Cairo summit confirms Palestinian unity deal

Morning Star Online Febr 23 2012 by Tom Mellen Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and the Hamas leadership approved a national unity deal in Cairo on Wednesday. Izzat al-Rishq, an aide to Hamas secretary-general Khaled Mashaal, said the Islamist resistance movement’s political bureau signed the deal after more than 12 hours of talks over two […]

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Palestinians arrested after “provocative” Israeli tour of Al-Aqsa

Published Thursday, February 23, 2012 Al Akhbar English Seven Palestinians were arrested on Thursday after Israeli forces sanctioned a contentious tour of the Al-Aqsa Mosque site in Jerusalem that included settler extremists. Around 65 Israelis, including some from illegal settler communities, were permitted to visit the site, despite warnings from Palestinian leaders that it would […]

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When it is illegal to use your front door: Freedom of movement in Al Khalil

by Andreas  23 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Al-Khalil (Hebron) is a divided city. As a result of the Oslo agreements negotiated in the 1990s – the people of Al Khalil became familiar with two new terms – H1 and H2. H1 refers to 80% of the city, which is officially under […]

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Hamas sets new terms for reconciliation with Fatah

By Nidal al-Mughrabi – MAAN NEWS AGENCY FEBR 23 2012 GAZA CITY (Reuters) — Hamas has set new terms for implementing a reconciliation deal with President Mahmoud Abbas’s rival Fatah group, an official said on Thursday.Abbas and Khalid Mashaal, Hamas’s political chief in exile, agreed in Qatar earlier this month to form a unity government […]

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Village protester gives testimony of beatings, torture and land theft by Israelis

JFJFP FEB 23 2012 For background to this story – and the statement Bassem Tamimi was then not allowed to make in court – see Peaceful protester tried under military law Bassem Tamimi to Judge: I Do Not Recognize Your Rules Popular Struggle Coordination Committee, uruknet info 21.02.12 After 11 months in an Israeli jail, […]

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#HanaShalabi – Palestinian liberated woman go on hunger strike to protest her re-arrest

[ 23/02/2012 – 05:19 PM ] BETHLEHEM, (PIC)– Hana’a Shalabi, who was recently liberated in the Hamas-Israel exchange deal, went on hunger strike for her re-arrest and subsequent administrative custody. Lawyer Shireen Iraqi said that Hana’a, from Bruqin village in Jenin province, went on hunger strike since her re-arrest a week ago. She said in […]

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What Adnan’s release tells us about the occupation

Thursday, February 23 2012|Yossi Gurvitz | 972 magazine The Khader ‘Adnan affair showed the true face of all of the Israelis involved in the occupation, from its enablers in the courts to the Israeli mob Khader ‘Adnan became a Palestinian national hero two days ago, and rightly so. He brought the Netanyahu government, as well […]

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Israeli bulldozers level 12 dunums of Palestinian land

[ PIC 23/02/2012 – 04:13 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Israeli occupation bulldozers leveled 12 dunums of cultivated land in Sourif village to the north of Al-Khalil on Thursday, local sources said. They said that the land is owned by Issac Al-Qadi and Mohammed Eghnaimat. The Israeli occupation authority claimed that the land was confiscated at […]

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Jewish settlers launch fundraising campaign to raze Aqsa Mosque

[ 23/02/2012 – 04:05 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Leaders of Jewish settlers, given the green light from their government, declared the launch of a wide campaign to raise funds for the demolition of the Aqsa Mosque and the building of the alleged temple in its place. The campaign started Wednesday morning near the Aqsa […]

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IOF soldiers round up 21 Palestinians

[ PIC 23/02/2012 – 04:08 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) launched a large-scale arrest campaign in the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem at dawn Thursday. IOF sources said that the army detained nine Palestinians seven of them in Nablus at dawn Thursday, but well-informed Palestinians sources said that the IOF soldiers arrested […]

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Abulsabh: Israel retracts promises in exchange deal, Egypt should intervene

[ PIC 23/02/2012 – 04:10 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Gaza minister of prisoners Dr. Attalla Abulsabh has lashed out at the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) for recanting on its promises in the prisoners’ exchange deal, brokered by Egypt, not to re-arrest freed prisoners. He said in a press release on Thursday that the IOA has […]

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IOF maneuvers damage Palestinian cultivated land

[ PIC 23/02/2012 – 04:12 PM ] JORDAN VALLEY, (PIC)– Palestinian inhabitants have appealed to human rights groups to visit the northern Jordan Valley and see for themselves the damage inflicted by Israeli army maneuvers. The Maleh and Bedouin tribes municipal council in the Jordan Valley said in a statement on Thursday that the ongoing […]

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Haneyya confers with Jihad leaders, leads Aqsa demo in Cairo

[ PIC 23/02/2012 – 04:07 PM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– Palestinian premier Ismail Haneyya conferred with Islamic Jihad secretary general Dr. Ramadan Shallah and his deputy Ziyad Nakhale on latest Palestinian and regional developments in Cairo on Thursday. The premier’s office said that the discussion also tackled the reconciliation process, noting that both parties agreed on […]

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Government Condemns Israeli Plan on Qalandia Airport

RAMALLAH, February 23, 2012 (WAFA) – Palestinian government spokesman Ghassan Khatib Thursday condemned an Israeli plan to transfer Qalandia airport into an industrial zone, considering it a violation of international law. “The airport is located in an occupied land according to international law and therefore Israel has no right to make any changes to the […]

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Army Orders Construction on Houses to Stop

HEBRON, February 23, 2012 (WAFA) – The Israeli authorities Thursday issued notices to stop construction work on eight Palestinian houses in the Hebron area village of Surif as a prelude to demolish them under the pretext they were built without permit, according to the Land Research Center (LCR). A field researcher at the center said […]

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