PA security arrest two Hamas supporters and continue to detain journalists

[ 29/09/2011 – 07:59 PM ] Nablus, (PIC)– PA security continue with its excesses in the West Bank arresting two Hamas supporters, raided the home of a Palestinian captive in occupation jails and continue to detain the two journalists Sayeh and Bisharat. In Nablus district, preventive security agents raided the home of Ahmad Hamadneh, a […]

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Occupation forces hand demolition notices to residents of Ezbet Shufa

Related : Ethnic Cleansing – Topic | Settlement Construction – Category [ 29/09/2011 – 07:55 PM ] TULKAREM, (PIC)– IOF troops handed on Thursday, eight residents of the village of Izbet Shufeh, to the south of the northern West Bank city of Tulkarem, demolition notices within a week because it lies in area (C). Local […]

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Army Kidnaps a Palestinian man and Bulldozes Lands in Hebron

Related : Ethnic Cleansing – Topic | Settlement Construction – Category Thursday September 29, 2011 12:02 by Mais Azza – IMEMC & Agencies Israeli Army kidnapped a Palestinian man from the village of Dura near Hebron and bulldozed lands in the middle of the city, Palestine News and Information Agency(WAFA) reported on Thursday. Security sources […]

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Strike closes all UNRWA schools in Gaza Strip

[ 29/09/2011 – 01:04 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– A strike by the Arab staff union has closed down all UN Relief Works Agency schools across the Gaza Strip on Thursday. The measure was triggered by UNRWA’s termination of the union’s chairman Suhail al-Hindi over his participation in some of the union’s functions attended by leaders […]

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Amr: Quartet’s position on UN bid to blame for new settlement plans

Related : Ethnic Cleansing – Topic | Settlement Construction – Category [ 29/09/2011 – 01:18 PM ] WASHINGTON, (PIC)– Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr said members of the international community were responsible for addressing Israel’s recent approval of 1,100 settlement units in east Jerusalem, an illegal move which constitutes a challenge to the Quartet […]

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European Parliament endorses state of Palestine, urges EU to do the same

Related: ▣ FAQ ▣ Palestine Statehood Bid | Category Statehood PNN – Palestine News Network – 29.09.11 – 15:45 The European Parliament voted to support the UN recognition of a Palestinian state. According to a statement issued today, the Parliament assures the legitimacy of the Palestinian bid to the UN and asks all EU countries […]

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Opening of MECA’s “A Child’s view from Gaza” Exhibit – in pictures

  Youth Against Normalization | September 29, 2011 The exhibit will be on display on 917 Washington Street, Oakland CA for the next two months.                                                   Source & Much More at the […]

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Turkey raps new Israeli settlements

Related : Ethnic Cleansing – Topic | Settlement Construction – Category PressTV –  Thu Sep 29, 2011 2:49PM GMT A picture shows a new construction site in the Israeli settlement of Gilo in illegally annexed East al-Quds on September 27, 2011 Turkey has strongly criticized Israel’s decision to approve hundreds of new settlement units in […]

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Israeli occupation deprives Palestinian economy of almost almost £4.4bn a year

  Economy minister Hasan Abu Libdeh says that Palestinians are prevented from achieving their potential Harriet Sherwood in Ramallah |guardian.co.uk | 29 September 2011 Palestinian farmer Mussa Samamreh, right, inspects the broken branches of his olive trees near the village of Shuweike, which local residents say were destroyed by Israeli settlers. Photograph: Abed al-Hashlamoun/EPA Israel‘s […]

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Medical Staff in Gaza protest over shortages

Thursday, 29 September 2011 17:45| MEMO Medical Trade Union has organised a sit-in outside the Dr Abdel-Aziz Al-Rantisi children’s hospital to protest over severe shortages in medical supplies. EXCLUSIVE PICTURES The Medical Trade Union has organised a sit-in outside the Dr Abdel-Aziz Al-Rantisi children’s hospital to protest over severe shortages in medical supplies; in over […]

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European Parliament adopts resolution, confirming Palestinian bid legitimacy

Thursday September 29, 2011 19:47 by Alaa Ashkar – IMEMC & Agencies  The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday, confirming the legitimacy of the Palestinian-UN membership application, calling on the EU members to adopt a united decision which supports the Palestinian bid. The parliament praised the rehabilitation of the P.A institutions and its plans […]

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Locals: Demolition orders handed out in Tulkarem

Related : Ethnic Cleansing – Topic | Settlement Construction – Category Maan News Agency | September 28, 2011 TULKAREM (Ma’an) — Israeli forces handed demolition orders to six people on Thursday southeast of Tulkarem, locals said. Shufa village resident Abdul Fattah Enaya told Ma’an that the demolition orders gave him just one week to vacate […]

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Study group reveals plans to cut off Jerusalem’s Palestinian villages from their West Bank hinterland

Thursday, 29 September 2011 16:30 | MEMO The Jerusalem Society for Arabic Studies has revealed Israeli plans to build a new illegal settlement which will cut-off Palestinian villages in the Holy City from the south of the West Bank. The head of the Society, Khalil Al Tafakji, said that the Israeli Occupation Authorities plan to […]

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Report: PLO to declare Quartet envoy ‘persona non grata’

  Maan News Agency | September 28, 2011 LONDON (Ma’an) — The senior echelons of the PLO are expected to meet in the coming days to discuss a proposal to declare Quartet envoy Tony Blair “persona non grata,” a UK newspaper reported Wednesday. The Telegraph said PLO officials were predicting unanimous support for a motion […]

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PLO effectively rejects Quartet proposal to resume talks

Related: ▣ FAQ ▣ Palestine Statehood Bid | Category Statehood Maan News Agency | Sept 28, 2011 RAMALLAH (Reuters) — The PLO on Thursday effectively rejected a proposal by the European Union, the United States and Russia to resume suspended peace negotiations with Israel next month without preconditions. The PLO executive committee, meeting in Ramallah, […]

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