Archive | June 27, 2011

Knesset to vote on law forcing Palestinians to cover demolition costs

[ 27/06/2011 – 07:22 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– The Israeli Knesset’s Law Constitution and Justice Committee has passed a draft law forcing Palestinians to cover the costs of home demolitions issued against them without recourse to the courts. Israeli Radio reported that the committee agreed not to empower the West Bank regional commander to apply […]

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IOF re-arrest a freed Hamas captive who already served 25 years

[ 27/06/2011 – 07:19 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Israeli occupation authorities arrested Monday Hamas’s Mohammed Mansour Hamdan, 51, from his home in Bala’a north of Tulkarem city in the West Bank, the Ahrar prisoner studies center. Mansour was released just two years ago after serving 25 years in Israeli custody. Israeli occupation forces broke into the […]

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Minister calls on Red Cross to pronounce Israel’s measures as war crimes

[ 27/06/2011 – 12:32 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Meeting with the head of the Red Cross mission to Gaza on Sunday, prisoner affairs minister Atallah Abu al-Sabah called on the world community to shoulder responsibilities regarding Israel’s war crimes against Palestinian prisoners. Minister Sabah expressed concern over the recent campaign launched against prisoners and briefed the […]

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Getting serious ~ by Kevin Neish

  June 26, 2011 | Kevin Neish soon boarding on one of the vessels of the Flotilla Flotilla 1: The Israelis’ initial violent attack began at the stern of the ship. Photo: Kate Geraghty As we get closer to departure day, the delegates are getting more serious. I’m hearing less laughter and joking and more […]

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Israel pressuring Greece to halt Gaza flotilla

[ 27/06/2011 – 05:14 PM ] BRUSSELS, (PIC)– Freedom Flotilla II organizers have confirmed that the Gaza flotilla’s ships would set sail to deliver badly needed aid within the next few days despite pressure they say Israel has been exerting on Greece in order to halt the ships. The European campaign to end the siege on […]

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Cyprus offers to rally European support for Palestinian state

Published today (updated) 27/06/2011 21:24 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Cyprus on Monday said it would rally support in Europe for the Palestinian bid for UN recognition of statehood in September. Cyprus recognized a Palestinian state on 1967 borders in January. Cyprus Interior Minister Neoclis Sylikiotis offered to continue to support Palestine during a meeting with his […]

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PRESS RELEASE | National Quaker group joins Jewish-led divestment campaign from TIAA-CREF

 June 27, 2011 | We Divest First client of pension giant to sign on to screen investments that profit from Israel’s occupation For immediate release We Divest from Israel’s Occupation, wedivest.org Contact Sydney Levy (Jewish Voice for Peace), sydney AT jvp.org, PHILADELPHIA—American Friends Service Committee (AFSC,) the nearly century-old, Nobel Peace Prize-winning Quaker organization publicly announced their support […]

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Shurat HaDin Claims Responsibility for Deceiving Greek Authorities

by M. Dennis Paul, Ph.D. Salem-News.com | June 27, 2011 A report from the crew of The Audacity of Hope, just a few hours ago, informed that the crew felt confident the Greek authorities would release their ship Tuesday. Courtesy: NLN (WINDSOR, N.H.) – Last Thursday, it was learned that an “anonymous” complaint regarding the […]

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Gaza-bound aid convoy to depart Greece

PressTV –  Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:27AM The Israeli military attacked the Freedom Flotilla in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea on May 31, 2010. (file photo) Hundreds of activists at Greek ports prepare to board Gaza-bound ships, carrying humanitarian aid to the besieged coastal enclave in defiance of the Israeli blockade. Around 350 pro-Palestinian […]

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Kiryat Arba Chief Rabbi arrested over condones murder of non-Jews

Photo by: Ben Hartman Kiryat Arba chief Rabbi arrested over book endorsement By JONAH MANDEL AND YAAKOV LAPPIN | 27/06/2011 | Jpost Dov Lior was pulled over by police after repeatedly avoiding summons for questioning; book condones murder of non-Jews. Kiryat Arba’s Chief Rabbi Dov Lior was detained by police Monday afternoon over his endorsement […]

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Violent night clashes in Silwan, two minors beaten then arrested

[ 27/06/2011 – 10:21 AM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Palestinian citizens in Silwan town in occupied Jerusalem clashed with Israeli occupation forces in a number of suburbs last night after those forces tried to storm Bir Ayub suburb. Local sources said that the clashes started before midnight Sunday and continued till dawn Monday in Bir […]

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Israel Law Center behind harassment of flotilla funded by homophobic End Timer Pastor John Hagee

On 06.27.11, By Max Blumenthal | maxblumenthal.com Pastor John Hagee is a major financial supporter of Shurat Hadin, the Israel Law Center behind the legal campaign against the Gaza Freedom Flotilla On June 24, Joseph Dana, a journalist who will traveling aboard the US boat to Gaza, discovered that an anonymous private legal complaint had […]

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Israel reviews warning to Gaza flotilla reporters

“There’s no way to stop the media in this day and age if they (are on board) anyway. It’s better not to clash with them.” Mon Jun 27, 2011 6:23am EDT | Top News | Reuters Note from occupiedpalestine: Here’s the letter sent to press that will be onboard the #flotilla2 vessels   JERUSALEM (Reuters) […]

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Living and Dying in The Golan Heights (Part II)

PNN – Palestine News Network –  27.06.11 – 13:11 Majdal Shams – PNN Exclusive- Victoria Delacroix- Playing games and avoiding parents is what the world revolves around at 13. Life is all about running around with friends through the narrow streets and between homes, laughing till you can’t breathe and not coming home until parents […]

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