Archive | June 24, 2011

Gaza detainees barred from family visits

  23-06-2011 News Footage Ref. V-F-CR-F-01095-A In June 2007, the Israeli authorities announced the suspension of family visits for Palestinians from Gaza who were being held in Israel. This decision, which was made a year after Palestinian armed groups captured the Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, deprives both the detainees and their relatives of an essential […]

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PPP Calls For Forming Social-Democratic Coalition To Save Unity Deal

Thursday June 23, 2011 10:56 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC News The leftist Palestinian People Party (PPP) called on the Palestinian factions to act on saving the National Unity Agreement by forming a large democratic-social coalition to prevent the collapse of the deal, and to actively push for holding national and presidential elections. Palestinian People […]

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Jerusalem Arab Housing Plan Blocked By Political Right

Thursday June 23, 2011 11:05 by Kevin Murphy – IMEMC and Agencies  A plan to build 2,500 Arab housing units in East Jerusalem was stopped by right-wing pressure groups and Haredi city council members on the grounds that it was a “politically dangerous” and “poorly conceived”. Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat had proposed a construction plan […]

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Key points of Israel’s 5-year blockade on Gaza

Although Israeli ban on civilian goods and foodstuffs entering Gaza was eased last year, many restrictions remain in place. Middle East Online | June 23, 2011 Toilet paper and soap were among the products that Israel banned from entering Gaza JERUSALEM – Israel imposed a blockade on Gaza in 2006 after militants snatched Israeli soldier […]

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Noam Chomsky: ”The West Is Terrified of Arabic Democracies”

17.06.2011Ceyda Nurtsch | © Qantara.de 2011 Interview with Noam Chomsky about the Arab Spring”The West Is Terrified of Arabic Democracies” Noam Chomsky is one of the major intellectuals of our time. The eighty-two-year-old American linguist, philosopher and activist is a severe critic of US foreign and economic policy. Ceyda Nurtsch talked to him about the […]

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June 24, 2011 PALESTINE HEADLINES

SPECIAL TOPIC آخر الأخبار والتحديثات June 24, 2011 | GAZA PALESTINE | TODAY NEWS LINKS| Gaza has been under siege for 1472 days | Spread-Share-Link or Tweet the News! █ The Hasbara Handbook| How Israel tries to insult your intelligence & manipulate your mind So get rid of the Lies: █▌THE VERITAS HANDBOOK ▶ The […]

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