Israeli vow against breaking Gaza siege

Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:1PM An unnamed high-ranking Israeli military source has warned against any potential seaborne attempt by pro-Palestinian activists to deliver humanitarian aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip. “No ship will get into Gaza,” the source was quoted by Reuters as saying in a warning directed against an aid flotilla, which is to […]

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Top ten myths about Israeli policy

Thursday, June 16 2011| Roi Maor | +972 Magazine In the next few weeks, I will write a separate post about each of the top ten myths about Israeli policy, tackling the obfuscation and confusion that often characterize discussions of official Israeli positions and actions, at home and abroad. My top ten list appears below […]

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Top 10 reasons why the opening of Rafah Crossing just doesn’t cut it

June 16, 2011 | Gaza Gateway In no particular order of importance, we thought we’d list some of the reasons why the opening of Rafah, while significant and helpful, doesn’t meet all of Gaza’s needs for access and why, as some voices in Israel have recently suggested, it can’t serve as Gaza’s only access point. […]

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Mavi Marmara may skip next Gaza mission

Published 16/06/2011 22:17 Israeli marines killed nine activists onboard in May 2010 [AFP, File] ANKARA (AFP) — The Turkish ship that became famous after it was raided by Israeli troops while en route to Gaza may not join an upcoming aid mission to the Palestinian territory, a mission organizer said on Thursday. Israeli marines killed […]

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Palestinians say gas canisters set fire to village land & Israeli forces deny entry to firefighters

Published  16/06/2011 20:39 Palestinian firefighters wait to cross into Israel from the West Bank in December 2010 to help extinguish a fire in northern Israel [MaanImages, File] RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Israeli forces fired tear gas canisters that started a fire Wednesday and burned acres of olive trees in the occupied West Bank, witnesses said. Soldiers […]

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Archbishop comments on Christians criticized

Published 16/06/2011 LONDON (Ma’an) — The Palestine Solidarity Campaign issued a statement Wednesday criticizing the Archbishop of Canterbury calling Bethlehem Christians a “marginalized minority.” The Archbishop told the BBC that the Arab Spring had led to a “very anxious time” for Christians in the Middle East. He noted an increase in attacks against Christian populations […]

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Ezzedeen al-Qassam Brigades mourns the death of Mohammed Al Mahmoum

انّا للہ و انّا الیه راجعون 16-06-2011 – 10:46 Al Qassam website– Gaza- Ezzedeen Al Qassam Brigades (E.Q.B) the Military Wing of the Islamic Resistance movement Hamas has mourned on Thursday   June 16 th , 2011 the Qassam member Mohammed Salim al Mahmoum 20, from Rafah refugee camp south of Gaza Strip. The brigades confirmed […]

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Israeli court throws out petition to re-open Hebron road

Justice Beinisch’s decision, handed down on June 6, was a “great disappointment,” Hamdan said. During the seven years that the petition was before the courts, the restrictions put in place by the Israeli military were reviewed by its Civil Administration. “Proposals would be made to move one checkpoint a block away, or change the location […]

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Jewish settlers burn olive trees west of Ramallah

  [ 16/06/2011 – 09:45 AM ]   RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Jewish settlers torched tens of Palestinian olive trees in Bilin village land behind the separation wall west of Ramallah city, the popular anti wall committee said in a statement on Thursday. The statement said that the fire started last night near a Jewish settlement, which […]

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IOA holds former minister in administrative custody (without charges)

[ 16/06/2011 – 09:34 AM ] JENIN, (PIC)– Salem military court on Wednesday ordered the administrative detention of former minister of prisoners’ affairs and Hamas leader Wasfi Qabaha and extended the detention of former public works minister Abdul Rahman Zeidan for 14 days. The wife of Qabaha, 47, told the PIC reporter that Israeli intelligence […]

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European campaign: Continued Gaza siege proves collusion of world community

[ 16/06/2011 – 09:09 AM ] BRUSSELS, (PIC)– The international silence toward the Israeli siege on Gaza for the fifth consecutive year displays the world community’s collusion, the European campaign to lift the siege on Gaza said in a press release on Wednesday. It asserted, in this regard, that the freedom flotilla 2 would set […]

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Little Chance for Peace, Says King Abdullah

  PNN – Palestine News Network -16.06.11 – 16:18 Amman – PNN – Jordan’s King Abdullah II told the Washington Post that the chances for peace between Israel and Palestine are low after various peace initiatives taken over the past month have fallen flat. Jordan’s King Abdullah II Abdullah told the Washington Post that the […]

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Full Report of “The Spirit of Rachel Corrie” Mission Team | Download | PDF

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Dweik: West Bank security violates citizens’ rights

[ 15/06/2011 – 09:20 AM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Speaker of the Palestinian legislative council Dr. Aziz Dweik has denounced the PA security apparatuses in the West Bank for violently quelling a peaceful rally in support of political detainees. Policewomen assaulted MP Mona Mansour while dispersing the rally, a thing described by Dweik as a violation […]

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Peaceful Protest Against The Illegal Israeli colony | Deir Qaddis | 15.06.2011 – video

By:Saeed Amireh | http://www.Nilin-Village.org Source Pictures: Children standing on an zionist bulldozer to prevent it razing their land in Ramallah | June 15, 2011 | وكالة فلسطين اليوم الإخبارية – بالصور..أطفال يعتلون جرافة صهيونية لمنعها من تجريف أراضيهم قرب رام الله 2 hit by live fire critical after Ramallah-area protest | Maan | June 16, 2011 Special […]

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