May 12, 2011 PALESTINE NEWS

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NEW ♻ Special Topic | Palestine’s Refugee Revolution #MAY15 | ANNOUNCEMENTS & EVENTS

NEW ♻ Special Album: Palestinians Commemorate Al Nakba 2011 – in pictures

NEW ♻ Special Music Video : Onadekom ( Calling You ) – For Peace & Justice for Palestine | Must See!

NEW ♻ Special Topic | Children of Palestine – Action Alert – in pictures

Special Topics

♻ Special Topic: Israel’s Weapons a Crime on Humanity * NEW *

♻ Special Topic: Vittorio Arrigoni: Vik: a Friend, a Brother, a Humanist

♻ Special Topic: Action Alert for the Children of Palestine

♻ Special Topic: Colonialism & Ethnic Cleansing

♻ Special Topic: Settler Violence

♻ Special Topic: Palestine Unity Protests March 15

♻ Special Topic: Gaza Under Israeli Attacks

♻ Special Topic Mothers of Palestine | Photo Gallery

♻ Special Topic: All about Gaza Cast Lead War Memorial | Updates, News, Sources

♻ Special Topic: WHITE WASH WATCH | Goldstone’s Reconsiderations on Gaza Cast Lead Report

♻Special Topic: Misconceptions & Myths about the Israel Palestine Conflict

…continuous updates…

Gideon Levy: It’s called ethnic cleansing
https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/gideon-levy-it%E2%80%99s-called-ethnic-cleansing/

Nakba Survivor | Rosa Remembers Palestine – video
http://wp.me/p16sn9-74N

Israel’s-Zionist Offensive To Derail Palestinian Statehood
https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/israel%E2%80%99s-zionist-offensive-to-derail-palestinian-statehood/

Egyptians to join Gazans on Nakba Day
https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/05/13/egyptians-to-join-gazans-on-nakba-day/

Israel hindering delivery of aid
https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/05/13/israel-hindering-delivery-of-aid/

Mashaal: Egyptians are not required to march to Gaza Strip
http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/434877

Egypt urges cancellation of pro-Palestinian march to Gaza
http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/434811

PALESTINE ACTION REQUEST: Write letters on behalf of Bedouin communities facing demolition | CPT
http://fb.me/W14HPBjY

NakbaSurvivor | Nada: My mom is from J’lem. In 1948, she & her siblings wr put on a truck & sent to a UN camp
http://bit.ly/mFlaEZ

NakbaSurvivor | Sana: My grandfather created detailed map of Jimzu, labeling homes, orchards, school & mosque
http://bit.ly/lHdfts

NakbaSurvivor | Mahdi: When my mom was growing up,my grndfather wld take her 2 c where their village stood
http://bit.ly/krqDWW

Brain food Chomsky
http://youtu.be/HFxYyXGMfZM

Tribute to Juliano Mer Khamis: Short film
http://fb.me/Y8AQZXxE

Lack of evidence” never stopped Israel from detaining Palestinians, including kids, for years
http://t.co/pCbGkn2

Egypt calls to cancel Gaza march
http://www1.albawaba.com/main-headlines/egypt-calls-cancel-gaza-march

Mondoweiss: Two takes on the Hamas-Fatah unity agreement from Rashid Khalidi and Joel Beinin
http://bit.ly/kpaxDf

Palestine willing to merge with  GCC when liberated: Envoy
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2011/May/theuae_May380.xml&section=theuae&col=

Friday’s Million Man March Calls for National Unity
http://www.ikhwanweb.com/article.php?id=28561

Irish art for Gaza Beautiful paintings for Irish Ship to Gaza.
http://irishart4gaza.com/ .

video 63 Years of Nakba
http://youtu.be/bIO4W3nxGaM?a

امين سر قيادة اقليم لبنان لحركة فتح يدعوا للمشاركة في حضور المباراة الودية بين المنتخبين الاولمبيين الفلسطيني وا…
http://bit.ly/kLlV4m

القوات الإسرائيلية تلقي قنابل الغاز على الاطفال
http://silwanic.net/?p=15845

مجموعة شبابية إسرائيلية تقتحم غزة وتحرر شاليط بقلم: عبد الناصر فروانة: قرأت اليوم على موقع عكا المختص بالشأن الإ…
http://bit.ly/j5VEN2

O’Keefe and Survivors of Cast Lead Massacre Join Forces
http://palestinechronicle.com/view_article_details.php?id=16847

Gazans urge EU to fund Abu Salem crossing”
http://fb.me/ZgqH9co5

Ethnic cleansing of Palestinians, or, democratic Israel at work
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/ethnic-cleansing-of-palestinians-or-democratic-israel-at-work-1.361196

Israel in search of cows
http://josephdana.com/2011/05/israel-in-search-of-cows/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=israel-in-search-of-cows

