Settler Opens Fire At Palestinian Vehicle Near Hebron

Wednesday March 16, 2011 00:28 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Palestinian sources reported Tuesday that an armed Israeli settler opened fire at a Palestinian vehicle driving near the entrance of Bani Neim town, south of Hebron, in the southern part of the West Bank. Settlers also attacked a vehicle east of Hebron. Mohammad […]

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ei: Palestine is a queer issue

Anna Lekas Miller, The Electronic Intifada, 15 March 2011 (Anna Lekas Miller) You wouldn’t expect a gay porn director to be the one that calls off the party. Nevertheless, Michael Lucas (you may remember him as the budding genius behind Shameless Hole or Piss Gods) decided to flex his political muscle for a change of […]

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Hamas Forces Attack Youth Calling for National Unity in Gaza

15.03.11 – 21:05 Gaza – PNN – Crowds packed Gaza City’s streets today, chanting “The people want an end to division.”  The demonstrators are demanding both Palestinian governments in Gaza and the West Bank end the four year old division and restore national unity. Archive Al though Hamas security forces in Gaza  didn’t attempt to […]

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Security forces raid Gaza protest

Published updated) 15/03/2011 22:23 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Security forces forcefully dispersed protesters from a square in central Gaza City late Tuesday, witnesses said. Protesters in Gaza said security forces set up hundreds of barriers around the main square of demonstrations and were patrolling the area. They beat people with batons and set fire to […]

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12 Palestinians arrested Tuesday morning , Settler Violence as search goes on for Itamar killer

15/03/2011 – 04:46 PM WEST BANK, (PIC)– The Israeli army arrested at least 12 Palestinians in the West Bank on Tuesday morning as authorities become more desperate to find clues leading to the killer of a five-member family of Jewish settlers in Itamar four days back. The IOF has enforced a curfew and taken other […]

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Dweik calls for PLC unity session

15/03/2011 – 04:49 PM AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Speaker of the Palestinian legislative council (PLC) Dr. Aziz Al-Dweik has called for a PLC session in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank on Sunday 20/3/2011. He said that the session would be in response to Palestinian popular demand for ending internal division and restoring unity and […]

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Hamas denounces ‘collective punishment’ in Awarta

15/03/2011 – 05:31 PM GAZA, (PIC)– Hamas has condemned the ”collective punishment” befalling the village of Awarta near Nablus city, referring to strict security measures and settler attacks that followed the knife attack that left five family members dead in nearby Itamar. A strict curfew has since the incident been enforced in the village east […]

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Haneyya responds to protests, calls on Abbas to begin urgent talks

15/03/2011 – 05:11 PM GAZA, (PIC)– Gaza Prime Minister Mohammed Ismail Haneyya has called on rival Fatah chief Mahmoud Abbas to immediately begin comprehensive national talks whether in Gaza or the venue of his choosing. The statements came as a positive response to dozens of marches sweeping the Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning that included […]

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IOA bans Sheikh Bakirat from entering his office at Aqsa Mosque

15/03/2011 – 05:00 PM OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) decided to ban Sheikh Najeh Bakirat, the head of the manuscripts bureau at the Aqsa Mosque, as of Tuesday from entering his office for three months. Sheikh Bakirat said he would not comply with this arbitrary decision and would keep his efforts to […]

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PA puts off military trials of 23 Hamas members in W. Bank

15/03/2011 – 05:13 PM WEST BANK, (PIC)– The Palestinian authority security apparatuses postponed the military trials of 23 Palestinians affiliated with Hamas Movement in the cities of Nablus and Al-Khalil. According to local sources on Tuesday, the security apparatuses in Nablus delayed the holding of military trials against 18 detainees until the fourth of April […]

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Solitary confinement of Hamas leader Barghouthi renewed for 17th time

15/03/2011 – 04:53 PM RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The Israeli intelligence renewed for the 17th time the solitary confinement of Hamas-affiliated prisoner Abdullah Al-Barghouthi who is serving 67 life prison sentences in Ramon isolation jail. Director of Ahrar center for prisoners’ studies and human rights Fouad Al-Khafsh said that prisoner Barghouthi was locked up in isolation cell […]

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Hamas Forces in Civilian Clothing Attack, Injure 50 Protesters in Gaza

Date : 15/3/2011   Time : 20:56 GAZA, March 15, 2011(WAFA) – Hamas Forces Tuesday broke into al- katiba yard, in Gaza City, where there are thousands of citizens demanding an end to the division and attacked people using sticks, batons, tear gas and rubber bullets in an attempt to break up the protesters. Witnesses said: “members […]

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Palestinians hold mass unity demos

PressTV – Tue Mar 15, 2011 5:34PM Thousands of demonstrators call for unity among Palestinian political factions as they rally in Gaza City, March 15, 2011. Palestinians have staged massive demonstrations in the Hamas-administered Gaza Strip and the Fatah-run West Bank, calling for unity among the rival factions. Thousands of Palestinians on Tuesday hit the […]

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Day of Reconciliation in Palestine

Palestine Monitor|15 March 2011 On a bright day in Ramallah, Al-Manara circle filled with protesters demanding an end to the division of the Palestinian leadership for the “Day of Reconciliation.” Hundreds of Palestinian flags whipped taut in the crisp wind, while loud music was projected from a stereo system wheeled in on a pick-up truck. […]

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Settler fires on Palestinian car from moving vehicle

Published today (updated) 15/03/2011 21:04 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — An Israeli settler gunned down a Palestinian car on the road near Bani Na’im village on Tuesday afternoon, causing severe damage to the car but no injuries, the victim reported. The incident occurred north of Hebron, driver Muhammad An-Najjar from the town of Yatta told Ma’an. “The […]

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