Archive | January 12, 2012

Free eBook | Targeting Israeli Apartheid: a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Handbook

Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do. To mute. New Corporate Watch book – Review Taking its cue from the unified Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel, Targeting Israeli Apartheid examines the Israeli economy and details the Israeli and international companies complicit in Israeli state repression. Based on original research […]

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Why Don’t They Pull the Plug on Israeli Trade? ~ by Stuart Littlewood

Jan 12, 2012 | Palestine Chronicle | Stuart Littlewood The imprisonment and collective punishment inflicted on the civilian population in the overcrowded enclave of Gaza continues without let-up. For example, those whose children were killed or maimed by Israel’s murderous blitzkrieg 3 years ago (Operation Cast Lead), and whose homes were destroyed, have received no […]

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Masada unit storms Negev prison cells of Hamas, Jihad prisoners

Related: All Attacks on Palestinians – Timeline – Category [ 12/01/2012 – 12:59 PM ] NEGEV, (PIC)– Israeli Masada unit soldiers stormed ward 9 of the Negev prison where Hamas and Islamic Jihad affiliates are held on Wednesday, the prisoners’ studies center said. It said in a report that the soldiers remained in those cells […]

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#Airflotilla2 | Interview: “Everyone can help Welcome to Palestine 2012”

Related: Read all about #Airflotilla 2011 Israel’s deporting of dozens of international activists earlier this year generated bad publicity. (Oren Ziv /ActiveStills) Adri Nieuwhof | The Electronic Intifada | 19 December 2011 Plans are underway to challenge Israeli apartheid during 2012 by having a large number of international activists land in Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport and […]

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Photos: Palestinian graffiti artists penetrate heavily fortified heart of West Jerusalem ~ via @intifada

Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Thu, 01/12/2012 – 04:04 Palestinian artists penetrated the heavily fortified heart of West Jerusalem overnight and painted graffiti bearing political messages on walls, doors, construction sites and other surfaces. The artists struck in two areas, the West Jerusalem city center (near Jaffa Road and King George Street) and the German […]

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Palestinians for Dignity: Demonstration Against the Return to Negotiations /وقفة إحتجاجية صامتة ضد العودة إلى المفاوضات

Related: Israel. Not looking for Peace. Nor Talks. But this…  ~  The Facts Thursday, 12 January 2012 | DocJazz.com Palestinians for Dignity is a group of youth who have taken issue with the Palestinian Authority’s return to negotiations, before their own previously stated conditions were met. The youth group have expressed their disapproval of the […]

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In The Dark ~ by @ImNadz

January 10, 2012 by Nader K. |  Sleepless in Gaza Writing in the dark has always had this great effect on writing. Looking into it and after all these years I find myself adapting very well to it learning new ways to make the most out of it. Thinking about it, having a power cut, […]

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Soldiers raid office, home of detained journalist

Some examples of Israel’s policies to crackdown on PRESS & journalists to prevent you SEE TRUTH about Palestine Maan News Agency | Jan 12, 2012 NABLUS (Ma’an) — Israeli military forces on Thursday confiscated computers, mobile phones and camera memory cards from the office and home of a Palestinian journalist. Soldiers raided Amin Abu Warda’s […]

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Israel confiscates cultivated land lot in Bethlehem, detain three incl. a 16-year old child

Related: CHILD ARRESTS BY ISRAEL ▶ OVERVIEW [ 12/01/2012 – 12:25 PM ] BETHLEHEM, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) confiscated a cultivated land lot in Khader village south of Bethlehem at the pretext of constructing a road to serve a nearby settlement. Hassan Subaih, monitoring IOA violations in the village, said on Wednesday that […]

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Israel Demolishes Homes, Agricultural Facilities in Jordan Valley

Ethnic Cleansing – Topic | Settlement Construction – Category – Pictures Date : 12/1/2012   Time : 13:04 NABLUS, January 12, 2012 (WAFA) – Israeli forces Thursday demolished several farmers’ residences and agricultural facilities in the Jordan Valley area, according to local residents. They said that Israeli military demolished four barracks and a residence belonging to a […]

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17 Year Old Student Injured in Jewish Settler’s Hit and Run Attack

Related: All Hit & Run Attacks since Aug 1, 2011 – Overview Palestine News & Info Agency – WAFA | Date : 12/1/2012 NABLUS, January 12, 2012 (WAFA) – A Jewish settler driving on the main road to Nablus Thursday ran over a 17-year-old Palestinian student from Einabus, a village south of Nablus, causing her […]

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High Court okays Citizenship Law, legalizing racial discrimination of Arabs

URGENT ACTION ALERT #IsraelKills Dialysis in Gaza: 450 Lives in Danger January 12 2012| by Noam Sheizaf | 972 Magazine According to the 2003 law, Arab citizens of Israel who marry Palestinians will have to emigrate in order to live with their spouses. Israeli Arab MK Ahmed Tibi famously said that “Israel is indeed a Jewish-democratic […]

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Arab League slams European, US groups funding Israeli settlement plans

URGENT ACTION ALERT #IsraelKills Dialysis in Gaza: 450 Lives in Danger [ 12/01/2012 – 11:41 AM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– The Arab League’s department of Palestine and Arab lands condemned the continued flow of funds from European and American organizations to extremist Jewish societies involved in settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territories and the occupied […]

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PALESTINE NEWS | Jan 12, 2012

“Israel kills by deprivation of Healthcare” Facts tweeted earlier now storified آخر الأخبار والتحديثات Jan 12, 2012 | 23251 Days Since Al-Nakba & Gaza has been under siege for 1674 days | Spread the News! NEW PAGES ON THIS BLOG —— OVERVIEWS CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED █▌ CHILD ARRESTS BY ISRAEL ▶ OVERVIEW █▌ ALL ATTACKS ON […]

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13 year old disabled & wheelchair dependant girl wounded after a settler hit & run attack

Settler Violence Topic | Category | Pictures | New: Interactive Map Maan News Agency | Jan 12, 2012 HEBRON (Ma’an) — A disabled child was hit by a settler car on Thursday near the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron, medics said. Head of the Red Crescent emergency ward in Hebron told Ma’an that Hiba Abdul Ghaffar, […]

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