PALESTINE NEWS | May 7, 2013

آخر الأخبار والتحديثات May 7, 2013 | 24169 Days Since Al-Nakba – Gaza is under siege for 2155 days For news of previous news days | Daily News Overviews Follow on Twitter for more live updates Continuous updates.. Amid Israeli protest Google stands its ground; it’s Palestine! – Washington Times http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/tekknotes/2013/may/7/amid-israeli-protest-google-stands-its-ground-its-/ The outcome of the […]

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The outcome of the Israeli threats against Gaza

MEMO | May 7, 2013 150 days after Israel’s last war on the Gaza Strip, security tension has resurfaced without warning. It comes amid preoccupation with pressing regional issues beginning with the enflamed Syria and Lebanon as it heads toward an eruption. Matters will not end with Iran, which will have to deal with the […]

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Mayor wants ‘sole Jewish rule’ in Jerusalem

Maan News Agency | May 7, 2013 JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israel’s mayor of Jerusalem said Tuesday that Palestinians will never have sovereignty in the Holy City, suggesting that they rename Ramallah as “northern Jerusalem” instead. Speaking to The Times of Israel news site, Nir Barkat said it was in Jerusalem’s DNA to be under “sole […]

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Hamas: Prawer Plan won’t legitimize land grab

[ PIC 07/05/2013 – 09:58 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Hamas movement affirmed its rejection of the Israeli occupation authority’s policies and oppressive laws especially the so-called Prawer Plan. The movement said in a statement on Tuesday that the plan envisages the confiscation of thousands of dunums and the forced relocation of around 35,000 Palestinians away […]

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Israeli army installs cellphone spying devices east of Gaza

[ PIC 07/05/2013 – 09:49 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– A technical unit of the Israeli army started very recently to install special large-scale radio transmitters used to jam and eavesdrop on cellular phone calls, according to a field observer. He told Quds Press that this unit started last Thursday to install these transmitters along the […]

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Arab Sell-Out 2.0 | Palestinian factions: land swap … an Arab Balfour Declaration

[ PIC 07/05/2013 – 09:48 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The vast majority of the Palestinian factions and leaders have rejected the idea of land swap between the Palestinian and the Israeli sides. The Palestinian factions considered the Arab League ministers’ approval of the idea of land swap a new “Balfour Declaration” offered for free by […]

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Ministry of Endowments: Israel wants to ignite a religious war

[ PIC 07/05/2013 – 09:42 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian government in Gaza warned of the repercussions of the raid into Al-Aqsa Mosque by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) and settlers on Tuesday, noting that it “aims to ignite a religious war in the region.” Israeli soldiers, Likud party affiliates and 40 Jewish settlers, […]

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Israeli occupation forces arrest a Palestinian citizen accompanying his sick wife at Erez crossing

[ PIC 07/05/2013 – 09:29 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested a Palestinian citizen from Gaza at Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing, in the northern Gaza Strip, while he was accompanying his sick wife to undergo surgery at St. John’s Hospital in Jerusalem. Prisoners’ Center for Studies quoted the family of businessman […]

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Erekat: PLO not notified of settlement freeze

“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 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israel has not notified the PLO of any changes to its settlement activity, Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said Tuesday, as Israeli media reported […]

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Increased military presence at primary school where 27 children were recently arrested

7th May 2013 | International Solidarity Movement | Hebron, Occupied Palestine By Team Khalil Children walking past soldiers on their way to school – 7th May. On the 20th March, 27 children aged 7 to 16 were arrested on their way to school in Hebron’s old city. For the past three days the Israeli military […]

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ISM Palestine condemns Ynetnews misinformation, calls on Ynet to correct false allegations

  7th May 2013 | ISM Palestine | Hebron, Occupied Palestine By Team Nablus International Solidarity Movement calls on Ynetnews, a popular Israeli digital newspaper, to correct the false allegations against the recently arrested Swedish human rights activist and a young boy in Al-Khalil (Hebron). Ynetnews reported that the Swedish activist allegedly attempted to take […]

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Settling = A Warcrime. By Law. But Israel establishes settlement bloc in Bethlehem anyway

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article MEMO | April 7, 2013 Palestinians sources have stated that Israeli occupation forces have allowed settlers to establish a new settlement bloc in the town of Beit Sahour, east of Bethlehem. This will […]

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We condemn the Israeli bombing, but the Assad regime isn’t blameless ~ by Khalid Amayreh

Live Blog: The Genocide on Palestinian Refugees in Syria Live Blog: Israel Bombs Syria Al Qassam Website | May 7, 2013 | By Khalid Amayreh A few days ago, Israeli warplanes bombed certain military targets in the Syrian capital, Damascus. Western intelligence sources said the targets were a convey of weapons, including missiles, destined for […]

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Arab Sell-Out 2.0 | Zahhar: We will not swap our land for our land

[ PIC 07/05/2013 – 11:40 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Senior Hamas official Mahmoud Al-Zahhar warned against any Arab and Palestinian moves to waive the Palestinian rights and constants, reiterating his Movement’s rejection of any solutions giving up an inch of the Palestinian land. The Hamas official made his remarks in a ceremony held on Monday […]

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Israeli occupation soldiers round up five citizens, serve summons to liberated prisoner

[ PIC 07/05/2013 – 10:52 AM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up five Palestinians in various West Bank and occupied Jerusalem areas at dawn Tuesday and served a summons to a liberated prisoner in Al-Khalil. Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that IOF soldiers in a number of army jeeps stormed Al-Khalil at […]

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