Archive | March 11, 2012

Settlers Attack Two Towns Near Hebron

Sunday March 11, 2012 07:11 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies A number of armed extremist Israeli settlers attacked, on Saturday, the outskirts of the towns of Yatta and Bani Neim, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, while the residents were ordered by the army to stay home. File Local sources reported […]

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Fresh Israeli attack kills 12-year-old boy in Gaza

Palestinian medical sources say that a 12-year-old boy and another Palestinian have been killed in separate Israeli airstrikes against the Gaza Strip. PRESSTV – March 11, 2012 The raids happened early Sunday, bringing the death toll from Israeli airstrikes to 18 since Friday. The boy identified as Ayoub Assaleya was killed by an Israeli airstrike […]

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Hana Shalabi: A Brave Act of Palestinian Nonviolence ~ by Prof. Em. Richard Falk

Richard Falk Weblog | March 10, 2012   No sooner had Khader Adnan ended his 66 day life threatening hunger strike than new urgent concerns are being voiced for Hana Shalabi, another West Bank hunger striker now without food for more than 24 days. Both strikes were directed by Palestinian activists against the abusive use […]

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Israel’s bogus case for bombing Gaza obscures political motives ~ by @MaxBlumenthal

By Max Blumenthal – Sun, 2012-03-11 10:17- Gadfly – Al Akhbar English In the last two days, Israeli forces have killed at least 15 residents of the Gaza Strip and wounded over 30. Among the dead are two young boys (see here and here), while the wounded included a reporter from the Ma’an News Agency […]

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Israeli airstrikes kill 2 in Gaza – A Man married just 2 days and a 12 year old child

Maan News Agency | March 11, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — An Israeli airstrike early Sunday killed two people in the Gaza Strip, including a 12-year-old boy, as border violence flared for a third day. Medical spokesman in Gaza Adham Abu Salmiya named the child as Ayoub Useila. His seven-year-old cousin was injured in the […]

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Fifteen Palestinians Killed, 30 Injured, In 24 Hours

Sunday March 11, 2012 04:03 y Saed Bannoura – IMEMC News As Israel continues its military offensive against the Gaza Strip since Friday evening, Palestinian medical sources reported that the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli missiles arrived to 15, while more than 30 were wounded. Funeral Of Slain Fighter – qaweim.com n Saturday evening, […]

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Arab League urges Israel to stop ‘massacres’ in Gaza

Related: Israel’s Weapons a Crime on Humanity An Israeli airstrike on Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on March 10, 2012   PressTV Sun Mar 11, 2012 6:33AM GMT   The Arab League has called for an end to Israel’s massacres and violations of the rights of the Palestinian people following the recent killings in […]

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