Must see & read – Word and Picture Diary: South Hebron Hills Weekly Visit, April 5 2012

April 16th, 2012 | The Only Democracy in the Middle East As we do every week, last Thursday April 5 2012 we went to visit several Palestinian localities in the South Hebron Hills, with whom we have been in contact for some years now. Two members of our little group – Hamed and Erella – […]

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British Jenny Tonge’s unending war foreshadows Israeli lobby defeat ~ by Ramzy Baroud

Baroness Jenny Tonge, former member of the UK’s Liberal Democrat party Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:39AM GMT | PressTV |by Ramzi Baroud Tonge was not targeting any race, but rather the small, yet powerful cliques that have long infested both British and US politics in areas concerning Israeli and the Middle East.” “My Lords, I […]

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PALESTINE NEWS | April 16, 2012

Christianity & Easter in Palestine – Beautiful Photography آخر الأخبار والتحديثات Apr 16, 2012 | 23347 Days Since Al-Nakba & Gaza has been under siege for 1769 days For news of previous news days | Daily News Overviews Follow on Twitter Gaza Under Attack – Timeline | Pictures Aug | Oct | Dec 2011| Jan […]

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Does Israel Interfere in US Elections?

Silwanic Monday, 16 April, 2012 | 01:23 By James M. Wall Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) — Israel’s ambassador to the US, former American citizen Michael Oren, (at right) trotted out a classic Zionist strategy when he sent a letter to the New York Times denying that Israel is “interfering” in the American presidential campaign. Oren’s letter […]

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Pro-Palestine group erects ‘Israeli Apartheid Wall’ ~ New #Mexico Daily

By Avicra Luckey | New Mexico Daily Lobo | April 16, 2012 Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) gathered Saturday to build a plywood mock “Israeli Apartheid Wall” that will be erected on Smith Plaza all this week as part of the group’s Mock Wall Campaign. The wall symbolizes barriers to equality all over the […]

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Israeli official: 40% of names on Shin Bet fly-in blacklist were not activists | #Airflotilla2

Security service had no evidence that 470 of the 1,200 people whom Israel labeled as ‘pro-Palestinian activists’ intended to do anything illegal, source says; French diplomat and his wife among those whose tickets to Israel were canceled. By Barak Ravid | Haaretz April 16, 2012 Source http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/israeli-official-40-of-names-on-shin-bet-fly-in-blacklist-were-not-activists-1.424470?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+imeu%2FfromTheMedia+%28IMEU+%3A+News+%26+Analysis+%3A+From+the+Media%29   Forty percent of the non-Israeli citizens whose […]

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Pope Benedict’s XVI Should Visit Sabra and Shatila

By Ludwig Watzal | April 17, 2012 | Palestine Chronicle The Pontifex Maximus, Pope Benedict XVI, will visit Lebanon from 14 to 16 September 2012. This papal visit will coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacre that was perpetrated by Christian militia forces under the watch of Israeli occupation troops. To […]

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Welcome to Palestine 2012 – solidarity with #PalestinePrisoners | #Airflotilla2

Posted on Palestine Spring  April 16, 2012 Israel successfully projected its power into airports across Europe and North America to stop people boarding aircraft in their home countries to visit Palestine. To achieve this, Israel certainly resorted to criminal means, hacking into personal emails. It was, however, at a cost. One among many similar voices […]

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Conscientious objector @GNoam refusing to serve in IDF sentenced to prison | #Refusing2Occupy

Monday, April 16 2012| Haggai Matar | 972 Magazine Noam Gur, a young Israeli conscientious objector, was sentenced Monday afternoon to 10 days in military prison. Once released, Gur is likely to be ordered to enlist again – and sent again to prison, the process repeating itself several times before she is ultimately released. Gur […]

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Barhoum: Arrest of foreign activists reflects Israeli crisis | #Airflotilla2

[ PIC 16/04/2012 – 09:52 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Fawzi Barhoum, a Hamas spokesman, has described as shameful the Israeli authorities’ arrest of foreign activists on their arrival at Ben Gurion airport. He said in a statement to the PIC on Sunday that the Israeli step reflects an internal crisis within that “entity” as a […]

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West Bank activists remember the life of ISM justice Activist Vittorio Arrigoni

by Sydney | 16 April 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Palestinians and International activists celebrated with the spirit of Vittorio Arrigoni this week across Palestine. Memorial events were held to mark the one year anniversary of his murder: two in Al-Khalil (Hebron) with members of the Hebron Defense Committee and Youth Against Settlements […]

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Letters written to loved ones ahead of Prisoners Day | #IsraeliJail #PalestinePrisoners

Maan News Agency | April 16, 2012 TUBAS (Ma’an) — The families of detainees in Israeli jails have written letters of support to their loved ones ahead of Palestinian Prisoners Day on April 17. The letters called on international political figures such as US President Barack Obama and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to support […]

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Israel Falsifies Palestinian Supporters List | #Airflotilla2

Watar News | April 16, 2012 Occupied Jerusalem, April 16 (QNA) – Israeli security forces produced counterfeit lists containing the names of “Welcome to Palestine” supporters, by adding foreign citizens bearing no relation to the campaign to raise intimidation against it and distort the goals of its participants, an Israeli newspaper has revealed. According to […]

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Resheq hails Arab boycott of Adidas company | #BDS

[ PIC 16/04/2012 – 09:46 AM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– Political bureau member of Hamas Ezzet Al-Resheq has hailed the Arab ministers of youth and a Jordanian sports club for deciding to boycott Adidas company. Resheq in a press release published on his Facebook page on Sunday described as honorable the ministers’ decision and that of […]

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Jewish settlers chop off 250 olive trees

[ PIC 16/04/2012 – 08:17 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Jewish settlers chopped off 250 Palestinian olive trees in the village of Beitello to the west of Ramallah on Monday, local sources said. Fawzi Bazar said that he was stunned at seeing the olive trees cut off when he went to tend his field along with […]

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