Archive | May, 2011

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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El Arabi says Israel should be prosecuted for abuse of Palestinian prisoners

  Monday, 30 May 2011 13:03| MEMO Egypt’s foreign minister, Dr Nabil El Arabi Egypt’s foreign minister, Dr Nabil El Arabi, has affirmed that the detention of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and the torture and killing of some, “represents a flagrant violation of the Fourth Geneva Convection and the principles of human rights and […]

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Gaza flotilla attack: British activists tell of abuse by Israelis

British activists who took part in the Gaza aid flotilla have been deported from Israel, alleging they were abused, humiliated and beaten by troops after the raid on their ships. An Israeli soldier stands guard aboard a naval vessel as Gaza-bound ships are intercepted in the Mediterranean Sea Photo: Reuters By Justin Vela in Istanbul 6:30AM […]

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Netanyahu re-confirms Jerusalem as permanent Israeli capital

[ 30/05/2011 – 11:25 AM ] NAZARETH, (PIC)– Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized his country’s commitment to develop Jerusalem employing several Judaization projects. The announcement comes a few days after Netanyahu gave a speech that drew heavy support by US Congress where he declared Jerusalem the eternal capital for the “Jewish state”. He said […]

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Futher Measures Announced To Strengthen Israeli Presence In East Jerusalem

  Monday May 30, 2011 14:59 by Kevin Murphy – IMEMC and Agencies Wide spread measures to secure Israel’s grip on Jerusalem and insure it remains undivided have been announced ahead of Jerusalem Day this Wednesday 1st of June, according to a report by Hareetz. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has announced a range of measures […]

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Calls for escalation of protests to mark occupation of W. Bank, Jerusalem

[ 30/05/2011 – 12:01 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The Muslim Youth Association has announced several events that will take place in cities across the West Bank to mark the 44th anniversary of the occupation of Al-Aqsa Mosque, East Jerusalem, and Palestine as a whole. The MYA said in a statement on Sunday: “On June 5, […]

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Resheq: The opening of Rafah crossing an achievement of the Egyptian revolution

[ 29/05/2011 – 01:41 PM ] DAMASCUS, (PIC)– Ezzat al-Resheq, member of the Hamas Political Bureau, expressed appreciation for the Egyptian government’s decision to permanently open the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip, and said that it was “a decision that reflects the spirit of the Egyptian revolution and the return of Egypt to […]

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Ministry of Works completes The Freedom Flotilla Memorial

Alresalah News | 2011-05-29 | News The Palestinian Ministry of Public Works and Housing, has finished building “The Freedom Flotilla’s Martyrs Memorial & Square” in cooperation with the Ministry of Transportations to commemorate the martyrs of first Freedom Flotilla. Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh will inaugurate the Memorial on Tuesday at 10:00 A.M, in the […]

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Mass Incursion Of Israeli Worshipers To Jospeh’s Tomb Spirals Out Of Control

  Monday May 30, 2011 12:04 by Kevin Murphy – IMEMC and Agencies 200-300 Israeli settlers infiltrated Nablus and called for the Israeli military to re-establish control in the area after they broke free from the Israeli security forces accompanying them. The group were part of some 1,500 Israeli who were visiting nearby Joseph’s Tomb […]

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Israeli land agency bulldozes Bedouin village in Negev again and again

Jews for Justice for Palestinians | May 30, 2011 Stop creating forests that are destroying Bedouin lives Amnesty International: How you can help The Bedouin village of al-‘Araqib in the Negev desert in southern Israel has been demolished at least 20 times since July 2010. Each time the residents re-erect their makeshift shelters, the Israel […]

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Hamas official urges Egypt to let Malaysian aid into Gaza

Published May 30, 2011 12:43 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Senior Hamas official Muhammad Shebab on Monday appealed to Egypt to allow aid from a Malaysian ship into the Gaza Strip. The Malaysian vessel had tried to break Israel’s naval blockade and deliver aid to Gaza’s port. But Israeli forces fired warning shots toward the ship, […]

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Prisoner isolated after refusing to strip naked

[ 30/05/2011 – 10:28 AM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– A Palestinian man held in the Israeli Ramon prison was placed Sunday in solitary confinement after he refused to succumb to routine strip searches. The prisoners’ families said in a phone call to the PIC that the prisoner, Mohammed Nafidh Dweikat from Nablus, was dealt 21 days […]

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Breaking News | “Spirit of Rachel Corrie Ship” | Why is Israel Afraid of Sewage Pipes?

  Published: May 30, 2011 | Perdana4Peace HOW TO SMUGGLE SEWAGE PIPES Israeli navy fires warning shots at ship carrying Malaysian aid to Gaza On the morning of May 15th this year “The Spirit of Rachel Corrie” quietly entered Gaza territorial waters. It is sponsored by the Perdana Global Peace Foundation, a Malaysian anti-war charity. […]

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Sheikh Yassin’s house declared heritage site

  30-05-2011,09:36 |   Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades Al Qassam website– Gaza- The Palestinian government in Gaza decided to open the home of its former spiritual leader and founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, who was assassinated in 2004, to visitors.  A Hamas official announced the decision will allow visitors to learn more about Yassin’s “Jihadist career” as well […]

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