Archive | March 1, 2011

We Won’t Be “The US Aircraft Carrier in the Middle East”

Tuesday, 01 March 2011 15:23 Various Organisations We invite all the organisations taking part in the struggle to join us this coming Thursday, March 3rd 2011, at 19:00, for a second vociferous and edgy protest in front of the US Embassy in Tel Aviv.   We will draw the world’s attention to the USA’s collaboration […]

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Concerns over Rising Violence in West Bank

14:59 03/01/2011 The land grab is an expression of a greater struggle. (Kim Bullimore) By IRIN – The West Bank Violence between Palestinians and Israeli settlers in the West Bank appears to be worsening, say UN agencies, NGOs, and the Israeli and Palestinian communities living there. An increased number of Palestinian civilians have been injured […]

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Updates #Mar15 Unity Demo

News & Updates #Mar15 Palestinian youth form coalition to protect reconciliation agreement | Action Alert | May 6, 2011 Unity protesters plan to recruit thousands | Maan | Apr 13, 2011 Palestinian Youth Remain Camped Out On Hunger Strike For 17th Day | Apr 12, 2011 Protest tent in Ramallah square vandalized | Mar 31, […]

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Mishaal meets Russian envoy to Mideast

[ 01/03/2011 – 05:31 PM ]   DAMASCUS, (PIC)– Hamas politburo chief Khalid Mishaal met Monday evening in Damascus with Russian envoy to the Middle East and North Africa Sergei Vershinin. The high-profile Russian diplomat was there to show Russian interest in current developments in the region, and emphasize its confidence in the people’s ability […]

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Palestinian youth wounded in IOF shelling

[ 01/03/2011 – 06:16 PM ]   GAZA, (PIC)– A Palestinian young man was wounded on Tuesday in Israeli army shelling at a group of people east of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, medical sources announced. Adham Abu Salmiya, the spokesman for medical services, told the PIC that the 22-year-old youth was hit […]

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Nazzal attends Erbakan funeral

[ 01/03/2011 – 05:49 PM ]   ISTANBUL, (PIC)– Political bureau member of Hamas Mohammed Nazzal attended the funeral procession of Necmettin Erbakan, the former Turkish premier and Saadet party leader, in Istanbul on Tuesday. Erbakan died a couple of days ago in Ankara aged 85. Nazzal extended condolences to his family and Turkish officials attending the funeral. […]

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Hamas: PLO reforms the key to reconciliation

[ 01/03/2011 – 06:41 PM ]   GAZA, (PIC)– The Gaza-governing Hamas party has more closely defined what will score Palestinian reconciliation after several media motivated shots at unity by the rival Fatah party in the West Bank. It has now called upon Fatah to make reforms on the national reference the Palestinian Liberation Organization, […]

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Israel allocates $24m to judaize eastern Jerusalem

[ 01/03/2011 – 05:09 PM ]   OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– The Israeli controlled municipality of Jerusalem announced that it was allocating around 24 million dollars to “develop and re-organize eastern suburbs of Jerusalem”. Palestinian human rights groups said that the announcement carried by a weekly Hebrew newspaper on Tuesday meant that more judaization of occupied […]

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Seven Palestinians killed by Israel last month

[ 01/03/2011 – 04:59 PM ]   NABLUS, (PIC)– Six Palestinian citizens were killed by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in the Gaza Strip and another one was killed by extremist Jewish settlers in occupied Jerusalem last month. Israel killed most of these citizens during artillery or aerial attacks on different Gaza areas and one […]

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Ministry of culture slams UNRWA for teaching Holocaust

[ 01/03/2011 – 04:51 PM ]   GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian ministry of culture deplored the UNRWA for its blatant insistence on teaching children in its schools about the Holocaust, saying it is flagrant infringement on the Palestinian people’s internal affairs and culture. “The UNRWA is still challenging the Palestinians’ feelings through its policy aimed […]

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Palestinian Man Injured in Gaza

Tuesday March 01, 2011 18:33 by Jeany Massad – IMEMC & Agencies A twenty-two year old man was injured by Israeli shelling in the southern part of Gaza in Khan Younis, in the midst of an Israeli incursion in the area. The man was injured around the ‘Kisufim’ crossing this morning and was moved to […]

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Six Children Arrested in Silwan Clashes

Tuesday March 01, 2011 17:19 by Alessandra Bajec – IMEMC & Agencies Israeli ‘undercover’ forces arrested six Palestinian children, on Monday, during violent confrontations in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan, local sources informed. (photo from http://realisticbird.wordpress.com) Six children were rounded up in al-Ein al-Fawqa, in Silwan, after Israeli forces entered the neighbourhood wearing civilian […]

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MADA Documents 218 Violations Against Media Freedoms During 2010

PNN – Palestine News Network – 01.03.11 – 13:10 Ramallah – MADA to PNN – The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) released on Tuesday its annual report documenting violations committed against journalists in the Palestinian territories in 2010. Archive A total of 218 violations against journalists in the West Bank, Jerusalem and […]

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Settlers Injure Two Palestinians, Uproot 25 Trees in Violent Reprisals in West Bank

01.03.11 – 14:02 Nablus – PNN – A Palestinian man and his wife were burned on Tuesday when Jewish settlers threw fire bombs into their house south of Nablus, part of a series of violent reprisals believed to be in response to the Israeli evacuation of illegal outposts in the northern West Bank. Near Bethlehem, […]

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