#VIDEO | Hamas prime minister calls for end to Israeli blockade on Gaza

PRESS TV | Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:54PM GMT Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh has called for an end to the Israeli-imposed siege on the Gaza Strip during Eid al-Fitr, Press TV reports. “We see our Arab and Muslim brothers living with us in this unjust blockade on this Eid. They come from far and […]

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#US: “Settler Violence Is Terrorism”

Sunday August 19, 2012 14:39 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies In its 2011 Country report, an annual report about global terrorist activities, the United States described the escalating attacks carried out by extremist Israeli settlers against the Palestinians as “terrorist attacks”. This is the first time the United States describes Israeli settler attacks […]

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#PALESTINE NEWS | Aug 19, 2012

آخر الأخبار والتحديثات Aug 19, 2012 | 23910 Days Since Al-Nakba & Gaza has been under siege for 1894 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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Israel survives on threats of war: Analyst

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (file photo) PressTV | Sun Aug 19, 2012 5:48PM GMT A military analyst says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s arrogance has isolated the Zionist Israeli regime, adding that Tel Aviv can no longer survive without threats of war. “His (Netanyahu’s) ‘hubris’ has buried Israel, backed them into a corner where […]

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CALL TO ACTION | OLIVE HARVEST 2012 ~ by @ismpalestine

18 August | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank At a time of increasing settler violence in the West Bank, the International Solidarity Movement is issuing an urgent call for volunteers to participate in the 2012 Olive Harvest Campaign at the invitation of Palestinian communities. The olive tree is a national symbol for Palestinians. As thousands […]

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The Muslim states’ mediocre Makkah conference ~ by Khalid Amayreh

[ PIC 17/08/2012 – 08:51 PM ] By Khalid Amayreh The latest Islamic conference, which took place in the holy city of Makkah this week, has apparently failed to meet the minimum aspirations of Muslim peoples around the world. The conference was high on symbols and rhetoric, but low on substance and concrete achievements. As […]

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Inequality and the ‘Forgotten Palestinians’

Akka (Acre). ‘Here is our past, present and future.’ (Patrick O. Strickland) By Patrick O. Strickland – Tel Aviv | Palestine Chronicle | Aug 18, 2012 On 15 may, the NY Times ran an editorial authored by Aaron David Miller under the title of ‘Preserving Israel’s Uncertain Status Quo.’ Miller argues that the Israeli government’s […]

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#PHOTOS | Khan Al Luban: Settlers invade again

By Alex Marley | 18 August | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Saturday August 11th 2012 the same story as three days earlier took place at Khan Al Luban. A group of four illegal settlers, from Mal´al Levona, armed with guns and wooden stick came into Khan al Luban at 22:30 p.m. The settlers […]

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Media Forum condemns IOF attack on six journalists

[ PIC 18/08/2012 – 12:46 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian Media Forum strongly condemned the Israeli occupation forces’ attack on six Palestinian journalists and detaining them for hours while they were covering a peaceful demonstration in the occupied West Bank on Friday. The Forum said in a statement Saturday, that IOF soldiers attacked the journalists […]

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