Khader Adnan Begins His Slow Recovery While Israeli Court Issues a Decision to Remove His Shackles

  Addameer February 25 2012 Joint Press Release, Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel Ramallah, 23 February 2012—Following the cessation of his 66-day hunger strike on the evening of 21 February 2012, a Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHR-Israel)-affiliated doctor and Addameer lawyer Samer Sam’an visited Khader Adnan today, 23 [...]

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Separation Diary – Video

Video by Boujabel on Feb 23, 2012 On 11\1\2012 the Israeli Supreme Court upheld the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law — 2003. This law severely restricts Palestinian Arab citizens of Israel from living together in Israel with their Palestinian spouses from the OPT or from “enemy states” defined as “Syria, Lebanon, Iran and Iraq”. [...]

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Egyptian intelligence brokered deal to release Khader Adnan, says Israeli paper

Egypt Independent Sat, 25/02/2012 – 14:13 Photographed by AFP Egypt’s intelligence service brokered the deal with Israel for the release of Khader Adnan, whose 67-day hunger strike due to being detained without charge ended four days ago, the English website of the Israeli daily Haaretz reported on Friday. On Tuesday, the Israeli Justice Ministry said [...]

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Syria Vehemently Condemns Israeli Occupation Forces’ Storming of al-Aqsa Mosque

Feb 25, 2012 SANA DAMASCUS, (SANA)- Syria vehemently condemned and denounced the Israeli occupation forces’ storming of al-Aqsa Mosque during Friday Prayer and attack against prayers in a flagrant violation of the Arab Islamic and Christian sanctities, said an official source at the Foreign and Expatriates Ministry on Friday. The Israeli forces injured tens of [...]

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9 hurt in clashes after protester’s funeral

MAAN FEB 25 2012 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Nine Palestinians were injured Saturday in clashes in al-Ram, northern Jerusalem, following the funeral of a Palestinian killed Friday by Israeli fire in the occupied West Bank. Talat Ramia died in surgery late Friday after Israeli soldiers shot him in the chest with live fire at a protest. [...]

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Fayyad: World’s silence emboldens Israel

MAAN FEB 25 2012   RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The prime minister in Ramallah denounced Israel’s “resort to force” against non-violent protests in the West Bank, after a demonstrator suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the chest. Salam Fayyad said he held the Israeli government completely responsible for “this crime,” but he said the international community [...]

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Soldiers Attack Anti-Wall Protest in Beit Ummar

FEB 25 2012 HEBRON, February 25, 2012 (WAFA) – Israeli soldiers Saturday attacked the weekly non-violent demonstration against settlements and the Apartheid Wall in Beit Ummar, a town north of Hebron, said local activist. Yousef Abu Maria, spokesman for the Popular Committee against the Wall in Beit Ummar, said Israeli soldiers fired smoke and sound [...]

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UN Palestinian rights committee concerned over Israeli settlement

25-02-2012,09:15 Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Al Qassam website – Agencies – A United Nations committee on Palestinian rights on Friday voiced alarm at the recent decision of Israeli authorities to build more than 500 new homes in a settlement inside the occupied Palestinian territory. The Bureau of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of [...]

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PALESTINE NEWS | Feb 25, 2012

“Israel kills by deprivation of Healthcare” Facts tweeted earlier now storified آخر الأخبار والتحديثات Feb 25, 2012 | 23295 Days Since Al-Nakba & Gaza has been under siege for 1718 days For news of previous news days Daily News Overviews Follow on Twitter NEW PAGES ON THIS BLOG —— OVERVIEWS CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED █▌ CHILD ARRESTS [...]

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Protester shot and killed at a demonstration at Qalandya checkpoint today, clashes continue in Jerusalem and the West Bank

PNN FEB 24 2012 During a violent protest in which the IOF used live bullets, tear gas and rubber bullets, twenty five year old Talat Ramia, was shot in the shoulder and died later from his injuries. According to medics, five other protesters were injured. An Israeli army spokesman said the incident was under investigation. [...]

