UFree: Israel and its supporters are the real source of terrorism

[ 24/07/2011 – 03:36 PM ] OSLO, (PIC)– The European network for the defense of Palestinian prisoners’ rights (UFree) strongly denounced the terrorist attacks in Norway and accused Israel of being behind what happened on Friday. “The world knows now that Israel, its friends and supporters are the real threat to the world’s security and […]

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Israeli Knesset passes record number of racist laws

[ 24/07/2011 – 02:29 PM ] NAZARETH, (PIC)– The preliminary reading passage of a bill placing West Bank museums under Israel law would not be the last racist law passed by the Knesset. The draft, which was passed with a 51-9 vote in the Israeli Knesset on Wednesday, was designed ”as a step toward annexing” […]

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IOF armored vehicles roll into central Gaza

[ 24/07/2011 – 03:28 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in armored vehicles raided the central Gaza Strip near Breij refugee camp on Sunday morning and bulldozed cultivated land lots, local sources said. They added that the IOF troops advanced 300 hundred meters east of Breij and leveled agricultural land amidst heavy shooting, […]

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Health ministry: The crisis of medicines is still ongoing in Gaza

[ 24/07/2011 – 02:18 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian ministry of health said the crisis of medicines is still ongoing in the besieged Gaza Strip and condemned the unconstitutional government in Ramallah city for contributing to this crisis. “The unconstitutional government of Ramallah is pursuing the dropper policy with Gaza Strip patients as there […]

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European parliamentarians land in Gaza Strip for visit

[ 24/07/2011 – 03:42 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– A high-profile delegation of European parliamentarians has landed in the Gaza Strip on Sunday on a visit set to last several days. The MEPs, headed by the president of Britain’s Labor party Tony Lloyd, wish to learn the effects the ongoing siege has had on the region, […]

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Independents call for urgent implementation of unity deal

[ 24/07/2011 – 04:41 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– The leadership of the Consortium of Independent Palestinians has called for urgent implementation of the Palestinian unity deal as the Palestinians face major challenges. In a statement, the CIP said the time has come to begin pressuring Palestinian factions to set national priorities. ”It is unreasonable that […]

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Elders in the Valley of Hebron… Holding their Land – in Pictures

The age of eight and seventy years old and walking intermittent Ekazatah, not even what he called “home” to be a reason to stop the attack herds of occupiers have it intermittently, after holding their land in spite of all temptations and harassment. Tturned the story of Haji Abdul Haseeb Zalloum from the city of […]

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Violent confrontations after IOF storms Doheisha refugee camp

[ 24/07/2011 – 10:00 AM ] BETHLEHEM, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed the Doheisha refugee camp in Bethlehem in six armored vehicles before dawn Sunday and fired sonic bombs when they reached its outskirts. Local sources said that the sound of the explosions woke up the inhabitants and some of the young men ventured […]

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Blond-Gate Christian-Zionist Terror: Media Lessons from Norway Blood-Bath

Published July 24th, 2011 – 12:07 GMT | Al Bawaba American media outlets have been criticized for their hasty and unbalanced coverage of these Norwegian deadly incidents, not least the New York Times who were hot off the press with their Al Qaeda finger pointing and Muslim culpability assumptions. Anders Breivik (Norwegian ethnicity) used to […]

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Palestinian prisoner deprived of necessary operation

[ 24/07/2011 – 09:16 AM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– The Israeli Negev prison has been stalling to provide Palestinian prisoner Mahmoud Hamdi Shabbana, 38, from Al-Khalil city, with a necessary surgery on his vocal cords, prisoners said, as medical neglect stalks Palestinian prisoners in Israel’s prisons. Shabbana, who is currently being held without an indictment and […]

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Hamas slams terrorist attacks in Norway

[ 24/07/2011 – 09:20 AM ] DAMASCUS, (PIC)– The Hamas Movement expressed its solidarity with the people of Norway and the families of victims who were massacred in terrorist attacks on Friday, condemning what happened as heinous crimes. In a press release on Saturday, Hamas said these attacks showed the danger of the extremist tendencies […]

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Erdogan: No normalization without Israel’s apology, lift of Gaza siege

[ 24/07/2011 – 08:10 AM ] ISTANBUL, (PIC)– Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that his country’s normalization of relations with Israel is ”unthinkable” unless Israel apologizes over the 2010 flotilla attack and ends its siege on the Gaza Strip. ”As long as Israel does not apologize to Turkey, pay compensation to the […]

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Palestinian businessmen ask for European pressure to end Gaza siege

[ 24/07/2011 – 07:46 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– A delegation of the Palestinian businessmen society in Gaza asked representatives of European Union’s Palestine office to pressure Israel into ending its siege of Gaza and opening all commercial crossings. The discussion on Saturday tackled means of reconstructing Gaza and hindrances impeding reconstruction. The delegates emphasized the […]

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European parliamentarians to visit Gaza Strip

Published today (updated) 24/07/2011 10:17 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) – A high-profile delegation of European parliamentarians is scheduled to arrive Sunday in the Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing on Egypt’s border. The Council for European Palestinian Relations said in a statement that members of the European parliament and national parliaments would visit Gaza to raise […]

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‘Tears of Gaza’ – The Movie

Susan Abulhawa | Mondoweiss |  Jul 24, 2011 ‘Tears of Gaza’ by Vibeke Lokkeberg is a documentary film that should be watched by every American, to see how Israel spends our taxes. Every European should watch it, to see the true face of Israel. It should be viewed by every Arab, to renew our resolve […]

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