Reporters without Borders – Concern about health of woman journalist held for Facebook comments

Reporters Without Borders – April 6, 2012 Reporters Without Borders is concerned about an increase in arrests and prosecutions of netizens and journalists in the Palestinian Territories. The authorities are taking utterly disproportionate measures against journalists. The organization is particularly worried about the health of Asmat Abd Al-Khaleq, a journalist who was transferred to hospital […]

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Barghouti sent to isolation after Israel comments

Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do. To mute. Maan News Agency | Jan 26, 2012 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti was sent to solitary confinement on Wednesday after making critical comments to journalists about Israel. The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society said Thursday that on returning to Hadarim prison in Israel, Barghouti […]

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Al-Aqsa spokesman responds to MK ‘terrorism’ comments

Palestine’s Prisoners | Pictures | Topic | Category – Torture | History | Category Maan News Agency | October 23, 2011 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The spokesman for Fatah’s military wing on Sunday responded to comments from Knesset member Aryeh Eldad, who said the prisoner release had encouraged a new wave of terrorism. Abu Uday of […]

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Slaughter in Gaza Amid World Silence – Yet ‘no comments from Western gov’ts

Gaza Under Attack- in pictures | Part 1 | Part 2 | Yet ‘no recorded comments from Western governments.’ (SANA) Palestine Chronicle | Aug 29, 2011 | By Richard Lightbown In the words of Julie Webb-Pullman (reporting from Gaza) ‘civilians are once again being slaughtered by Israel in a blatant act of collective punishment for […]

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Israelis Debate on the Web: Did Norway Get What It Deserved?

July 24, 2011, 7:58pm | Jewish Daily Forward | J.J. Goldberg The Norway massacre has touched off a nasty war of words on the Israeli Internet over the meaning of the event and its implications for Israel. And I do mean nasty: Judging by the comments sections on the main Hebrew websites, the main questions […]

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Archbishop comments on Christians criticized

Published 16/06/2011 LONDON (Ma’an) — The Palestine Solidarity Campaign issued a statement Wednesday criticizing the Archbishop of Canterbury calling Bethlehem Christians a “marginalized minority.” The Archbishop told the BBC that the Arab Spring had led to a “very anxious time” for Christians in the Middle East. He noted an increase in attacks against Christian populations […]

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Fired Helen Thomas defends her comments about Israel

DUBAI (Alarabiya.net) | March 19, 2011   Former White House correspondent Helen Thomas defended her comments she made about Israel in 2010, in an interview she had with Playboy magazine. Thomas,89, served as the White House correspondent for more than five decades, but had her White House career reach a complete halt when she made […]

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