Archive | May 7, 2012
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#PalHunger | Jihad Movement: the Occupation Decides to Execute Diab and Halahleh

[ PIC 07/05/2012 - 09:51 PM ] JININ,(PIC)– The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine has considered the Israeli court refusal of the appeal submitted by the lawyer of the two detainees Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahleh, against their administrative detention as a decision to execute the two prisoners who have been on hunger strike for […]

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#PalHunger | Haneyya calls for sending international fact-finding committee on prisoners

[ PIC 07/05/2012 - 09:57 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Gaza premier has called for sending an international fact-finding committee to probe conditions of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation jails. Haneyya said during a visit to the sit-in tent pitched in Gaza city in solidarity with the Palestinian hunger strikers that the world community must swiftly […]

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#PalHunger | Prisoners: Hunger strike reached point of no return

[ PIC 07/05/2012 - 09:55 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– A delegation of the Israeli prison authority has met with two members of the committee representing Palestinian prisoners, who are on hunger strike, in Ramon and Nafha jails. A message from prisoners reaching the ministry of prisoners in Gaza on Monday said that the prisoners Jamal […]

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IOF soldiers arrest son of martyr

[ PIC 07/05/2012 - 09:55 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested Musab Saleh Talahme, 19, near Al-Burj village in Dura town, south of Al-Khalil, on Monday morning, locals said. The PIC reporter said that an IOF roadblock to the south west of Al-Khalil intercepted a bus and ordered all commuters out of […]

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#PalHunger | MP Natsheh asks for doctors to visit and examine him

[ PIC 06/05/2012 - 09:38 PM ] GAZA (PIC) — The captive, MP Mohammed Jamal Natsheh, after being on an open hunger strike since 20 days, called for the urgent need to send him specialist doctors to see his deteriorating health condition. MP Natsheh appealed to the Red Cross to organize an urgent visit to […]

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#PalHunger | Detainee Hassan Safadi continues his hunger strike for the 63 days

[ PIC 07/05/2012 - 07:34 PM ] NABLUS,(PIC)– Mahmoud Hassan, the lawyer of Addameer Foundation for Prisoners and Human Rights, met, on Sunday in Ramla prison hospital, the detainee Hassan Safadi who has been on hunger strike for 63 days. Safadi, who came to the visit on a wheelchair because of his deteriorating health, told […]

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#PalHunger | New prisoners join the strike in Negev prison

[ PIC 07/05/2012 - 08:06 PM ] RAMALLAH (PIC) — The prisoners in occupation jails leaked several letters asserting the escalation of the open hunger strike aiming to achieve their demands, revealing that a delegation of the occupation intelligence and the prison administration met two members of the Central Committee of the strike leadership, and […]

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For the second day .. Egypt continues to prevent businessmen from entering Gaza

[ PIC 07/05/2012 - 07:56 PM ] GAZA (PIC) — On Sunday, Egypt’s security forces continued to prevent the delegation of the Arab businessmen (coming from14 Arab countries) from entering Gaza to participate in Palestine investment conference, which is supposed to kick off on Monday, May 7 in the Gaza Strip. The delegation’s source told […]

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#PalHunger | PFLP leader Saadat refuses to negotiate with Israelis on hunger strike

[ PIC 07/05/2012 - 12:19 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Secretary general of the popular front for the liberation of Palestin (PFLP) Ahmed Saadat refused an Israeli request to negotiate with him regarding the hunger strike. Saadat told a lawyer from Al-Dameer association that a committee from Shabas, the Israeli prison authority, visited him last Tuesday […]

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#PalHunger | Haniyeh calls on Israel to release Palestinian prisoners

Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh PressTV | Mon May 7, 2012 6:4PM GMT Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh calls on Israel to release Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike to protest their detention, Press TV reports. Describing the mass hunger strike by Palestinians in Israeli jails as a humanitarian struggle, Haniyeh on Monday called on Islamic […]

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#PalHunger | Laurence McKeown sends message of support to the Palestinian Hunger Strikers – VIDEO

