Archive | October 1, 2012

Jewish settlers chase and slay Palestinian young man Ashraf Al-Ali in Ramallah

[ PIC 01/10/2012 – 08:50 AM ] SALFIT, (PIC)– A Palestinian young man from a village west of Salfit city was found slaughtered near Beit Aryeh settlement. Hebrew media reports said that a 19-year old young man named Ashraf Al-Ali was killed by settlers near Aryeh settlement inside the settlement compound Benjamin in Ramallah area. […]

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#PALESTINE NEWS | Oct 1, 2012

آخر الأخبار والتحديثات Oct 1, 2012 | 23953 Days Since Al-Nakba & Gaza has been under siege for 1937 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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#Flotilla | PRESS RELEASE | Estelle : We are sailing again, on our way to Gaza! (Incl.Press Info)

Ship to Gaza Press Releases 2012-10-01 The port authorities in La Spezia in northern Italy finally decided to not give in to Israeli  pressure. Just minutes ago Ship to Gaza and its vessel Estelle got final clearance to depart from port. Credit to the responsible officials who showed integrity and a sense of justice! We […]

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Palestinians in Israel mark 12th anniversary of Intifada killings

Thousands of people take part in a rally in the northern Arab town of Sakhnin inside Israel on 1 October 2012, to mark the 12th anniversary of the October 2000 massacre in which Israeli forces shot dead 13 Palestinians. (Photo: AFP – Ahmad Gharabli) Al Akhbar | Published Monday, October 1, 2012 Palestinians in Israel […]

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Palestinians commemorate killing of 13 protesters in Israel

Maan News Agency | Oct 1, 2012 TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma’an) — Palestinians in Israel on Monday commemorated the killing of 13 civilians by Israeli forces in 2000, calling for justice for the victims, Israeli media reported. Services were held in Umm el-Fahm, Nazareth, Kfar Kana and other Palestinian villages in the Galilee. “Twelve years […]

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‘Democratic’ Fatah pressures employees to vote for its lists in West Bank

[ PIC 01/10/2012 – 07:29 PM ] WEST BANK, (PIC)– Many sources reported that the civilian and military employees at PA were ordered to support Fatah movement’s lists in the upcoming municipal elections. The sources told PIC’s correspondent that this generalization is contrary to the claims of the Ramallah authority that it is impartial and […]

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Pro-Israel Think Tanks: Send In the Clowns ~ By William A. Cook

By William A. Cook | Palestine Chronicle | Oct 1, 2012 Clowns befuddle a crowd. They appear a pretense of the normal but caricatured to evoke laughter, surprise, at times derision, but always in context where they absorb self-deprecation, become the butt of jokes, become the audiences’ self, a make believe self, receiving the jibes, […]

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Morsi: Egyptians will not stand helpless facing Gaza siege

[ PIC 01/10/2012 – 05:42 PM ] ANKARA, (PIC)– Egyptian President Dr. Mohamed Morsi confirmed that Egyptian position towards the Palestinian cause has not changed, and that Egypt will be always supporting Palestinian people’s decisions without interfering in its affairs. Morsi, speaking in the Fourth Conference of Turkey’s ruling “Justice and Development” Party on Sunday, […]

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Renewed Clashes Reported Ras Al-Amoud In East Jerusalem

Tuesday October 02, 2012 00:44 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies A Palestinian woman and a teenage girl were injured, on Monday evening, after Israeli soldiers broke into their home in Ras Al-Amoud neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem, following clashes that took place between dozens of Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers. File – Image […]

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Gazan protestors demand Egypt to stop razing tunnels

[ PIC 01/10/2012 – 08:25 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Hundreds of Palestinians participated on Sunday morning in a sit-in on the Egyptian-Palestinian borders in Rafah area to demand the Egyptian leadership to find an alternative to the tunnels before destroying them. The protestors established a tent opposite the Egyptian commandership building and held banners calling […]

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International lawyers call for the prosecution of Israeli war crime suspects

MEMO | Monday, 01 October 2012 13:30   The International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) ended its bureau meeting in the Gaza Strip yesterday, 30 September, with a declaration affirming that Israeli actions in the Gaza Strip constitute a form of collective punishment and “a precursor to genocide” which has resulted in war crimes and […]

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The establishment of new settlements in the West Bank

[ PIC 01/10/2012 – 11:11 AM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, BETHLEHEM, (PIC)– The Settlement Subcommittee in West Bank decided to change the classification of the large land area of Jouret Alkatfeh in the town of Abu Dis from agricultural land as it was announced in the past, to land used for housing and public facilities, a […]

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Defence official admits that Israel cannot eradicate Hamas

Middle East Monitor | MEMO | Oct 12, 2012 Major-General (Res.) Amos Gilad has admitted that Israel cannot eradicate Hamas entirely. But, the Director of Policy and Political-Military Affairs and Chair of Security at the Israeli Ministry of Defence warned, Israel can hit all Hamas institutions in case it has missiles and is able to […]

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Manufacture of the first Arab artificial cochlear in Gaza

[ PIC 30/09/2012 – 07:23 PM ] GAZA,(PIC)– The international surgeon Professor Mazen Al-Hajri anounced the manufacturing the first Arab artificial cochlear developed to be implanted using keyhole surgery for deaf people in the Gaza Strip. This came during a conference held in Gaza City on Saturday, in which al-Hariji, who is visiting Gaza, announced […]

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#Flotilla | Israel won’t allow flotilla to approach Gaza Strip

Mohammed Mar’i | Saudi Gazette | Last Updated : Monday, October 01, 2012 1:05 AM RAMALLAH — The Israeli foreign ministry announced that Israel will not allow a new flotilla to approach Gaza Strip to break Israel’s sea blockade. The ministry said in a statement that Israel was in contact with the governments whose citizens […]

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