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Palestinian female detainee Hana’a Shalabi on tenth day of hunger strike

[ PIC 25/02/2012 - 11:11 AM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Detained young woman Hana’a Shalabi has entered her tenth day of hunger strike protesting her administrative detention despite being released late last year in the prisoners’ exchange deal between Hamas and Israel. Attallah Abulsabh, the minister of prisoners in the Haneyya government, said that Hana’a, 28, [...]

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Violent clashes in Ram after murder of youth

[ PIC 25/02/2012 - 11:55 AM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– An all-out strike was observed in Ram town to the north of occupied Jerusalem on Saturday after one of its young men was shot to death by the Israeli occupation police. Local sources said that the strike as observed in mourning over the death of [...]

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IAEA report proves peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program

Iran’s Ambassador to the IAEA Ali Asghar Soltanieh PRESS TV Sat Feb 25, 2012 6:28AM GMT The new report is an international document which endorses the elevated scientific and technological status of our country.” Iran’s IAEA Ambassador Ali Asqar Soltanieh Iran’s Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says the UN body’s new report [...]

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Attacking Iran leads to Israel’s disintegration: Vahidi

Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi PRESS TV Sat Feb 25, 2012 10:2AM GMT Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi says Tel Aviv’s attack against the Islamic Republic will undoubtedly result in the disintegration of Israel. “The Zionist regime [of Israel] is on the verge of dissolution… a military attack by the Zionist [...]

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Asking Israel why it tortured my friend

Joy Ellison |The Electronic Intifada  Chicago 25 February 2012 VIDEO: Soldiers attack Palestinian family, arrest Shepherd, January 7th 2010 On 7 January 2010, something happened that changed irrevocably the way I see the world. That day, my friend Musab Raba’i was tortured by the Israeli military. When I heard that Israeli Sergeant Benjamin Anthony would [...]

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Kuwaiti charities launch projects in Gaza Strip

KUNA FEB 25 2012 GAZA, Feb 25 (KUNA) — A Kuwaiti delegation inaugurated here Saturday a number of charitable projects, supervised by Kuwait’s Al-Arhma Al-Alamiya and the Social Reform Society. The projects include a number of renovated mosques, two agricultural projects and a medical facility. Attending a ceremony on the event, at the head of [...]

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Qatar to host Arab League conference on Jerusalem

MAAN FEB 25 2012 JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — The Jerusalem International Conference is scheduled to kick off in Doha, the capital of Qatar, on Sunday under the patronage of the Arab League. The three-day conference comes to show solidarity with the holy city in the face of Israeli threats, and it was approved during the 22nd [...]

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Palestinians protest Israel’s brutality in al-Quds

ISLAM TIMES FEB 25 2012 Islam Times – Palestinians in the Gaza Strip take to the streets to denounce Israeli brutalities against Palestinian worshipers at the holy site of al-Aqsa Mosque in East al-Quds (Jerusalem). They staged a demonstration after Friday prayers as part of a series of protests to be staged in Gaza in [...]

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Protest calling to open the Shuhada street, Hebron, West Bank, 24.2.2012 – VIDEO

Video by yisraelpnmon Feb 24, 2012 Demonstrators march during a protest against the closure of Shuhada street to Palestinians, in the West Bank city of Hebron February 24, 2012. Some 500 protesters, including foreign and Israeli activists, gathered on Friday marking the 18th anniversary of the closure of the street, which was closed by the [...]

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Palestinian youth activist Fadi Quran assaulted/arrested for speaking / Journalists assaulted – VIDEO

Video by theIMEUon Feb 25, 2012 The video above is an excerpt of the full video at http://on.fb.me/Ad6E4w in which Palestinian youth activist Fadi Quran, a graduate of Stanford University, is pepper sprayed in the face, assaulted, and arrested by Israeli forces while attending a protest calling for the reopening of a major thoroughfare for [...]

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Haneyya hails Egyptian support, Syrian uprising

[ PIC 25/02/2012 - 09:37 AM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– Ismail Haneyya, the Palestinian premier in Gaza, has called on the Egyptian people, Arab and Islamic armies to prepare for the final showdown with the Israeli occupation. Haneyya, speaking after the Friday congregation in the Egyptian Al-Azhar mosque, said many Egyptian martyrs have sacrificed their lives [...]

