BBC News – New Gaza war ‘a question of when, not if’

22 December 2010 Last updated at 22:38 GMT The UN says at least 62 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli action in Gaza so far this year Continue reading the main story Israel and the Palestinians Going nowhere fast? ‘Off the record’ views from officials Q&A: Resuming direct talks Mid-East talks: Where they stand A […]

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Palestinian Kidnapped Near Tulkarem – International Middle East Media Center

Wednesday December 22, 2010 16:46 by Ane Irazabal – IMEMC & Agencies On Wednesday morning, Israeli forces detained a Palestinian youth from the Nur Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarem, family members reported. File (photo from 972mag.com) The resident has been identified as Yasser Mahmoud Abdul-Rahim, 21, and was detained after Israeli troops surrounded his […]

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We will resist through the occupation, the blockade, the oppression | By Ahmad Mesleh

To get a real eye on Palestine, watch the beautiful photography of Ahmad Mesleh from West Bank Palestine: http://eyeonpalestine.com/ Or join his group on Facebook for the latest albums: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=184241188938  

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Meshaal: Palestinians do not want a nominal state

[ 22/12/2010 – 07:33 PM ]   DAMASCUS, (PIC)– Hamas politburo chief Khalid Meshaal said Wednesday that the Palestinians do not want a nominal state that asks the world to recognize it, but a real state with sovereignty over its own land, free of occupation, and with Jerusalem as the capital. Meshaal spoke Wednesday warmly […]

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QNA | News | Jewish Settlers Seize Arab Land

Article Date: 23:28 2010/12/22 Article ID: 0102 Nablus,December 22 (QNA) – Jewish settlers Wednesday seized 30 donums of land near the village of Jaloud in Nablus area, owned by Palestinians. Ghassan Daghlas, who is in charge of jewish settelment in the northern westrn bank said the settlers seized control of the land and started to […]

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The US House, Palestine and the peace camp – Sama Adnan

    Published today 20:43 As US House Resolution 1765, formerly 1731 and 1734, passed in the American House of Representatives by a voice vote enjoining the American Administration of President Barack Obama to oppose a unilateral Palestinian declaration of independence, the peace camp looked disheveled and mystified. With every loss in the halls of […]

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Rise in Israeli attacks on Gaza and Ramallah collaboration condemned

Wednesday, 22 December 2010 18:45 EXCLUSIVE PICTURES A spokesman for the Palestinian government in Gaza has condemned the Israeli military operations against the territory, which have escalated over the past few weeks. Speaking at a press conference on 22 December, Taher El-Nono said that the government would be making a formal complaint about the increase […]

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ei: Israeli warplanes attack Gaza refuge

Rami Almeghari, The Electronic Intifada, 22 December 2010 Palestinian men clean up the remnants of a destroyed dairy in Khan Younis after it was bombed by an Israeli air strike in the middle of the night. (Ismael Mohamad/UPI/Newscom) A heap of ruins and dust is all that remains of a dairy that Israeli warplanes destroyed […]

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Hamas MPs ask chief justice to implement verdicts

[ 22/12/2010 – 05:57 PM ]   RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Hamas lawmakers in the West Bank addressed a message to the Palestinian chief justice in Ramallah city Dr. Farid Al-Jallad asking him to adopt all measures necessary to accelerate implementation of high court verdicts on release of detainees in PA jails in the West Bank. The […]

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Khreisheh: Palestinian reconciliation absurd in light of West Bank situation

[ 22/12/2010 – 06:34 PM ]   RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Palestinian Legislative Council second deputy speaker Hassan Khreisheh said Wednesday that talking about Palestinian reconciliation at the present time is a form of illusion despite rounds of talks, smiles, and handshakes as aired on television. Khreisheh called national reconciliation amid the Palestinian Authority’s political arrests of Hamas’s supporters […]

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Ahmed Tibi: Jews and Arabs must fight Israel’s racism together

By Ahmed Tibi, Haaretz – 22 Dec 2010 http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/jews-and-arabs-must-fight-israel-s-racism-together-1.332235 Ahmed Tibi Something evil is occurring in Israeli society. Racism and xenophobia are consuming its enlightenment and tolerance, and democracy is becoming more and more endangered. Phenomena that had been on the sidelines are now moving to the forefront. Blatant racism against Israel’s Arab citizens, and […]

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OIC: Situation of Al-Aqsa Holy Mosque

Article Date: 20:10 2010/12/22 Article ID: 0081 Jeddah, December 22 (QNA) – The Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu wrote letters to the Foreign Ministers of the UN Security Council Permanent Member States to draw their attention to the threats facing the Aqsa Holy Mosque which put in […]

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AFP: Bolivia to recognize sovereign Palestine

(AFP) – 1 hour ago LA PAZ — Bolivia on Wednesday formally recognized Palestine as an independent state, following the lead of its neighbors Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay earlier this month. President Evo Morales told reporters that he made Bolivia’s recognition official Wednesday in a letter to Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas. Morales said at a […]

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Qatar Ready to Host Intl Conference on Jerusalem, Says Al-Rumaihi

Article Date: 21:35 2010/12/22 Article ID: 0091 Cairo, December 22 (QNA) – HE the Assistant Foreign Minister for Follow-up Mohamed bin Abdullah Al-Rumaihi has underlined the State of Qatar”s keenness on enhancing the Palestinian cause and the support of Jerusalem which is considered an integral part of the occupied Palestinian territories. Al-Rumaihi, who is also […]

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ei: Standing together against US government witch hunt

Editorial, The Electronic Intifada, 22 December 2010 Protesters in Chicago call for an end to a government witch hunt of anti-war and solidarity activists, 6 December. (Maureen Clare Murphy) As The Electronic Intifada reported in November, international solidarity and anti-war activists are facing a new wave of repression in the United States. Since 24 September, […]

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