Ni’lin continues with strong will despite Israeli raids

8 August 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On the 7th of August at 2:30am, 13 military jeeps entered the village of Ni’lin, took control of its southern region, and proceeded towards the nearby village of Qibya to arrest a Palestinian following an aggressive raid the previous night. Locals curious about the raid have […]

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CAMPAIGN | Call from Gaza: Open Rafah Crossing Permanently

Palestine Chronicle | By Rafah Crossing Campaign | Aug 8, 2011 Today, a call demanding the re-opening of the Rafah Crossing between Egypt and Palestine has come from Gaza. It is propelled by support from Egypt and has been endorsed by dozens of organizations, citizens’ groups, associations and coalitions in many countries, as well as […]

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‘Recently I was Someone, Now I’m Nobody’

Muhammad behind the wall: ‘Now, I am Nobody.’ (Mats Svensson) By Mats Svensson | Palestine Chronicle | Aug 8, 2011 I have visited Muhammad around sixty times. But it is only now that we begin to really talk to each other. Seven years ago, I met Muhammad for the first time. I was then out […]

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Of Caucasians, Christians and Desperate White Men ~ by The AngryIndian

TheAngryindian 07.06.2001 ‘As for a climactic conflict between a once-Christian West and an Islamic world that is growing in numbers and advancing inexorably into Europe for the third time in 14 centuries, on this one, Breivik may be right’. -Patrick Buchanan [FOTO: Public memorial one day after the Breivik attacks. Credit: Johannes Grødem] As sensible […]

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Top Israeli archaeologists contest Jewish ties to Jerusalem

[ 08/08/2011 - 05:43 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Top Israeli archaeologist Israel Finkelstein has denied the existence of Jewish roots in the city of Jerusalem, contrary to Israel’s claims that have prompted continued Judaization of the city. Finkelstein, a professor at Tel Aviv University, said Jewish archaeologists have failed to unearth historic sites to […]

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Abul-Sabeh holds Negev administration responsible for lives of detainees

[ 08/08/2011 - 05:48 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian minister of prisoners’ affairs Attallah Abul-Sabeh held the Israeli administration of Negev jail fully responsible for the lives of Palestinian detainees in its custody after 40 of them fell sick of food poisoning. Abul-Sabeh stated that the prisoners ate Sahoor meals (a meal eaten just before […]

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War spending wears out Israel economy

PressTV -Mon Aug 8, 2011 6:22PM GMT An analyst believes that the financial crisis gripping Israel is the result of Tel Aviv’s excessive spending on the military and settlement expansion. WATCH THE RELATED VIDEO HERE “The problem with the Israeli society is that the government spends a lot of its budget, a lot of its […]

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Israeli soldiers cross into Lebanon

  PressTV – Mon Aug 8, 2011 5:35PM GMT Israeli soldiers An Israeli foot patrol has crossed into Lebanon in clear violation of the country’s sovereignty and a UN Security Council resolution. Israeli troops crossed the UN-drawn Blue Line and entered the southern village of Kfar Shouba on Monday, moving 150 meters into Lebanon, a […]

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Japan condemns Israeli settlement plans

Published today (updated) 08/08/2011 17:21 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Japanese government expressed its “disappointment” on Monday at recent Israeli plans to build 900 homes in Har Homa settlement, a statement said. “The Government of Japan does not recognize any act that prejudges the final status of the territories in the pre-1967 borders, and Israeli settlement […]

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Palestinian residents of Silwan suffer under the City of David settlement “improvement” project – in pictures

Monday, 8 August, 2011 | 17:09 |  Wadi Hilweh Information Center – Silwan, Jerusalem Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) — Israeli developers overseeing the “Improvement of the City of David settlement ” project in Silwan are engaging in underhanded retaliation to the Israeli Supreme Court’s ruling that an important part of  the construction project is illegal. Those […]

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Ruqub: No freedom for Shalit until our prisoners are released

[ 08/08/2011 - 11:00 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Hamas spokesman in Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, Hamad Al-Ruqub has urged the armed wings of resistance factions to capture more Israeli soldiers to trade them for Palestinian prisoners. Ruqub, speaking at a ceremony in honor of the recently liberated prison Bilal Abu Dakka, said […]

