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Over half of Israelis may back peace accord: Poll

Al Ray Agencies | July 25, 2013 More than half of Israelis are likely to support a peace deal with the Palestinians should it come to a referendum, a poll said on Wednesday. The poll, conducted by Tel Aviv University’s Dialog Institute and published in Haaretz newspaper, interviewed 511 Israelis and was carried out after […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | Arab League pledges to Gaza against Israeli

Arab Foreign ministers stand for a moment of silence during an emergency meeting in Cairo on November 17, 2012. PRESSTV | Sat Nov 17, 2012 6:43PM GMT Arab League Secretary-General Nabil al-Arabi has condemned “Israel’s aggression” against Palestinians, pledging to end the blockade on Gaza during Arab foreign ministers’ emergency talks. “We pledge to the […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | Gaza Interior Ministry confirms its readiness to secure back of resistance

[ PIC 14/11/2012 – 09:32 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Ministry of Interior and National Security in Gaza confirmed that the security services would deal seriously with any attempt to tamper with internal security,” emphasizing the vigilance of the security services to protect the home front and secure the back of the resistance. In light […]

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Obama says when chips are down I have Israel’s back

US President Barack Obama speaks during the AIPAC Policy Conference at the Washington Convention Center on March 4, 2012. PRESSTV Sun Mar 4, 2012 6:25PM GMT “At every crucial juncture, at every fork in the road, we have been there for Israel every single time.” US President Barack Obama US President Barack Obama says Washington […]

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Israel MPs back first stage of contentious libel bill

Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do. To mute. Maan News Agency | Maan News Agency Nov 22, 2011 JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israeli MPs have backed the first stage of a controversial bill which would significantly increase the compensation for libel claims, in a move critics say will seriously harm freedom of the press. […]

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Back to Gaza: ‘ #FreedomWaves ‘ on the Way ~ by Ben Lorber

Press Release #FREEDOMWAVES | Topic FreedomWaves | Category Flotilla | Pictures Ben Lorber – Ramallah, The West Bank Palestine Chronicle On Wednesday, November 2, two international ships left the Turkish harbor to carry humanitarian aid through the Israeli blockade of Gaza. The event, called ‘Freedom Waves for Gaza’,  unites 27 activists from 9 countries, including […]

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Palestinian factions back Turkey for expelling Israel envoy

Related: The Mavi Marmara Massacre Maan News Agency | Sept 3, 2011 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip have welcomed the Turkish decision to expel Israeli diplomats from Ankara after a critical UN report about Israel’s raid on the 2010 freedom flotilla. Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri welcomed Turkey’s decision to […]

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US continues to back Israeli crimes

Wed Aug 31, 2011 3:12PM GMT The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has condemned Israel’s killing of ten civilian protesters on Lebanon’s border on Nakba Day on May 15, which marked the 63rd anniversary of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands. A total of 25 protesters were killed in southern Lebanon, the Gaza Strip, the West […]

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Syrians back Palestinians against Israel

Related to: Al Quds Day World Wide – in pictures Sat Aug 27, 2011 5:52AM GMT Syrians and Palestinians have held a gathering in the Syrian capital, Damascus, to show their solidarity with the Palestinian resistance against the Israeli occupation. Religious dignitaries and several officials from the Syria-based Palestinians also attended the International Quds Day […]

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Resheq: Hamas backs any effort leading to recognition of Palestinian rights

[ 16/08/2011 – 05:00 PM ] DAMASCUS, (PIC)– Political bureau member of Hamas Ezzet Al-Resheq has affirmed that his movement supported any political or diplomatic effort aimed at rallying international support for the recognition of Palestinian rights. He explained in a statement to the PIC on Tuesday that those rights should include liberation, self-determination, and […]

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Egypt turns back 450 people at Rafah crossing

Published today 09:36 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Egyptian authorities on Saturday turned back 450 people from Gaza at the Rafah border crossing. The step was believed to be related to the deteriorating security situation in Egypt’s Sinai. Five people were killed in clashes which erupted Friday between the army and Islamists in the city of […]

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Rugby stars back Gaza aid flotilla campaign

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 Four Irish rugby internationals have given their backing to a second aid flotilla trying to break the Gaza blockade. Six Nations stars Gordon D‘Arcy and Eoin Reddan were urged to support the Irish wing of the campaign which organisers fear faces a second showdown with the Israeli navy in coming weeks. […]

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Neish going back to Gaza – video

Victoria’s Kevin Neish is going back to the Gaza Strip – participating in a humanitarian effort to bring medicine and school supplies to people in Palestine. There’s been an Israeli land and sea blockade of the area occupied by Palestinians since 2007. A similar flotilla of aid ended in bloodshed May 2010. Neish says 9 […]

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Al-Quds Brigades vows to hit back strongly after killing of resistance fighters

23/03/2011 – 09:24 AM GAZA, (PIC)– Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, vowed to retaliate very strongly to Israel’s assassination of four of its resistance fighters during an aerial attack yesterday on Azzeitoun neighborhood, southeast of Gaza city. “Our response to the assassination of our cadres and fighters will be as strong as […]

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Most Palestinians back Arab uprisings

PressTV –  Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:7PM Palestinians rally in the West Bank city of Ramallah in support of pro-democracy protestors in Egypt, February 5, 2011. Opinion polls indicate Palestinians’ support for the recent revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, and a failure of Western efforts to portray the uprisings as secular. A survey conducted by […]

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