Archive | January 29, 2011

Dahlan suspected of leaking documents, Abbas thinks of resigning

[ 29/01/2011 – 09:15 AM ]   RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Palestinian de facto president Mahmoud Abbas is considering leaving his position this year after receiving insults by the Arabs, an informed Palestinian source said. Abbas no longer has control in the West Bank, the source close to the Fatah-controlled Ramallah authority told the PIC. Unable to […]

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Israeli embassy staff evacuate Egypt

PressTV – Sat Jan 29, 2011 8:35AM The Israeli embassy on the top floor of a tower block in Cairo Israel has pulled its embassy staff out of Egypt as the outpouring of public protest against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s government shows no sign of remission. Helicopters evacuated the embassy staff to an Egyptian airbase, […]

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Massive protests in Gaza demanding Abbas to step down

[ 29/01/2011 – 08:41 AM ]   GAZA, (PIC)– Tens of thousands of Palestinians participated in angry marches in the Gaza Strip at noon Friday in protest at the reported concessions made by the Fatah-controlled Palestinian Authority (PA). The protesters chanted slogans calling for de facto president Mahmoud Abbas and his authority to step down […]

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Jewish settlers kill another Palestinian teen in Al-Khalil

[ 29/01/2011 – 08:31 AM ]   AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Yousef Fakhri Ikhlil, 17, was pronounced dead in Al-Ahli hospital in Al-Khalil city at a late hour on Friday night after he was hit with a bullet in the head at the hands of Jewish settlers. Medical sources said that Ikhlil was admitted into intensive care […]

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A FATHER’S APPEAL: RESTORE ACADEMIC FREEDOM TO THE ‘LAND OF THE FREE’

Posted by desertpeace on Friday, January 28, 2011 at 12:46 pm. As a father, I may not always agree with the opinions of my children, but I respect and honor their right to have them and I am proud when they have the courage to express them, even if those opinions are unpopular. How else […]

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THE REAL IMPACT OF THE ‘PALILEAKS’ AS SEEN BY TWO PALESTINIANS

Posted by desertpeace on Friday, January 28, 2011 at 12:20 pm. Fear and the Palestine Papers By Mazin Qumsiyeh, PhD Ignoring the hype about the Palestine papers is hard.  I spent a lot of time reading through page after page of the documents showing minutes of meetings and other exchanges regarding the Palestinian-Israeli “negotiations” (the […]

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Paraguay backs Palestinian statehood

PressTV –  Sat Jan 29, 2011 4:56AM Paraguayan Foreign Minister Hector Lacognata Paraguay has become the latest Latin American country to recognize Palestine as “an independent and democratic state,” an official has announced. Paraguayan Foreign Minister Hector Lacognata said on Friday that his government’s decision, following similar moves by other South American countries in recent […]

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Israeli Soldiers Attack Anti Wall Protests in West Bank Villages

Saturday January 29, 2011 02:15 by Palestine News Network Ramallah – PNN – one injured, many treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation when Israeli soldiers attacked the anti-wall protests in the villages of Bil’in and Nil’in in central West Bank in addition to al Ma’ssara in the south. Bilin – Soldiers Attacking Protesters […]

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Another victim of Occupation 2011 | Yousef Ikhlayyil 17 years old from Hebron | Killed by Settlers

Saturday January 29, 2011 01:54 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Palestinian medical sources reported Friday at night that a Palestinian youth was shot and killed by settlers fire in Safa Village, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron. Yousef Ikhlayyil at the ICU unit, Image by Maan News Agency The youth, […]

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Brutal Arrest of 4 Children in Silwan – إعتقال أربعة أطفال في سلوان 28 1 2011

Palestine Video – A Palestine Vlog. Activist and Other Videos on Palestine Heavy military presence in Silwan sparks new clashes « Wadi Hilweh Information Center – Silwan, Jerusalem: Friday, 28 January, 2011 | 15:32 “Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) — Violent clashes erupted in al-Bustan neighborhood of Silwan today after the end of the Friday prayer held […]

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Solidarity with Egypt: Egyptian Embassy in The Hague

  YouTube – Solidarity with Egypt: Egyptian Embassy in The Hague.   .

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