Archive | May 26, 2011

Israeli Forces Storms Madda Center for Children in Jerusalem

Date : 26/5/2011   Time : 23:23    JERUSALEM, May 26, 2011 (WAFA)-  Israeli forces Thursday stormed Madaa Silwan creative center (Madaa) in Wadi Hilwah, a neighborhood in Silwan, near Al-Aqsa Mosque, while the children were there, according to witnesses. Witnesses told WAFA that the Israeli soldiers terrorized the children while they were looking for the head of the Center, […]

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Jewish Settlers Severely Beat Elderly Palestinian Shepherd in Nablus

WAFA | Date : 26/5/2011   Time : 22:24    NABLUS, May 26, 2011 (WAFA)- Ghassan Douglas, in charge of settlements file at the Palestinian Authority in the northern part of the West Bank, said Thursday that settlers severely beat an elderly Palestinian Shepherd, 67, in Madama, a village south of Nablus. Douglas said that Hamad al-Kett […]

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“Why did I disrupt Netanyahu?” by Rae Abileah

by annie on May 26, 2011 | Mondoweiss Do you know that our Congress gave 29 standing ovations to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he spoke in the Capital on Tuesday, May 24? I couldn’t watch this hero’s welcome for a man who supports the continued building of illegal settlements, won’t lift the siege […]

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IOF soldiers take positions on rooftops of Nablus village, arrest boy in Hawara

[ 25/05/2011 – 09:42 PM ] General view of Hawwara village NABLUS, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stationed on rooftops of a number of buildings in Hawara village, south of Nablus , on Wednesday, local sources said. They added that the soldiers took positions on the rooftops of a number of buildings overlooking the main […]

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Gaza fishermen call for international protection from Israeli practices

Fisherman in Gaza subjected to armed attacks by the Israeli navy ask for security and an end to the maritime siege Saleh Naami , Thursday 26 May 2011 | Al Ahram Online Gaza fishermen have asked the international community to intervene to lift the maritime siege imposed upon them by the Israeli government, reduce restrictions […]

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Israel admits failure to trace soldier

PressTV –  Thu May 26, 2011 3:58PM Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was captured in 2006 by Hamas resistance fighters Former chief of the Israeli military admits that the regime has failed to retrieve Hamas-captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit due to lack of intelligence on his whereabouts. “I failed. It must be admitted that we are […]

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Israel’s siege freed Gaza’s youth

Mohammed Rabah Suliman |The Electronic Intifada |Gaza Strip |26 May 2011 Instead of causing them to surrender, Israel’s siege has politicized Gaza’s youth. (Anne Paq /ActiveStills ) Palestinians were in disbelief over the news of a reconciliation deal between the two largest Palestinian factions, Hamas and Fatah, brokered by Egypt which, meanwhile, repeated that ending the siege […]

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Israel is paying internet workers to manipulate online content – video

READ FULL DESCRIPTION: As many of you may have suspected, Israel is paying and training internet bloggers to delete, rewrite, and revise internet content to shape public opinion to Israel’s benefit. Video of the Israeli-sponsored training programs have been leaked to the web (like the video here). Additionally, investigative reporters that infiltrated these groups have […]

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AIPAC conference confirms futility of negotiations

By Jody McIntyre | The Foreign Desk | Tuesday, 24 May 2011 at 4:52 pm It was Nelson Mandela who once said, “Only free men can negotiate”.  So-called negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian governments have often taken the form of slave and slave-master over the years.  The rhetoric of the extreme right-wing current Israeli Prime […]

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The perks of traveling while Palestinian

Mohammed-Naji AlKhodari |The Electronic Intifada |24 May 2011 As I stood in the line waiting to check in at the Bradley International Airport in the US state of Connecticut, I wondered how overweight my luggage would be. After I handed my Palestinian passport to the woman sitting behind the desk, she paused for a minute. “What’s wrong?” […]

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Abu Mohammed’s Family…A suffering story from Libya to Gaza

2011-05-26 | Stories Gaza,(Alresalah.ps)–Their hearts were full of certainty believing there is no refuge better that their dear homeland . Family of abu Ahmed has fled war and death in Libya, leaving to their homeland , Gaza, where they have a strong belief they would  heal their pain of alienation. Realy ,they believed they have […]

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MKs attend controversial settlement announcement

Published today (updated) 26/05/2011 17:56 JERUSALEM (AFP) – The speaker of Israel’s parliament and two ministers attended the dedication on Wednesday of new Jewish settler homes in East Jerusalem in what an Israeli NGO called “a dangerous provocation.” Among the first of the VIPs to arrive at the site in the city’s annexed eastern sector […]

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Egypt to permanently open Rafah border crossing to Palestinians

[ 26/05/2011 – 10:18 AM PIC ] CAIRO, (PIC)– Egyptian authorities have passed a decision to take effect this Saturday to permanently open the Rafah crossing on its borders with the Gaza Strip, except Fridays and official holidays from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. An Egyptian official said in a statement on Wednesday that the […]

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Israeli Right Disappointed in Netanyahu’s Trip to Washington Call for Speeding up Construction in East Jerusalem

PNN – Palestine News Network | 26.05.11 – 12:26 Jerusalem- PNN- Victoria Delacroix- The U.S. Congress seemed to have fallen in love with Prime Minister Netanyahu, as they rose and burst out into applause over and over and over during his speech. There was even affectionate cheering from the crowds calling him “Bibi, Bibi”. But not […]

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