Archive | May, 2011

The 15th May youth in Jordan call for marching to Israeli embassy in Amman

[ 29/05/2011 – 12:59 PM ]   AMMAN, (PIC)– The 15th May youth in Jordan announced, in a statement on Saturday, their intention to march to the Israeli embassy in Amman next Friday and called on all civil society organisations and trade unions to participate in the march which will mark the 1967 Israeli aggression. […]

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Israeli cabinet to discuss Negev land grab plan

[ 30/05/2011 – 05:37 PM ] THE NEGEV, (PIC)– Israel will discuss next week a wide-ranging plan designed to claim land in the Negev desert, the Israeli Ynet has reported. Ynet said it had learned that if the plan is approved, the Arab Bedouins will gain possession of large blocks of land providing them housing […]

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Mayor: Settlement activity in Jerusalem will continue

  Maan News Agency | May 31, 2011 JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barakat on Tuesday said the municipality would continue to build Jewish-only housing in the occupied city. Barakat told Israel Radio that all construction plans would be completed regardless of “political issues.” Israel captured East Jerusalem during the 1967 Six Day War, […]

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Malaysian aid ship to Gaza still unable to berth

█ Action Request ▶Spirit of Rachel Corrie to Gaza Needs HELP ! █ Email Egyptain Embassy and Media Event on FB Published: Tuesday May 31, 2011 MYT 8:01:00 PM Updated: Tuesday May 31, 2011 MYT 8:02:48 PM KUALA LUMPUR: Despite the Malaysian and Egypian governments publicly agreeing on May 16 that the humanitarian aid ship MV […]

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“Freedom of Movement” in Gaza gets a boost

Published today 12:32 | Maan RAFAH (IRIN) — The opening of Rafah on May 28, the only official border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, has created a lifeline for Palestinians living in Gaza, but some, mostly refugees, will still be restricted to their localities because they lack identification papers. Palestinians were allowed to […]

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Israeli army buys anti-riot equipment ahead of Palestinian independence

[ 31/05/2011 – 08:57 AM ] NAZARETH, (PIC)– The Israel occupation force (IOF) has purchased new equipment as it gears to deal with possible wide-ranging clashes with Palestinians in September, Israeli national news has reported. The news network conducted a poll showing that most Israelis believe when the Palestinians declare an independent state in September, […]

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May 31, 2011 PALESTINE NEWS

SPECIAL TOPIC آخر الأخبار والتحديثات May 31, 2011 | GAZA PALESTINE | TODAY NEWS LINKS| Gaza has been under siege for 1448 days | Spread-Share-Link or Tweet the News! █  NEW: Gaza Cheat Sheet | Real data on the Gaza Closure | PDF | May 29, 2011 Today we remember the martyrs of the massacre […]

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IMEU: Rafah: a return to the status quo?

  Laila El-Haddad, GazaMom.com, May 31, 2011 The big story of the week has been the much-acclaimed re-opening of the torturous Rafah Crossing. It had been operating intermittently, if at all, and for limited categories of people for more than 4 years now. For what seemed like eternity, the Mubarak regime, colluding with the United […]

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Gisha Releases New Animated Film “Gaza Reels” – video

PNN – Palestine News Network – 31.05.11 – 12:46 Tal Aviv – PNN – Following the opening of Rafah Crossing by Egypt last week, the Israeli legal Center for Freedom of movement – Gisha – released on Tuesday an animated film questioning common perceptions about Israel’s disengagement from Gaza and the closure of the Strip […]

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3 killed in blast at Gaza training camp

Palestinian resistancefighters  take part in a training exercise close to Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, 2006. Three Gazans were killed in a mysterious blast at a training camp used by resistance fighters of the Popular Resistance Committees near the Egyptian border (AFP/Said Khatib, File) Maan News Agency | May 31, 2011 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) […]

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Life beyond “The Wall” by Jenny Baboun

  by Jenny Baboun on May 29, 2011 It is commonly referred to as the “Apartheid Wall” or the “Racial Segregation Wall” or even some call it the “Separation Barrier”. Others go further in calling it the “Security fence” or “anti-terrorist fence”. But the question is: what is its purpose? The so-called wall is a […]

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The Israeli Military’s Unforgivable Abuse of Women

Opinion by Tim King Salem-News.com | May 29, 2011 Israeli ‘soldiers’: unregulated thugs, monsters, trained to brutalize, no checks, no balances. Too bad it is only a small example of the way these thugs are allowed to treat human beings. (SALEM, Ore.) – It’s almost three o’clock in the morning. I finally stop publishing news […]

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Freedom Flotilla II – Stay Human: Florida Emergency Response

      When Saturday, June 18, 2011 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Where Torch of Friendship (Downtown Miami) Across Street from Israeli Consulate NE 3rd Street & Biscayne Blvd. (On East side, Close to Bayside) Miami Florida USA Click for Facebook Event What Freedom Flotilla II – Stay Human: Florida Emergency Response Network June […]

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Turkey marks Flotilla attack anniversary

  PressTV – Tue May 31, 2011 1:55AM Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian activists mark the first anniversary of Israel’s deadly attack on the Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, May 30, 2011. Large crowds of people have gathered in Istanbul to mark the first anniversary of the deadly Israeli attack on […]

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Israeli bulldozers destroy farmer’s land in Al Ma’sara

  30 May 2011 | International Solidarity Movement Yesterday private Israeli bulldozers arrived in the village of Al Ma’sara in the West Bank and destroyed a section of farm land belonging to the Brijia family, uprooting five grape trees and an abundance of wheat. The bulldozers who were accompanied by Israeli military jeeps belonged to […]

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