[ 14/01/2011 – 12:59 PM ] KHAN YOUNIS, (PIC)– Hajjah Rahima al-Deif, mother of the general commander of the Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, died Friday morning aged 71 after a month long struggle with illness. The funeral is due to take place Friday afternoon from the Bilal Mosque in Khan Younis […]
Continue readingDisaster Tourism | Honest Altruism or insensitive voyeurism?
Palestine Think Tank:By Mary Rizzo • Jan 14th, 2011 at 9:47 • Category: Analysis, Mary’s Choice, Palestine WRITTEN By Pam Bailey — My subject today is “disaster” or, perhaps more accurately “dark tourism.” Just as humans by their very nature tend to “gawk” when driving by traffic accidents, many people seem to gravitate to places […]
Continue readingArab Physicians Association sends tons of medical aid to the Gaza Strip
[ 14/01/2011 – 09:51 AM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– A shipment of medical aid, supplied by the relief committee of the Arab Physicians Association, has arrived at the northern Sinai governorate and arrangements are being made for the shipment to be transported into the Gaza Strip. Major General Osama al-Serjani, assistant secretary of the northern […]
Continue readingGuyana Joins other South American Countries in Recognizing Independent Palestinian State – International Middle East Media Center
Friday January 14, 2011 12:13 by Ramona M. – IMEMC and Agencies According to Al Jazeera, Guyana has become the seventh South American nation to recognize Palestinian independence. It follows in the footsteps of Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile. Guyana Flag In a statement released by the country’s Foreign Ministry, Guyana’s said it […]
Continue readingIllegal Settlements: Canada’s Money at Work
17:25 01/13/2011 Illegal Settlements: Canada’s Money at Work Israel’s largest settler group raised more than $700,000 a year in Canada. By Yves Engler Canada’s tax system currently subsidizes Israeli settlements that Ottawa deems illegal, however, the Conservative government says there’s nothing that can be done about it. In June of last year, Guelph activist Dan […]
Continue readingNorway says it will be first EU nation to recognise Palestine
Wants new state’s institutions and infrastructure set up By Nasouh Nazzal, Correspondent Published: 00:00 January 14, 2011 Reader comments (0) Norway’s Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere (left) during a press conference with the Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on Wedensday, in Ramallah. Image Credit: EPA Ramallah: Norway announced on Wednesday that it will be the […]
Continue readingTHE OUTLAWS OF THE MIDDLE EAST
Posted by desertpeace on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 3:52 pm. If the ever-increasing list of Israel’s crimes doesn’t qualify the Zionist entity as a rogue, murderous state, what would? Must an evil state create gas chambers and concentration camps before it is regarded as truly evil? How about raining down white phosphorus on civilian […]
Continue readingSupporting The Refugees’ Right Of Return Is Saying NO To Israeli Racism
Written by Ilan Pappe Posted: 13 January 2011 12:26 I begin by thanking all the organizers; I know it took quite a lot of efforts to bring us all together. It is a great achievement, and as Mazin Qumsiyeh and Haidar Eid, mentioned, and Lubna Masarwa, yesterday, you also provided a great opportunity for us […]
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