PALESTINE NEWS | March 28, 2013

آخر الأخبار والتحديثات March 28, 2013 | 24130 Days Since Al-Nakba – Gaza is under siege for 2115 days For news of previous news days | Daily News Overviews Follow on Twitter for more live updates Continuous updates.. The Israeli negotiator who thinks the two-state solution is still possible http://972mag.com/the-israeli-negotiator-who-thinks-the-two-state-solution-is-still-possible/68259/ OIC calls for support for […]

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‘Look at the world through their eyes’ — Obama should take his own advice ~ by Prof. Em. Richard Falk

by Richard Falk | Mondoweiss | March 28, 2013 Obama after his speech to people of Israel, 3/21, White House photo by Pete Souza It was master-crafted as an ingratiating speech by the world’s most important leader talking on behalf of the government that has most unreservedly championed Israel’s cause over the decades. Enthusiastically received […]

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Israeli settlers training their children how to shoot near a Palestinian school

[ 28/03/2013 – 09:55 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Palestinian sources said that extremist settlers trained, on Wednesday, dozens of their children to shoot using hunting rifles, near a school in the village of Nabi Samuel northwest of the occupied city of Jerusalem. The Information Center of Wadi al-Hilweh in occupied Jerusalem quoted the headmaster […]

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British academics delegation arrives in Gaza

[ PIC 28/03/2013 – 09:41 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– A British academics delegation arrived in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday evening, a move considered as the second of its kind. The visit is organized by Pal Link Foundation, which seeks to develop the relationships between both Palestinian and British students and academics. The delegation embraces […]

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Masri: Tunnelling is an exceptional measure due to the siege

[ PIC 28/03/2013 – 09:29 PM ] CAIRO, (PIC)– Mushir al-Masri, Hamas leader and member of its parliamentary bloc, stressed that digging tunnels under Egypt’s borders with Gaza is an exceptional measure that resulted from the suffocating siege imposed on the Strip. Masri said in remarks to the Egypt 25 TV on Wednesday evening: “The […]

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Media forum: Occupation detains 14 Palestinian journalists | @RSF_RWB @pressfreedom

[ PIC 28/03/2013 – 09:05 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian media forum confirmed that the Israeli occupation forces are still detaining 14 Palestinian journalists, including six arrested during this year. The Forum said in a statement on Wednesday that the Israeli forces have continued their attacks against Palestinian journalists, the last of which took place […]

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#PalHunger | Dirar Ahmad Hamdana launches hunger strike after 50 days in isolation

Maan News Agency | March 28, 2013 NABLUS (Ma’an) – Palestinian prisoner Dirar Ahmad Hamdana announced a hunger strike after being locked in an isolation cell, a lawyer at the prisoners center reported Thursday. Hamdana was placed in the cell for 50 days and is being refused transfer to the general population despite that the […]

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Israeli occupation forces arrest Jerusalemite woman and elderly man

[ PIC 28/03/2013 – 08:44 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested a Palestinian woman from the occupied city of Jerusalem, under the pretext of her intention to stab an Israeli soldier yesterday evening. The Hebrew radio claimed that the Palestinian woman approached the so-called “Israeli border guards” within the Old City […]

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11 Palestinian killed in Syria, including five of same family

Overview | The Genocide on Palestinian Refugees in Syria [ PIC 28/03/2013 – 08:31 PM ] DIMASCUS, (PIC)– Eleven Palestinian refugees were killed during the last 24 hours in light of the continued targeting and shelling of the Palestinian refugee camps, where 5 members of the same family were executed by the Syrian security forces. […]

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Israel ‘to allow’ settlers accompanied by army forces into Bethlehem

Maan News Agency | March 28, 2013 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israel’s army will accompany settlers into the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Sunday, Israeli media reported Thursday. The Israeli military has approved a request by a school in the Gush Etzion settlement bloc to visit Solomon’s Pools, Maariv reported. “Thanks to the cooperation with […]

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Israeli rightists enter Aqsa grounds under guard

Maan News Agency | March 28, 2013 JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Scores of Jewish worshipers entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Thursday, accompanied by Israeli forces, the director of Islamic endowments in Jerusalem said. Over 170 Israeli rightists entered the courtyards of the mosque through the Moroccan Gate for the Jewish holiday of Passover, said Sheikh […]

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More than 100 Jerusalemite detainees within 3 months, including 20 children

[ PIC 28/03/2013 – 07:57 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) arrested since the beginning of 2013 about 105 Jerusalemites, including 20 minors, Palestinian human rights sources revealed. The arrests came during protests and marches in solidarity with the prisoners on hunger strike, and demonstrations that have recently emerged to address […]

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Settlers want Palestinian stones to be considered “lethal weapons”

[ PIC 28/03/2013 – 07:41 PM ] NAZARETH, (PIC)– West Bank settlers demanded the IOF to start dealing with Palestinian stones as “lethal weapons” to address the recent rise in attacks on settlers in the West Bank. Settlers urged Netanyahu to change the rules of engagement and treat stone-throwing the same as live fire, the […]

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Israel admits it allocates most state land to settlers

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article MEMO | March 28, 2013 The Israeli authorities allocated less than one per cent of so-called state land in the West Bank to the Palestinians, compared to 37 per cent to the illegal […]

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#PalHunger | 5 prisoners continue their hunger strike in Israeli jails

[ PIC 28/03/2013 – 07:07 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Five Palestinian prisoners have continued their hunger strike since different periods in Israeli prisons, human rights sources confirmed. The Jerusalemite prisoner Samer al-Issawi, detained in Kaplan hospital, is considered the oldest hunger strikers, where he has gone on hunger strike since 1August 2012 protesting against his […]

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