Archive | March 26, 2011

Israel’s obduracy

March 26, 2011 Sooner or later, the plight of Palestinians will return to the center of Arab discourse IN the wake of increased violence and heightened tension along the Gaza border, Palestinians continue to sound a willingness to renew efforts toward peace with Israel. Israeli politicians are also calling for action — for stronger military […]

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Abu Rudaineh calls on Hamas to accept Abbas’ offer

March 26, 2011 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudaineh on Saturday urged Hamas to approve President Mahmoud Abbas’ initiative to restore national unity. Abbas accepted an invitation from Gaza premier Ismail Haniyeh to visit the Gaza Strip in the midst of massive youth protests demanding an end to the division between the Hamas-run […]

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European campaign welcomes UNHRC decision to open Gaza crossings

26/03/2011 – 04:49 PM BRUSSELS, (PIC)– The European campaign to end the siege on Gaza has said a recently passed decision by the UN Human Rights Council to open Gaza’s crossings will ”lose importance” if left unenforced. ”Although it has come late, it came in the right direction, and it requires active pursuit of its […]

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Who is Embarrassing the United Nations?

By Lawrence Davidson  | Sabbah Report | http://www.sabbah.biz | March 26, 2011 On 23 March 2011 the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that the United Nations Rapporteur Richard Falk (Professor Emeritus of International Law at Princeton University) told the world organization’s Human Rights Council that the “continued pattern of settlement expansion in East Jerusalem combined with […]

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‘Gaza: a siege within a siege’

Sat Mar 26, 2011 1:25PM Interview with Ramzy Baroud Author of “My Father Was a Freedom Fighter: Gaza’s Untold Story.” Writer Ramzy Baroud “There is always hope,” Ramzy Baroud explained as he spoke of his new book My Father Was a Freedom Fighter: Gaza’s Untold Story and the upcoming challenges for the people of Palestine […]

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‘VICTIM STATUS’ NOT SUFFICIENT FOR SOME ZIONISTS

Posted by desertpeace at PS.HADNEWS.COM on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 2:29 pm. Tragedy once again struck out in the streets of Jerusalem yesterday afternoon. An explosive device went off near a crowded bus terminal killing one person and wounding over thirty others. As soon as the press arrived at the scene organised mobs gathered […]

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Palestinian center urges Ukraine to pressure for the release of Abu Sisi

26/03/2011 – 10:49 AM GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian Center for the Defense of Detainees in Gaza has called on the Ukraine to disclose the circumstances of engineer Dirar Abu Sisi’s abduction and to give its official position on the incident. The Ukraine government has summoned the Israeli ambassador but has yet to disclose its official […]

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Israeli army destroy home in Jordan Valley

26 March 2011 | International Solidarity Movement Settlers erect tent 10 metres from family Yesterday afternoon the Israeli army destroyed the home of the Nabel Daraghmeh family who have been living in the Ein Al Hilwe region of the Jordan Valley for over 15 years. Three days previously, a group of armed illegal settlers descended […]

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UNHRC adopts 4 resolutions criticizing Israel

March 26, 2011 GENEVA (Ma’an) — The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted four decisions against Israel on Friday, with Arab and Islamic countries and some Latin American countries voting in favor and the US voting against. In one resolution, the council demanded that Israel end its occupation of the Palestinian land occupied since 1967, […]

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Israel deploys air defense system ‘Iron Dome’ near Gaza

26/03/2011 – 09:13 AM OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– The Israeli army is to deploy the mobile air defense system the “Iron Dome” in areas adjacent to the Gaza Strip on Sunday, a Hebrew press report said. Yediot Ahronot said the deployment of the system to start on Sunday was in anticipation of further deterioration of the […]

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Health Ministry warns of ‘catastrophe’ if Israel attacks amid medical crisis

26/03/2011 – 08:37 AM GAZA, (PIC)– The Ministry of Health in Gaza has warned that a new Israeli aggression on the Strip could lead to a ”catastrophe” as the region suffers a dangerous shortage of medical supplies. The ministry’s pharmaceutical director Muneer al-Bursh said in a statement Friday that there is a shortage of 153 […]

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♻ Gaza Under Attack | March 26, 2011

News Gaza factions offer truce, if Israel reciprocates | Maan | Mar 26, 2011 Bombing of Khuza’a facilities | ISM | Mar 26, 2011 Health Ministry warns of ‘catastrophe’ if Israel attacks amid medical crisis | PIC | Mar 26, 2011 Israeli artillery shell blasts factory in Gaza | PIC | Mar 26, 2011 Israeli […]

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Israeli artillery shell blasts factory in Gaza

26/03/2011 – 08:16 AM GAZA, (PIC)– Artillery shelling by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Saturday started huge fire in a factory for soft drinks in Gaza Strip and inflicted big damage to the facility. The PIC reporter said that an artillery shell slammed into Al-Sattar factory east of Zaitun suburb in Gaza city […]

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14 arrested, several injured during West Bank protests

26/03/2011 – 08:00 AM WEST BANK, (PIC)– Fourteen Palestinians have been arrested and several injured as Israeli occupation forces (IOF) cracked down on protests across the West Bank on Friday. The IOF fired stun grenades and rubber bullets and sprayed waste water mixed with chemicals to suppress the weekly Bil’in march in Ramallah city. Three […]

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Bilin Weekly Demonstration | March 25, 2011

Source : Bilin weekly demonstration 25.03.2011 By haithmkatib[at]gmail.com

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