Palestine is NOT a Farm Of The Saudi King and Arab States

Kawther Salam | May 5, 2013 فلسطين ليست مزرعة لملك السعوية والجامعة العربية Palestine is not a private farm of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, of the Emir of Qatar, of the Arab League or the self-appointed Palestinian “president” Mahmoud Abbas, whose presidential term expired in 2009, since when nobody knows on basis of what […]

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VIDEO | Ethnic Cleansing Continues Under “Peace Initiative”

Kawther Salam | May 5, 2013 Israeli soldiers and border police used a backhoe to uproot 200 young olive trees in the Palestinian village of Susya in the South Hebron Hills on 23 April. The demolition of the olive grove began at 8:00 am and finished at 10:45 am. The trees destroyed were planted about […]

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Prisoners in Raymond jail complain of systematic harassment and deliberate medical neglect

[ PIC 05/05/2013 – 09:49 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– Palestinian prisoners in the Israeli Raymond jail have addressed an urgent message calling for immediate intervention to stop the violent practices waged against them by the prison administration. The prisoners in a message carried by lawyer of the Palestinian prisoner’s society said that the practices were […]

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Jewish settlers chop down dozens of old olive trees in Bethlehem village

Note from occpal: Israel destroyed over 2,5 Million trees Since 1967 only (Report Page 31) while last summer, it was boasting about it’s ‘agricultural development at the Floriade 2012 World Expo (More about that here) [ PIC 05/05/2013 – 09:52 PM ] BETHLEHEM, (PIC)– Jewish settlers chopped down on Sunday dozens of old olive trees […]

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Israeli authorities raze Palestinian home in Arraba without prior notice

[ PIC 05/05/2013 – 09:53 PM ] NAZARETH, (PIC)– Israeli authorities demolished a Palestinian home in Arraba town to the north of Palestine occupied in 1948 on Sunday at the pretext it was built without permit. Palestinian sources said that a big number of police forces escorted bulldozers that razed the building, which was under […]

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Egyptian intelligence blocks travel of two Palestinians MPs

[ PIC 05/05/2013 – 09:51 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Egyptian intelligence apparatus refused to allow two Palestinian lawmakers to travel via the Rafah border crossing on Sunday. Hamas denounced the measure in a terse statement, adding that coordination for the travel of MPs Salah Al-Bardawil and Ismail Al-Ashqar was made last Friday. Hamas condemned […]

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Haneyya discusses reconciliation with independent figures

[ PIC 05/05/2013 – 09:50 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian premier in Gaza Ismail Haneyya has affirmed that reconciliation was a national duty and there was no backtracking on it. Haneyya, who was receiving a delegation of independent figures in his office on Sunday, said that the Cairo agreement in this regard should be implemented […]

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Report: Occupation escalates settlement activity in Jerusalem

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article [ PIC 05/05/2013 – 09:48 PM ] RAMALLAH, OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– A Palestinian report showed an escalation in the Israeli settlement activity during the past week, especially in the occupied city of Jerusalem. […]

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Israeli medical error causes a child from Gaza to lose his four limbs

[ PIC 05/05/2013 – 09:36 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian citizen from the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip revealed that due to a medical error committed by one of the Israeli hospitals, his child has lost his hands and feet. Abu Ahed Farra, 37, told PIC’s reporter that their suffering has […]

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Arab Sell-Out 2.0 | Palestinian Scholars Council refuses Land Swap

[ PIC 05/05/2013 – 08:39 PM ] BEIRUT, (PIC)– The Palestinian Scholars Council in exile declared its rejection of the idea of Land Swaps with the occupation which was accepted by the Arab league delegation to Washington. In its statement, the committee confirmed its refusal to concede or swap any part of historic Palestine, stressing […]

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Jewish activists announce their intention to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday

[ PIC 05/05/2013 – 09:28 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Al-Aqsa Foundation for Waqf and Heritage said on Sunday that Likud Beiteinu party affiliates have announced their intention to storm Al-Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday morning. The Foundation said that according to Israeli media sources the head of the Knesset Interior Committee MK Miri Regev has […]

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Palestinian released prisoner confirms the prisoners’ difficult conditions and condemns media’s neglect

[ PIC 05/05/2013 – 08:51 PM ] KHAN YOUNIS, (PIC)– The liberated prisoner Imad Deeb Skafi, 35, who was released a few days ago after serving 7 years in Israeli jails, has confirmed that the Palestinian prisoners continue to suffer in Israeli jails and their situation has only deteriorated over time. We were 10 detainees […]

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Israeli military restrictions in Nablus and al-Khalil

[ PIC 05/05/2013 – 08:47 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) tightened its military restrictions on Sunday in al-Khalil in the southern occupied West Bank for fear of clashes erupting following settlers’ attacks. Israeli soldiers were deployed intensively in different towns in al-Khalil, eyewitnesses told PIC reporter. The sources added that Israeli military […]

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Bardawil: Abbas’s visit to China serves the occupation

[ PIC 05/05/2013 – 09:22 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Hamas leader Salah Bardawil warned that the visit of the PA President Mahmoud Abbas to China serves Israel more than the Palestinian cause. Bardawil said that Abbas’s visit to China which coincides with the Israeli Prime Minister’s visit to the country, may be aimed at activating […]

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PALESTINE NEWS | May 5, 2013

آخر الأخبار والتحديثات May 5, 2013 | 24167 Days Since Al-Nakba – Gaza is under siege for 2153 days For news of previous news days | Daily News Overviews Follow on Twitter for more live updates Continuous updates.. Report: Occupation escalates settlement activity in Jerusalem Incl a huge 25-story building shaped like a helmet, sheathed […]

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