Another Mossad False Flag? ~ by Stephen Lendman

by Stephen Lendman | Indybay Media | Aug 9, 2012 America and Israel use them strategically. Timing is key. Innocent victims suffer. Fingers point the wrong way. Cui bono matters most. Israel benefits greatly from Sunday’s incident. Sixteen Egyptian soldiers were killed in Sinai. Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood (MB) blamed Mossad. More below on separating rhetoric […]

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#PALESTINE NEWS | Aug 9, 2012

آخر الأخبار والتحديثات Aug 9, 2012 | 23900 Days Since Al-Nakba & Gaza has been under siege for 1884 days For news of previous news days | Daily News Overviews Follow on Twitter for more live updates NEW REPORT Published by Adalah, Physicians for Human Rights-Israel and Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights | June […]

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Gaza pilgrims stranded after border attack

Islam Times | Aug 9, 2012 Islam Times – After the deadly attack near the Egyptian border with the Gaza Strip, many Palestinian pilgrims are now stuck in the besieged coastal enclave not being able to go for the Umrah rituals which is being held in the Holy city of Mecca during the holy month […]

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Increasing Deprivation: Egypt forms army commission to destroy Gaza tunnels

Maan News Agency | Aug 9, 2012   EL-ARISH, Egypt (Ma’an) — Egypt has formed a military commission to investigate ways to destroy smuggling tunnels under its border with Gaza, a security official said Thursday. A team of Egyptian engineers, border guards and intelligence officers arrived at the border area early Thursday morning with equipment […]

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Haniyeh urges Mursi to open Gaza border

Maan News Agency | Aug 9, 2012 By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA CITY (Reuters) — The head of the Hamas government in Gaza urged Egypt on Thursday to open a vital border crossing closed since gunmen killed 16 Egyptian guards in neighboring Sinai on Sunday. Ismail Haniyeh pledged his support for Egypt’s investigations of the attack, […]

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Renewed barrier construction threatens Palestinian heritage

Source: IRIN | Aug 9, 2012 Photo: Andreas Hackl/IRIN The village of Battir is perched over a terrace farming system that is unique in the OPT RAMALLAH, 9 August 2012 (IRIN) – Palestinian communities in the West Bank have expressed alarm at widely reported news that Israel will resume the construction of its “separation wall” […]

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ISESCO calls for action against threat to “move” Al-Aqsa Mosque

MEMO | Aug 9, 2012 The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ISESCO) has called on its member states and the international community to take action following a threat to “move” Al-Aqsa Mosque and replace it with a Jewish temple. In a statement issued on Wednesday, ISESCO condemned the suggestion by an extreme right-wing Member […]

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IOA decides to demolish two houses in Jerusalem

[ PIC 09/08/2012 – 12:59 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Jerusalem municipality decided to demolish two mobile houses placed by the UN to provide shelter for Palestinian families displaced by the Israeli occupation authority at the pretext of being illegally established. Jerusalem Post newspaper said on Thursday that the UN Humanitarian Fund placed mobile houses […]

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Israeli occupation arrests Jerusalemites including a 14 year old child | @DCI_Palestine @UNICEF

[ PIC 09/08/2012 – 12:57 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Two Jerusalemites, including a child, appeared at the Magistrate Court on Wednesday evening after they were arrested a few days ago at the hands of a special Israeli army unit in Issawiye village. Wadi Helwa Information Center said that Israeli undercover units have arrested both […]

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Israeli Mayor to Demolish UN Humanitarian Agency Emergency Shelter

Thursday August 09, 2012 16:39 by Kelly Joiner – International Middle East Media Center Editorial Group & Agencies Israeli Mayor of occupied Jerusalem, Nir Bakat, approved the demolition of two structures built by the United Nations (UN) as temporary emergency shelter for Palestinian families after Israel demolished their homes. Home demolition in Beit Hanina. Source: […]

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Egypt troops move into Israel, Gaza border zone

Maan News Agency | Aug 9, 2012 By Tamim Elyan EL-ARISH, Egypt (Reuters) — An Egyptian military offensive on the Sinai peninsula bordering Israel and the Gaza Strip entered its second day on Thursday after gunman fired shots towards a police station in the main administrative center of North Sinai on Thursday. Hundreds of troops […]

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#PalHunger | Former hunger striker Bilal Diab released! | PHOTOS

Maan News Agency | Aug 9, 2012 JENIN (Ma’an) — Former hunger striker Bilal Diab was released from Israeli jail to his home in the northern West Bank on Thursday, as part of an agreement to end his 77-day strike. Diab, 27, told reporters he carried a message from Palestinians in Israeli jails to immediately […]

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Israeli Military Confiscates Cows in Jordan Valley

Thursday August 09, 2012 15:00 by Kelly Joiner – International Middle East Media Center Editorial Group & Agencies Israeli occupation forces confiscated tens of cows owned by Palestinian citizens from the northern Jordan Valley village of Om Kharrouba on Tuesday. Source: blm.gov The Palestine News Network reported on Thursday that Israeli military vehicles and groups […]

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Shaath: Egypt attack reinforces opposition to Gaza split

Maan News Agency | Aug 9, 2012 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Fatah leader Nabil Shaath said Thursday that a recent militant attack in Egypt’s Sinai reinforces the need for unity between the neighboring Gaza Strip and his party’s government in the West Bank. The Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority will continue to politically and financially support Gaza, and […]

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Sheikh Khatib: The Israeli regime’s plan to split the Aqsa Mosque will fail

[ PIC 09/08/2012 – 09:56 AM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Sheikh Kamal Al-Khatib, deputy head of the Islamic Movement in the 1948 occupied lands, said the Israeli occupation regime would never succeed in his attempts to divide the Aqsa Mosque. In a statement to the Aqsa foundation for endowment and heritage, Sheikh Khatib warned the […]

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