Palestine: Between Resolution 194 and the 194th State

A Palestinian protester holds a sign depicting caricatures of German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L), U.S. President Barack Obama and France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) during a protest calling on the leaders to support the Palestinian bid for statehood, in the West Bank city of Ramallah September 26, 2011. (Photo: REUTERS – Mohamad Torokman) Firas Khatib […]

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After September bid: Fatah and Hamas to meet soon, PA Cabinet denies any Israeli assistance

Related: ▣ FAQ ▣ Palestine Statehood Bid | Category Statehood Monday September 26, 2011 18:24by Alaa Ashkar – IMEMC & Agencies Head of Fatah Movement’s delegate for the national unity, Azzam Al-Ahmad, declared that he would hold a meeting with Hamas in Cairo next month to implement the Palestinian national reconciliation, stating that connections are […]

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Akiva Eldar: Netanyahu’s speech of lies

  26 September 2011  — Israeli Occupation Archive | By Akiva Eldar, Haaretz Akiva Eldar Bertolt Brecht wrote, in his poem “The Necessity of Propaganda,” “Even the hungry must admit that the Minister of Nutrition gives a good speech.” (Translation from the German, Jon Swan. ) It must be admitted that Benjamin Netanyahu gave a […]

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Hamas to Abbas: UN Bid Another Illusion of Statehood

Abbas’ Speech at UNGA English – Arabic Full text | Abbas’ Speech -video Netanyahu Speech at the UN – in pictures Palestinians watch a television broadcast of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaking at the United Nations in New York, in Gaza City. (Photo: REUTERS – Mohammed Salem) Qais Safadi | September 26, 2011 | Al […]

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Haniyeh calls for strategic dialogue on statehood

Abbas’ Speech at UNGA English – Arabic Full text | Abbas’ Speech -video Netanyahu Speech at the UN – in pictures Maan News Agency | Sept 26, 2011 GAZA CITY (AFP) – Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh on Monday called for an inter-Palestinian strategic dialogue to decide on a joint strategy for establishing a Palestinian […]

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Report: Israel restricts travel at Egypt border

Maan News Agency | Sept 26, 2011 TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma’an) — Israel on Saturday closed its Taba border crossing to Egypt to Israeli travelers due to security concerns, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported. On Sunday, the ban was restricted to areas around the border crossing, including hotels and casinos in Taba. The border remained […]

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Netanyahu slams ‘outrageous’ Erdogan remarks

REFUSING TO DIE IN SILENCE – Video Maan News Agency |  Sept 26, 2011 JERUSALEM (AFP) – (AFP) – Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday described as “outrageous” remarks by Turkish premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan in which he claimed Israel had killed “hundreds of thousands” of Palestinians. In an interview with the English-language Jerusalem Post, excerpts […]

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Israel PM receives key socio-economic report

Related: The Chutzpah of Israeli (Tent) Protests Maan News Agency | Sept 26, 2011 JERUSALEM (AFP) — The committee charged with advising the Israeli government on socio-economic change, following a wave of mass protests against high living costs, on Monday presented its proposals to the premier. The report, a 267-page document outlining recommendations on housing, […]

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ICRC: Israel must comply with law over MP’s detention

REFUSING TO DIE IN SILENCE – Video Maan News Agency | Sept 26, 2011 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The International Committee of the Red Cross on Monday urged Israel to comply with international humanitarian law following the detention of a Palestinian lawmaker. Israeli police on Monday stormed a protest tent in front of the Red Cross […]

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New Israeli pumps aimed at stealing Silwan water supply

Related to Special Topic: Silwan no Legend… Yet [ 26/09/2011 – 06:14 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– A group in Jerusalem has accused the Israeli occupation authorities of using large pumps to steal the water supply from the historic Ayyoub well in East Jerusalem’s Arab Silwan district. Located 450 meters south of Al-Aqsa Mosque, the […]

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MP Attoun kidnapped from the Red Cross in Jerusalem

REFUSING TO DIE IN SILENCE – Video [ 26/09/2011 – 12:18 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– An Israeli Border Guard unit, dressed as Arabs, kidnapped, at noon Monday, Palestinian MP Muhammad Attoun at the entrance of the Jerusalem Red Cross in a move expected to spark rage among local Palestinians. The operation was coordinated also […]

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Palestinian girl “subjected to cruel treatment” in Israeli prison

REFUSING TO DIE IN SILENCE – Video Monday, 26 September 2011 14:00| MEMO Bushra Jamal, 17, the daughter of the mayor of El Bierah in the Occupied West Bank, was taken from her father’s home in August. The Mandela Institute has reported that a Palestinian girl has been subjected to “cruel interrogation and detention” following […]

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Hamas refugees bureau: Israel has no right to any part of Palestine

REFUSING TO DIE IN SILENCE – Video [ 26/09/2011 – 10:04 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Hamas’s refugees’ affairs bureau reiterated Sunday that the Israeli occupation authorities have no right to any part of Palestine in response to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ request for recognition of only 22 percent of the occupied territories. Officials in […]

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Security Council begins consultations on the Palestinian request for Full Membership for Palestine

Abbas’ Speech at UNGA English – Arabic Full text | Abbas’ Speech -video Netanyahu Speech at the UN – in pictures PNN – Palestine News Network  26.09.11 – 12:34 New York-The Security Council began consulting on the Palestinian request for a full state membership in the UN today. The vote is to take place within […]

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Settler Car Strikes Jerusalem Man

REFUSING TO DIE IN SILENCE – Video PNN – Palestine News Network | 26.09.11 – 12:46 PNN – Hosam Hamouda, 31, suffered severe injuries on Monday morning when an Israeli settler deliberately struck him with his car near the French Hill settlement of Jerusalem. The settler fled the scene immediately, according to eyewitnesses reporting to […]

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