Freedom Flotilla II Press Release 30 May 2011 | IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation

  FREEDOM FLOTILLA II-STAY HUMAN SAILS WITH MORE SHIPS AND MORE SPIRIT 30 May 2011, Mavi Marmara, Istanbul One year ago today, six ships carrying nearly 700 human rights defenders, met at sea to commence the last leg of our voyage to Gaza to break Israel’s brutal stranglehold on 1.5 million Palestinians. A few hours […]

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More clashes erupt in Iraq Burin following IOF raid

[ 30/05/2011 – 06:52 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation forces on Monday afternoon clashed with Palestinian natives after raiding Iraq Burin village south of Nablus city in the northern West Bank. Israeli patrols were met with stones after making a surprise raid on the village, said local councilman Abdul-Raheem Qaddous. He added that […]

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Family self-demolishes home in Al-Rasasi district – in pictures

Monday, 30 May, 2011 | 22:35 |  Wadi Hilweh Information Center – Silwan, Jerusalem Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) —  A Palestinian family has been forced to demolish their own home in Al-Rasasi district of East Jerusalem, between the Old City and Mount of Olives. The house’s owner, Mahmoud Aramin, decided to destroyed it himself in order […]

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ICC: Israel spending more than a billion dollars a year to Judaize holy city

[ 30/05/2011 – 02:13 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– The Islamic Christian Commission in support of Jerusalem and the holy sites said that the Citadel of David mosque was not the first one that Israel converted into a Jewish site. The statement comes as Israelis celebrate the opening of a museum built on the ruins […]

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Clashes erupt after settlers re-visit Joseph’s Tomb

[ 30/05/2011 – 02:30 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– Violent clashes erupted in Nablus after Israeli soldiers infiltrated Joseph’s Tomb early Monday morning east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. The soldiers rushed in to offer protection to Jewish settlers who went there to perform religious rituals. Palestinian youth responded to the raid with stones […]

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UPDATE | HUMANITARIAN SHIP “SPIRIT OF RACHEL CORRIE”TO GAZA: “PRISON SHIP” OF THE “INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY” IN EGYPT TERRITORIAL WATERS

█ Action Request ▶Spirit of Rachel Corrie to Gaza Needs HELP – █ Email Egyptain Embassy and Media Event on FB 3:00pm Egyptian Time, 30th May 2011 The  humanitarian aid ship MV Finch also known as the Spirit of Rachel Corrie has since 17th May 2011 been turned into a prison ship for all intents and […]

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Israeli forces demolish Qalqiliya shop

  Maan News Agency | May 30, 2011 QALQILIYA (Ma’an) — Israeli forces on Monday demolished a building supplies shop in the northern West Bank village of Jinsafut east of Qalqiliya. The store’s owner Yousif Abu Sukkar said he was in his shop when an Israeli bulldozers and military jeeps arrived. Abu Sukkar said forces […]

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Obama, Israel, and Palestine

  by Gulamhusein A. Abba |  May 30th, 2011  | Dissident Voice From the frenzy that was let loose on President Barrack Obama referring to the 1967 borders in his Middle East speech, one would think that he had announced a major shift in US policy on the Israel/Palestine issue, had abandoned Israel and was […]

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Palestinian Youth Injured; Eight Arrested in Morning Invasions

  PNN – Palestine News Network 30.05.11 – 16:05 PNN – Nablus – A Palestinian young man was injured on Monday afternoon, many treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation, when Israeli troops attacked the village of Erak Burien, near Nablus in northern West Bank. Israeli Troops Arresting a Palestinian boy – archive Local […]

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Why June 5 matters

30 May 2011 | Palestine News Network – Joe Catron  | International Solidarity Movement I gasped as the first bullet struck a young man standing a few paces ahead of me. Watching him crumple to the ground, I struggled for breath and fought my natural urge to run. “Allahu Akbar!”, the crowd roared around me. […]

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Rights groups challenge Israeli secret service impunity

  The Electronic Intifada| 30 May 2011 Activists protest the detention of Omar Said and Ameer Makhoul, May 2010. (Oren Ziv  /ActiveStills ) For Omar Said, the time he spent in the custody of Israeli secret service agents — and the emotional ordeal that accompanied his interrogation and detention — won’t soon be forgotten. “You can’t imagine how […]

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Hamas: No need for international observers at Rafah Crossing

    Maan | May 30, 2011 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinians have proven they are capable of operating the Gaza side of Egypt’s Rafah crossing, leading Hamas figure Ghazi Hamad told local radio on Sunday night, adding there was “no need for foreign observers.” Speaking with Ma’an after the announcement, Fatah official Saeb Erekat hinted […]

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First Freedom Flotilla ship to set sail on 20 June

[ 30/05/2011 – 05:14 PM ] BRUSSELS, (PIC)– The first ship of the Freedom Flotilla 2 will set sail to the Gaza Strip on 20 June and will be followed by 11 more European vessels, the European campaign to end the siege on Gaza (ECESG) has announced. “The first ship of the Freedom Flotilla, which […]

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Settlers torch farmland south of Nablus

  Published today 20:35 NABLUS (Ma’an) — Villagers south of Nablus reported seeing dozens of settlers Monday evening, and watched as they set fire to plots of agricultural lands near Madama, an official said. Settlement monitoring official with Fatah, Ghassan Doughlus, told Ma’an that Madama residents believed the settlers were from the nearby illegal residential […]

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ACTION ALERT | More Censorship and Intimidation by Egypt’s Military Police: What Hossam El Hamalawy and Reem Maged said to be summoned by the SCAF

Originally posted on Mostafa Sheshtawy Blog at http://bit.ly/kH0hMz This is what Hossam el Hamalawy said in Reem Maged’s Show that SCAF wants to investigate, Read it or watch it from the minute 11. Here are the statements in Arabic and English : حسام: إلغاء المحاكمات العسكرية للمدنيين . إحنا بنتكلم هنا عن 5000-8000حالة من ساعت نزول الجيش […]

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