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Hamas urges Fatah to be serious to end national rift

[ 08/08/2011 - 10:44 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri demanded Fatah faction to be serious during Cairo talks that resumed yesterday in order to implement the national reconciliation agreement. “We are serious about implementing all files of the reconciliation agreement as soon as possible, but the success of this meeting depends […]

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Forty Palestinian prisoners poisoned in Negev prison

Monday, 08 August 2011 13:30| MEMO 40 Palestinian prisoners suffered food poisoning after eating expired food provided by the prison the canteen. The Ramallah-based Palestinian Ministry of Prisoner Affairs announced that 40 Palestinian prisoners being held in the Israeli desert prison of Negev, suffered food poisoning after eating expired food provided by the prison the […]

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Wife of political prisoner detained in Al-Khalil

[ 08/08/2011 - 12:20 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Security services in Al-Khalil summoned the wife of one of its prisoners on Sunday amid a continued arrest spree in the West Bank. Sources close to the prisoner’s family said she was questioned for five hours about a previous ten-year sentence her husband spent in Israeli custody. […]

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Jewish settlers storm the Aqsa Mosque

[ 08/08/2011 - 12:22 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Tension is running high in the holy Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem after Jewish settlers stormed and roamed the plazas of the holy site at the early morning hours on Monday. The Aqsa guards said that Israeli occupation police escorted the groups of settlers who were […]

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Isarel bans families from visiting their sons jailed in 1948 occupied lands

[ 08/08/2011 - 12:30 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– The prisoners’ center for studies said the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) decided to prevent some families of Palestinian prisoners in its jails from entering the 1948 occupied lands to visit their sons at the pretext they made violations. Prisoners in Shatta jail told the center that the […]

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PRESS RELEASE | Veolia, major target of Palestinian BDS campaign, in financial crisis

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Aug 8 2011 | BDSmovement.net French multinational Veolia to cut back global operations after €67.2 million losses BDS campaign has cost Veolia large contracts across Europe over its illegal Israel project Losses comes on heals of Agrexco’s financial woes, another main BDS target Only days after losing out on another […]

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Israeli Army Invades Nabi Saleh Firing Live Ammunition and Gas Bombs

Monday August 08, 2011 11:37 by Danny Johnes – IMEMC and Agencies Reports from Tamimi Press indicate that Sunday evening the Israeli army invaded the Palestinian town of Nabi Saleh in the West Bank. They fired live ammunition and gas bombs and clashed with local youth. Israeli Soldiers Firing Tear Gas Outside Nabi Saleh (mwcnews.net) […]

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Four Palestinians Kidnapped by Israeli Army in Beit Ummar

Monday August 08, 2011 12:52 by Danny Johnes – IMEMC and Agencies The Israeli army invaded Beit Ummar and kidnapped four individuals Saturday night, according to Maan News Agency. Also, the soldiers fired live ammunition and gas bombs during the invasion. Photo – Maan News Agency The Israeli invasion occurred on Saturday evening during a […]

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Throng of US Congressman to Visit Holy Land in Next Few Weeks

08.08.11 – 11:52| Palestine News Network Over the next three weeks during the US Congress’s summer recess, 81 congressman, some 20 percent of the US House of Representatives, will visit Israel. A group of 26 Democrats plan to arrive on Monday. Two Republican delegations, totaling 55 members, will then follow the Democratic one. Freshman congressman […]

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Israel puts pressure on human-rights organisations

Vita Bekker | The National | Aug 7, 2011  TEL AVIV // Just months after Israel ended its invasion of the Gaza Strip more than two years ago, life became more challenging for Sari Bashi and her human-rights group Gisha. Right-wing government officials, legislators and pressure groups, angered at charges by rights organisations that Israel […]

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The Spirit of Rachel Corrie Mission to Gaza: Breaking the Illegal Siege

The Blockade Runners Part II Global Research| by Julie Lévesque | August 7, 2011- 2011-08-06 The following text recounts how the Gaza siege was almost broken by a lone humanitarian ship. What the Spirit of Rachel Corrie achieved, its crew and passengers, constitutes an outstanding act of courage and determination, taking the Israeli Navy totally by surprise. […]

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