PALESTINE NEWS | March 21, 2013

آخر الأخبار والتحديثات March 21, 2013 | 24123 Days Since Al-Nakba – Gaza is under siege for 2108 days For news of previous news days | Daily News Overviews Follow on Twitter for more live updates Continuous updates.. Israel plans 16,000 more illegal settlement units in West Bank and Jerusalem http://wp.me/p16sn9-xL8 WATCH: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict […]

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Israel plans 16,000 more illegal settlement units in West Bank and Jerusalem

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article MEMO | March 21, 2013 The leader of Yesh Atid Party and new Finance Minister, Yair Lapid, has launched a major settlement plan for the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem. Ministry staff are […]

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Obama refuses to meet delegation of prisoners’ families

[ PIC 21/03/2013 – 08:22 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Director of Palestinian Prisoners Society Qaddoura Fares confirmed that U.S. President Barack Obama has refused to meet a delegation from families of prisoners in Israeli jails. Fares pointed out in a press statement that there is a talk about the release of a number of prisoners […]

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Refugees Department in Hamas: UNRWA’s trips are “suspicious”

[ PIC 21/03/2013 – 08:19 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Department of Refugee Affairs in Hamas movement issued on Thursday a press release in which it says that the trips organized by UNRWA for the children of Palestinian refugees are “suspicious”. The department points to a previous trip organized by the UNRWA for the refugee children […]

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Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike for two days each week

[ PIC 21/03/2013 – 08:15 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Sources from inside the Israeli jails reported that Palestinian captives in Ramon, Nafha and Eshel prisons will start a hunger strike for two days each week, in solidarity with the hunger striking captives. The sources said in press statements on Thursday that the prisoners have taken […]

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No talks with Israel without settlement freeze: Mahmoud Abbas

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article US President Barack Obama (L) and Acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas (R) leave following a joint press conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah on March 21, 2013. PressTV | Mar […]

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Palestinian activists establish “Grandchildren of Yunus” neighborhood east J’lem

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article [ PIC 21/03/2013 – 01:06 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Hundreds of Palestinians participated on Wednesday in the construction of a new Palestinian neighborhood they named “Grandchildren of Yunus” on their own lands […]

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Democratic Press Assembly files complaint to arrest Obama upon his arrival in Ramallah

[ PIC 21/03/2013 – 02:40 PM ] Mazen Da’nna RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The democratic press assembly in Palestine filed a complaint with the Palestinian attorney general in Ramallah against US president Barack Obama calling for arresting and bringing him to justice for the murder of Palestinian cameraman Mazen Da’nna in Iraq several years ago. Journalist Omar […]

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#PalHunger | Sharawne’s mother arrives in Gaza

[ PIC 21/03/2013 – 02:34 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The mother of released hunger striker Ayman Al-Sharawne and two of his brothers arrived in Gaza via Rafah crossing on Thursday. Sharawne arrived in the Gaza Strip last Sunday after signing a deal with the Israeli prison service by which he ended his 250 days hunger […]

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Israeli occupation forces bulldoze cultivated land in Salfit to build watchtower

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article [ PIC 21/03/2013 – 02:31 PM ] SALFIT, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) bulldozed cultivated land lots in Hares village near Salfit city to prepare for building a military watchtower. Omar Samara, the […]

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Jerusalemite rejection of the American position supporting the occupation

[ PIC 21/03/2013 – 01:54 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– The Jerusalemite national and Islamic forces called on Tuesday to end the Palestinian division, to confront Israeli violations in Jerusalem, and to reject the U.S. position in support of the occupation on the eve of the U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to the region. The […]

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Haneyya: No political breakthrough during Obama visit

[ PIC 21/03/2013 – 01:08 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Gaza premier Ismail Haneyya has said that no political breakthrough is expected during American president Barack Obama’s visit to occupied Palestine. He said in a press release on Thursday that Obama’s policy does not seek an end to occupation but rather endorses occupation, legitimizes settlement, and […]

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Live report: Obama visits Palestine | #ObamaOut

Maan News Agency | March 21, 2013 11:03 Obama greets line up of Palestinian officials including Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and chief negotiator Saeb Erekat on red carpet. 11:01 Military band butchers American national anthem, following by Palestine’s national anthem, for Obama and Abbas. 10:55 Obama’s helicopter is touching down at the presidential headquarters. 10:54 […]

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Abu Zuhri: Obama statement proves anew US bias in favor of Israel

[ PIC 21/03/2013 – 08:11 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– US president Barack Obama displayed his country’s unlimited military, economic, and political support for Israel in his press conference on Wednesday, Dr. Sami Zuhri, a Hamas spokesman, said. Abu Zuhri told the PIC on Wednesday night that Obama’s renewed commitment to Israel’s security while ignoring the […]

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Resheq slams Obama’s position toward occupied Palestine | #ObamaOut

[ PIC 21/03/2013 – 08:05 AM ] BEIRUT, (PIC)– Member of Hamas’s political bureau Ezzat Al-Resheq strongly denounced US president Barack Obama for describing occupied Palestine as the historical land of Jews, saying that this position was a flagrant bias in favor of the Israeli regime. “We strongly condemn the remarks made by US president […]

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