Archive | June 4, 2011

Palestinian women denied rights even in camps

October 03, 2009 12:00 AM | By Josie Ensor BEIRUT: Palestinian women in one of Lebanon’s largest refugee camps say that with no rights in the country or even within their own community, they feel they are treated “worse than dogs.” Offering a unique insight into life in one of 12 refugee camps in the […]

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The Silent War: Israel’s Blockade of Gaza – video

by Medical Aid Palestine Israels blockade of Gaza has been in place for almost three years. Building on existing closures and restrictions, the blockade means the delay or denial of a broad range of items food, industrial, educational, medical deemed “non-essential” for a population largely unable to be self-sufficient at the end of decades of […]

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June 4, 2011 PALESTINE NEWS

SPECIAL TOPIC آخر الأخبار والتحديثات June 4 2011 | GAZA PALESTINE | TODAY NEWS LINKS| Gaza has been under siege for 1452 days | Spread-Share-Link or Tweet the News! Important Announcement For Flotilla Applicants with ECESG http://www.savegaza.eu/eng/index.php?id=558 █   Live Updates & Pictures from West Bank Demos – June 3, 2011 – Palestine | Part 1 […]

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Palestinians to stage sit-ins

  PressTV –  Sat Jun 4, 2011 3:17AM Israeli soldiers are putting up new barbed wire near the Lebanese border village of Kfar Kila on Friday June 3, 2011. Palestinian organizers in Lebanon say they will stage sit-ins and gatherings inside refugee camps instead of the planned march to the border later this week. The […]

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Revisiting The Gates Of Rafah

  M. Dennis Paul, Ph.D. Salem-News.com | Jun 3, 2011 Whatever the forces behind the apparent back tracking, the people of Palestine are, yet again, held hostage to politics not of their making. Courtesy: thfire.com (WINDSOR, N.H.) – Last weekend, the interim Egyptian military government opened the border gates at Rafah a little wider allowing […]

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Calls in West Bank for broad participation in marking the Naksa

[ 03/06/2011 – 08:08 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– A statement issued by the various Palestinian groups including unions and civil society as well as representatives of youth and women organisations called for broad participation in the marking of the 44th anniversary of the Naksa. The groups called for extending the circle of protests to include […]

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Mobilization for ‘September Moment’

  By Stuart Littlewood I hope the grey suits in the Palestinian Authority regularly receive ICAHD’s monthly newsletter – ICAHD being Jeff Halper’s excellent organisation, the Israeli Campaign Against House Demolitions. And I especially hope they pay close attention to the June edition just out, because it contains a must-read article by Jeff himself headed […]

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Ni’lin marks anniversary of protester’s death

Published yesterday (updated) 03/06/2011 21:49 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Anti-wall protesters in Ni’lin on Friday marked the second anniversary of the killing of an activist at a demonstration in the village. In June 2009, Israeli soldiers shot Aqel Srour in the chest with live ammunition. He was pronounced dead on arrival to hospital. He was the […]

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Israeli forces storm Al-Bustan protest tent – in pictures

Friday, 3 June, 2011 | 21:51 | « Wadi Hilweh Information Center – Silwan, Jerusalem Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC)  Undercover Israeli forces infiltrated the Al-Bustan protest tent after Friday prayers today, attempting to arrest children present. The officers were prevented from doing so when confronted by the congregation. Local youth Mohammed Aqil was injured by a […]

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