Archive | July 27, 2011

Trauma of Palestinian children increasing, say health groups

  The Electronic Intifada |Ramallah |27 July 2011 Children are doubly affected by traumas related to the Israeli occupation. (Anne Paq /ActiveStills) RAMALLAH, occupied West Bank (IRIN) – The number of Palestinian children with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other anxiety disorders including depression has increased, according to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Palestinian organizations specializing […]

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Israeli Soldiers Behind Latest Fire In Palestinian Trees

  Wednesday July 27, 2011 22:01 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Israeli soldiers, stationed along the Annexation Wall surrounding Qotna village, near Jerusalem, were behind the latest fire that consumed Palestinian trees in Khallit Al Rabee’ area, in Qotna Maan Images Ashraf Shamasna, head of the Public Relations Office at the village council, […]

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Israeli moves to legalize Judaization of Silwan district

[ 27/07/2011 – 02:36 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– The Israeli government intends to legalize the seizure of public parks and yards in Silwan district in order to enable the right-wing settler society Elad to take them over and turn them into Talmudic gardens, according to a report published by Haaretz newspaper on Wednesday. The […]

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URGENT VIDEO RELEASE FROM TAMIMI PRESS | July 27, 2011

Tamimi Press | – URGENT – Israeli forces stormed the village of Nabi Saleh and now occupies the house of Mr. Hussam Al Tamimi and fired bullets and bullets of gas and the sound is still ongoing clashes in the village تصوير وتقرير – محمد عطاالله التميمي تميمي برس |- عاجل :- قوات الاحتلال تقتحم […]

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What it means to heal when there’s nothing to heal with ~ by @samikishawi

By Sami Kishawi | July 19, 2011 | The Palestine Entries: Entry #30 The current healthcare system in the Gaza Strip is notorious for its limitations in resources and space, a direct consequence of a siege that prohibits most medicines and equipment from reaching hospitals and health clinics throughout the territory. It isn’t entirely evident […]

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Israeli forces raze agricultural lands in Bethlehem

Wednesday, 27 July 2011 18:15| MEMO Residents succeeded in stopping the Israeli bulldozers for a few hours, before a large contingent came to reinforce and support the operation. Israel’s occupation forces stormed into Walja village in the Bethlehem governorate (south of the occupied West Bank) on Tuesday, July 26. Several bulldozers were used to raze […]

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World parliamentarians say ‘appalled’ at Israel’s detention of PLC members

[ 27/07/2011 – 04:55 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Inter-Parliamentary Union said it was ”appalled” at Israel’s repeated detention of members of the Palestinian Legislative Council, calling it a violation of the Palestinians’ democratic rights. The condemnation came in a letter by the IPU Human Rights Committee directed at Palestinian MP Mushir al-Masri, who heads […]

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The cancer of Christian Zionist terror

[ 27/07/2011 – 03:03 PM ] By Khalid Amayreh Gloating over the recent killings in Norway of dozens of innocent people at the hands of an Israel-inspired Christian Zionist terrorist, Glenn Beck, the American right-wing talk show host, compared the victims of the shooting at a Norwegian summer camp to Hitler Youth in his radio […]

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Shin Bet ordered PA security to target Islamic Jihad men in recent arrest sweep

[ 27/07/2011 – 03:51 PM ] JENIN, (PIC)– The Palestinian Authority’s recent string of arrests targeting the Islamic Jihad party’s men across the West Bank came after direct orders from Israel’s internal intelligence agency Shin Bet, an informed Palestinian security source told the PIC. The source added that the orders were aimed at thwarting what […]

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‪5.8 million Israelis Get 100 Billion In US Tax Dollars While American States Are Falling Apart‬‏ – VIDEO

via ‪5.8 million Israelis Get 100 Billion In US Tax Dollars While American States Are Falling Apart‬‏ – YouTube.

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Miles of smiles 4 soon in Gaza

[ 27/07/2011 – 07:38 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Preparations are underway for the fourth convoy of the humanitarian aid Miles of Smiles to the Gaza Strip as organizers and participants started to flock to Cairo over the past 24 hours. The organizers said in a press release on Tuesday that contacts were ongoing with the […]

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China: Israeli settlements obstruct talks

  PressTV –  Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:12AM GMT Wang Min, the deputy envoy of the Chinese mission to the UN China says Israel’s settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories are a major obstacle to the resumption of stalled Palestinian-Israeli talks. Addressing a routine monthly UN Security Council (UNSC) session on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on […]

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Israeli soldiers arrest five foreign solidarity activists

[ 27/07/2011 – 09:57 AM ] BETHLEHEM, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested seven participants in a peaceful protest march in Walaja village, west of Bethlehem, on Wednesday, local sources said. Member of the popular committee to resist the wall and settlement in the village Ala’a Al-Daras said that a massive march started from the […]

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US, Israel to hold ‘most extensive’ joint military drill early 2012

[ 27/07/2011 – 10:42 AM ] NAZARETH, (PIC)– Israel and the United States will hold the most extensive yet joint anti-missile drill early 2012, Israel’s Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday. The drill, tagged Juniper Cobra, aims at improving coordination between the countries’ defense apparatuses as fears of Iran’s nuclear program heighten, according to the paper. The […]

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