Archive | November 5, 2011

The Story of Gazan Olive Oil – in pictures

Photoblog by Ruqaya Izzidien |  Al Akhbar English | Nov 4, 2011 Gazan olive oil used to be considered amongst the most luxurious in the world. Today, the blockade and attacks on agricultural land have reduced the quantity and quality of oil to a shadow of its former status. But Gazan farmers are keen to […]

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Demolition orders issued, military raids

Ethnic Cleansing – Topic | Settlement Construction – Category Friday, 4 November, 2011 | Wadi Hilweh Information Center – Silwan, Jerusalem Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) — Jerusalem Municipality officers, accompanied by armed forces, canvassed Silwan on Sunday, 30 October morning to deliver vast numbers of demolition orders to Palestinian families and store-owners in the village. A […]

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Medics: 1 dead after Israel strikes Gaza

Gaza Under Attack – in pictures | Attacks on Gaza – Timeline Maan News Agency | Nov 5, 2011 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israeli forces fired on the southern Gaza Strip late Saturday, killing one Palestinian man and injuring three others, medical and security officials said. The shelling attack near Khan Younis in southern Gaza […]

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Hamas calls on Arab League to end the siege

Press Release #FREEDOMWAVES | Topic FreedomWaves | Category Flotilla | Pictures [ 05/11/2011 – 01:10 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Hamas called on the Arab League to break the siege imposed on the Gaza Strip in response to Israeli piracy against international solidarity activists who were trying to break the siege by sailing to Gaza. The […]

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Palestinian Children Face Abuse in Israeli Military Courts

Palestine’s Prisoners | Pictures | Topic | Category – Torture | History | Category JURIST – Hotline: 3:11 PM ET JURIST Guest Columnist Rifat Kassis, President of Defence for Children International (DCI), argues that Palestinian children detained by the Israeli military often face abuse, mistreatment and torture in violation of international law and human rights… […]

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Captured in international waters en route to Gaza: An eyewitness account

Press Release #FREEDOMWAVES | Topic FreedomWaves | Category Flotilla | Pictures Lina Attalah | Al Masry Al Youm | Sat, 05/11/2011 – 17:07 Photographed by Nevine El Shabrawy Lina Attalah, Al-Masry Al-Youm English’s managing editor, recently took part in the “Freedom Waves”  flotilla carrying aid to Gaza. She was captured at sea by Israeli security […]

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Hamas slams Israel halt of boats as passengers deported

Press Release #FREEDOMWAVES | Topic FreedomWaves | Category Flotilla | Pictures Maan News Agency | Nov 5, 2011 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Hamas called the Israeli apprehension of two boats headed for the Gaza Strip on Friday “a crime against international laws,” as Israel began deporting passengers seized off the Gaza coast. Spokeswoman for the […]

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Eid Mubarak | عيد مبارك

Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar la ilaha illa Allah Allahu akbar, Allahu akbar wa li-illahi al-hamd “Ya Allah, thank you for our food and new clothing. Open our hearts towards our neighbors and help us be kind. Ya Allah, open the hearts of our neighbors towards us. Ya Allah, unite the Muslims in the […]

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Army kidnaps A resident In Hebron

Palestine’s Prisoners | Pictures | Topic | Category – Torture | History | Category Saturday November 05, 2011 12:36 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Israeli soldiers kidnapped on Saturday a Palestinian resident, active in nonviolent resistance against the Annexation Wall and settlements, in Beit Ummar Town, north of the southern West Bank city […]

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Young man injured by Israeli machine guns East Shouja’ayah Neighborhood

Gaza Under Attack – in pictures | Attacks on Gaza – Timeline Saturday November 05, 2011 13:51 by Alaa Ashkar – IMEMC & Agencies Israeli military soldiers set fire Saturday morning at Palestinian civilians near “Nahal Oz” zone, east of the Gaza Strip led to the injuring of a Palestinian young man, the Maan News […]

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Message From Saoirse Hostages – video

Press Release #FREEDOMWAVES | Topic FreedomWaves | Category Flotilla | Pictures http://www.irishshiptogaza.org John Mallon one of the human rights activists who were illegally removed from the MV Saoirse calls for all human beings in Ireland to get out onto the streets of Dublin, Derry and Belfast to highlight their plight and that of people of […]

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Israeli forces and Nature Authority Raid Children’s Playground, Arrest 1

Silwan Targeted – video | Silwan: No Legend Yet – more resources Friday, 4 November, 2011 |  Wadi Hilweh Information Center – Silwan, Jerusalem Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) — The Israeli Nature Authority, accompanied by military forces, stormed a children’s playground in Wadi Hilweh district of Silwan on Monday afternoon, 31 October. One youth, Khalid al-Zeer, […]

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#FreedomWaves Michael – If your seeing this: I am currently in an Israeli detention center – video

Press Release #FREEDOMWAVES | Topic FreedomWaves | Category Flotilla | Pictures Action 4 #Freedomwaves ALL NUMBERS, CALL & DEMAND SAFE PASSAGE 2 Gaza Gaza Under Attack – in pictures | Attacks on Gaza – Timeline Gaza Under Attack – Oct 29, 2011 – in pictures Special Topic | All Israeli Massacres on Palestinians iRemember… | […]

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Israel Interrogates Four Activists Of Solidarity Ships #FreedomWaves

Press Release #FREEDOMWAVES | Topic FreedomWaves | Category Flotilla | Pictures Saturday November 05, 2011 11:15 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Israel sources reported that the Israeli Authorities interrogated four activists who were onboard the Irish and the Canadian ships (Freedom Waves) that were intercepted by the army, on Friday, while on their […]

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Balfour’s Apartheid Legacy ~ by Stuart Littlewood

Related: The History of the House of Rothschild By Stuart Littlewood | 5 November 2011 | Redress Stuart Littlewood charts the British lies and duplicity, manifested most blatantly in the Balfour Declaration whereby Britain promised to give something it did not own (Palestine) to someone who had no right to have (the Zionist settlers), and […]

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