Israeli Army Invades Al Walaja, Orders Demolition of Seven Homes
http://www.imemc.org/article/61222

Chance For Malaysians To Visit Gaza Via Egypt
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v5/newsgeneral.php?id=585899

In the light of events: London Palestine Film Festival round-up
http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/film/in-the-light-of-events-london-palestine-film-festival-round-up

avinunu: My reflections on @AJEnglish report on Israeli plan to destroy Lifta, my mother’s birthplace in Palestine
http://t.co/bRY0X7N

avinunu: They think they’re in the Knesset: “Bipartisan” group of US Congressmen demand Turkey stop Gaza flotilla
http://t.co/sVGfD20

Aid convoy to head to Gaza on May 14
http://thedailynewsegypt.com/human-a-civil-rights/aid-convoy-to-head-to-gaza-on-may-14.html

Palestinians commemorate 63rd anniversary of the Nakba
http://www.middleeastmonitor.org.uk/news/middle-east/2347-palestinians-commemorate-63rd-anniversary-of-the-nakba

Their Independence is our Nakba; Thousands of Palestinians March on Thursday
https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/their-independence-is-our-nakba-thousands-of-palestinians-march-on-thursday/

اسرائيل تطور نظام الدفاع الصاروخي ارو مع اضطرابات الشرق الاوسط:
http://bit.ly/mHW6lD

NakbaSurvivor: Riham: In 1948 my grandmother’s family was forced from to flee from Tiberas. They lost their land and …
http://tl.gd/adtfi9

Israeli army unleashes dogs what it reminds of? Of this: HaShoah vs AlNakba – in pictures
https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2010/12/26/hashoah-vs-al-nakba/

Alaa: The village my family comes from was called Beit Mahsir. It’s now a moshav, Beit Meir, named after Golda Meir | NakbaSurvivor
https://twitter.com/#!/theIMEU/status/68732177038315520

Alaa: My grandma walked from Jerusalem to Amman w/her first son. She definitely thought she was coming back. NakbaSurvivor
https://twitter.com/#!/theIMEU/status/68730920483553282

Israel to curb Al-Aqsa entry for Nakba events
http://bit.ly/jSZUSz

Alexandria MB Organizes Conference Supporting Palestine
http://ikhwanweb.com/article.php?id=28557

Prisoners in Nafha jail exposed to constant violations by Israeli jailers
https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/prisoners-in-nafha-jail-exposed-to-constant-violations-by-israeli-jailers/

Davutoglu: Turkey to assist in Gaza reconstruction
http://bit.ly/jCJVFu

Stay Human convoy enters Gaza | Vik2Gaza
https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/stay-human-convoy-enters-gaza-vik2gaza/

Pic 1 – The Key to return the world’s largest city of Rafah – مفتاح العودة الأكبر في العالم بمدينة رفح
http://twitpic.com/4wpjgc

If Israel is trying to dispel Jim Crow comparisons, they’re doing a very poor job of it: IDF sics dogs on Palestinians
http://j.mp/ifZomC

Armed settlers stopping Palestinian farmer from plowing his land – video
https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/armed-settlers-stopping-palestinian-farmer-from-plowing-his-land-video/

Powerful testimony of the theft of a homeland The Nakba: Marking 63 Years After a Catastrophe
http://bit.ly/kOPLP0

BBC censors ‘Free Palestine’ from song
http://twocircles.net/2011may12/bbc_censors_free_palestine_song.html

Israeli revenue freeze is “a warning” to the Palestinians
http://www.middleeastmonitor.org.uk/news/middle-east/2343-israeli-revenue-freeze-is-qa-warningq-to-the-palestinians

Egyptian army Tanks heading to Rafah boarders ahead of the Intifada
http://twitpic.com/4wp8c2

Good luck to the Houston Palestine Film Fest. It is starting tomorrow!
http://fb.me/XjclnOsx

Riham Barghouti tells the story of her grandmother returning 2 visit her home in Tiberias: http://bit.ly/jE0Y3e

Anti-Palestinian advocacy group The Israel Project working to spread hateful message in China and India:
http://ow.ly/4T0if

A song for Vittorio Arrigoni from @DargTeamGaza – Onadekom (Calling You)
http://bit.ly/jZpFPf

Remembering the Nakbeh: Israel vs. Palestine; them and us
http://www1.albawaba.com/remembering-nakbeh-israel-vs-palestine-them-and-us

avinunu: How convenient: PA “economy minister” who approved IPO of Palestinian Securities Exchange was chair of company!
http://t.co/Ir51rA3

Another Blow to Palestinian Economy by Israel, Says MAS
http://t.co/PyNio35

Over 7000 Palestinians Killed in Last Decade
http://t.co/YR6B21j

Next time someone drones on about a “Palestinian Gandhi,” direct them to Mazin Qumsiyeh’s new book
http://ht.ly/4T9i2

