“5 Broken Cameras” star Iyad Burnat among those shot in Bilin by Israeli forces

Ma’an News Agency  (updated) 03/11/2013 10:04 (Photos by Mohammed Yasin) BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Iyad Burnat, star of the Oscar-nominated film 5 Broken Cameras, was among those shot by Israeli forces during the weekly protest in his village of Bilin on Friday. Israeli forces opened fire on a demonstration against the separation wall four in Bilin […]

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Abu Reda (abducted by Israel from Sinai) reveals details of his detention and torture

  Al Ray Agencies | July 30, 2013   Gaza, Alray – Palestinian from the Gaza Strip who disappeared in Egypt last month Wael Abu Reda,35,  revealed on Tuesday morning details of his detention.  According to prisoners ministry’s lawyer Kareem Ajwa, Reda was abducted  in Sinai while he was in  Egypt to get his son […]

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13-year-old Palestinian boy shot at and beaten by Israeli settlers, leg broken

16th May 2013 | International Solidarity Movement | Qaryut, Occupied Palestine The young Qaryut boy here has his entire right leg in a cast, expecting a potential surgery. Team Nablus At about 2 pm on May 16, a 13-year-old boy was shot at and beaten by settlers; he broke bones in his leg running from […]

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The broken truce

Note occpal | List of Israeli violations since cease-fire 21 January 2013 | Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip, Occupied Palestine A ceasefire was announced on 21st November, ending eight days of horrific bloodshed in Gaza. Has the delicate truce held over the past two months? It depends who you ask. Israelis or Gazans, each going about […]

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5 BROKEN CAMERAS | The documentary that should make every decent Israeli ashamed

Jews For Justice for Palestinians – Oct 8, 2012 The movie that shows that non-violence is not an option for Palestinians Poster stills from 5 Broken Cameras The documentary that should make every decent Israeli ashamed No moments of reprieve in the probing documentary by Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi, “5 Broken Cameras,” which chronicles […]

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Palestinian detainee Mohammed Ermaila survives assassination attempt with fractured skull | #PalHunger

 PIC | April 25, 2012 RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Palestinian detainee Mohammed Ermaila survived an assassination attempt at the hands of Israeli prison guards in Megiddo jail, the Palestinian prisoner’s association said in a statement on Wednesday. It said that Ermaila, 40, was suffering from severe pain in the head and blurred vision in addition to dizziness […]

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4 hospitalized after very violent settler attack near Ramallah

Maan News Agency | March 31, 2012 SALFIT (Ma’an) — Four Palestinians were hospitalized in the northern West Bank after they were attacked by Israeli settlers near Ramallah on Saturday, locals told Ma’an. Salfit residents said the two men and two women were picking tumbleweed near Mikhmas junction outside Ramallah, when a group of young […]

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10th Martyr | Medics: Israeli airstrike kills 1, critically wounds another

Gaza Under Attack – in pictures | Attacks on Gaza – Timeline Maan News Agency | oct 30, 2011 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — One man was killed and another critically injured as Israel launched an airstrike on the Gaza Strip hours after a ceasefire truce was agreed upon by Gaza militants. Medical spokesman in the […]

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Turkish PM says ‘Israel relations broken’ – video

CNNInternational | Sept 24, 2011 Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan talks about Israel with no reservations.

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Broken wrists and arrests by Israeli military as farmers cultivate Beit Ummar – in pictures

10 September 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank Supporting Palestinian farmers in Beit Ummar, international activists joined the weekly Saturday activities–clearing the land for cultivation despite the harrassment of Israeli military and illegal settlers, which resulted in the injury of a Palestinian man and the arrest of a British national, Jude Wells. At 9 […]

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Ending Gaza’s Isolation: Siege Must Be Broken

Movement to break the siege is notable for its effectiveness. (US Boat to Gaza) By Steve Fake The Israeli closure imposed upon the Gaza Strip is approaching its fifth year, ‘choking off any real possibility of economic development,’ in the words of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Contrary to attempts to whitewash […]

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Nine Year Old Child Suffers Broken Arm in Nabi Saleh Demonstration | May 27, 2011 – video

May 27, 2011| Popular Struggle Coordination Committee Another round of harsh military repression plagued the village of Nabi Saleh this week as the Israeli army has stepped up its campaign of silencing unarmed Palestinian resistance in the West Bank. In total nine people were arrested in the course of the demonstrations. Three people were injured, […]

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Spirit of Rachel Corrie Aid Ship Forced To Dock at El Arish, Steering Broken

PNN – Palestine News Network  | 24.05.11 – 11:07 A week after the Spirit of Rachel Corrie, a vessel carrying aid to the Gaza strip was fired upon by the Israeli Navy, the Perdana Global Peace Organization, sponsoring the humanitarian initiative, posted a press release today saying that it was unable to get out of […]

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Ufree: Palestinians have broken world prison time record

[ 12/03/2011 – 08:14 AM ]   GENEVA, (PIC)– The Palestinians have broken world records in prison time, said Mohammed Hamdan, the director-general of the Oslo-based European Network to Support the Rights of Palestinian Prisoners (Ufree). Ufree has staged the ”working for justice” conference promoting the Palestinian POW cause at the symbolic UN headquarters in […]

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Mishaal: Siege on Gaza broken politically and ethically

[ 05/10/2010 – 09:38 PM ] DAMASCUS, (PIC)– Khaled Mishaal, the head of Hamas’s political bureau, said on Monday that the unjust Israeli blockade on Gaza Strip has actually broken politically and morally, adding that negotiations with the Israelis brought no good to the Palestinian people. While speaking to organizers of the Lifeline convoy 5 […]

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