#PALESTINE NEWS | Aug 10, 2012

آخر الأخبار والتحديثات Aug 10, 2012 | 23901 Days Since Al-Nakba & Gaza has been under siege for 1885 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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#PalHunger | Ofer court postpones Hassan Safadi’s trial

[ PIC 10/08/2012 – 02:38 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Ofer military court decided on Thursday to postpone detainee Hassan Safadi’s trial who has been on hunger strike for 46 days. A hearing was held concerning the agreement conducted between the Palestinian hunger strikers and the Israeli prison administration which stipulated among other things their […]

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Thousands pray in Al-Aqsa on penultimate Ramadan Friday

Maan News Agency | Aug 10, 2012 JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Thousands of worshipers headed to Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque for the fourth Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said 250,000 people prayed in the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old […]

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Haneyya agrees with Jihad delegation on shunning ideologically deviated elements

[ PIC 11/08/2012 – 11:49 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Gaza premier and Hamas leader Ismail Haneyya agreed with a delegation of Islamic Jihad on shunning elements championing deviated ideologies. Taher Al-Nunu, the government’s spokesman, said in a statement on Saturday that Haneyya discussed with the Jihad delegation led by Sheikh Nafedh Azzam latest government efforts […]

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Murderous terrorists, par excellence ~ by Khalid Amayreh

[ PIC 10/08/2012 – 03:36 PM ] Commentary by Khalid Amayreh in occupied Jerusalem The murderous killing of some 18 Egyptian soldiers at the hands of some obscurant, nihilistic terrorists near the Egyptian-Palestinian borders on Sunday was a grave crime by every imaginable standard. In Islam, there is no crime under the sun graver and […]

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Bahar calls on Egypt to open Rafah crossing

[ 10/08/2012 – 02:26 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Dr. Ahmad Bahar, deputy speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council, has called on Cairo to open Rafah crossing for the people and goods movement. During his Friday sermon attended by premier Ismail Haneyya, Bahar stressed that there is no need for the tunnels if there is a […]

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Israel To Release 123 Detainees Held Since Before The Oslo Agreement

Friday August 10, 2012 13:28 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Senior Palestinian political sources reported Friday that the Israeli government agreed to release 123 Palestinian political prisoners, held before the Oslo peace agreement was signed between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1993. File – Image alalam.ir The sources informed the […]

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Haneyya denies Gazan involvement in Sinai attack

[ PIC 10/08/2012 – 01:14 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The head of the Hamas government in Gaza Ismail Haneyya urged the Egyptian president to open Rafah border crossing, denying any Gazan involvement in the bloody attack on Egyptian soldiers in Sinai. “I call upon my brother, Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi, to open the Rafah crossing, […]

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IOF deploy forces in Al-Khalil

[ PIC 10/08/2012 – 12:27 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) were seen deployed on almost all major crossings and roads in Al-Khalil governorate on Thursday evening. Eyewitnesses from various areas in the province told the PIC that IOF soldiers installed road barriers on entrances to Al-Khalil city and its villages and refugee […]

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EMOHR calls for reopening Rafah crossing

[ PIC 10/08/2012 – 11:16 AM ] GENEVA, (PIC)– A European human rights organization has called on the Egyptian authorities to reconsider its decision to close the Rafah border crossing connecting the Gaza Strip and the Egyptian territories that has been closed for four consecutive days. The Euro-Mediterranean Observatory for Human Rights (EMOHR), based in […]

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Israeli high court rejects south Hebron village petition ( against ethnic cleansing )

Maan News Agency | Aug 10, 2012 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israel’s High Court on Thursday rejected a petition against the removal of Palestinian villagers from the southern West Bank by the Israeli army, but stressed further legal challenges were still open. The ruling allows villagers in the south Hebron hills to remain in their villages […]

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Palestinians wounded in IOF crack down on protestors

[ PIC 10/08/2012 – 07:56 AM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) fired bullets and teargas canisters at Palestinian protestors near the Ofer jail west of Ramallah on Thursday. Eyewitnesses told the PIC that a number of Palestinians were treated for breathing difficulty after the IOF soldiers used teargas intensively to disperse them. The […]

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Crimes Against Humanity ~ by Stephen Lendman

Indybay Media | Aug 10, 2012 | Stephen Lendman Israel commits daily crimes against humanity. Intermittently, crimes or war are committed. For decades, Palestinians have been ruthlessly persecuted and denied justice. Dozens of incidents occur daily. Media scoundrels suppress or ignore them. On July 30, Israel placed 10 International Solidarity Movement (ISM) activists in administrative […]

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Children are in the Front Line of Israel’s Blockade of Gaza

Gaza. ‘Palestine will be free’. (Julie Webb) By Stephen McCloskey | Palestine Chronicle | Aug 10, 2012 The Gaza Strip is inching toward a humanitarian crisis as Israel’s five year blockade of the territory has been exacerbated by a dispute over fuel supplies. Gaza’s young people are on the front line of this crisis as […]

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Female Detainee Released After Six Years Imprisonment

Friday August 10, 2012 04:17 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies The Israeli authorities released, Thursday, detainee Woroud Qasem, from At-Teera, in the Southern Triangle Area in the 1948 territories, after imprisoning her for nearly six years on unfounded charges, including the claim that she planned a bombing in Ra’nana. Woroud Qasem – arabs48.com […]

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