IDF stepping up deployments in attempt to suppress Palestinian Nabka Day protests
http://t.co/RYnhynk

ACTION ALERT | Palestinian home rebuilt by UK volunteers served 72 hour demolition notice
http://wp.me/p16sn9-77i

PA exists to serve Israel and “investors”, not to serve the likes of you or other Palestinians
http://t.co/Ir51rA3

US Christian group warns Palestinians of apocalypse
http://wp.me/p16sn9-77d

Wiesenfeld: bullied as a child, powerful racist as an adult, so he’s “human.” No word on Palestinians.
http://t.co/Nd89nCe

اندلاع مواجهات في سلوان
http://silwanic.net/?p=15798

Daily Life in Hebron – Meet Zionist Miriam Levinger – video (Part Two)
https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/daily-life-in-hebron-meet-zionist-miriam-levinger-video-part-two/

Nablus checkpoint closed as settler stone cars (updated)
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=387055

Les enfants et les conflits armés – Rapport du Secrétaire général (extraits):
http://bit.ly/mbaOcF

Protection des civils dans les conflits armés – Débat du Conseil de sécurité – Procès-verbal (extraits):
http://bit.ly/kIO1N1

New on +972: Ahead of Nakba Day, Arab Spring energizes Palestinian non-violent resistance movement
http://j.mp/lnBtH4

New on +972: Activists document settler violence and impunity in South Hebron Hills
http://j.mp/ksf2cX

Peace demands challenging Israel’s exceptionalism
http://bit.ly/mxYBax

B’Tselem: Over three quarters of Jordan Valley placed under Israeli control
http://goo.gl/fb/ZHq9q

Naomi Klein to receive honourary degree (a few days before she appears in NYC on May 19 to talk about Gaza & Goldstone)
http://bit.ly/itWvNZ

Egyptian activists plan ‘Third Intifada’: Following the February ousting of Egypt’s long…
http://bit.ly/mLUzyl

Belgian-French bank Dexia considers selling Israeli subsidiary after settlement loan controversy
http://bit.ly/ltgjrB

Gropinator hearts Israel
http://bit.ly/jfohHd

Even ‘NY Jewish Week’ calls Wiesenfeld an extremist
http://bit.ly/msXIPA

US Christian group warns Palestinians of apocalypse
http://bit.ly/kbyYN5

Levy: ‘ethnic cleansing… apartheid… 1948 never ended’
http://bit.ly/lm0Z23

Bethlehem Marks al-Nakba
https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/bethlehem-marks-al-nakba/

Convoy of Italian activists arrives in Cairo en route to Gaza for Nakba Day
https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/convoy-of-italian-activists-arrives-in-cairo-en-route-to-gaza-for-nakba-day/
Dio la protegga il vostro viaggio

Extensive Human Rights Abuses noted in B’t Selem – report & video
https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/extensive-human-rights-abuses-noted-in-btselem-report/

Video: ‘Let’s pull Shalit out of Gaza ourselves’
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4067831,00.html

Lieberman claims that Israel is ready to renew talks but not freeze settlements
http://www.middleeastmonitor.org.uk/news/middle-east/2341-lieberman-claims-that-israel-is-ready-to-renew-talks-but-not-freeze-settlements

Egyptians preparing for march to Gaza
https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/egyptians-preparing-for-march-to-gaza/

Demolition order was served on a home in the village of Al Walajah Bethlehem on the WestBank.
http://fb.me/ww8NWraC

JPost: IDF reinforcing W. Bank troops ahead of Nakba Day
http://ow.ly/4T19E

The PA and the privatization of Palestine | Ali Abunimah
http://t.co/Ir51rA3

Bethlehem man marks 20 years in prison
http://bit.ly/l2zR23

Israel adds 10 CCTV cameras on Lebanese border before Palestinian right of return march on Sunday (Ar)
http://bit.ly/lsZZQZ

BDS victory: German company pulls out of illegal Israeli railway project
http://palsolidarity.org/2011/05/18250/

Davutoglu: “Turkey Supports Palestinian Unity, Will Provide Financial Support To Rebuild Gaza”
https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/davutoglu-%E2%80%9Cturkey-supports-palestinian-unity-will-provide-financial-support-to-rebuild-gaza%E2%80%9D/

Haniyeh expects Gaza Strip construction boom
http://www.steelguru.com/middle_east_news/Haniyeh_expects_Gaza_Strip_construction_boom/204702.html

Court Freeze Demolishing Order of a Palestinian Neighborhood in East Jerusalem
http://www.imemc.org/article/61219

Sources: Israel’s Army Gears up to Suppress Nakba Events
http://www.imemc.org/article/61218

