Israel’s Total Moral Bankruptcy exposed as it attempts to get UN OCHA employee Khulood Badawi fired

March 16, 2012 by occpal Important updates added below this blogpost This world needs more people like @KhuloodBadawi In the newest Israeli “witch-hunt” the dying propaganda machine of zionism has taken an aim on Khulood Badawi, a human rights activist and demands UN fires Khulood Badawi  over a ‘false Gaza’ picture The “State of Israel’s […]

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Clashes between locals and IOF troops south of al-Khalil

[ PIC 16/03/2012 – 07:49 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Clashes between Palestinian residents of the town of Dura to the south of al-Khalil and IOF troops broke out at dawn Friday after IOF troops on military jeeps raided the town. Muhammad Jihad from Dura told PIC that two patrols crossed the Tabaqa crossroads connecting Dura […]

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Netanyahu, hysteria and empty psychological threats

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu PressTVFri Mar 16, 2012 8:58AM GMT By Mohiyeddin Sajedi Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has recently announced that Tehran supports any group which fights against Israel. The aid is part of Iran’s strategy in the Middle East and has nothing to do with Tehran’s nuclear energy […]

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Eight Injured, one Seriously, as Israeli Troops attack West Bank Anti Wall Protests

 Friday March 16, 2012 15:09 by Ghassan Bannoura – IMEMC News Eight civilians were injured, one seriously, on Friday, while many were treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation when Israeli soldiers attacked anti wall protests in a number of West Bank villages. Bil’in Protest – IMEMC’s Photo 2010 Protests were organized in the […]

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Britain Condemns Israeli Settlement Relocation

Wafa News Agency | March 16, 2012 LONDON, March 16, 2012 (WAFA) – British Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt Friday called on the Israeli government to rescind its decision to move settlers from the illegal West Bank outpost Migron to a new nearby location. “The British Government condemns the deal to move settlers […]

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Factual errors undermine new book on Hamas ~ by @AsaWinstanley

Asa Winstanley |  The Electronic Intifada |16 March 2012 There is no shortage of books in English about the Palestinian political party and Islamic resistance movement Hamas. This latest effort is by Italian journalist Paola Caridi, who has lived in the Middle East since 2001. Published in this reworked edition later this month, Caridi’s Hamas: […]

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Occupation sea and air forces break ceasefire in Gaza

[ PIC 16/03/2012 – 06:46 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces on Thursday evening shelled the city of Gaza from the air and sea without reports of any casualties. Local sources told PIC correspondent that Israeli occupation gun boats opened machinegun fire towards Sheikh Ajleen neighbourhood of Gaza City without causing any casualties. In […]

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Protesters hurt in West Bank demos – With videos

Maan News Agency | March 16, 2012 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — At least eight Palestinians and an Israeli activist were injured on Friday during demonstrations in the West Bank, witnesses and activists said. Israeli activist Naomi Laet, 22, suffered head injuries in Nabi Saleh after being hit by a rubber bullet fired by Israeli soldiers, a […]

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Zahhar thanks Iran for supporting Palestinians

Maan News Agency | March 16, 2012 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahhar on Thursday thanked Iran for its “unlimited” support to Palestinians. Speaking at a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi in Tehran, Zahhar said Iran supported Palestine without expecting anything in return, reports said. Both Zahhar and Salehi agreed that […]

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Administrative Detention: Israel’s Way of Bypassing Justice

Palestinians hold pictures of prisoner Hana Shalabi, during a protest in support of Shalabi outside Ofer prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah 15 March 2012. The deteriorating health of Shalabi is focusing international attention on Israel’s decades-old use of administrative detention. (Photo: REUTERS – Mohamad Torokman) By: Fadi Abu Saada | Al Akhbar […]

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Military Dog Assaults Palestinian Protester in Kufer Qaddum – March 16, 2012 – video

by btselemon Mar 16, 2012 A Palestinian protester is seen on the ground after being pounced upon and bitten by a military dog. The dog locked its jaws on the protester’s arm and would not release him, for several minutes. The military dog handlers are seen unsuccessfully attempting to release the dog’s hold on the […]

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Casualties of the last attacks on Gaza: Visit to Shifa Hospital – Photos by @rosa_schiano

by Rosa Schiano | 15 March 2012 | il Blog di Oliva This morning we went to pay a visit to the wounded at the Shifa Hospital. Most of them have fractures and burns. Hani Al-Qanoo, 15 Hani Al- Qanoo, 15 years old | Photo courtesy Rosa Schiano, 2012 His mother, Reda, tells that on Sunday […]

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In Photos: Bethlehem met with rain of Israeli violence

Mahmoud Zawahre |16 March 2012 | Al Maasara Popular Committee | ISM Photos courtesy Ahmad Mezher, 2012 Today the weekly demo of Al-Ma’sara, near Bethlehem, was underway as dozens of Palestinians and Israelis demonstrated in  the heavy rain against the wall in solidarity with Hana Shalabi . Israeli Occupartion Forces first attacked Mahmoud Zawahre, the […]

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Occupation close roads in Jerusalem for a marathon

[ PIC 16/03/2012 – 03:42 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– IOF troops started Friday morning closing roads in the occupied city of Jerusalem for a marathon run organised by the Zionist municipality, which Palestinians view as part of the municipality’s Judaization efforts. Local sources said that IOF troops closed a number of roads and entrances to […]

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Mishaal visits Turkey on head of a Hamas delegation

[ PIC 16/03/2012 – 03:56 PM ] BEIRUT, (PIC)– A Hamas delegation headed by the chairman of the movement’s political bureau, Khaled Mishaal, arrives Friday in Turkey. The delegation which comprises political bureau members, Musa Abu Marzouk, Ezzat al-Resheq, Muhammad Naser, Nizar Awad and Saleh al-Arouri is due to meet with the Turkish Prime Minister […]

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