Israel’s Latest Battle against Ken O’Keefe

One of the human race’s leading activists addresses baseless allegations that thwarted an Overland Convoy to Gaza. by Tim King l Salem-News.com Nobody ever said approaching life honestly or fairly would result in an easy game, and our writer Ken O’Keefe, one of the the world’s most well known activists for Gaza, is constantly fighting […]

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Israeli soldiers forcibly evacuate worshippers from Aqsa Mosque

[ 06/08/2011 - 09:30 AM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed the holy Aqsa Mosque at midnight Friday and forced Muslim worshippers out of it, the Quds media center said on its website on Saturday. It said that the soldiers encircled the mosque then broke into it forcing all those inside to […]

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Construction of 7,000 new settlement units in Jerusalem under way

[ 06/08/2011 - 11:04 AM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation authorities are planning on carrying out plans to build 7,000 new settlement units in Jerusalem, Israeli media outlets have reported. Underway construction plans in the occupied city have accumulated since US Vice-President Joe Biden last visited a year and a half ago. Now […]

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Masri: Unleashing resistance forces best response against Jewish settlement

[ 06/08/2011 - 12:11 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Senior Hamas official Mushir al-Masri said that unleashing the West Bank resistance forces and ending security coordination is the best response against Israeli settlement. The statement came after the Jerusalem municipality’s recent approval for the construction of 930 new housing units in the Israeli settlement Har Homa […]

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EU slams new Israeli settlement plan

PressTV – Sat Aug 6, 2011 1:56PM GMT Israel’s illegal settlement units being constructed south of al-Quds, file photo EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton condemns Tel Aviv’s decision to build 900 settlement units in the neighborhood of Har Homa in East al-Quds (Jerusalem). “I am profoundly disappointed,” AFP reported Ashton saying on Friday. “The […]

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Report: Lebanon to recognize Palestinian state

Published today (updated) 06/08/2011 17:02 A Christian boy holds a Palestinian flag during a protest in the Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza City against Israeli army operations [MaanImages, File] BEIRUT (Ma’an) — Lebanon will recognize the State of Palestine “in the next few days,” a Lebanese newspaper reported Saturday ahead of a visit by President […]

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Wall Gate # 300: The Story of Toura al Gharbiya – video

IMEU | AL HAQ | August 6, 2011 This video examines the situation of Toura al Gharbiya, a village in the illegally occupied West Bank. The village is located 25 kilometers west of Jenin and has approximately 1,000 residents. The Separation Wall has torn apart the village’s land, divided its population, and isolated a number […]

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Settlers try to enter Al-Aqsa Mosque compound

Published today 19:10 JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — A group of settlers tried to break into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem on Friday evening but were obstructed by Palestinian youth, a Ma’an correspondent said. Ma’an’s reporter said local youth clashed with the settlers at Bab Al-Majlis gate during the Tarawih prayer, an evening prayer performed in […]

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Tent 1948 ~ by @AbirKopty

by Abir Kopty on August 6, 2011 If you are Palestinian, it will be difficult to find anything to identify with in Tel Aviv’s tents’ city on Rothschild Boulevard, until you reach Tent 1948. My first tour there was a few days ago, when I decided to join Tent 1948. Tent 1948′s main message is […]

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War Crimes as BAU: Israel Bombing Again the Civilians of Gaza

Stars and Bombs | by In Gaza |Aug 5 2011 We are watching the sky, sleeping on the roof to escape the heat. I flatter the clouds’ beauty and am watching sporadic shooting stars when the first F-16 appeared from the direction of the sea. No sound, just a blinking red light quite high up.  […]

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Gaza electricity crisis ‘due to faulty power line’

Published today 19:26 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Palestinians in Gaza have been breaking their daily fast in darkness this Ramadan due to an electricity crisis in the coastal enclave. Gaza’s energy authority said the blackouts were caused by a faulty power line from Israel. Officials in Gaza said Israeli authorities were stalling maintenance of the […]

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Palestinians Hold Non-violent Anti-Wall Protests In 4 Villages

Saturday August 06, 2011 03:10 by IMEMC & PNN Non-violent protests took place on Friday in the central West Bank villages of al-Nabi Saleh, Bil’in, and Nil’in in addition to al-Ma’ssara in the southern West Bank. Tear gas at non-violent anti-Wall protest (archive image by PressTV) Local and international protesters were tear gassed today as […]

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Dozens injured in the weekly Bilin protest

[ 05/08/2011 - 09:00 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Dozens of Palestinians and international solidarity activists suffered breathing difficulties as a result inhaling teargas fired at them by the IOF to disperse them as they participated in Bilin’s weekly anti-wall protest after the Friday prayers. Local residents, Israeli peace activists and international solidarity activists participated […]

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More than 100 thousand attend Friday prayers at the Aqsa Mosque

[ 05/08/2011 - 09:03 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Despite measures taken by the occupation to limit the number of Palestinian worshipers reaching the Aqsa Mosque on the first Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan about 100 thousand worshipers managed to reach the mosque and attend the Friday congregation. Most of the worshipers […]

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Aug 6, 2011 PALESTINE HEADLINES

آخر الأخبار والتحديثات Aug 6, 2011 | GAZA PALESTINE | TODAY NEWS LINKS| Gaza has been under siege for 1515 days | Spread-Share-Link or Tweet the News! Israeli commander says waiting for 1 stone so his ‘soldiers can fuck this village up’ – Live Updates & Pictures | July 31, 2011 http://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/07/31/israeli-commander-says-hes-waiting-for-one-stone-so-his-soldiers-can-fuck-this-village-up/ Live updates catched […]

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