IOF soldiers deliver new demolition notices in Nablus village

[ 20/01/2011 – 04:08 PM ]   NABLUS, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) distributed demolition notices in Khirbat Al-Tawil east of Aqraba town, Nablus district, on Wednesday, local sources reported. They said that all Palestinian houses in the area are threatened with demolition, adding that the operation might take place on Thursday. Jewish settlements in […]

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11 citizens treated for breathing problems after IOF gas attack

[ 20/01/2011 – 04:00 PM ]   JENIN, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) callously fired teargas bombs at a Palestinian family home in Zabuba village, west of Jenin city, at a late night hour on Wednesday causing breathing difficulty for 11 of its occupants. Locals told the PIC reporter that a number of IOF jeeps […]

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Ministry of religious affairs warns of Israel’s new apartheid wall in J’lem

[ 20/01/2011 – 04:05 PM ]   GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian ministry of religious affairs said the segregation wall which Israel is embarking on building now around the occupied city of Jerusalem will isolate about 100, 000 Palestinian natives living behind the wall from their holy city. In a press release on Wednesday, the ministry […]

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UN provides half aid to Palestinians’

PressTV – Fri Jan 21, 2011 9:29AM UN headquarters The UN has only provided 52 percent of its target for humanitarian aid to Palestine in 2010, making it the largest shortfall since the plan started in 2003. Maxwell Gaylard, UN humanitarian coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territories, said the “disappointing figure” for 2010 is mainly […]

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Israeli Arab Critically Wounded after Israeli Soldiers Open Fire at West Bank Checkpoint

Friday January 21, 2011 11:53 by Ramona M. – IMEMC and Agencies On Thursday night, Israeli soldiers critically wounded an Israeli Arab who had approached a military checkpoint near the West Bank city of Hebron. According to an investigation of the incident, the soldiers shot the man after he tried to forcibly make his way […]

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Gazans mob French minister in mix-up

    AFP Published Friday, January 21, 2011 Angry Palestinians mobbed French Foreign Minister Michele Alliot-Marie as she visited occupied Gaza on Friday in a mix-up over a “war crimes” quote mistakenly attributed to her. The foreign minister, on her first visit to the enclave since taking over the post in November, was met by […]

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Closing time at Kassit: To love Tel Aviv and fear for it

Friday, January 21 2011|Yuval Ben-Ami Closing time at cafe Kassit, with Marcel the waiter. (Photo: Yael Rozen, 1974) A friend asked me to help him sort his books. He’s not a young chap anymore, and has accumulated quite a number of books over his 80 years. Many of them were simply piled on the floor […]

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Israel’s local probe: troops “innocent” over deadly Gaza ship raid [ WORLD BULLETIN- TURKEY NEWS, WORLD NEWS ]

Israel’s local probe: troops “innocent” over deadly Gaza ship raid An inquiry into the Israeli deadly raid on a Gaza aid flotilla international waters is likely to find Israeli troops “innocent”, several Israeli media reports have said. Friday, 21 January 2011 17:30           World Bulletin / News Desk An inquiry into […]

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resumed Clashes in Silwan, East Jerusalem

Friday, 21 January, 2011 | 17:49 « Wadi Hilweh Information Center – Silwan, Jerusalem Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) — Clashes between the Israeli forces and Palestinian youth resumed this evening in the Baten el Hawa and the Bustan districts of Silwan. Four Palestinians were injured by rubber bullets fired by Israeli forces who used also tear gas and sound bombs during […]

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ei: Jerusalem evictions, demolitions leave lasting trauma

Report, The Electronic Intifada, 20 January 2011 Nayeem Sbatan stands amid the rubble of his commercial garage in al-Tur, occupied East Jerusalem, after it was demolished by Israeli authorities on 29 December 2010. (Erica Silverman/IRIN) Occupied East Jerusalem (IRIN) – Evictions and house demolitions are a growing humanitarian concern for Palestinians living in East Jerusalem, […]

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BARAK’S DEADLY BLOW TO THE LABOUR PARTY

Posted by desertpeace on Friday, January 21, 2011 at 11:19 am. Barak’s deadly blow to Labour With the left in Israeli politics all but collapsing entirely, the neo-fascist right wing is virtually unopposed, reports Khalid Amayreh in occupied Jerusalem Ehud Barak In a dramatic though not entirely unexpected step, Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak, leader […]

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Islamic Jihad: Fatah practices in W. Bank won’t extinguish the resistance

[ 21/01/2011 – 11:27 AM ]   GAZA, (PIC)– The Islamic Jihad Movement in occupied Palestine has lashed out at the PA security forces and the militia of Fatah in the West Bank, stressing that the practices of those forces against the Palestinian fighters won’t extinguish the torch of resistance. The remarks of the Movement […]

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AN AMERICAN ACTIVIST FINDS LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS OF PALESTINE

Posted by desertpeace on Friday, January 21, 2011 at 11:37 am. Despair and heartbreak are commonplace among the Palestinians I met. And yet, in the words and actions of Palestinians like Omar Barghouti, a leader in the Palestin­ian-led boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, there is reason for hope. It’s a sentiment echoed by Allam Jarrar, […]

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Isreali Forces Arrest Two Palestinian in Jenin

Article Date: 11:53 2011/01/21 Article ID: 0017   Jenin, January 21 (QNA) – Isreali Occupation Forces (IOF) on Friday arrested two Palestinian citizens in the West Bank village of Al-Yamoun near Jenin. They were transferred to security officials for investigation, according to the Jerusalem Post. (QNA) f l QNA | News QNA | News | […]

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Tabba’a: Closing of Mintar crossing causes sever shortage in Gaza basic needs

[ 21/01/2011 – 11:43 AM ]   GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian economy expert Maher Al-Tabba’a, , has warned Thursday that the closure of the Mintar crossing point caused sharp shortage in the basic needs of the Palestinian people in Gaza Strip. Tabba’a, who is also the director of the public relations section in the Palestinian chamber […]

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