Palestinian refugees in Jordan reject Abbas’s concessions, call for his ouster

[ 04/02/2011 – 05:28 PM ]   AMMAN, (PIC)– Palestinian refugees in Jordan rejected the concessions made by Abbas and his negotiation teams with regard to their right of return as was lately revealed in documents leaked to Al-Jazeera satellite channel. PIC asked Palestinian refugees in refugee camps in Jordan what they thought about about […]

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Israeli Troops Attack Anti-Wall Protesters Marching in Solidarity with Egypt

04.02.11 – 15:22 Ramallah – PNN – Scores of Palestinians joined Israeli and international supporters to march against the Israeli wall in different locations in the West Bank on Friday. Wall Protests – Archive This week, protests were held in solidarity with the pro-democracy Egyptian demonstrators, who are demanding an end to President Mubarak 30-year regime. […]

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Clashes Continue in Silwan

Friday February 04, 2011 15:42 by Ramona M. – IMEMC & Agencies Sporadic clashes erupted between Israeli forces and Palestinian residents of Silwan, East Jerusalem yesterday. Israeli troops targeted Palestinian homes in Bir Ayyub and Baten al-Hawa, throwing tear gas canisters inside them. Israeli troops were also stationed in the Ein Silwan area on the […]

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Palestinian Authority to seek less aid in 2011

    By Reuters | Published Friday, February 04, 2011 The Palestinian Authority will ask for substantially less foreign aid from a donor conference this year than in the past and hopes to wean itself off budget assistance by 2013, Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said on Friday. Fayyad also said he wanted June’s donor meeting […]

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Human Rights Groups Criticize PA for Crackdown on Solidarity Rallies

Friday February 04, 2011 15:20 by Ramona M. – IMEMC&Agencies Palestinian and international human rights groups on Thursday warned of a decline in freedom of expression in the West Bank, amidst the banning of Egypt solidarity rallies by the Palestinian Authority. On Wednesday, PA security forces shut down a rally in Ramallah, using batons to […]

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The Promise

Michael Hogan preview The Promise, Peter Kosminsky’s new four-part drama about the British peacekeeping force in 1940s Palestine. Occupied territory: British troops in a historical drama set in Palestine Photo: Channel 4 By Michael Hogan 12:39PM GMT 04 Feb 2011 Comment Provocative writer/director Peter Kosminsky is the daddy of hard-hitting “event drama”. He’s the man […]

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From Nabi Saleh to Tahrir Square. Resistance Spreading in the Middle East

    Jan 4, 2011 | Joseph Dana I am waking up on a cold and rainy morning in Nabi Saleh. I have been sleeping in the village on and off over the past few weeks along with some other Israeli and international supporters. The army has been raiding the village at night, terrorizing the […]

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IOF troops raid Jenin villages

[ 04/02/2011 – 11:10 AM ]   JENIN, (PIC)– IOF troops raided on Thursday morning a number of Palestinian villages to the south east of the northern West Bank city of Jenin where they set up roadblocks and combed the area without making any arrests. Local sources said that a number of army vehicles rolled […]

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Israel restricts access to Al-Aqsa mosque – Emirates24|7

By AFP | Published Friday, February 04, 2011 Palestinian men pray during noon in a street in east Jerusalem, on Friday, February 4, 2011 (AP) Access to Al-Aqsa mosque compound was restricted on Friday in a bid prevent demonstrations in support of the Egyptian uprising after Muslim prayers, police said. “This Friday, we are forbidding […]

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Israel simulates war in Golan Heights

PressTV – Fri Feb 4, 2011 11:10AM File photo shows Israeli helicopters Israel has started an extensive military exercise in occupied Golan Heights in the southwestern Syria, simulating warfare as turmoil convulses the region. The maneuvers started on Wednesday, enlisting thousands of soldiers and hundreds of tanks as well as helicopters and unmanned aircraft, Xinhua […]

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Gaza bloggers build bridges to outside world

By Catriona Davies for CNN February 4, 2011 — Updated 1033 GMT (1833 HKT) Laila El-Haddad, author of Gaza Mom, has been blogging since 2004. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Gazan bloggers come from wide range of backgrounds and experiences Some say their blogs provide a link with the rest of the world They say a growing number […]

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PCHR Weekly Report: Three Civilians Killed, Including a Child, by Israeli Troops and Settlers – International Middle East Media Center

Friday February 04, 2011 02:45 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC News In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 27 Jan. – 02 Feb. 2011, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found that two Palestinian civilians were killed and a third one was wounded […]

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PCHR: Israeli Attacks Left Three Palestinian Killed this week

04.02.11 – 11:45 PCHR\Gaza – PNN – Israeli military attacks left three Palestinians dead; troops arrested 23 civilians this week, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights said in its weekly report. The report, which documents daily human rights violations in the occupied territories, covers the period of Thursday, January 27, to Wednesday, February 2, 2011 […]

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♻ Live Tweets From #Egypt #Jan25 #Feb1 Protests | Feb 4, 2011 | Part 6

Feb 4, 2011 Live Tweets From #Egypt #Jan25 #Feb1 Protests | Feb 4, 2011 | Part 1 Live Tweets From #Egypt #Jan25 #Feb1 Protests | Feb 4, 2011 | Part 2 Live Tweets From #Egypt #Jan25 #Feb1 Protests | Feb 4, 2011 | Part 3 Live Tweets From #Egypt #Jan25 #Feb1 Protests | Feb 4, […]

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♻ Live Tweets From #Egypt #Jan25 #Feb1 Protests | Feb 4, 2011 | Part 5

Feb 4, 2011 Live Tweets From #Egypt #Jan25 #Feb1 Protests | Feb 4, 2011 | Part 1 Live Tweets From #Egypt #Jan25 #Feb1 Protests | Feb 4, 2011 | Part 2 Live Tweets From #Egypt #Jan25 #Feb1 Protests | Feb 4, 2011 | Part 3 Live Tweets From #Egypt #Jan25 #Feb1 Protests | Feb 4, […]

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