Archive | February 18, 2013

PALESTINE NEWS | Febr 18, 2013

آخر الأخبار والتحديثات Febr 18, 2013 | 24092 Days Since Al-Nakba – Gaza is under siege for 2077 days For news of previous news days | Daily News Overviews Follow on Twitter for more live updates Continuous updates.. LIVE BLOG | Feb 18, 2013 | 100 VIOLATIONS OF TRUCE BY ISRAEL OVERVIEW (All linked to […]

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#PalHunger | Six solidarity hunger strikers in Hebron with Ayman Sharawna

Team Al-Khalil | 18 February 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Hebron, Occupied Palestine Six people in Hebron go on hunger strike in support of Ayman Ismail Sharawna who has been on hunger strike in prison for 235 days. These include Ayman’s mother, Zohra, and three brothers, Jihad, Abed al Rahman and Ismail Shawarna. Joining the […]

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Illegal colonists on rampage again: Jewish settlers attack Palestinian civilian property in Salfit village

[ PIC 18/02/2013 – 09:26 PM ] SALFIT, (PIC)– Jewish settlers went on the rampage before dawn Monday in Yasuf village, Salfit province, the local mayor Hafedh Abaya said. He said that the settlers punctured the tires of three cars, which were parking in front of their owners homes, and wrote racist slogans on the […]

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Israel destroys house in Beit Hanina, confiscates land in Bethlehem

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article [ PIC 18/02/2013 – 09:24 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Israeli occupation bulldozers demolished on Monday morning Tantash family’s house in Beit Hanina, north of Jerusalem, under the pretext of being built without […]

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Report: IOF nabbed 128 Palestinians last week, including CHILDREN

[ PIC 18/02/2013 – 09:28 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– A report by Hamas movement in the West Bank on Monday said that Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up 128 Palestinian citizens in the past week. The report noted that the IOF for the second week running focused on Hamas cadres and supporters. It said that […]

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Wa’ed society appeals to human rights groups to save life of Abu Sisi

[ PIC 18/02/2013 – 01:26 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Wa’ed society for detainees and ex-detainees called on international human rights groups to necessarily intervene to save the life of prisoner Dirar Abu Sisi, who has been in Israeli solitary confinement for two years. According to Wa’ed, the health condition of Abu Sisi has deteriorated, especially […]

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#ReleaseIssawi | Protesters trying to close the UN building in Ramallah

[ PIC 18/02/2013 – 08:41 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Young activists and students at Birzeit University tried on Monday morning to close the United Nations headquarters in the city of Ramallah, in protest at the “international silence regarding the hunger striking prisoners’ issue.” Dozens of young men gathered this morning outside the building, located in […]

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#ReleaseIssawi | Several Injured As Army Attacks Solidarity Protest In Al-Khader

Monday February 18, 2013 11:33 by IMEMC Staff Morning February 18; Palestinian Medical sources in Bethlehem reported that Israeli soldiers fired gas bombs, rubber-coated metal bullets and concussion grenades at a group of Palestinians who marched at the southern entrance of the Al-Khader town, near Bethlehem. Women carrying pictures of Palestinian prisoners in th eprotest […]

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#ReleaseIssawi and Sharawna! Sharawna Moved To Soroka Hospital

Al Qassam Website | Febr 18, 2013 West Bank – Palestinian Minister of Detainees in the west bank, Issa Qaraqe’, reported Sunday that hunger striking detainee, Ayman Sharawna, was moved to the Soroka hospital in Be’er As-Sabe’ (Beersheba), due to a serious deterioration in his health condition. Qaraqe’ told the Palestine News & Info Agency […]

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#ReleaseIssawi | Photo essay : demonstration in Nablus against Israels use of administrative detention

18 February 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus, Occupied Palestine A journal published by Adalah, Physicians for Human Rights-Israel and Al Mezan Centre for Human Rights | June 26, 2012 “On Torture” is an edited volume of essays by Palestinian, Israeli and international legal and medical experts and practitioners based on presentations that they gave […]

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#ReleaseIssawi | Israel change law to allow re-arrest of freed prisoners

Note from occpal: Previously by Israel released prisoners received a Presidential Pardon of Peres. Also called Amnesty or Clemency by law to restore ones civil rights and being totally pardoned for the (alleged) crimes if even in the case of Palestinians’ ever charged before at all. Re-arresting pardoned prisoners (also from the Wafa al Ahrar […]

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#ReleaseIssawi | Activists Close Street 60 in Bethlehem in Solidarity with Palestinian Prisoners

PNN English | Febr 18, 2013 In the morning on Monday, 18th February, dozens of activists gathered to deliver a letter to the UN office in Bethlehem and close Street 60 near al-Khader village, southwest of Bethlehem, in a protest in solidarity with the hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners. Protesters began their demonstration at the UNRWA offices […]

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#ReleaseIssawi | Palestinians protest at UN office in Ramallah over hunger-strikers

MEMO | Febr 18, 2013 Palestinian demonstrators today blocked the entrance of the UN headquarters in Ramallah in protest against its silence on the issue of the hunger-strikers in the Israeli jails.The protesters tried to prevent workers from entering the UN premises, but were prevented by the Palestinian Authority police. Sources in the West Bank […]

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#ReleaseIssawi | Zamalek fans support hunger strikers

[ PIC 18/02/2013 – 04:47 PM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– Zamalek soccer fans in Egypt raised a long banner in support of Palestinian hunger striker Samer Issawi during the CAF Champions League match. The fans raised a large banner reading “Samer Issawi’s empty stomach is a symbol for our dignity”, referring to Samer’s hunger strike in […]

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#ReleaseIssawi | As Palestinian hunger strikes come to a head, world begins to take notice

972 Magazine | Febr 18, 2013 Four Palestinian prisoners are on hunger strikes to protest their administrative detention and the conditions in which they are being held. While the EU calls on Israel to respect its obligations toward Palestinian prisoners’ human rights, an Israeli NGO reports they are being treated unethically in hospital. All anyone […]

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