May 7, 2012 by GazaTVNews In 1981, Laurence McKeown took part in the Irish Hunger Strike that was led by Bobby Sands. Laurence endured 70 days without food before ending his fast. Today, 2 Palestinian men, Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahleh, are on day 70 of their Hunger Strike in an Israeli prison. Plus, over […]

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#PalHunger | Shaath calls for international action on hunger strike

Maan News Agency | May 7, 2012 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Fatah official Nabil Shaath on Monday called on the EU to react decisively to the ongoing hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners. Speaking with a delegation from the British Labor party, Shaath stressed that practical steps by the international community were vital in order to force […]

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#PalHunger | 10 hunger strike prisoners hospitalized in critical condition

Monday, 07 May 2012 15:00 | MEMO Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike for the last 59 to 67 days are now seriously endangered. Palestine’s Ambassador to the United Nations, Dr Riyad Mansour, has warned of a grave threat to the lives of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails. He made the disclosure after […]

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#PalHunger | Prisoner Sabha: The hunger strikers enjoy high morale

[ PIC 07/05/2012 - 01:46 PM ] JENIN, (PIC)– Senior Hamas official and prisoner Mohamed Sabha said on Monday that the hunger strike is going better than what has been planned for and the hunger strikers are in high spirits. Sabha stressed in a leaked letter that the captive movement from all factions are united […]

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#PalHunger | Meeting between Fatah detainees and jailers to end hunger strike

[ PIC 07/05/2012 - 01:39 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– A meeting took place in Ramon jail Monday morning between Israeli officials from the prison authority Shabas and many Fatah prisoners who were brought from different other prisons in order to discuss the formation of a committee aimed at breaking the hunger strike of Fatah prisoners. […]

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#PalHunger | High Court rejects appeal; two inmates on hunger strike may die

 972 Magazine | Hagai Matar | May 7, 2012 The High Court of Justice rejected the petition filed by hunger striking administrative detainees Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahla to release them immediately. The two have been refusing to eat for 70 days – and doctors fear for their lives. Justices ruled on Monday that there […]

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Israeli authorities raze Araqib village for 38th time

[ PIC 07/05/2012 - 11:52 AM ] NEGEV, (PIC)– The Israeli authorities razed the Palestinian village of Araqib in the Negev desert for the 38th time running. Eyewitnesses said that Israeli army and police forces escorted military bulldozers and heavy tractors and encircled the village. They said that the troops tore down the tents that […]

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#PalHunger | Respecting BDS Guidelines: Self Determination and International Solidarity

A protester is detained during a protest in support of prisoners on hunger strike, outside Maasiyahu prison near Ramle, south of Tel Aviv 3 May 2012. (Photo: Reuters – Nir Elias) By: PACBI | Monday, May 7, 2012 | Al Akhbar English In the Palestinian Campaign for Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI), we […]

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#PalHunger | Arab League asks UN to hold session on Palestinian prisoners

[ PIC 07/05/2012 - 11:23 AM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– The Arab League decided to ask the UN general assembly to convene a special session to discuss the issue of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. This came in an extraordinary meeting held Sunday by the Arab League at the level of permanent representatives who listened to […]

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Egyptian authorities block entry of international delegation of Investors to Gaza

[ PIC 07/05/2012 - 11:09 AM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– The Egyptian authorities blocked on Sunday the entry of a 124-member delegation of international investors into Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing despite obtaining prior approval. The Cairo-based Palestinian affairs center said in a statement that the Egyptian security authorities at Rafah border point claimed that […]

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#PalHunger | Haneyya delivers message from prisoners to Erdogan

[ PIC 07/05/2012 - 12:09 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)- Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation jails have addressed a message to Turkish premier Recep Erdogan asking for his personal intervention to support their cause. Dr. Yousef Rezka, political advisor to Palestinian premier Ismail Haneyya, said on Monday that Haneyya recently handed the message to a visiting […]

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Justice requires action to stop subjugation of Palestinians ~ by Desmond Tutu

Desmond Tutu |  06 May 2012 15:25 | Middle East Monitor It can make an enormous difference in creating a future of justice and equality for Palestinians and Jews in the Holy Land. A quarter-century ago I barnstormed around the United States encouraging Americans, particularly students, to press for divestment from South Africa. Today, regrettably, […]

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