Archive | August 23, 2011

Myth to create land for the landless

PressTV –  Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:15AM GMT By Dr. Seyyed Reza Mousavi-Nia “There is no such thing as the Palestinian people; not that we came and forced them out, there never was such a thing.” Goldmeier “It’s the responsibility of the Israeli leaders to transparently and bravely explain some of the realities that have […]

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It’s time for all Palestinians to be heard

Palestinian leaders lack electoral legitimacy, partly because the Palestinian diaspora has no say. Ahmed Moor | 23 Aug 2011 | Opinion | AlJazeera The Oslo Accords concentrated power in the hands of Palestinians based in the West Bank and Gaza [EPA] The Palestinians have big decisions to make. Their national movement has followed a singular […]

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#Silwan | Israeli security forces spreading all over the entrances of Al-Aqsa Mosque

Related : Silwan in Pictures Tuesday, 23 August, 2011 | 12:59 | Wadi Hilweh Information Center – Silwan, Jerusalem Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) — Citizens from the Old City reported  that inspectors from the Israeli Security Forces spread all over the gates of Aqsa Mosque and they are merging a siege . The siege has been […]

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#Silwan | Turning Jerusalem into military barracks & humiliation of citizens – in pictures

Related : Silwan in Pictures Tuesday, 23 August, 2011 | 13:00 |  Wadi Hilweh Information Center – Silwan, Jerusalem Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) — Jerusalem and its suburbs have been turned into truly Israeli military barracks . A rumor spread in the city claims that there was a stabbed Israeli soldier, in another stage it was […]

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#Silwan | Israeli Forces prevent Muslims from having Suhur – Conduct Arrests

Tuesday, 23 August, 2011 | 13:03 | Wadi Hilweh Information Center – Silwan, Jerusalem Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) —  As Continuous  practices of collective punishment followed by the Israeli Authority peaked , we‘ve received that The Israeli forces prevented the   Ramadan prefast meals “Suhur” of reaching al Aqsa mousque in order to prevent Muslims from keeping […]

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#Silwan | Israeli Forces Chasing Palestinian Medic Staffs & Press

Related : Silwan in Pictures Tuesday, 23 August, 2011 | 13:04 |   Wadi Hilweh Information Center – Silwan, Jerusalem Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) —  the Israeli forces detained the Med Aqsa Mosque ic Mr. Waleed A’frawi one of PMRC medics . they inspected him in a humiliating way and ordered him to leave Al Aqsa Mosque […]

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#Silwan | The Story of 16 year old Yazen Abbasi tortured by Israeli Forces

Related : Silwan in Pictures Tuesday, 23 August, 2011 | 13:07 |  « Wadi Hilweh Information Center – Silwan, Jerusalem Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) —  Silwanic published the news about kidnapping the kid Yazan Reyad al Abbasi 16 y.o one resident of Ras Al Amoud Neighborhood Silwan ,So far it isn’t known if his eye is functioning […]

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Intensive build up for the Israeli forces in The old city and Storming Ras Al Amoud neighborhood in #Silwan

  Tuesday, 23 August, 2011 | 13:10 |  Wadi Hilweh Information Center – Silwan, Jerusalem Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) — A  large troops of the Israeli forces broke into the Ras Al Amoud neighborhood in silwan and spread intensively in the Northern entrance to establish panic and questioning between the neighborhood citizens , and a little […]

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Intensive Military coexistence shipping the atmosphere in Silwan

uesday, 23 August, 2011 | 13:13 |  Wadi Hilweh Information Center – Silwan, Jerusalem Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) —  Silwan village faced Intensive Military coexistence just before midnight in many neighborhoods in Silwan and this was accompanied with electricity severance in the streets especially in Wadi Hilweh   Residents have already got used of electricity severance during Ramdan […]

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Reporters Without Borders: Palestinian journalists under fire again from Israeli troops

Published on Tuesday 23 August 2011. Reporters Without Borders condemns the complete failure to punish abusive treatment of Palestinian journalists by the Israel Defence Forces in the West Bank. Many arbitrary arrests have been reported in the past two months and five journalists are currently held. Cases of Israeli soldiers deliberately firing on media personnel […]

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The Flying Chair

PNN – Palestine News Network – 23.08.11 – 13:06 Ramallah – PNN – Fadi Abu Sa’da – In September, leaders from the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) will ask the UN to grant Palestine full member status – and a chair of its own. But that’s something a new group of Palestinian activists aren’t leaving to […]

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Prisoners’ Rights Group UFree Calls on UN to Stop Israeli Mass Arrests

PNN – Palestine News Network -| 23.08.11 – 13:30 Oslo – PNN – UFree, the Oslo-based European network to support the rights of Palestinian prisoners, has called on the United Nations and all other human rights supporters to speak out against Israel’s campaign of mass arrests now being waged in the West Bank. Israeli military […]

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Netanyahu: Escalation of Violence Must be Avoided

PNN – Palestine News Network  23.08.11 – 13:39 Jerusalem – PNN – The Israeli Cabinet voted to take steps to reduce the possibility of an escalation in violence this week, reported Haaretz. The cabinet voted on Monday to abide by the truce that Hamas had declared at the weekend; the meeting involved many defence and […]

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Injured CodePink activist Rae Abileah to file suit against Netanyahu supporters

  Palestine News Network 23.08.11 – 13:47 New York – PNN – Rae Abileah, campaigner in the American organization for peace and social justice CodePink, has decided to file a law suit against unidentified Benyamin Netanyahu supporters who caused her injuries. Abileah, a 28 year-old peaceful activist of Israeli decent, was injured in Congress during […]

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Gaza woman urges Saudi king to release her son

Maan News Agency | Aug 23, 2011 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — A Palestinian woman in Gaza has written to King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz urging him to release her son, who has been imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for over 18 months. Maria Nasrallah Abu Khater, 90, said her son Muhammad was not given a reason […]

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