PALESTINE NEWS | Feb 28, 2012

“Israel kills by deprivation of Healthcare” Facts tweeted earlier now storified آخر الأخبار والتحديثات Feb 28, 2012 | 23298 Days Since Al-Nakba & Gaza has been under siege for 1721 days For news of previous news days Daily News Overviews Follow on Twitter NEW PAGES ON THIS BLOG —— OVERVIEWS CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED █▌ CHILD ARRESTS […]

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Palestinians call for UN Council visit to occupied territory

AFP FEB 28 2012 UNITED NATIONS — The Palestinian leadership on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council to visit the occupied territories to see the impact of Israel’s settlement campaign. The Palestinian UN envoy, Riyad Mansour, made the request as UN under … Read more at Palestinians call for UN Council visit to occupied […]

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Japan Supports People, Children with Disabilities in Bethlehem, Hebron

WAFA FEBR 28 2012 RAMALLAH, February 28 2012 (WAFA) – Naofumi Hashimoto, the Representative of Japan to the PA, signed two grant contracts totaling to 224,544 USD with the representatives of East Jerusalem Young Men Christian Association – Rehabilitation Program and the Local Committee for Rehabilitation of the Disabled in the Deheisha Refugee Camp, in […]

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#HanaShalabi – Sit-In In Support Of Striking Prisoner

WAFA FEB 28 2012   RAMALLAH, February 28, 2012, (WAFA) – Dozens of Palestinians Tuesday participated in a sit-in in front of the Red Cross office in Ramallah in support of Hana Shalabi, a prisoner held in administrative detention in Israel who is on an open-ended hunger strike since February 16. Supporters held signs calling […]

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Review of Tariq Shadid’s (@docjazzmusic) book ‘Understanding Palestine’

Monday, 27 February 2012 16:06 DocJazz.com By Sadika Arab – user review on Amazon – `Understanding Palestine’ is the kind of book you wish you had read years ago. It has all the right ingredients that make a great volume. It’s smart and sharp, opens your eyes to a new perspective, and challenges you to […]

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New extreme right plan: How to `Annex all of Judea and Samaria` and maintain Jewish supremacy

KIBUSH.CO.IL FEB 28 2012   http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/233358 Arutz 7 (settler radio) short news item in English http://www.scooper.co.il/pr/1020657/ Knesset Member Uri Ariel`s Hebrew Press Release – translated by Adam Keller MK Uri Ariel presents a political program at the Jerusalem Conference: `Annex all of Judea and Samaria` In a special panel on `Alternatives to a Palestinian state` […]

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Palestinians mull ‘popular uprising’ against Israel as Tel Aviv plans ‘Hit to the Heart’ drill

AL ARABIYA Tuesday, 28 February 2012 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that he plans to ask for clarifications of Israel’s positions on a variety of issues. (File photo) The Palestinian Authority is weighing whether to continue its security and economic cooperation with Israel or instead spark a “popular uprising” against the Israeli occupation, a PLO […]

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Soldiers raiding Palestinian homes: ‘We want peace’ – VIDEO

972 MAGAZINE FEB 28 2012 HAGGAI MATAR   A new video from Nabi Saleh shows a night-time raid on the home of activist Bilal Tamimi, during which soldiers claim they just want peace – as they take all the children out from their beds. Nightly raids on the homes of Palestinian activists in the popular […]

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Soldiers go to sleep in village threatened with demolition

KIBUSH.CO.IL FEB 28 2012 By Haj Sami Sadeq Sbaih Mayor, Al Aqaba village Email message from aqaba2006@yahoo.com Via Donna Baranski-Walker The Rebuilding Alliance dbw@rebuildingalliance Feb. 28, 2012 Letter to the People of Israel Dear People of Israel, I am the mayor of Al Aqaba, a small peaceful Palestinian Village in the Jordan Valley, in the […]

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Fadi Quran’s Page at the The Gandhi-King Community

JOIN FADI’s PAGE! Fadi’s page at the Ghandi-Kind Commmunity Special Topic about the FreedomRides Fadi participated in Palestine’s Prisoners | Pictures | Topic | Category – Torture | History | Category

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Stanford Daily – Fadi Quran to face trial in West Bank – #FadiQuran

Monday, February 27th, 2012  Stanford Daily By Kristian Davis Bailey   View a letter from the editor on this piece here.   Fadi Quran ’10 – a Palestinian-American Stanford alumnus who was arrested by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank on Friday, was brought to trial Monday morning in Jerusalem, his sister, Semma Qura’an, told […]

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Israel ups demolitions in controversial Palestinian territory

Tuesday, February 28 2012| Mya Guarnieri | 972 MAGAZINE Less than two months into 2012, the pace of Israeli demolitions and displacements of Palestinians is already outstripping the same period in 2011. Israel seems to be taking advantage of the American election cycle to push settlement expansion in the E1 territory, which even the former […]

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Palestinian Authority to reconsider all ties with Israel

Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas PRESS TV Tue Feb 28, 2012 12:2PM GMT The Palestinian Authority (PA) has announced plans to reconsider all its security, political and economic agreements with Israel in the coming days and call for a Palestinian uprising against Tel Aviv. Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) […]

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Settlers Attack Palestinian Shepherds Near Hebron

WAFA FEBR 28 2012 HEBRON, February 28, 2012 (WAFA) – Israeli settlers from Havat Maon, an illegal settlement south of Hebron, Tuesday attacked Palestinian shepherds and injured one, according to a local activist. Rateb Jabour, from the local Popular Committee against the Settlements, told WAFA that dozens of settlers, protected by Israeli soldiers, attacked shepherds […]

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Palestinian officials urge controversial fatwa’s reversal (Incl hadith sahih)

Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief GulfNews February 28, 2012 Manama: The Palestinian ambassador to Bahrain has rejected a controversial fatwa (religious edict) that prohibits non-Palestinians from visiting Palestine. “Arabs and Muslims should not equate prisoners with jailers,” Taha Mohammad Abdul Qadir said, referring to Palestinians and Israelis. “Visiting Palestine does not mean in any way normalising […]

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