Archive | September 15, 2011

Protest at the Israeli Embassy In Jordan | ! إرحل – in pictures

Will be updated if more images avaiable… Jordanians at the Israeli Embassy in Amman Jordan‎ – video Last weeks protest in  Egypt:  A Nice Friday to Tear Down an Israeli Wall – in pictures Jordanian demo demands Israeli embassy closure| Maan News Agency | Sept 15, 2011 Israel evacuates embassy in Jordan Jordanians protest against ties […]

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Remember the Sabra And Shatila Massacre – Documentary

Related to the Special Topic: Sabra & Shatila Massacre The Sabra and Shatila massacre took place in the Sabra and Shatila Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut, Lebanon, between September 16 and September 18, 1982, during the Lebanese civil war. Palestinian and Lebanese civilians were massacred in the camps by the Israeli supporters Phalangist militia while […]

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Empathy Is A Wave: The Banning of Palestinian Children’s Art (from the Museum of Children’s Art in Oakland)

Alice Walker | September 11, 2011 | Alice Walker`s Garden I was injured as a child; my brother shot me in the eye with a pellet gun, causing disfigurement and loss of sight. The incident itself, as well as the trauma surrounding it: my father was unable to flag down a white driver (cars among […]

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Army Attacks Protest In Hebron, Injuries reported

Thursday September 15, 2011 11:02 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Israeli soldiers attacked on Thursday a nonviolent protest in the Al Arroub refugee camp, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and injured several residents, including one child. File – AFP The wounded child, Ahmad Abu Ghazi, 15, was shot by a […]

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The ‘Opening’ of the Rafah Crossing

Palestine Chronicle | September 15, 2011 The Rafah crossing. (Photo: Lo Yuk Fai) By Lo Yuk Fai Below is my personal observation and experience as a foreigner who have tried entering the Gaza Strip through the official Rafah crossing, but had to go through one of the tunnels in the end. With an election coming […]

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Weddings without a groom; only in Gaza ~ by @RanaGaza

Rana Baker | The Electronic Intifada | Gaza City | 15 September 2011 A heart-stopping city full of absurdity.(Sami Kishawi) My disinterest in Zara fashion, Grey’s Anatomy, or even the mouth-watering Brad Pitt (whom I googled to learn how to correctly spell his name), draw me to the most embarrassing words when the only topic of discussion […]

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Time for People Power to Open Rafah Crossing

By Haidar Eid ‘The wolf is more merciful than my brothers.’ — Mahmoud Darwish Writing about the Rafah crossing, after the spectacular success of the Egyptian revolution in ousting Hosni Mubarak, brings back the horrific memory of the deposed dictator’s regime. There were high expectations amongst the 1.5 million Palestinians in Gaza earlier this year […]

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Hundreds march before Israeli Embassy in Amman

Jordanians at the Israeli Embassy in Amman Jordan‬‎ – video Protest at the Israeli Embassy in Amman Jordan – in pictures Thursday September 15, 2011 21:48 by Alaa Ashkar – IMEMC & Agencies Hundreds of Jordanians demonstrated Thursday evening in front of the Israeli Embassy in the Jordanian Capital of Amman, calling for shutting it […]

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PA denies allegations it is buying Israeli weapons

Maan News Agency | Sept 15, 2011 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinian Authority security forces have strongly denied reports in the Israeli media which suggest the PA is acquiring riot-control weaponry from Israeli firms, a spokesman said. Palestinian security spokesman Adnan Ad-Dhamiry said claims made in the Israeli media about the PA buying tear gas and […]

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Wide-Ranging Israeli Raids, Demolitions Strike West Bank

PNN – Palestine News Network –  15.09.11 – 12:34 | PNN In an unusually broad series of raids ending on Thursday morning, the Israeli army carried out at least seven arrests and demolished several buildings in the West Bank. (PNN Archive) Israeli troops arrested 21-year-old Islam Za’el Khalf, from the village of al-Shawawra near Bethlehem in […]

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Israel razes three buildings, roads in the jordan vally village of Aqaba

[ 15/09/2011 – 04:44 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– Israeli bulldozers tore down three structures as well as main roads in a Palestinian village in the northern Jordan valley as the Israeli army has declared the area a closed military zone. Journalists were prevented from taking photos as the force raised the home and two shacks […]

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West Bank settlers ready for Palestinian violence

▣ Note of occupied palestine: The JDL, an offspring of the terror-listed Meir Kahane’s Kach movement, has announced on September 3rd 2011 to “organize” a trip for “solidarity” supporters, but only those with military experience were allowed to “enlist”. Almost one week later on September 11, 2011 – Haaretz brings the “News” explaining in the […]

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PRESS RELEASE | Recognition of the Bedouin villages in the Negevis Possible and Just

PRESS RELEASE | MEMO | Thursday, 15 September 2011 13:05 Press Release September 12, 2011 The Regional Council for the Unrecognized Villages and Bimkom – Planners for Planning Rights: Recognition of the Bedouin villages in the Negev is Possible and Just The organizations have prepared a master plan as an alternative to the government’s plan and are […]

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Israel Evacuates Embassy in Amman

PNN – Palestine News Network – 15.09.11 – 13:10 | by James Dyet Israel has evacuated its embassy in Jordan over fears that a planned “Million Man March” could endanger embassy staff. (Image: BBC World Service 2000) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the evacuation on Wednesday night over concerns that a planned anti-Israeli protest […]

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