Archive | January 23, 2013

#PALESTINE NEWS | Jan 23, 2013

آخر الأخبار والتحديثات Jan 23, 2013 | 24066 Days Since Al-Nakba – Gaza is under siege for 2051 days For news of previous news days | Daily News Overviews Follow on Twitter for more live updates Continuous updates.. LIVE BLOG | Dec 21, 2012 | 58 VIOLATIONS OF TRUCE BY ISRAEL OVERVIEW (All linked to […]

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Mourners bury woman, teen killed by Israeli forces in Bethlehem

Maan News Agency | Jan 23, 2013 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Hundreds of mourners on Wednesday attended the funerals of a woman and a teenager shot and killed by Israeli forces in Bethlehem. Lubna Hanash, 22, was shot in the head on Wednesday morning as Israeli soldiers in a civilian car opened fire at a group […]

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Israeli court extends administrative detention of Abu Munshar for sixth time

[ PIC 23/01/2013 – 09:44 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– An Israeli court endorsed the renewal of detainee Dirar Abu Munshar’s administrative detention for three months for the sixth consecutive time. Family members said on Wednesday that the court promised to release Abu Munshar, from Al-Khalil, at conclusion of this sixth renewal of administrative custody. They […]

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17 year old Teen beaten at Israeli checkpoint

Maan News Agency | Jan 23, 2013 QALQILIYA (Ma’an) — Israeli soldiers on Wednesday beat a teenager at a checkpoint south of Nablus in the northern West Bank, the boy said. Ibrahim Adnan Hasan, 17, told Ma’an that soldiers stopped the car he was traveling in at Huwwara checkpoint and checked passengers’ ID cards. “When […]

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Israel arrested, tortured and jailed our brother and activist Hasan Karajah – Show Your Support and Follow @Freedom4Hassan

Maan News Agency | Jan 23, 2013 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Israeli forces arrested a youth activist overnight Tuesday in Ramallah, Addameer prisoners group said. “Human rights defender Hassan Karajeh (29 years old) was arrested from his home last night at 2:30am by a large convoy of IOF soldiers,” the group said on its social media […]

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Palestinian Child Dies Of Wounds Suffered Last Friday

Thursday January 24, 2013 04:18 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Bethlehem – Wednesday January 23; Palestinian medical sources reported that a Palestinian child from the Al-Azza refugee camp, north of Bethlehem, died of serious injuries he suffered last Friday during clashes that took place in the camp between dozens of youths and Israeli […]

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UFree holds Israel fully responsible for death of ex-detainee Ashraf Abu Darea

[ PIC 23/01/2013 – 10:52 AM ] LONDON, (PIC)– The European network for the rights of prisoners UFree said that Israel must be held accountable for the death of former Palestinian prisoner Ashraf Abu Darea. In a press release, UFree stated that Abu Darea was kept in detention despite his serious health condition for six […]

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#WestBankUnderAttack | Israel arrests 9 citizens including 3 children in the West Bank

[ PIC 23/01/2013 – 01:19 PM ] WEST BANK, (PIC)– The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested 6 citizens from the West Bank, including three children, in Jerusalem early Wednesday. Three other youths from al-Khalil were arrested last night. Local sources confirmed that the occupation forces arrested six citizens in different parts of the West Bank […]

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#SumudZaytoun | Protest tent in Shuafat against land confiscation

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article [ PIC 23/01/2013 – 12:42 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– People of Shuafat village in occupied Jerusalem set up on Tuesday a new protest tent, calling it “Somud Zaytun” (Olive Steadfastness), in protest […]

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#PalHunger | Israeli attempts to force the prisoners to break their strike

[ PIC 23/01/2013 – 12:16 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS) confirmed on Tuesday that the Israeli prisons services (IPS) practiced on striking prisoners psychological pressure to force them to break their continued strike. IPS failed to undermine the prisoners’ will, where they refused to listen to the Israeli lies showing great […]

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Dozens take part in sit-in in solidarity with prisoners in Nablus

[ PIC 23/01/2013 – 12:13 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– Dozens of Palestinians and representatives of factions and grassroots groups participated on Tuesday in a sit-in staged in Nablus city in solidarity with the prisoners and hunger strikers in Israeli jails. The protestors carried banners and chanted slogans demanding the release of prisoners and hunger strikers […]

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#WestBankUnderAttack | Israeli troops storm Jenin, bulldoze cultivated land in Bethlehem

[ PIC 23/01/2013 – 11:03 AM ] JENIN, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed Yamon village, west of Jenin, on Wednesday morning and broke into the home of a citizen searching for his son. Local sources said that the soldiers broke into the home of Abdulghani Abul Haija and wreaked havoc in it and ordered […]

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Hamas slams PA’s position against visit of Malaysian premier to Gaza

[ PIC 23/01/2013 – 10:23 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Hamas Movement repudiated the Palestinian authority in Ramallah city for declaring its disapproval of the Malaysian premier’s current visit to Gaza and described its attitude as unjustifiable. The Palestinian authority in the West Bank had criticized the visit made by Malaysian premier Mohamed Abdul-Razzak to […]

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Palestine’s Upgraded Status and the International Criminal Court

JURIST Guest Columnist Megan A. Fairlie of the Florida International University College of Law says the International Criminal Court (ICC) will ultimately delay pursuing an investigation into the effect of Palestine’s non-Member Observer State status on the Court’s jurisdiction… JURIST | Jan 22, 2013 Almost immediately after the UN General Assembly voted to give Palestine […]

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#BabAlQamar | Activists plan to establish Bab Al-Qamar village in Yatta to face settlement

“Settling” by Israel constitutes a WARCRIME according to International Law and the ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislation’ it is forbidden. A Reminder to all that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 13:1 states:  “Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state” Law resources […]

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