Archive | August 28, 2014

Gaza: The Cruel Aftermath. The Mourning Hasn’t Begun

By J. B. Gerald | Global Research, August 28, 2014 Israel’s military operation against Gaza, “Protective Edge”, has brought a terrible awareness to the world. With a long-term truce declared August 27th, the horrifying effects of a war on their right to exist will remain indelible in the minds of Gazans. These operations against Gaza […]

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Ceasefire. So Israeli forces open fire in West Bank and injure at least 3 Palestinians in Beit Ummar – Video

    Published on Aug 28, 2014 Israeli forces have invaded a town in southern West Bank injuring at least three Palestinians. Palestinian medical sources say Israeli forces attacked the town of Beiut Ummar and opened fire at dozens of people there. Israeli forces also arrested 13 Palestinians in West Bank and Jerusalem/al-Quds. Meanwhile, Israeli […]

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100 Palestinians held at Cairo airport for last 3 weeks

Ma’an News Agency  (updated) 28/08/2014 21:49 (MaanImages/file) GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — More than 100 Palestinians from Gaza have been stuck at Cairo International Airport for more than three weeks after being prevented by Egyptian authorities from traveling to their final destinations. The stranded passengers told Ma’an that most of the group had escaped from Gaza […]

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Analysts say boycott could have major effect on Israeli economy

Ma’an News Agency | Aug 28, 2014 |  21:40 (MaanImages/file) NABLUS (Ma’an) — In the last two months, Palestinians across the West Bank have begun heeding calls to boycott Israeli goods in increasing numbers as popular campaigns have taken to the street to promote the campaign. Economic analysts say the campaign could potentially have a […]

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Mishaal: Gaza victory an important step along the road to liberation

[ PIC 28/08/2014 – 07:54 PM ] DOHA, (PIC)– Chairman of Hamas political bureau Khaled Mishaal told a press conference on Thursday evening in Doha that the popular support in Gaza was the main reason behind resistance’s victory, affirming that Palestinian resistance has morally triumphed over Israeli crimes. Israel was defeated in this battle that […]

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Majority of Israelis say no victory achieved in Gaza war

This file photo shows Israeli soldiers resting in an area near central Gaza during the recent war on the besieged Palestinian territory. PressTV | Thu Aug 28, 2014 4:25PM GMT A recent survey shows that a majority of Israelis believe the Tel Aviv regime did not manage to achieve victory in its latest military aggression […]

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Israeli plan to build religious school in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood approved

[ PIC 28/08/2014 – 03:44 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– The Israeli municipal council in occupied Jerusalem approved on Thursday the construction of a religious school (yeshiva) in the predominantly-Arab neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in east Jerusalem. According to the plan, a nine-story religious school will be built in the heart of this neighborhood. The […]

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Ceasefire. So Cars now used as weapons in West Bank: Israeli settler deliberately runs over Palestinian youth

[ PIC 28/08/2014 – 03:20 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– A Palestinian young man, Montasser al-Houroub, 25, was wounded and bruised after being run over by an Israeli settler car in the village of Beit Ummar, north of al-Khalil, at noon Thursday. The media spokesman for the Popular Committee against the Wall in Beit Ummar village, […]

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Mass celebrations for Gaza victory in Mauritania, Morocco

[ PIC 28/08/2014 – 02:53 PM ] NOUAKCHOTT, (PIC)– The Student Initiative against Zionism in Mauritania has organized Wednesday night a sit-in in celebration of Gaza victory over the Israeli war machine. Head of the Student Initiative Habib Allah Weld Agah hailed during his speech the Palestinian resistance for its steadfastness along more than 50 […]

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Settler Attacks in Hebron, Army Declares Nablus Village ‘Closed Military Zone’

  Thursday August 28, 2014 14:27 by IMEMC News & Agencies A Palestinian youth has been injured, Thursday, after an Israeli settler deliberately ran him over, in the north of Hebron, according to local sources. (MaanImages/file) WAFA Palestinian News & Info Agency has reported that Mohammad Awad, spokesperson for the anti-settlement committee in the village, […]

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Al-Qassam Brigades: Resistance unites Palestinians

MEMO | Thursday, 28 August 2014 12:39 Al-Qassam spokesperson, Abu Obaida makes a press statement in the Shujaya neighborhood IMAGESHamas’s Izziddin Al-Qassam Brigades announced on Wednesday that resistance has united all the Palestinian people and their political factions. During a joint press conference in the Gaza Strip for all the military wings of the Palestinian […]

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