[ 08/05/2011 – 12:56 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) clamped a curfew on the Ramallah village of Nabi Saleh on Sunday, local sources reported. They said that a big IOF unit “savagely” stormed the village firing live ammunition and sonic bombs in the village streets. The soldiers were deployed in all […]
Continue readingErekat: Recognition of Palestinian State is Not Unilateral Step
RAMALLAH, MAY 8, 2011 (WAFA)- Fatah Executive Committee Member, Saeb Erekat, Sunday told WAFA that heading to the United Nations (UN) for the recognition of the Palestinian state is not a unilateral step as Israel claims, it’s a step to be followed. He said that the decision to head to the UN Security Council 35 […]
Continue readingPA condemns demolition of Bedouin village
May 7, 2011 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The Palestinian Authority demanded Sunday the “immediate end to the continued acts of violence, displacement, and destruction carried out by the Israeli forces against Susiya residents.” Referring to the demolition of 12 tent homes in the village of Amniyr, a tiny herding hamlet of Bedouins south of Susiya in […]
Continue readingWest Bank-Jordan | Allenby Bridge crossing to see reduced hours Monday
May 7, 2011 JERICHO (Ma’an) — The Allenby Bridge border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan will be open from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Monday, closing early as Israel observes its Independence Day, Palestinian officials said. The Palestinian police department in Jericho announced the curtailed hours on Sunday, noting that normal operations […]
Continue readingCartoon 1 – Get ready for the 3rd #INTIFADA – #May15 by Carlos Latuff
High Res Image and more cartoons of Carlos Latuff here Related Special Topic : #May15 | Al Nakba & Refugees Revolution | Right 2 Return | also for further announcements of events
Continue readingCartoon 3 – Get ready for the 3rd #INTIFADA – #May15 by Carlos Latuff
High Res Image and more cartoons of Carlos Latuff here Related Special Topic : #May15 | Al Nakba & Refugees Revolution | Right 2 Return | also for further announcements of events
Continue readingCartoon 4 – Get ready for the 3rd #INTIFADA – #May15 by Carlos Latuff
More Cartoons by Carlos Latuff Related Special Topic : #May15 | Al Nakba & Refugees Revolution | Right 2 Return | also for further announcements of events
Continue readingHaniyeh plans to revive building projects
May 8, 2011 | 19:22 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Gaza premier Ismail Haniyeh said Saturday that his administration would continue to work in the service of Palestinians until the appointment of a transitional government. Speaking at the opening of a new health center in Gaza City, Haniyeh said his government planned to revive building projects, […]
Continue readingKhater warns of Israeli revenge measures in Occupied Jerusalem
[ 08/05/2011 – 04:54 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Dr. Hassan Khater, the secretary general of the Islamic Christian society for the support of Jerusalem and holy shrines, warned of Israeli revenge measures in occupied Jerusalem. He explained in a statement on Sunday that Israel was deeply disturbed by the Palestinian reconciliation and could start […]
Continue readingIOA extends administrative detention of MP Ramahi
[ 08/05/2011 – 04:40 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) extended the administrative detention, without trial, of MP Dr. Mahmoud Al-Ramahi for six more months, the international campaign to release detained lawmakers said on Sunday. It added in a statement that Ramahi’s detention ends on Monday but was extended at the last […]
Continue reading29 Democrat senators tell Obama to cut aid to PA
[ 08/05/2011 – 05:38 PM ] NAZARETH, (PIC)– 29 US Democrat senators told president Barack Obama he should cut aid to the Palestinian Authority in the event Hamas joined its government following the Fatah-Hamas reconciliation agreement. The Democratic party senators sent a message to Obama carrying this meaning on Friday, Israeli press reports said on […]
Continue readingBreaking the Silence – Testimony – “Knock on every door”
Breaking the Silence ‘s New database is now online testimony catalog number: 13980 rank: Staff Sergeant unit: Nahal Brigade place: Qalandiya period: April 2002 We were alerted to Qalqiliya. There we carried out what – amongst ourselves, I don’t remember what the official name was – we called it operation “Knock on Every Door” (the […]
Continue readingBeit Ommar Demonstration against the Apartheid Wall and Settlements – May 7, 2011 – video
Palestine Solidarity Project | Beit Ommar | May 7, 2011 Three members of the Beit Ommar National Committee against the Wall and Settlements were injured this afternoon in a demonstration near the Israeli Karmei Tsur settlement. Yousef Abu Marya, age 36, had his wrist broken in two places by Israeli soldiers, while Ahmed Abu Hashem, […]
Continue readingCoffin of Palestinian Division at Bil’in Demo against the Apartheid Wall – video
yisraelpnm on May 6, 2011 42 Israelis and a bunch of internationals joined Palestinian women, men and children for the weekly demonstration in Bil’in against the wall, land grab and occupation army violence. Two locals dressed up as Fatah and Hamas leaders, escorting the coffin of Palestinian division to burial. When demonstrators reached the fence […]
Continue readingNabi Saleh Demo Against Israel’s Theft of Land, Settlements and Occupation – May 6, 2011 – video
David Reeb | May 7, 2011 Nabi Saleh Friday 6.5.2011 video of protest against the gradual annexatation of the village’s land, against the occupation and against apartheid. Border police and army units using teargas prevent the residents of Nabi Saleh and their supporters from marching in a peaceful procession down the main street of the […]
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