“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article Thursday May 09, 2013 03:01 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies The Israeli government, headed by Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the “Civil Administration” in the occupied West Bank, approved the construction […]
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Israel Approves 120 Units In Givat Ze’ev Settlement
“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article Tuesday April 30, 2013 00:05 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Monday April 29 2013, Israeli “News One” news website reported that the “Lands Authority” of the Israeli Housing Ministry approved the […]
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Report: settlers’ attacks increase and occupation approves new settlement plans
[ PIC 30/09/2012 – 09:21 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– A Palestinian report noted the growing attacks by Jewish settlers in the West Bank, during the past week, and “the occupation’s attempt to complete “Greater Jerusalem” plan on Bethlehem territory in the southern West Bank, by adding 300 new settlement units.” The weekly report issued by […]
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Israel: Tacit Approval of Discrimination against Bedouins
By Richard Lightbown Around 90,000 Arab Bedouin live on their own land in the Negev which they have inhabited for generations, in some cases before the establishment of the state of Israel. As part of the Israeli Government’s policy to relocate Bedouin from their “unrecognized villages” into government-planned towns, the Water Commissioner had refused […]
Continue readingObama’s push against UN-approved Palestine – video
During his trip to Europe, the US president tries to garner support against the UN declaration for a Palestinian state. Inside Story Last Modified: 26 May 2011 09:23 Barack Obama, the US president, is in Europe this week, and he has a very important task on his agenda. He will be trying to persuade European leaders […]
Continue readingHamas Slams Israel’s Approval Of 1500 Units For Settlers Near Jerusalem
Friday May 20, 2011 04:07 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies The Hamas movement strongly denounced an Israeli decision to approve the construction of additional 1500 units for Jewish settlers in Pisgat Zeev and Abu Ghneim (Har Homa) illegal settlements in occupied East Jerusalem. File – Israeli settlement construction The movement issued a press […]
Continue readingIsrael Represses Israelis, and Congress Approves by Stephen Zunes — Antiwar.com
by Stephen Zunes, December 29, 2010 Email This | Print This | Share This | Antiwar Forum It’s been two years since Israel initiated the Operation Cast Lead military assault on the besieged Gaza Strip. Since then, the right-wing Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has launched an unprecedented wave of intimidation against Israeli […]
Continue readingYedioth: Israel expands settlements gradually to avoid int’l condemnation
[ 19/10/2010 – 01:36 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper said that the Israeli ministry of housing is following a plan to expand its settlement construction gradually in order to avoid international condemnation. The newspaper quoted an official at the department of lands as saying that the technique of the encroaching settlement […]
Continue readingSources: Conditional Egyptian approval for entry of lifeline 5 to Gaza
[ 12/10/2010 – 06:49 PM ] LATAKIA, (PIC)– Reliable sources in the Syrian port of Latakia told the PIC that Egypt had extended its “conditional” approval to the entry of the lifeline 5 aid convoy to the Gaza Strip via Egyptian territory. The sources said that the conditions are related to the types of […]
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