IOF tanks escort bulldozers in Gaza raid

[ 22/02/2011 – 10:44 AM ]   KHAN YOUNIS, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) mounting tanks and armored vehicles raided eastern Gaza village of Qarara to the east of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday morning. Witnesses reported that the IOF troops fired at residential quarters in the area while the bulldozing […]

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MP Ramadan: We want real dialog and not seasonal one

[ 22/02/2011 – 10:36 AM ]   AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– MP Nizar Ramadan has said that inter-Palestinian relations should be based on real national dialog that should be deemed strategic and not seasonal. Ramadan told the PIC that uniting the nation and ending division should not be mere “bright slogans” but rather should be practiced on […]

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Israel lures Gaza man offering medical treatment

[ 22/02/2011 – 10:21 AM ]   GAZA, (PIC)– Rights groups in Palestine say Israel exploited a Gaza woman’s sickness to capture her brother. In a joint statement, the doctors’ league for human rights, and the Meezan, and Justice rights groups said Mohammed Moussa Mohammed Zaarab, 28, of Rafah was arrested while taking his sister […]

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Palestinians in Libya “Unharmed” but Ready to Come Home as Qaddafi Looks Poised to Fall

22.02.11 – 11:30 Tripoli – PNN – As Colonel Muammar Qaddafi of Libya defiantly delivered a televised speech saying he was “in Tripoli, not in Venezuela” and the Libyan regime looked poised to collapse, Palestinian Deputy Foreign Minister Tayseer Jaradat said that Palestinians in the North African state were “unharmed and not in any danger.” […]

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British Author Condemns Israeli Policies While Accepting ‘Jerusalem Prize’ – International Middle East Media Center

Tuesday February 22, 2011 11:45 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC News Speaking to an audience that included a number of Israeli officials, including President Shimon Peres and Culture Minister Limor Livnat, British author Ian McEwan strongly criticized Israel’s policies of land confiscation and the Israeli law of the “right of return” which applies only to […]

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The criminalization of Silwan’s youth

Tuesday, 22 February, 2011 | 09:33 Mohammad Shehadeh, 18 Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) — Young Palestinians throughout Jerusalem, Silwan in particular, are subject to a sustained and arbitrary campaign of the Israeli authorities. Many analysts and social academics believe that this criminalization of Silwan’s youth is aimed at weakening both the standard of living and resolve […]

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The March from Tahir Square to Gaza and What They Want

Feb-21-2011 23:02 | Eileen Fleming Salem-News.com Gaza- the ultimate goal of a People’s Revolution… Crowds in Tahrir/Liberation Square in Egypt. (CLERMONT, Fla.) – Being a typically limited American, I only speak and understand English, but as I am well connected I requested my friend, brother and hero, a 1948 Palestinian Muslim refugee from the Galilee, […]

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First Iranian ships cross Suez Canal

PressTV –  Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:1AM An Iranian Alvand class frigate Two Iranian warships have crossed the Suez Canal and are heading towards the Mediterranean Sea after Egypt issued authorization for the move. The two Iranian vessels, Khark and Alvand, crossed the Suez Canal, a strategic international shipping route in Egypt, on Tuesday. “They […]

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Abu Marzouk: Israel most concerned over Egypt power shift

[ 21/02/2011 – 06:51 PM ]   DAMASCUS, (PIC)– Dr. Moussa Abu Marzouk, deputy chief in Hamas’s politburo said Israel is most concerned of repercussions following the shift of power in Egypt. That is because peace agreements were left undefined after the Egyptians ousted the ruling regime. “Israel fears Arab regimes will turn towards democracy, […]

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IOF troops arrest data center manager, Khalil notable

[ 21/02/2011 – 05:37 PM ]   OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed Wadi Hilwa data center in Silwan town in occupied Jerusalem on Monday evening and arrested its manager Jawad Siyam. Local sources said that Siyam, who was under house arrest, was taken to the Maskobeh detention center. The center said in […]

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Gaddafi commits genocide: Libyan envoy

PressTV –  Tue Feb 22, 2011 12:30AM Libyan Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Ibrahim Dabbashi The Libyan deputy ambassador to the United Nations has called on the country’s ruler, Muammar Gaddafi, to step down and face trial over “war crimes and genocide.” “He has to leave as soon as possible. He has to stop […]

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Israeli Media ‘Fears’ the New Egypt

18:08 02/21/2011 Palestinians in Gaza celebrate Egypt’s revolution. (Aljazeera) By Neve Gordon Over the past three weeks the Israeli media has been extremely interested in Egypt. During the climatic days of the unprecedented demonstrations, television news programmes spent most of their airtime covering the protests, while the daily papers dedicated half the news and opinion […]

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Onward Revolution: Ridding the Region of U.S. and Israeli Influence

18:02 02/21/2011 Corrupt governments must be brought down. By Tammy Obeidallah Two dictators gone in less than a month. Mass protests from Yemen and Bahrain to Algeria and Libya. In Lebanon, Hezbollah—due to a broad coalition of Muslim, Christian and now Druze support—named the country’s new Prime Minister. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad hailed these recent […]

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ei: In Gaza, Mubarak’s name easier to erase than his legacy

Mohammed Omer, The Electronic Intifada, 21 February 2011 Palestinians protesting Israel’s and Egypt’s siege on Gaza carry pictures denouncing former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, March 2010. (Hatem Omar/MaanImages) RAFAH, occupied Gaza Strip (IPS) – It was easy enough to rename Mubarak Children’s Hospital the al-Tahrir Hospital in Gaza. Not so easy is the task of […]

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Witnesses: Palestinian shot in Jerusalem clashes

Published yesterday 21:01     JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israeli forces on Monday shot and injured a Palestinian man during clashes in Jerusalem, witnesses said. Onlookers said Israeli forces fired into the air and then sprayed bullets at a group of young men, injuring a resident of Al-Isawiya. Maan News Agency: Witnesses: Palestinian shot in Jerusalem […]

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