Occupation government funds Migron settlements with more than NIS 53 million

#5MayPPSolidarity ▶ May 5: Mobilize in support of Palestinian political prisoners [ PIC 30/04/2012 - 06:50 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– The Hebrew newspaper “Haaretz”, stated on Monday, that the Zionist government would fund two temporary housing solutions for the settlers in “Migron” settlement at a cost of more than NIS 53 million. The newspaper […]

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Megiddo prison witnessing tensions | #PalHunger

#5MayPPSolidarity ▶ May 5: Mobilize in support of Palestinian political prisoners [ PIC 30/04/2012 - 06:57 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– Director of Ahrar Center for Prisoners Studies and Human Rights, Fouad Khuffash, reported that 24 ill Palestinian prisoners in the Zionist Megiddo prison decided to launch a hunger strike and refuse medication on Monday, in […]

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Palestinian prisoners are still steadfast until demands met | #PalHunger

#5MayPPSolidarity ▶ May 5: Mobilize in support of Palestinian political prisoners [ PIC 30/04/2012 - 07:00 PM ] OCCUPIED PALESTINE, (PIC)– Head of the Legal Unit at the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS), Lawyer Jawad Boulos, confirmed that the detainee Bilal Diab, 62 days on hunger strike, collapsed during the lawyer’s visit at Ramla Prison Hospital […]

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Mishaal: We have agreed with the Arab League to internationalize prisoners issue | #PalHunger

#5MayPPSolidarity ▶ May 5: Mobilize in support of Palestinian political prisoners [ PIC 30/04/2012 - 07:06 PM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– Hamas Political bureau chief, Khaled Mishaal, has confirmed that he agreed with Dr. Nabil el-Arabi, the Secretary-General of the Arab League, on Sunday, to internationalize the Palestinian and Arab prisoners’ issue in occupation prisons and […]

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Resheq calls to expand the boycott of Israeli goods campaign

#5MayPPSolidarity ▶ May 5: Mobilize in support of Palestinian political prisoners [ PIC 30/04/2012 - 07:47 PM ] BEIRUT (PIC) — Member of Political Bureau Hamas, Ezzat Resheq called to expand the boycott Zionist products campaign, especially those produced in the settlements built on Palestinian lands in occupied West Bank. In a press release published […]

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American Methodists must be fearless about divestment from Israel ~ by Stuart Littlewood

Redress | Stuart Littlewood | May 1, 2012 Stuart Littlewood calls on US Methodists to be courageous and ignore pressure from Christian Zionists by supporting divestment from companies that profiteer from the brutal Israeli occupation of Palestine, arguing that British Methodists had “blazed a trail through this minefield” nearly two years ago and voted to […]

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VIDEO | Protest April 30 2012 RAMALLAH | #PalHunger

#5MayPPSolidarity ▶ May 5: Mobilize in support of Palestinian political prisoners Apr 30, 2012 Video  by Arouri83 ACTIONALERT & LIVE BLOG ▶ 3100 PALESTINIANS ON HUNGER STRIKE | #PalHunger

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ACTION ALERT #5MayPPSolidarity ▶ May 5: Mobilize in support of Palestinian political prisoners! | #PalHunger

Palestinian Grassroots Anti-apartheid Wall Campaign | Monday April 30, 2012 The Palestinian political prisoners have become a symbol of steadfastness and unbreakable determination to stand up for freedom and justice. Counting on nothing more than their own imprisoned bodies and their free spirits, their hunger strikes have already been able to raise awareness and mobilize […]

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VIDEO | International seminar on rights of Palestinian political prisoners and detainees in Gaza 3-4-2012 | #PalHunger

Apr 30, 2012 Video by ufreenetworkofficial Reported by: PressTV – Palestinians highlight the sufferings of its prisoners in Israeli jails International seminar on rights of Palestinian political prisoners and detainees in Gaza 3-4-2012 The event, the first of its kind, was organized by “UFree Network” an international organization which highlights the suffering of Palestinian political […]

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Empty Stomach Warriors (III): Omar Abu Shalal Sets His Mind ~ by @LinahAlsaafin | #PalHunger

A Palestinian youth sits in side a mock cage with his hands tied in chains during a protest after Friday prayer to call for the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails in Gaza City on 27 April 2012. (Photo: AFP – Mohammed Abed) By: Linah Alsaafin | Al Akhbar English |  Monday, April […]

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Jewish settlers start building new illegal settlement outpost north of Ramallah

[ PIC 30/04/2012 - 04:38 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Jewish settlers started building a new settlement outpost in Yanbu area near Nabi Saleh village to the north of Ramallah, Hebrew press reported on Monday. Ha’aretz newspaper recalled that the civil administration had declared as a historic spot an area of 15 dunums in Yanbu in […]

