
15 July 2010
The Israeli parliament voted to strip MK Haneen Zouabi of her parliamentary privileges for participating in the Gaza flotilla. It is the first such punishment in Israeli history. Civil rights groups called the decision ’undemocratic’.
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14 July 2010
A Palestinian delegation of independent and national faction leaders arrived in Gaza on Saturday in a bid to reach a unity deal between the rival Fatah and Hamas parties.
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Barghouthi: Resistance our strategic choice
12 July 2010
"We are here in Hebron to stress that resistance is our strategic choice as negotiations with the right-wing Israeli government have failed," Mustafa Barghouthi told party members, residents, and international peace activists gathered for a rally calling for the reopening of Ash-Shuhada Street in Hebron.
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Tearing Down The Wall In Al-Ma’sara
10 July 2010
Israeli soldiers dragged the remnants of a symbolic wall from highway 3157 near Al Ma’sara yesterday, halting a popular demonstration. The protest took place on the sixth anniversary of the ICJ ruling that constructing the Wall in Palestinian territory is illegal. Kara Newhouse reports.
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OCHA And WHO Announce Israel’s Barriers Are Blocking Access To Hospitals
10 July 2010
International bodies confirm security measures are preventing staff, patients and students from reaching East Jerusalem’s specialist hospitals
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IDF Face New War Crimes Allegations: Children As Human Shields
6 July 2010
Today’s report from independent human rights groups alleges that minors were used illegally during operations in Gaza. External investigation demanded.
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Make Or Break Moment For Arab Unity Over Lebanon’s ’10th Class Citizens’
5 July 2010
Debate rages in the Lebanese government over new legislation that would grant civil rights to Palestinian refugees for the first time in 62 years. The bill would give refugees the right to employment and healthcare.
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Barghouthi: Jerusalem Master Plan To Erase Palestinian Existence From The City
29 June 2010
Mustafa Barghouthi strongly condemned the new Master plan, which is set to be approved by the Jerusalem District Planning and Building Committee. The document calls for the expansion of Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem, on privately owned Arab property.
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Israelis, Internationals Take Action Against Silwan Demolitions
26 June 2010
Record numbers filled the streets of Silwan yesterday, loudly condemning the approved plans to displace up to 1,000 Palestinian residents. Michael Carpenter and Rebecca Fudala were there.
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Jerusalem Mayor To Raze Silwan Homes And Peace Process
22 June 2010
On Monday, the Jerusalem Municipality approved plans for the expansion of an archaeological site beneath the Palestinian neighbourhood of Silwan. The controversial plan would see up to 88 homes in occupied East Jerusalem bulldozed. Michael Carpenter reports.
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Largest Ever Flotilla And Land Convoy To Reach Gaza ’After Ramadan’
15 June 2010
With the rumour mill spinning faster than an IDF spokesman, we spoke to the organisers behind the next flotilla.
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Barghouthi: Election Postponement "Is A Mockery Of The People"
15 June 2010
On Thursday, the Palestinian Authority indefinitely postponed the municipal elections scheduled for July 17, only a few hours before the deadline for submitting candidate lists in the West Bank. Speaking immediately after the cabinet decision, Mustafa Barghouthi called the decision "unacceptable".
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