Archive | January 11, 2013

Israeli party pulls ‘What, you’re not Jewish?’ TV ad

Maan News Agency | Jan 10, 2013 JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Complaints by Russian-speaking immigrants prompted an ultra-Orthodox party in Israel to pull a TV commercial plugging their election campaign which shows a man recoiling in horror at discovering his bride is not Jewish. In the advert, a Russian-accented bride receives a faxed certificate during her […]

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Abbas: “There Are 63 UN Organizations We Have The Right To Join”

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article Friday January 11, 2013 05:04 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies “Israel Must Stop Its Illegal Settlement Activities, Violations” Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, stated that the Palestinian Authority will act on the […]

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Catholic bishops slam Israel separation barrier

A group of eight Roman Catholic bishops from Europe and North America have promised to press their governments to take position against Israel’s separation barrier in the Israel-occupied Palestinian territory of the West Bank. PressTV | Jan 11, 2012 “In the Cremisan Valley we heard about legal struggles to protect local people’s lands and religious […]

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Ambulance stopped by soldiers in Beit Ummar obstructing travel of a woman in labor to the hospital

Maan News Agency | Jan 10, 2013 HEBRON (Ma’an) — Israeli forces blocked the entrance to southern West Bank town Beit Ummar on Thursday morning, preventing an ambulance from leaving, a local activist said. The ambulance officer informed the soldiers that the Red Crescent vehicle was taking a woman in labor and another patient to […]

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