UNESCO criticized after declaring Jerusalem as Israeli capital

[ 14/07/2011 – 10:19 AM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has received strong criticism after naming Jerusalem the capital of Israel. In closing statements, the administrators of Palestinian affairs conference in Cairo addressed UNESCO’s calling Jerusalem Israel’s capital on its website, declaring it a violation of international law […]

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July 15, 2011| Israelis, Palestinians to march in joint call for Palestinian statehood

By Eitan Grossman | +972 Magazine ‘Only Free Men Can Negotiate’ – Nelson Mandela   Palestinians, Israelis and internationals at a protest in Sheikh Jarrah (Photo: Anne Paq / activestills.org) This Friday (July 15, 2011), thousands of Palestinians and Israelis will march together in Jerusalem to express their support for international recognition of the unilateral […]

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PLO: Israel Still Veering Off of the “Road Map”

PNN – Palestine News Network – 14.07.11 Ramallah – PNN – The Palestine Liberation Organization admonishes Israel’s actions since the beginning of this year in the latest report issued by the Negotiations Affairs Department. PNN Archive According to the data collected by the department, Israel has shunned its duties as stipulated by the 2002 ‘Road […]

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Israel to approve expansion of illegal Itamar settlement

[ 14/07/2011 – 01:43 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– Israeli security sources say the Israeli government will push for a construction plan in the illegal Itamar settlement, south of the West Bank city of Nablus. Within the next few days, the plans should be approved, the sources said. Prime Minister Netanyahu pledged to carry out the […]

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IOF soldiers detain Palestinian youth in Nablus, storm Al-Khalil

[ 14/07/2011 – 01:46 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested a Palestinian youth in the Nablus village of Til at dawn Thursday after wreaking havoc in his home and other houses in the village. Other IOF soldiers stormed Al-Khalil city, installed roadblocks and search citizens for their IDs. Local sources said that […]

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Arab League to table request for recognition of Palestine at UN

[ 14/07/2011 – 01:45 PM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– The Arab League follow up committee decided to table request at the UN asking for recognition of Palestine as a full-fledged state with full membership at the international organization. The Arab League secretary general Nabil Al-Arabi told a press conference after a meeting for the follow up […]

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Israel is unable to cope with non-violent Palestinian activism

  Abir Kopty | July 14, 2011 | Mondoweiss This week, Israeli Knesset passed the anti-boycott bill, which outlaws the non-violent action of economic, academic and cultural boycott. Last week, it attacked another non-violent action, the fly-in campaign, and week before that, it was the flotilla. Every Friday, it oppresses non-violent demonstration in Bil’in, Nabi […]

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Administrative detention extended against two Palestinian prisoners on Thursday

[ 14/07/2011 – 01:45 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Israeli occupation authorities have extended the administrative detention of Palestinian prisoner Zawadi Sha’ban Shalalideh, 48, from Saeer in Al-Khalil province, for an additional four months on Thursday. It was the third time his term in administrative detention was extended since he was first arrested ten months back. […]

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Issawiya of East Jerusalem Resist Home Demolition

PNN – Palestine News Network – 14.07.11 – 15:40 Jerusalem/PNN Exclusive/By SWK – White plumes of smoke streak across the sky saturating the air with tear gas, a common sight in the East Jerusalem town of Issawiya that has become notorious for resisting home demolitions.  Archive Residents there, like many across East Jerusalem, take part […]

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Co-Resistance vs. Co-Existence

Published 14/07/2011 By Maath Musleh For decades, many powers worked on portraying the Palestinian-Israeli conflict as a problem of co-existence. Millions have been pumped into co-existence projects, projects that have just reinforced relations between the oppressor and the oppressed. If any had had a little time to read history, they would know that Palestine was […]

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PRESS RELEASE | CPSGAZA: Civil Peace Service Gaza: CPS GAZA responds to Israeli naval attacks, death threats

For Immediate Release contact: Civil Peace Service Gaza +0595 567 120 When:  14 July 2011, 6:00 pm local time Where: Port of Gaza, Palestine Who: Alexandra Robinson, US human rights monitor for Civil Peace Service Gaza Khalil Shaheen, Director of the Economic and Social Rights Unit, PCHR Mahfouz Kabiriti, President of Palestine Association for Fishing […]

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Nelly Safadi Released After 22 Months in Israeli Prison

PNN – Palestine News Network – 14.07.11 – 12:36 Ramallah – PNN – UFree Network, a European wide organisation which campaigns for the rights of Palestinian prisoners, has reported that Nelly Safadi a 35 year old from Nablus, was finally released by Israeli authorities this week after being detained for 22 months in an Israeli prison. Safadi […]

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Five Injured, Two Missing After Israeli Air Raid Targeting Southern Gaza

PNN – Palestine News Network -14.07.11 – 10:25 Gaza – PNN – Five men were injured and two are missing after Israeli fighter jets targeted an underground tunnel at Rafah City in the southern Gaza Strip. According to local sources, jet fighters targeted a tunnel that is being used to get construction materials into the […]

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Jordan Crossing Heats Up

PNN – Palestine News Network – 14.07.11 – 10:39 By Daoud Kuttab – The religious men and women patiently clutching their water jugs on July 10, waiting in line at the Israeli border crossing looked like the average Palestinian. They had been to Mecca for Umra, the lesser pilgrimage to the Muslim holy places. King […]

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Israeli Law Professors Protest Anti-Boycott Law

PNN – Palestine News Network – 14.07.11 – 10:46 PNN – Tel Aviv – Thirty-two Israeli academics have signed a petition against the newly-passed anti-boycott law. The law was passed on Monday and allows anyone who feels threatened by a call to boycott to bring a civil lawsuit against the person or organization who called for […]

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