PALESTINE NEWS | May 1, 2012

ACTIONALERT & LIVE BLOG ▶ 3000 PALESTINIANS ON HUNGER STRIKE | #PalHunger continuous updated آخر الأخبار والتحديثات May 1, 2012 | 23362 Days Since Al-Nakba & Gaza has been under siege for 1784 days For news of previous news days | Daily News Overviews Follow on Twitter Continuous updates.. #PalHunger – 3000 Palestinians fight for […]

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In Israel, democracy sprays you

Reblogged from Sixteen Minutes to Palestine: Activist Rana Hamadeh raised a Palestinian flag on an Israeli “skunk tank” today during a demonstration in front of Israel’s Ofer Prison near Ramallah. Soldiers quickly moved to arrest her, severely cracking down on at least three other Palestinians in the process. The following is footage that I found […]

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#Palhunger | #FlagWoman of #Palestine ~ Cartoon by @CarlosLatuff

#5MayPPSolidarity ▶ May 5: Mobilize in support of Palestinian political prisoners Source and more cartoons at the weblog of Carlos Latuff ▶ Why Palestinian prisoners are on #Palhunger strike ( Fact Sheet )  ACTIONALERT & LIVE BLOG ▶ 3100 PALESTINIANS ON HUNGER STRIKE | #PalHunger Palestine’s Prisoners Pictures Palestinian Prisoners Special Topic Palestinian Prisoners Category […]

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PRC: Resistance leader Abdullah al-Tawil, 33 years old, dies in ‘jihad mission’

Maan News Agency | May 1, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — A leader in the militant wing of the Popular Resistance Committees was killed Tuesday in a “Jihad mission,” the group said. Abdullah al-Tawil, 33, was a field commander for the an-Nasser Salah Addin Brigades in the central Gaza Strip, PRC said in a statement. […]

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Abbas Sayed calls for immediate support for the striking prisoners | #PalHunger

#5MayPPSolidarity ▶ May 5: Mobilize in support of Palestinian political prisoners [ PIC 01/05/2012 - 07:13 PM ] SPECIAL TO PIC– In a letter leaked from his isolation cell in Gilboa prison, Qassam leader Abbas al-Sayed called on the Ummah’s scholars, Secretary General of the Arab League, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, […]

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Islamic Jihad: Any deaths will mean an end to the truce | #PalHunger

#5MayPPSolidarity ▶ May 5: Mobilize in support of Palestinian political prisoners [ PIC 01/05/2012 - 01:44 PM ] GAZA,(PIC)– Islamic Jihad held the Israeli occupation authorities responsible for the lives of prisoners on hunger strike in its prisons, warning that any deaths between the strikers will mean an end to the Truce. The movement called, […]

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Ex-Mossad Chief Meir Dagan says ruling regime in Israel more dangerous than ‘Iranian threat’

Middle East Monitor | May 1, 2012 Former Mossad Chief, Meir Dagan, has said that Yuval Diskin, the former director of Shin Bet (Israel’s Security Agency), was speaking his “internal truth” when he criticized Israel’s Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, and Defence Minister, Ehud Barak. Dagan made his statements on Sunday at a conference organized by […]

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Report: “Israel Killed Five and kindapped 285 In April of which 45 children”

Tuesday May 01, 2012 13:04 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Israeli soldiers shot and killed five Palestinians, including a 4 year old child, and kidnapped more than 285 Palestinians in April 2012 according to The International Solidarity Foundation for Human Rights (Tadamon). File – Soldiers Kidnapping A Palestinian Child – majalisna.com The child, […]

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#PalHunger | Ofer demonstration of solidarity with prisoners – May 1, 2012 – Video by haithmkatib@gmail.com

#5MayPPSolidarity ▶ May 5: Mobilize in support of Palestinian political prisoners May 1, 2012 by haithmkatib RAMALLAH – Four Palestinians were injured during clashes with Israeli forces near Ofer jail at a demonstration in support of hunger-striking prisoners, medics told Ma’an. Activist Tayseer Arabsha was moderately wounded after being hit in the head by a […]

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Global and Historical Feminism: The Hunger Striking Stereotype

Reblogged from Our Other Sisters: The inspirational Palestinian woman Hana Shalabi made global headlines when she began a hunger strike protesting against administrative detention in Israeli prisons. Hana’s hunger strike lasted for 43 days before the Israeli authorities internally exiled her to Gaza. Punished for her non-violent protest, Hana’s hunger strike has galvanised between one […]

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#Flagwoman conquering the Israeli Skunk Truck at Ofer #Palhunger protest – VIDEO

#5MayPPSolidarity ▶ May 5: Mobilize in support of Palestinian political prisoners Urgent Appeal ▶ Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahleh in Grave Condition on May 1, 2012 Video by kadkadkadkadooo ACTIONALERT & LIVE BLOG ▶ 3100 PALESTINIANS ON HUNGER STRIKE | #PalHunger

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Israel renews MP Hassan Yousef’s (illegal) administrative detention with 6 months | #PalHunger

#5MayPPSolidarity ▶ May 5: Mobilize in support of Palestinian political prisoners Maan News Agency | May 1, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — An Israeli military court on Tuesday renewed the administrative detention of lawmaker Hassan Yousef for a further six months, his colleagues told Ma’an. Yousef, an MP for the Hamas-affiliated Change and Reform Bloc, […]

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IOF troops assault residents of the old city of al-Khalil

[ PIC 01/05/2012 - 09:06 AM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– IOF troops, on Monday evening, beat up a number of Palestinian residents in the old city of al-Khalil in the southern West Bank. Local sources told PIC correspondent the Palestinians were assaulted near the Ibarahimi Mosque and the Committee for renovating al-Khalil, without any justification for […]

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Students walking out Amb. Michael Oren’s lecture – Video

Apr 30, 2012Video by mozgovaya Students at George Washington University, in Washington D.C. walked out on a lecture by Israeli Ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, on Monday night. An important note: The walk out was conducted my students from GWU, Howard, American and Maryland and the DC area. Not just GWU.— Abu 3gal […]

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Four (Incl child) Injured After Being Attacked By Soldiers Invading Their Home

Tuesday May 01, 2012 03:33 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Palestinian medical sources reported that four Palestinians were wounded, on Monday night at midnight, after Israeli soldiers broke into their home, pepper-sprayed them and violently struck them, in the Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied East Jerusalem. File – Wattan.tv The attack was […]

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Concern grows for 2 prisoners on 63-day hunger-strike | #PalHunger

#5MayPPSolidarity ▶ May 5: Mobilize in support of Palestinian political prisoners Maan News Agency | May 1, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — After 63 days on hunger-strike, two Palestinian prisoners face severe health deterioration and are at risk of death, lawyers said Tuesday. Bilal Diab, 27, from Jenin, and Thaer Halahla, 33, from Hebron, have […]

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