Archive | April 3, 2012

Hana Shalabi: Not Quite Free at Last ~ by Stephen Lendman

by Stephen Lendman | IndyBay.org | April  2, 2012 After ignoring her entire hunger striking ordeal, her lawless detention, and weeks of Israeli ruthlessness, The New York Times finally acknowledged she exists, but little more. On April 1, The Times headlined “Israel Frees Palestinian Detainee After Hunger Strike of Weeks,” saying: Hana “was released from […]

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New evidence shows desecration of Muslim cemetery for ‘Museum of Tolerance’ construction (incl video link)

Tuesday April 03, 2012 06:02 by CCR | IMEMC The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) has documented the continued desecration of an ancient Muslim cemetery, the Mamilla Cemetery, in Jerusalem, for the construction of the “Museum of Tolerance,” despite international condemnation, including Human Rights Council resolutions, a public petition signed by nearly 10,000 individuals from […]

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#HanaShalabi – Video

by HungerStrike2012 on Apr 2, 2012 On March 29, 2012, students from 32 institutions of higher education around the world went on a 24-hour hunger strike in solidarity with Palestinian prisoner Hana Shalabi. Ms. Shalabi went on a 44-day hunger strike in protest of being held in administrative detention without charge or trial. In a […]

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Ghannouchi: No normalization with Israel

Al Qassam Website 03-04-2012,08:40 Al Qassam website – The head of Ennahda Movement in Tunisia Sheikh Rashid Ghannouchi has stressed that his country would never have normal relations with Israel. Ghannouchi, addressing a rally in Jendouba on Sunday evening, said that the revolution of January 14 was not only against injustice, tyranny and corruption, but […]

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Qaryut: 8 year old injured by bomb planted by Israelis – PHOTO

by Lydia | 2 April 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Yemams father did not have time to respond to his son before the bomb exploded. Ripping through three layers of clothes and even more layers of skin, his father had to watch the tragedy unfold before his eyes. Yemam Mohammad Fatah Azam is […]

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Haneyya calls on Egypt to restrain Israeli targeting of Palestinian prisoners

[ PIC 02/04/2012 – 05:53 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian premier in Gaza Ismail Haneyya has called on Egypt, in its capacity as the patron of the prisoners’ exchange deal between Hamas and Israel, to pressure Israel into abiding by articles of the deal. Haneyya, during a visit to liberated prisoner Hana’a Shalabi in Shifa […]

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Hamas: PA security forces arrested 72 persons for their political affiliation

[ PIC 02/04/2012 – 04:25 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– PA security forces in the West Bank continued, during the past month, their arrest campaigns against resistance movements’ activists and supporters especially Hamas and Islamic Jihad affiliates. Hamas said in a report on Sunday that those forces arrested 72 persons; most of them were ex-detainees, political […]

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Palestinian Family loses property ownership case in Israeli court

Monday April 02, 2012 16:49 by IMEMC Staff Israel’s Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a prominent Palestinian family could not claim ownership of a landmark and now derelict building in East Jerusalem. The Husseini family said the Shepherd Hotel, now partially demolished, is a symbol of the Palestinian rights to their land and to […]

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Israelis violently attack Palestinians in Al Khalil home invasion – VIDEO

2 April 2012 | Youth Against Settlements | ISM About 30 Palestinians and international ISM activists from Canada, Finland, United States and the Netherlands entered a Palestinian house that was taken over by Israeli army around eight years ago. The re-occupation of the house was an attempt to return the house to its rightful owner […]

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Israeli Brutality: Violent arrests of Palestinians in Hebron and disappearance of Dutch volunteer

House sit in by Paige and Satu | 1 April 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank A Dutch woman and several Palestinians were violently arrested today during an attempt to reclaim a Palestinian house at the entrance of the old city in occupied Al Khalil (Hebron). About 30 Palestinians and international ISM activists from […]

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MP Haj Ali ends his hunger strike

[ PIC 02/04/2012 – 05:00 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Palestinian MP Ahmed Haj Ali ended his hunger strike after promises to release him in the coming days, according to Tadamon foundation for human rights on Monday. Haj Ali has stopped his hunger strike, which has lasted for the past 15 days, after the Israeli prison […]

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Agha: IOA stealing Jerusalem relics

[ 01/04/2012 – 02:34 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian government in Gaza has warned of the continued stealing of relics in occupied Jerusalem at the hands of the Israeli occupation authority (IOA). The Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Mohammad Agha charged in a press release that the IOA was seeking to strip the holy […]

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“I can’t take part in these crimes”: Israeli refusenik @GNoam interviewed ~ by @Intifada

Jillian Kestler-D’Amours | The Electronic Intifada | 14 March 2012 Noam Gur holds a copy of her public statement saying she will reject military conscription. (Oren Ziv / ActiveStills) Earlier this week, 18-year-old Israeli Noam Gur publicly announced her intention to refuse mandatory service in the Israeli army. Set to be drafted next month on […]

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