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LRAD (Long Range Acoustic Device) used against protesters in Hebron – VIDEO

Video by DarkGildon on Feb 24, 2012 A Palestinian-Israeli joint demonstration held by the Hebron Defense Comittee with participation of Tarabut. The demonstrators called for the opening of Shuhada street and were met with tear gas grenades, “Skunk”, LRAD, and flashbang grenades. Related: Israel’s Weapons a Crime on Humanity

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Hundreds of Palestinians and Israelis protest segregation, settlement in Hebron – video

Army used tear gas, skunk and a new US-made sound device against protesters. Dozens were injured, a couple of Palestinians and one Israeli were arrested By Max Schindler 972 Magazine Tear gas being shot at protesters in Hebron (Photo: Activestills) Hundreds of Palestinians, Israelis and internationals descended upon Hebron on Friday to protest the 18-year [...]

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Dozens treated for breathing difficulty in IOF violent quelling of marches

[ PIC 25/02/2012 - 09:41 AM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Dozens of Palestinian citizens and foreign activists were treated for breathing problems on Friday after Israeli occupation forces (IOF) fired gas bombs at peaceful protest marches in various West Bank areas. Huge masses took part in a march in Nabi Saleh village near Ramallah following the [...]

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Peaceful demonstration to Open Shu Hada Street, Hebron, escalates into violence

PNN Febr 25 2012 A peaceful demonstration, organized by Youth Against Settlements movement to mark eighteen years since the Ibrahim Mosque Massacre, was violently broken up by Israeli forces. Thousands of Palestinians from across the West Bank joined by solidarity activists participated in a demonstration in Hebron today calling for the reopening of Shuhada Street. [...]

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Israel to Take Over Land near Salfit

WAFA FEB 25 2012 SALFIT, February 25, 2012 (WAFA) – Israeli authorities issued a seizure order of Palestinian-owned land in Khallet Hadidah, a locale near Qarawat Bani Hassan, a village northwest of Salfit, for settlement expansion, mayor of Qarawat Bani Hassan Aziz Assi said Saturday. He said the municipality received a copy of the seizure [...]

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Clashes Break Out in al-Ram following Army Killing of Resident

WAFA FEB 25 2012 RAMALLAH, February 25, 2012 (WAFA) – Palestinian residents of the northern Jerusalem town of al-Ram clashed Saturday with Israeli soldiers on the outskirts of the town following a tense night after soldiers had shot and killed a 25-year-old resident the day before, according to witnesses. Israeli soldiers Friday opened fire and [...]

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International conference on Jerusalem to open in Doha on Sunday

[ PIC 25/02/2012 - 10:42 AM ] DOHA, (PIC)– An international conference on Jerusalem is to open in the Qatari capital, Doha on Sunday morning under the patronage of the Arab League to boost steadfastness of the holy city and its inhabitants. The three-day conference would discuss a number of axes including history of Jerusalem, [...]

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Funeral of Aqsa Martyr Tal’at Ramya shot in the heart by Israeli Occupation – Feb 25 2012 – Photography

FEBR 25 2012 Related Protester shot and killed at a demonstration at Qalandya checkpoint today, clashes continue in Jerusalem and the West Bank – Feb 24 2012 Clashes after Funeral of Aqsa Martyr Tal’at Ramya  Feb 25 2012 – Photography Ethnic cleansing & Denial of Palestinian identity – Special Topic Israel’s Likud threatens to invade [...]

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Comprehensive follow-up from Al Aqsa Mosque and Jerusalem on Thursday 23.2.2012 – Photography

Jerusalem Center for Media – Exclusive – Qudsmedia Feb 23 2012 01:30 – The occupation forces detained on Thursday afternoon, more than 100 stationed in Al-Aqsa Mosque and turned them to Qishleh Investigation Center in Jerusalem. 10:12 – The detainees for the day until the moment are: Riad Aghbarieh from Umm Al-Fahm and Tamer Shalaatah [...]

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