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IPS transfers detained MP Ali to another jail for resuming hunger strike | #PalHunger

[ PIC 30/04/2012 - 04:35 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– The Israeli prison service transferred detained Hamas MP Ahmed Al-Haji Ali from Megiddo to Shatta jail as a punishment for resuming his hunger strike. The Change and Reform parliamentary bloc quoted Ali’s son as saying that his elderly father’s lawyer could not visit him for the […]

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IOF troops start building wall along borders with Lebanon

[ PIC 30/04/2012 - 04:36 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) started building a wall along the borders between Palestine occupied in 1948 and Lebanon on Monday. AFP quoted an IOF spokeswoman as saying that the construction started after coordination with the UNIFIL and Lebanon. She said that the one kilometer long […]

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Haniyeh calls for intifada for prisoners | #PalHunger

Maan News Agency | Apr 30, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh called on Monday for a new intifada to support Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, who started a mass hunger-strike two weeks ago. The premier urged Arab and Islamic nations to intervene to support detainees, in remarks at a rally […]

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הפגנה בבית חנינה Protest in Beit Hanina at the Natshe Home – April 28, 2012 – Video

Apr 29, 2012 Video by harunrotenberg “משפחת נתשה, במקור מיפו, נעקרה מביתה ב-1948 ונאלצה לעבור לירושלים. ב-1967 נאצלה המשפחה לעזוב פעם נוספת את ביתה, הפעם בעיר העתיקה. ח’אלד ולובנה נתשה הקימו את ביתם הבא בבית חנינה, שם גידלו את תשעת ילדיהם. לאחר שנים של הטרדות מצד נציגים של ארגוני מתנחלים, בשבוע שעבר משפחת נתשה נעקרה […]

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CENSORSHIP IN THE ISRAELI PRESS ~~ 'NOW YOU SEE IT, NOW YOU DON'T'

Reblogged from Desertpeace:  It’s not only the New York Times that deems what is fit to print, HaAretz in Israel seems to be doing the same as of late. * ** Gideon Levy wrote a piece about the Gunter Grass controversy, it was published in Hebrew and English, then suddenly disappeared from the English pages… […]

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Settlers attempt to seize Palestinian agricultural land south of Nablus

Middle East Monitor | Apr 30, 2012 Jewish settlers began bulldozing land owned by Palestinian citizens from the village of Qasra, in an attempt to seize the land. In a phone interview given on Sunday, April 29, the head of Qasra’s Village Council, Abdel Azim Wadi, stated that a group of Jewish settlers began bulldozing […]

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Mashaal: Israel broke promises under Shalit deal | #PalHunger #Israel #Palestine

Maan News Agency | April 30, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Hamas politburo chief Khalid Mashaal on Monday said Israel had broken its promises to improve detainees conditions under last year’s swap deal. Speaking to reporters after meeting the Egyptian foreign minister in Cairo, Mashaal said the deal –which was brokered by Egypt — included […]

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Hunger striker Ghazi Kenan transferred to hospital | #PalHunger

[ PIC 30/04/2012 - 10:06 AM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– The Israeli administration of Gilboa jail has transferred Jerusalemite prisoner Ghazi Kenan to Ramle prison hospital on Sunday after his health seriously deteriorated following 13 days of hunger strike. Kenan’s relatives said that 31 Jerusalemite prisoners in Gilboa were on hunger strike, and appealed to international […]

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Students in support of Dr. Anat Matar | #StopAD #PalHunger

Monday, 30 April 2012 11:03| AIC NEWS Unofficial blog of Tel Aviv Univ. Dept. of Philosophy Dr. Anat Matar, lecturer in the Department of Philosophy of Tel Aviv University, is under attack by the right-wing Im Tirzu organization for her struggle against Israel’s administrative detention of Palestinian political prisoners. Below is a public letter of […]

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Prisoners to Mishaal, Abbas: Work together for our cause | #PalHunger

[ PIC 30/04/2012 - 10:38 AM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation jails have sent a message to Hamas leader Khaled Mishaal and PA chief and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas asking them to work together for the sake of their cause. The message leaked from the prison on Monday urged both Mishaal […]

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VIDEO | Interview with Majeda Fidda, former administrative detainee | #PalHunger

Video by addameer21on Mar 2, 2011 Majeda Fidda, a member of Nablus municipality council, was arrested by Israeli soldiers on 6 August 2008. She was acquitted of all charges against her on 31 December 2008, but instead of being released, she was placed in administrative detention for over a year. She was finally released on […]

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