#PalHunger | Egyptian parliament condemns the systematic torture of Palestinian prisoners

[ PIC 09/05/2012 - 09:11 PM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– The Egyptian Parliament condemned , in its session on Tuesday evening, the Zionist crimes against the Palestinian people and prisoners in occupation prisons. The People’s Assembly Commission for Arab Affair had strongly condemned, in a statement, the Zionist crimes against the Palestinian people in all occupied […]

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#PalHunger | Liberated captive: Female captives participate in the “dignity” strike

[ PIC 09/05/2012 - 09:30 PM ] AL-KHLAIL (PIC)– The liberated captive, student Fatima Zahra Sidr, said that the occupation is unable to confront the Palestinian prisoners’ strong will and their determination to carry on their battle against jail and jailer. On Tuesday, Sidr told PIC’s reporter that the occupation has always sought to undermine […]

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Jewish settlers set hundreds of olive trees on fire

[ PIC 09/05/2012 - 01:44 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– Jewish settlers set hundreds of Palestinian olive trees on fire in Jamaeen and Yasuf villages to the south of Nablus. Fathi Hamdan, a farmer, said on Wednesday that Jewish settlers from the Tafuh settlement started the blaze that destroyed more than 300 olive trees owned by […]

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#PalHunger | Haneyya urges hunger strikers to stay united and steadfast

[ PIC 09/05/2012 - 01:55 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian premier Ismail Haneyya urged the hunger strikers in Israeli jails to maintain their united position and steadfastness and stand up against any attempt to disturb their unity. Haneyya made his remarks on Tuesday in a news conference held in the tent that was set up […]

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PALESTINE NEWS | May 9, 2012

LIVE BLOG ▶ 3000 PALESTINIANS ON HUNGER STRIKE | #PalHunger continuous updated آخر الأخبار والتحديثات May 9, 2012 | 23370 Days Since Al-Nakba & Gaza has been under siege for 1792 days For news of previous news days | Daily News Overviews Follow on Twitter for more live updates Continuous updates.. #PalHunger – 3000 Palestinians […]

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Palestinians block UN building in Ramallah for hunger striking prisoners – #UNclosed – Video

May 9, 2012 Video by antiprocon On May 9, Palestinian youth and family members of political prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails blockaded all the entrances to the UN compound in Ramallah, Occupied Palestine, to denounce the UN’s inaction regarding the mass prisoners hunger strike. More than 2,500 Palestinian prisoners have been on strike […]

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#PalHunger | Demonstration in Ramallah in support of the striking prisoners

[ PIC 09/05/2012 - 03:42 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Dozens of activists and families of the two detainees Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahleh have closed the main road in front of the presidential headquarters in Ramallah, demanding the PA president Mahmoud Abbas to work immediately for their sons’ release who went on hunger strike since […]

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Egyptian businessmen support the endowment project to support Jerusalem

[ PIC 09/05/2012 - 04:14 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Egyptian economic Delegation, that is visiting Gaza currently and that includes members of the Egyptian contracting and engineering syndicates, asserted its support for the Palestinian Contractors Union’s project in Gaza provinces, which intended to create endowments to support Jerusalem and strengthen its people’s steadfastness against […]

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#PalHunger | May 09 2012 EU Event Protest in Ramallah – Video by @farouri

May 9, 2012 by Arouri83 Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad listens to Prisoners relatives as they protest during an EU Event in the West Bank city of Ramallah on May 9, 2012 #PalHunger / Fadi Arouri رئيس الوزراء الفلسطيني سلام فياض يستمع لأهالي أسرى فلسطينيين شاركوا في اعتصام خلال فعاليات للإتحاد الأوروبي في مدينة رام […]

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#Anonymous hacks UN site for “ignoring” Palestine’s hunger strikers | #UNClosed

Protestors wave the Palestinian flag and hold a poster picturing Thaer Halahleh during a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails outside the Massiyahu Prison in Ramle, near Tel Aviv, on 3 May 2012 (Photo: AFP – Ahmad Gharabli) Al Akhbar | Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Updated 3:26pm: Hacktivist group Anonymous took […]

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#PalHunger | Long-term hunger strikers refuse Israeli offer to deport them to Gaza | #UNCLOSED?