Mahmoud Abbas: Mr. Consistency
http://www.daoudkuttab.com/?p=2072

Report: “Abbas To Become Prime Minister Of Unity Government”
http://www.imemc.org/article/61217

Palestine, CUNY & rightwing suppression
http://www.workers.org/2011/us/palestine_cuny_0519/

Ethnic Cleansing: Israel Revokes Palestinian Residency and ID Cards
http://palestinevideo.blogspot.com/2011/05/ethnic-cleansing-israel-revokes.html

Author Ralph Schoenman: Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Palestinians is a continuing process
https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/author-ralph-schoenman-israels-ethnic-cleansing-of-palestinians-is-a-continuing-process-video/

Army Fires Rounds Of Live Ammunition At Homes In The Gaza Strip
https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/army-fires-rounds-of-live-ammunition-at-homes-in-the-gaza-strip/

B’Tselem: Israel prevents Palestinians from using,building &remaining on 77.5% of Jordan Valley
http://bit.ly/mpkD6Q

Israeli columnist quotes description of Israel by former US Sec of State as “the largest American aircraft carrier”
http://bit.ly/mkmOXD

In Jordan Valley, Pal village afforded less land than illegal colony despite having 26x as many residents
http://bit.ly/mpkD6Q

Demolition warnings to Walaja residents
http://bit.ly/lTgiq5

Israeli troops kidnap Hamas official Abu Tabana
https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/israeli-troops-kidnap-hamas-official-abu-tabana/

IPS isolates eight Palestinian prisoners in Askalan
https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/ips-isolates-eight-palestinian-prisoners-in-askalan/

IOF soldiers serve demolition notices in Bethlehem village
https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/ongoing-ethnic-cleansing-iof-soldiers-serve-demolition-notices-in-bethlehem-village/

Health condition of Palestinian prisoner seriously deteriorates
https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/health-condition-of-palestinian-prisoner-seriously-deteriorates/

Worker dies in Rafah tunnel
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=386993

Central Court postpones decision on Al-Bustan demolitions
http://wp.me/p16sn9-76s

Nablus checkpoint closed as settler stone cars (updated)
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=387055

Erdogan: ‘I don’t see Hamas as a terror organization’
http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=220190&R=R3

Hamas adviser: PM should be Gaza-based
http://bit.ly/iKpjjX

Nablus checkpoint closed as settler stone cars
http://bit.ly/ldLEuk

‘Israel Reconsidered’ Blog Launch:
http://t.co/AJdKhNs

Video: The Elders Discuss Palestinian Reconciliation
https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/the-elders-discuss-palestinian-reconciliation-video/

B’Tselem: “Israel Exploits Water Resources From The Palestinians”
https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/b%E2%80%99tselem-%E2%80%9Cisrael-exploits-water-resources-from-the-palestinians%E2%80%9D/

Fayyad: We will not Surrender to Israeli Purser
https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/05/12/fayyad-we-will-not-surrender-to-israeli-purser/

New #May15 Event:
Friday, May 13, 2011
Qaed Ibrahim Mosque
Alexandria MB’s Organizes Conference Supporting Palestine
http://www.ikhwanweb.com/article.php?id=28557

UNWRA truck 63 years ago
https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/baddawi_nkba_61.jpg?w=588&h=434
UNWRA truck 63 years today
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45452000/jpg/_45452466_untruck226ap.jpg

Soup Line 63 yrs ago:
http://imeu.net/engine2/uploads/2/food-aid-gaza.jpg
Soup Line Today:
https://occupiedpalestine.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/soup-line-palestinian-refugees_005.jpg

Palestinian trees destroyed in ongoing settler vandalism and harassment
http://yhoo.it/jAPj50;
photos
http://bit.ly/lDr49X

Reinventing the Palestinian struggle | Khaled Diab
http://bit.ly/kwbS3F

Peaceful Demonstration for Justice in front of the Israeli Consulate in Downtown
#Miami http://goo.gl/H5tlD

Al Nakba | The Catastrophe | النكبة – in pictures
http://wp.me/p16sn9-qd

Israel to demolish 7 Palestinian homes within 48 hrs in the village of Walaja, southwest of Bethlehem http://is.gd/r5vf9k

أسير من بيت لحم يدخل عامه العشرين في سجون الاحتلال
http://bit.ly/kZ5dlw

Youths attempt to repel invading forces in Silwan
http://silwanic.net/?p=15710

Palestinians fight to preserve Lifta, as Israeli developers seek to build luxury housing on the village’s remains
http://bit.ly/kXyIg1

Davutoglu: “Turkey Supports Palestinian Unity, Will Provide Financial Support To Rebuild Gaza”
http://tinyurl.com/3hgqv9w

They first beat a 15-year-old Palestinian boy then remand him
http://goo.gl/MnLXv