Archive | January 8, 2011

Palestinian President accepts third-party observers on borders

    15:10, January 08, 2011 Increases the bookmark twitter facebook digg Google Windowslive Delicious buzz friendfeed Linkedin diigo reddit stumbleupon Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday called for deploying observers as a third party to assure Israel about its border security. Abbas reaffirmed that he rejects the presence of “any Israeli soldier” on the […]

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Haneyya highlights six basic points to achieve reconciliation

[ 08/01/2011 – 07:18 AM ]   GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian premier Ismail Haneyya pinpointed six basic requirements that should be provided in order to achieve internal Palestinian reconciliation during a meeting in Gaza with a delegation of independent figures. The delegates led by businessman Munib Al-Masri discussed with Haneyya the possibility of opening new horizons […]

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Palestinian plight in southern Lebanon refugee camps

8 January 2011 Last updated at 06:23 GMT By Wyre Davies BBC News, Beirut The Sabani family lost everything when they fled the fighting in 2007 and now live in a tiny, two-roomed home in Badawi refugee camp Continue reading the main story Related stories Lebanon refugees fear for future UN urges Israel-Lebanon restraint Press […]

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Israeli soldier killed, 4 injured in Gaza

PressTV –  Sat Jan 8, 2011 4:27AM One Israeli soldier has been killed and four others injured by resistance fighters in the Gaza Strip during clashes that saw Tel Aviv warplanes carrying out airstrikes. The clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinian fighters took place east of the town of Khan Yunis in the Palestinian stretch […]

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Israel’s Knesset Targets Leftist Organizations

20:25 01/07/2011 Israel’s Knesset Targets Leftist Organizations The Knesset will investigate leftist NGOs in Israel. By Stephen Lendman On January 5, Israel’s Knesset, by a 47-16 vote, approved forming a parliamentary committee to investigate leftist Israeli organizations. Among them, B’Tselem issuing a same day press release headlined, “B’Tselem proud of its activities and completely transparent. […]

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Old Palestinian women still dream of return – Emirates24|7

Woman says they fled home to escape Israeli massacres By Nadim Kawach |Published Saturday, January 08, 2011 | Emirates 24/7 Old Umm Anwar was a little girl when she was kicked out of her home by Israel nearly 60 years ago. Although she is now around 80 years old with many grandchildren, she still feels […]

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Bil’in: A village in mourning

One West Bank family has paid the highest price for their village’s peaceful pursuit of justice. Al Jazeera | Renee Lewis Last Modified: 07 Jan 2011 17:55 GMT Bassem Abu Rahmah, a pillar of non-violence in the village of Bil’in, was shot in the chest with a high-velocity teargas canister and died on his way […]

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