Archive | February 20, 2011

Radwan: American veto blatant bias in favor of Israel

[ 19/02/2011 – 09:50 AM ]   GAZA, (PIC)– Dr. Ismail Radwan, a Hamas leader, has charged that the US veto against a UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian land reflected absolute bias in favor of Israel. He said in a statement on Friday night that the veto also […]

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Report: 218 attacks on Palestinian journalists in 2010

[ 19/02/2011 – 09:34 AM ]   RAMALLAH, (PIC)– A report shows a significant increase in attacks on Palestinian journalists in 2010. It highlights a total of 218 attacks, a 45 attack increase since 2009. “Israeli forces and Jewish settlers have committed the bulk of observed violations, with numbers reaching 139, a rise of 42 […]

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US Vetoes UN Resolution Condemning Israeli Settlement Expansion

Saturday February 19, 2011 11:31 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC News Despite claims by US President Barack Obama that his administration is opposed to Israel’s further takeover of land in the West Bank and East Jerusalem for colonial settlements, the US representative to the United Nations Security Council vetoed a resolution Friday that would have […]

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Request to Egypt to open the Rafah crossing

Posted by palestinesolidarity@gmail.com (ISM Palestine) on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 9:12 am. 19 February 2011 | Palestinians in Gaza The International Solidarity Movement has received a request from Palestinians in Gaza that concerned people contact the Egyptian embassies to ask them to reopen the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza. They have prepared a […]

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Eight injured in 4 separate anti-Wall protests on Friday

Saturday February 19, 2011 11:05 by IMEMC + PNN Anti-Wall protests were organized this Friday in the villages of Bil’in, Nil’in, Nabi Saleh, and al-Ma’ssara, located in the central and southern parts of the West Bank. Today, the theme of the protests was national unity among Palestinians. Past demo in Al Ma’sara (phot by alternativenews) […]

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Israeli prison administration blocks medical visit to Palestinian prisoner

[ 19/02/2011 – 08:52 AM ]   OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– The Israeli Jalbo prison administration refused the entry of a specialized medical team into the facility to check up Jerusalemite prisoner Essam Jandal. A statement by the Palestinian prisoner’s association on Friday said that Jandal, who has been in captivity since 1986, was suffering from […]

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Feb 20, 2011 | GAZA PALESTINE | TODAY NEWS LINKS| Gaza has been under siege for 1348 days | Spread-Share-Link or Tweet the News!

–  آخر الأخبار والتحديثات Every day updating all news, sources and actual information about Gaza – Palestine, check also earlier notes since June 1th, 2010 with all news from worldwide newspapers and sources. وسلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته Feb 20, 2011 |GAZA-PALESTINE| TODAY NEWS LINKS ****************************************************************** All daily news & Sources about Palestine […]

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US Administration Supports Dictators!

Posted by attendingtheworld at PS.HADNEWS.COM on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 8:39 am. US vetoes UN draft on settlements The Obama administration finds itself all too often nowadays on the wrong side of history, embarrassingly supporting dictators and occupiers instead of people in their march to freedom. Washington blocks resolution condemning Israeli settlements in the […]

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Political science professor: Abbas and his entourage must leave

[ 19/02/2011 – 07:57 AM ]   RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Dr. Abdul-Sattar Qasem, a professor of political sciences at the Al-Najah National University, called on Palestinian de facto president Mahmoud Abbas to step down from office, describing steps Abbas has taken to thwart West Bank settlement activity as ”worthless”. “There is an attempt to disparage the […]

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Confrontations in Silwan after Friday congregation

[ 19/02/2011 – 07:42 AM ]   OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Israeli security men used tear gas to disperse rallies that followed the Friday congregation in Silwan, occupied Jerusalem, causing breathing problems among tens of citizens. Local sources said that the confrontations occurred following the Friday congregation in the sit-in tent in the Bustan suburb in […]

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ei: Action Alert: US delays visa for BDS leader Barghouti on eve of tour

Press Release, Haymarket Books, 18 February 2011 Sponsors of a US speaking tour featuring boycott, divestment and sanctions movement leader Omar Barghouti call on supporters to contact the US Consulate in Jerusalem and the Department of State to fulfill US promise of “Promoting the Global Marketplace of Ideas” and grant Barghouti’s visa: Effectively canceling a […]

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IOF injure a number of protesters, one of them seriously

[ 18/02/2011 – 10:58 PM ]   RAMALLAH, (PIC) Five people were injured on Friday afternoon, one of them seriously, and dozens suffered breathing difficulties when IOF troops confronted the weekly anti-wall demonstration in the village of Bilin near Ramallah. Rateb Abu Rahmah, the media coordinator of the anti-wall committee said that the IOF troops […]

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Last Act in Cairo: Did U.S. Help the Egyptian Military Stage a Coup? – New America Media

New America Media, News Analysis, Yoichi Shimatsu, Posted: Feb 18, 2011 While television cameras focused on Cairo these last few weeks, the U.S. military was busy redeploying four Navy carrier strike forces and sending Marine landing assault crafts into the Red Sea—thus reinforcing what was, in fact, a military coup in Egypt. The redeployments were […]

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Widespread asphyxiation caused by tear gas grenades in clashes « Wadi Hilweh Information Center – Silwan, Jerusalem

Friday, 18 February, 2011 | 23:13 Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) — 15 members of the well-known Qawasmi family in Silwan have suffered serious asphyxiation effects as a result of tear gas inhalation. Several districts of Silwan continue to be held in a state of siege as Israeli troops wantonly fire tear gas and sound grenades in […]

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ei: Families forced out as army occupies Jerusalem rooftop

Jillian Kestler-D’Amours, The Electronic Intifada, 18 February 2011 A Silwan home that caught on fire during clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian youth, January 2011. (Anne Paq/ActiveStills) The sound of heavy boots stomping up five flights of stairs resonated throughout the entire apartment building on a recent night as the Israeli military headed towards their […]

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