A Disaster in Gaza – Photography

No Fuel A Palestinian man waits at a closed gas station in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on February 16, 2012, gas stations in the Gaza are running out of fuel due to the crisis in Egypt and an Israel blockade. UPI/Ismael Mohamad A Palestinian man waits at a closed gas station in Rafah, […]

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Egyptians Urged for Action as Khader Adnan Nears Death

Al Manar Febr 19 2012 “MY DIGNITY is more precious than food.” This is what gives Palestinian detainee Khader Adnan patience in his hunger strike struggle that entered the 64th day, the longest in the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In a new form of resistance, Adnan was protesting the Israeli “humiliation and policy of […]

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Israeli claims of democracy absurd

PRESS TV FEBR 19 2010 Contrary to its claims, the Zionist regime of Israel, which dispossesses the vast majority of Palestine’s original inhabitants, is the anti-thesis of a democratic society, an analyst tells Press TV. Watch the video here The situation in Gaza continues to worsen as the coastal strip’s main power plant remains without […]

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PETITION AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL – ISRAEL END USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION

17 February 2012 Amesty International Israel: End use of administrative detention Khader Adnan’s hunger strike has prompted demonstrations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip© Abbas Momani/AFP/Getty Images Palestinian activist Khader Adnan has been on hunger strike since 18 December 2011 in protest against his detention by the Israeli authorities without charge or trial. Khader […]

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Airstrikes ‘injure toddler, damage school’ in Gaza

MAAN NEWS AGENCY FEBR 19 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip early Sunday injured a one-year-old boy when his bedroom was hit by a missile, among five others wounded, and an elementary school sustained severe damage, locals told Ma’an. A statement from the Israeli military said the missiles targeted a […]

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Palestine: a story that needs retelling – By Paul J. Balles

By Paul J. Balles | Redress  20 February 2012 Paul J. Balles retells the story of Palestine, reminding us in brief and simple terms of the the basic, undeniable facts of the world’s worst, most obdurate and premeditated injustice. I have a story to tell. This story has been told before. It can be found […]

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Embassy blasts, recent Zionist bluff

  PRESS TV FEBR 19 2012   Recent bomb attacks on the Israeli embassy staff in India, Georgia and Thailand has evoked mixed reactions from the media and the international community. In the New Delhi attacks, an Israeli diplomat was injured when an embassy car exploded on Monday. The woman made it to the Israeli […]

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The P Word – David Heap, Canadian Boat to Gaza member, comes to town; media cowers

Miles Howe Halifax Media Co-op Download file ‘david_heap.mp3’ (5.9MB) David Heap and Friends – February 15th, Halifax – Photo: Miles Howe Canadian Boat to Gaza Steering Committee member David Heap was in Halifax on Wednesday, February 15th, to discuss the ongoing efforts of the Flotilla movement to break Israel’s illegal blockade on Gaza. Heap was […]

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Ireland and EU must intervene to save the life of Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan – Sinn Féin

February 16, 2012 Sinn Féin As the Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan nears death, Sinn Féin spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has called on the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Eamon Gilmore and his European counterparts to urgently intervene to save his life and demand that the Israeli state meet their responsibilities […]

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Family of hunger striking prisoner Khader Adnan pay visit to hospital

Maan News Agency Febr 19 2012 JENIN (Ma’an) — Khader Adnan’s family visited him in hospital on Sunday, calling on the international community to support their son. “I am going to the hospital to visit my dad and tell him I love you,” Adnan’s 3-year-old son told reporters. The senior Islamic Jihad member is being […]

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Cancer patient detained while seeking treatment in Israel

Maan News Agency – Febr 19 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israeli forces on Sunday detained a man from Gaza who was seeking medical treatment in Israel. Witnesses told Ma’an that Kamal Hikmat al-Taramsi, 23, was detained at Beit Hanoun checkpoint while reportedly on route to an Israeli hospital for treatment. Al-Taramsi, from Jabalia refugee […]

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Settlers Call to Storm Rachel Tombs

WAFA FEBR 19 2012 BETHLEHEM, February 19, 2012 (WAFA) – Israeli settlers Sunday sent out mass text messages calling to storm Bilal Ibn Rabah Mosque, also known as Rachel’s Tomb, north of Bethlehem on Thursday, said a local activist. Ahmad Salah, the coordinator of the Anti-Wall and Settlements Committee in al-Khader, a town south of […]

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PLO Rejects UNRWA’s Reduction of Services Policy

WAFA FEBR 19 2012 GAZA, February 19, 2012 (WAFA) – Zakaria al-Agha, the head of PLO’s Department for Refugee Affairs, Sunday in a statement rejected UNRWA’s policy to cut services provided for Palestinian refugees to close the organization’s budget deficit. Al-Agha said UNRWA halted payment of complementary-support allowances to families below poverty line and halted […]

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Israeli Attacks Palestinians in Gaza, Clashes in Jerusalem

domingo, 19 de febrero de 2012 Prensa Latina 19 de febrero de 2012, 10:50Gaza, Feb 19 (PL) At least four Palestinians were injured by several Israeli bombings against Gaza, while an unknown number were injured Sunday by clashes with Zionist soldiers in an important religious site in East Jerusalem. Medical sources reported that three Palestinian […]

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Hague warns Israel against military action on Iran

SUNDAY ZAMAN FEBR 19 2012 19 February 2012 / AP, LONDON Foreign Secretary William Hague has warned Israel against military action on Iran. Hague says economic sanctions and negotiations had to be given “a real chance” to convince Tehran to abandon its nuclear ambitions. He says, “I don’t think a wise thing at this moment […]

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