Ashqar: Number of solidarity hunger strikers on the rise to 26 | #HanaShalabi

[ PIC 22/03/2012 – 05:47 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The number of Palestinian prisoners going on hunger strike in solidarity with detained hunger strikers Hana’a Shalabi and MP Ahmed Al-Haj had risen to 26 in various prisons. Riyadh Al-Ashqar, an expert in prisoners’ affairs, told the PIC on Thursday that the prisoners would end their […]

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Gaza health ministry reduces use of ambulance, health services to the minimum

[ PIC 22/03/2012 – 05:10 PM ] Gaza, (PIC)– The Health ministry in Gaza has decided to reduce the use of ambulance vehicles and other health services to the minimum due to the lack of enough fuel. Ashraf Al-Qudra, the ministry’s spokesman, said in a statement on Thursday that the ministry took this decision as […]

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Presidency Welcomes UN Council Resolution on Settlements

Wafa News Agency | March 22, 2012 RAMALLAH, March 22, 2012 (WAFA) – Presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh welcomed Thursday the passing of a resolution by the United Nations Human Rights Council ordering a probe into how Israeli settlements infringe on the rights of Palestinians. The resolution was passed by a vote of 36 in […]

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Little 6-yr old Sohaib injured by an Israeli bullet ~ Photos by @rosa_schiano

by Rosa Schiano | 20 March 2012 | il Blog di Oliva | ISM 6 year old Sohaib Sultan, and his father Majed. On Saturday evening around 7pm, Israeli soldiers opened fire on the edge of Karm Abu Salem, east of Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. Sohaib Sultan, 6 years old, was playing at home with […]

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IOA turns down appeal for release of 72-year-old MP Ahmed Al-Haj Ali

[ PIC 21/03/2012 – 04:27 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– The Israeli higher court turned down an appeal by lawyer of MP Ahmed Al-Haj Ali to end his administrative detention, without trial or charge, at the pretext of having secret charges against him. The Tadamun foundation for human rights said in a statement on Wednesday that […]

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Israeli occupation authority blocks travel of second deputy PLC speaker

[ PIC 22/03/2012 – 09:12 AM ] TULKAREM, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) blocked the travel of second deputy speaker of the Palestinian legislative council (PLC) Hassan Khreisha via Karame crossing to Jordan. Khreisha told Quds Press that he was supposed to travel to Jordan on Wednesday en route to Morocco to attend the […]

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Aqsa TV goes off the air at night for lack of power

[ PIC 22/03/2012 – 09:15 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Aqsa satellite channel announced on Wednesday night that it would be off the air during the night hours due to the lack of power and fuel shortage in the Gaza Strip. The Aqsa TV apologized to its viewers for the step and broadcasted a photo […]

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Israeli occupation forces raid Jenin city, search house of senior Islamic Jihad figure

[ PIC 22/03/2012 – 09:47 AM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) at dawn Thursday stormed Jenin city and ransacked the house of Islamic Jihad official Bassam Assa’di, a prisoner in Israeli jails. Local sources reported that a large number of Israeli troops were deployed at different hubs of Jenin before raiding its […]

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Rizqa: Supplying Gaza with Egyptian fuel save it from Israel’s hegemony

[ PIC 22/03/2012 – 09:35 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Political advisor to the Palestinian premier Yousuf Rizqa said that the Israeli approval to allow shipments of fuel into the Gaza Strip was an attempt to incite the Palestinian public opinion against Hamas Movement. Rizqa told Quds Press on Wednesday that that Israeli occupation wants to […]

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Video – Civil resistance in Palestine

22 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank From Nablus, Palestine to New York City, civilians stand up to the forces of order and privilege. Palestinian villagers confront the Zionist military of the State of Israel in Kusra and Kufr Kaddoum villages near Nablus, the occupied West Bank.  The Jewish international opposition expresses its solidarity with the Palestinian […]

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Nafha prisoners go on hunger strike

[ PIC 22/03/2012 – 09:29 AM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli desert prison Nafha have gone on hunger strike on Thursday to protest the Israeli policy of banning family visits for the past six years. A message by those prisoners to Nasha’at Al-Wahidi, the coordinator of popular movement for the support of […]

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PWA: Water shortages threaten food security

Maan | March 22, 2012 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinian food production is hampered by limited access to abundant natural water resources, the water authority said Tuesday. In a report to mark World Water Day, observed Wednesday, the Palestinian Water Authority and the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics warned that water shortages lowered food production. “Israeli […]

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Egypt supports international commission on Israeli crimes against Palestinians

MEMO | March 22, 2012 Ambassador Hisham Badr, Egypt’s permanent representative to the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, has confirmed Cairo’s full support for the establishment of an international fact-finding committee to investigate the impact of Israeli settlements on Palestinian human rights. A proposal for the committee was submitted by the two […]

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Trauma of Israeli airstrike haunts Gaza family

Maan News Agency | March 22, 2012 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The traumatized relatives of a 12-year-old boy killed by an Israeli airstrike say they are scared to leave their homes since his death. “We are scared to go out, and find a part of Ayoub’s body on a tree, in the street, in the garden. […]

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PALESTINE NEWS | March 22, 2012

“Israel kills by deprivation of Healthcare” Facts tweeted earlier now storified آخر الأخبار والتحديثات March 22, 2012 | 23321 Days Since Al-Nakba & Gaza has been under siege for 1744 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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