A Palestinian child attempted suicide in an Israeli jail

[ PIC 06/05/2013 – 01:41 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Human rights lawyer Heba Masaleha said one of the Palestinian children detained in an Israeli jail tried to commit suicide as a result of the severe depression he suffers from because of his exposure to maltreatment at the hands of jailers. Masaleha refrained from mentioning the […]

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PALESTINE NEWS | May 6, 2013

آخر الأخبار والتحديثات May 6, 2013 | 24168 Days Since Al-Nakba – Gaza is under siege for 2154 days For news of previous news days | Daily News Overviews Follow on Twitter for more live updates Continuous updates.. Israeli settlers storm Joseph Tomb in Nablus http://www.qassam.ps/news-6962-Israeli_settlers_storm_Joseph_Tomb_in_Nablus.html Hamas warns IOA against storming the Aqsa http://wp.me/p16sn9-yRb Notes […]

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Israel issues demolition orders to 11 Ramallah homes

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article Maan News Agency | May 7, 2013 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Israeli forces issued demolition orders to 11 homes in a Ramallah village on Monday, homeowners told Ma’an. Military forces raided the village of […]

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Detained journalist Mohammed Awad declares hunger strike

[ PIC 06/05/2013 – 08:50 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The journalist detainee Mohammed Awad, from Ramallah, has declared an open hunger strike since Saturday protesting his continued arrest by the PA preventive service despite a court ruling ordering his release. The detainee’s family appealed to human rights and media institutions to intervene for his release. […]

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Jewish settlers toss firebombs at Palestinian village homes in Jalloud – South Nablus

[ PIC 06/05/2013 – 09:29 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– Dozens of Jewish settlers attacked Jalloud village, south of Nablus, on Sunday night and tossed Molotov cocktails at citizens’ homes. Bashar Qaryuti, an anti-settlement activist, said on Monday that the settlers were trying to set houses in the eastern flank of the village on fire. He […]

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Israeli settlers’ attacks continue: Vineyards poisoned in Beit Ummar

[ PIC 06/05/2013 – 09:27 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Israeli settlers have damaged on Monday vineyards belonging to Palestinian residents in Beit Ummar north of al-Khalil. A group of settlers from Karme Tzur settlement to the south of the al-Khalil district town of Beit Ummar sprayed toxic substances on the town’s vineyards. Numerous vines were […]

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Settling = A Warcime. But Israeli settlers establish a new settlement outpost anyway

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article [ PIC 06/05/2013 – 09:23 PM ] BETHLEHEM, (PIC)– The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) allowed Israeli settlers to renovate an Israeli military abandoned base in Gush Etzion built on Palestinian lands in Bethlehem […]

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Odwan meets with UNRWA director in Gaza

[ PIC 06/05/2013 – 09:11 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Dr. Essam Adwan, Head of the Hamas Department of Refugee Affairs, met with UNRWA’s Director of Operations in Gaza, Robert Turner, at the agency’s headquarters on Sunday. During the meeting, Adwan called on the UNRWA’s director to resume its services and to increase, not reduce, the […]

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Israel approves plan to displace Negev Bedouins

Maan News Agency | May 6, 2013 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israel approved a draft law on Monday to implement a plan which will displace thousands of Bedouins in the Negev desert, an Israeli rights group said. The Ministerial Committee on Legislation approved a bill which outlines a framework for implementing the Prawer-Begin plan, the Association […]

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Britain, EU call Israeli settlements illegal, yet they help them flourish

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article   Britain and its European allies help Zionist regime’s settlements in the occupied West Bank sustain and flourish through buying products produced by settlers. The UK government – on the one hand – […]

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Bardawil: Reconciliation and negotiations do not meet

[ PIC 06/05/2013 – 02:16 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Dr. Salah Bardawil, a Hamas leader, said on Monday that there were no real efforts on the ground to achieve national reconciliation. He told Quds Press that the purported discussions on reconciliation were merely theoretical and a reflection of the Palestinian people’s aspiration for unity. Bardawil […]

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Hamas warns IOA against storming the Aqsa

[ PIC 06/05/2013 – 02:14 PM ] BEIRUT, (PIC)– Hamas movement has warned the Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) and Zionist fanatics against storming the Aqsa mosque. Hamas, commenting on calls by Zionist fanatics to storm the holy site on Tuesday, held both the IOA and those fanatics responsible for consequences of such an act. The […]

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Jewish settlers defile Sheikh Abu Sam’aan Mosque in Qalqiliya

[ PIC 06/05/2013 – 02:12 PM ] The settlers built a fake tomb inside the Mosque QALQILIYA, (PIC)– A group of extremist Jewish settlers desecrated the historical Mosque of Sheikh Abu Sam’aan in Qalqiliya city and built a fake tomb inside it, according to the Aqsa foundation for endowment and heritage on Sunday. The foundation […]

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Orthodox groups slam Israel’s restrictions on Christian freedom of worship

[ PIC 06/05/2013 – 02:07 PM ] Israeli policemen attack Palestinian Christian worshipers at the Church of the Resurrection OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– The Palestinian Orthodox institutions expressed their dismay at the Israeli restrictions imposed on the Christian Palestinians and religious events. In a press release on Sunday, the Orthodox institutions accused the Israeli regime and […]

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Israeli occupation forces destroy electricity grid, water well in Beit Ola village in Al-Khalil

[ PIC 06/05/2013 – 01:34 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation authorities (IOA) removed an electricity grid and destroyed a water well and other agricultural installations in Beit Ola village in Al-Khalil for their proximity to the separation wall. Mohammed Al-Omla, the chairman of the village’s municipal council, told Quds Press on Monday that […]

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