A Terrorist In The Business Of Human Rights

Kawther Salam | April 17, 2011 There is a big difference between human rights and exploiting others, misleading them and using their money and taxes in order to achieve colonial interests over another people’s lands. Human rights and colonialism are two contradictory things. It is not reasonable to be a thief, to steal the land […]

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Report: More than 130 prison raids in 2010

[ 17/04/2011 – 05:36 PM ] VIENNA, (PIC)– A report by Vienna-based Friend of Humanity International documents that this year was ”not normal in the lives of Palestinian prisoners”, as the Israeli prison authority more than 130 cell raids on Palestinian prisoners this year alone. The report details human rights violations that took place in […]

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Jabr: Prisoners in Israeli jails experiencing harsh conditions

[ 17/04/2011 – 05:28 PM ] JENIN, (PIC)– Ibrahim Jabr, who was recently released from Israeli occupation jails, said that the Palestinian prisoners were experiencing cruel incarceration conditions. Jabr, 47, told the PIC in an interview that the prisoners were planning to escalate their protests against such conditions topped by the solitary confinement, which he […]

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IOF troops violently disperse relatives of Palestinian prisoners

[ 17/04/2011 – 05:34 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and Ofer prison guards used force to disperse a peaceful rally by relatives of Palestinian prisoners held in that notorious jail on Sunday. Hundreds of Palestinians staged a sit-in before the military jail in which Israel is holding around one thousand Palestinian prisoners […]

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Report: 1,600 prisoners have fallen ill due to denied proper medical care

PCDD CALLS FOR BOOSTED RELEASE EFFORTS ON PALESTINIAN PRISONER DAY [ 17/04/2011 – 10:10 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian center to defend detainees has called for increased efforts to help release Palestinians held in Israeli jails marking Palestinian Prisoner Day on April 17. The rights group confirmed that the Israeli occupation government continues to […]

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Israel troops filmed attacking Palestinian prisoners

Hundreds of Palestinian have died inside Israeli prisons and now an Israeli television channel has aired shocking footage of Israel’s so-called Control and Restraint unit, or Masada, attacking Palestinian prisoners. Activists have demanded people in charge of the operation, carried out in 2007, be charged and the family of one of the victims told Al […]

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Launch of international boat to monitor human rights in Palestinian waters

17 April 2010 | Civil Peace Service Gaza | International Solidarity Movement On Wednesday April 20th, the “Oliva”, a human rights monitoring boat with an international crew, will launch from the port of Gaza City. The crew of the Civil Peace Service, which currently consists of citizens from Spain, the United States, Italy and Belgium, […]

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Another country | What Happens at Ofer Military Court?

Thousands of Palestinians go on trial every year in the Ofer military court for offenses like illegally entering Israel or demonstrating against the separation fence. No one really wants to know what goes on there. So is there any point at all to telling this story? By Alon Idan | Haaretz The entrance: You stand […]

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ON PASSOVER, EXILED PALESTINIANS ASK ‘LET MY PEOPLE RETURN’

Posted by desertpeace at PS.HADNEWS.COM on Sunday, April 17, 2011 at 7:43 am. Fleeing in fear, unleavened bread, and bitter herbs…something to think about this Passover…While the Palestinians still await their “deliverance” in hunger from modern day Pharaoh! Of Passover, Exile, and  Deliverance By Mike Odetalla The Jewish holiday of Passover is once again fast […]

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Man arrested in the Arrigoni murder case suspected of collaboration

[ 17/04/2011 – 09:08 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The murder of Italian activist Vittorio Arrigoni raised the serious question as to who stands behind such a gruesome act, especially after the Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu declared he has plans to thwart solidarity with the Gaza Strip ”at any price”. The Palestinian security awareness website Majd […]

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IOF troops raid northern Gaza

[ 17/04/2011 – 10:49 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) advanced into eastern Beit Hanun town in northern Gaza Strip on Sunday morning amid random firing, local sources reported. They said that IOF troops in armored vehicles advanced 100 meters into the area and bulldozed land. The sources said that the soldiers shot […]

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♻ Gaza Under Attack | April 17, 2011

In Media Israeli tanks open fire in northern Gaza | Maan | Apr 17, 2011 IOF troops raid northern Gaza | PIC | Apr 17, 2011 Israeli bombs Gaza targets after rocket attack | JPost | Apr 17, 2011 Israeli army invades into northern Gaza Strip | Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades | Apr 17, 2011 Israeli […]

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Carlos Latuff: Divided, Palestinians are Weak

17.04.11 – 15:36| PNN – Palestine News Network Bethlehem – C. Martin | PNN Exclusive – Carlos Latuff is a Brazilian political cartoonist, much of whose work focuses on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. His critical approach towards Israel´s policies has raised a great deal of controversy. by Carlos Latuff Why have you devoted such a considerable […]

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London vigil to pay respect to Vittorio Arrigoni (WARNING IMAGES OF WAR WITHIN)

Source. Related Special topic | Vittorio Arrigoni: a Friend, a Brother, a Humanist

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US committed to support Israeli crimes

Press TV | Sun Apr 17, 2011 8:10AM Interview with Hani al-Bassous, Islamic University of Gaza, The Gaza Strip The United States continues to increase its military aid to Israel. Washington is now providing Tel Aviv with at least eight point two million dollars every day. The US House of Representatives has approved millions of […]

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