Archive | April 29, 2011

Zahar: Israeli intelligence ‘worthless’

April 29, 2011 JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar said Thursday that the Palestinian reconciliation deal signed in Cairo a day earlier came as a total surprise to Israeli intelligence, which he called “worthless.” “Your intelligence is worthless”, Zahar told Israel’s Channel 10, according to The Jerusalem Post newspaper. “We were in Cairo last […]

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Medics: 3 teens injured by Israeli fire in Bil’in

April 29, 2011 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Three Palestinians were injured Thursday when Israeli troops raided the Bil’in village in the West Bank, locals said. One Palestinian sustained critical injuries when soldiers fired bullets and stun grenades during clashes around noon, medics said. Jamal Al-Khatib, 15, was injured in the mouth by a rubber-coated bullet. A […]

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Help the Samouni Family Project – Ken ‘O Keefe

April 29, 2011 Give a little helping “hand” to reach the goal of Ken O’Keefe for the Samouni Children Project in Gaza, every little donation counts, below, an overview of the neccesities displayed. Donations, even small ones, can help them reacht the goal of 2500$ needed, currently they raised $1960. Please participate in bringing their […]

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Abbas meets Israeli Peace Initiative delegates

April 29, 2011 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — President Mahmoud Abbas met Thursday with the leadership of the Israel Peace Initiative at his government headquarters in Ramallah, where he heard their presentation of a regional peace initiative. The group met a day after officials in Cairo announced a unity “understanding” between rival parties Fatah and Hamas, which […]

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A great day for Palestine

[ 28/04/2011 – 07:12 PM ] By Khalid Amayreh Much to the chagrin of the hateful Zionist entity, Hamas and Fatah seem to have reached a final agreement, putting an end to four years of a crippling national rift which exhausted the Palestinian people as never before and gave Israel a valuable opportunity to try […]

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Arab In Israel: Two Stories From Lod

Mary Slosson | April 28, 2011 Executive Producer These snapshots are excerpts from a reporter’s notebook — scenes encountered on the ground in their most raw form. The remains of a home demolition in the Palestinian Arab Israeli neighborhood of Lod, Israel (Photo Credit: Mary Slosson) Sewage in the Streets for Arabs in Lod LOD, […]

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Palestine sees EU support for statehood – video

Thu Apr 28, 2011 8:39PM | PressTV Ibrahim Husseini, Press TV, Tel Aviv PA’s bid to take the issue of Palestinian statehood to the UN in September seems to be gathering momentum. See video here http://www.presstv.ir/detail/177220.html EU Parliamentarians announced from East Jerusalem Al Quds recently that Europe will have to recognize a Palestinian state if […]

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5 Years After U.S.-Backed Clashes, Palestinian Factions Fatah, Hamas Reach Unity Deal – video

by Haitham Sabbah on April 28, 2011 | Sabbah Report The rival Palestinian political organizations, Fatah and Hamas, have reached an agreement to end a nearly five-year internal schism, form an interim government, and hold a general election within a year. The two sides have been locked in a bitter conflict since Fatah and the […]

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Israel threatens ‘arsenal of measures’ in wake of Fatah Hamas pact

Israel has threatened to use an “arsenal of measures” against the Palestinian territories, including withholding £480 million of taxes and subjecting leaders to humiliating border checks in retaliation for the Fatah Hamas pact. Mahmoud Abbas insisted that the inclusion of Hamas made no difference to the Palestinian Authority’s determination to seek a peace deal with […]

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Hamas and Fatah agree to form Palestinian government – video

http://www.guardian.co.uk/video/embed Hamas and Fatah agree to form Palestinian government – video | World news | guardian.co.uk Related Netanyahu: PA Must Chose between Hamas and “Peace” | Apr 27, 2011 Israel is outraged. An agreement or unity between Palestinians is their biggest nightmare, for rule and divide serves their real intention: Ethnic cleansing and annexation of […]

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Richard Silverstein: Israel prevents return of Gazan to Gaza

28 April 2011 | Israeli Occupation Archive By Richard Silverstein, Tikun Olam – 27 Apr 2011 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2011/04/27/israel-prevents-return-of-gazan-to-gaza/ Richard Silverstein Haaretz [Hebrew] reports on the strange case of a mystery Gazan who the Shabak has prohibited from returning to his home there.  The man has a permit to visit Israel and normally travels back and forth […]

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Gideon Levy: Arab world is deposing rulers, Israel is blowing leaves

By Gideon Levy, Haaretz – 28 Apr 2011 http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/arab-world-is-deposing-rulers-israel-is-blowing-leaves-1.358530 The Environmental Protection Ministry declared this nothing less than a “revolution” – the leaf blower revolution. The Arab world is deposing rulers and we are deposing the leaf blower. Gideon Levy Sometimes I’d watch him, the leaf blower. Making a racket, raising clouds of dust but […]

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Apr 29, 2011 PALESTINE NEWS

SPECIAL TOPIC آخر الأخبار والتحديثات Apr 29 2011 | GAZA PALESTINE | TODAY NEWS LINKS| Gaza has been under siege for 1416 days | Spread-Share-Link or Tweet the News! Most viewed posts New database reveals weapons to Israel, impact on Palestinians The Legality of Israel is a Ruse Israeli Lessons in International Terror A Thorough, Very […]

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