Wednesday, 09 May 2012 13:00 | MEMO Hlahalah’s family confirmed that his hunger strike will now enter a new stage. Palestinian human rights sources have revealed that Bilal Diab, Thaer Hlahalah and Jaafar Izz al-Din, who have been on hunger strike in an Israeli prison for more than two months, have refused an offer to […]

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Urgent Alert: Imminent Displacement Risk in the Jerusalem Periphery

Palestinian residential structures in Area C of the the West Bank, east of Jerusalem, are under looming threat of immediate demolition. Structures include EU-funded residential structures provided in response to previous demolitions in the area. The Palestinian-Bedouin communities living in the hills to the east of Jerusalem are at an exceedingly growing risk of forced […]

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Learning from the #PalHunger strikers – DIGNITY FIRST! ~ Cartoon by @CarlosLatuff

Source and many more cartoons by Carlos can be found here ACTIONALERT & LIVE BLOG ▶ 3000 PALESTINIANS ON HUNGER STRIKE | #PalHunger Palestinian Prisoners Palestine’s Prisoners – Pictures Palestinian Prisoners Special Topic Palestinian Prisoners -Category The History of Israeli Torture – Topic Child Arrests – Topic All posts about Torture – Category Hana Shalabi […]

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#PalHunger | Abu Zuhri calls on EU to take practical steps for saving prisoners | #UNClosed

Al-Qassam Website 09-05-2012,09:49  GAZA – Dr. Sami Abu Zuhri, the spokesman for the Islamic Resistance Movement “Hamas”, considered the EU’s call for the Zionist occupation to respect the prisoners’ rights and provide them with medical treatment an insufficient step. In a written press release, on Tuesday, he called for serious practical steps that guarantee saving […]

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Hamas urges Hollande to change France’s attitude towards Palestinian rights

[ PIC 09/05/2012 - 09:06 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum urged the newly-elected president of France Francois Hollande to put the Palestinian cause at the top of his agenda and rectify his country’s policies towards the rights of the Palestinian people. In a press release on Tuesday, Barhoum expressed his Movement’s hope […]

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IOF launch military drills in Dura town, terrorize citizens

[ PIC 09/05/2012 - 09:12 AM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) carried out Tuesday evening military exercises and helicopter landings in different area of Dura town in Al-Khalil city and terrorized its Palestinian residents. Eyewitnesses told the Palestinian information center (PIC) that a large number of Israeli troops and three helicopters took […]

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Palestinian youth activists shut down UN in Ramallah in protest at the UN ignoring the hunger strikes #UNClosed

Reblogged from weareallhanashalabi: Around 7.30am local time a group of Palestinian youth activists arrived at the gates of the main UN building in Ramallah, put up signs declaring UN Office closed and blocked access to and from the building. As Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahleh reach their 73rd day  the activists had decided something needed […]

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LIVE BLOG ▶ #UNCLOSED !

ArabAgenda | May 9, 2012 Today a group of Activist closed the entrance of the UN offices building in Ramallah, demanding a direct and serious actions from the UN to help saving the lives of the Palestinian prisoners in hunger strike. Before taking this actions the protesters sent a message to the UN with their demands, the […]

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Breaking #UNClosed: Activists shut down UN building to raise awareness about Palestinian hunger strikers by @SamiKishawi

  May 9, 2012 | 16 Minutes to Palestine weblog by Sami Kishawi This story is still developing. Demonstrators in Ramallah surrounded a United Nations building in Ramallah to demand attention to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. At 7:30 AM, reports of about 25 youth activists blocked access into and out of the UN building. […]

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“الشعبية” تنظم مسيرة جماهيرية إلى مستوطنة “بيت إيل” السبت | #PalHunger

نشر الـيـوم الساعة 16:59 رام الله – معا – أعلنت الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير فلسطين، اليوم الأربعاء، عن تنظيم مسيرة جماهيرية، تنطلق من دوار المنارة وسط رام الله، وتتجه نحو مستوطنة “بيت إيل”، قرب رام الله، وذلك الساعة الواحدة ظهر يوم السبت المقبل. وقال أحد منظمي المسيرة، مفضلاً عدم الكشف عن هويته، إن المسيرة تنظم من […]

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