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“Daar Was Laatst Een Meisje Loos…”

Translated by Mien D. for occupiedpalestine Daar was laatst een meisje loos Die wou gaan varen Die wou gaan varen Daar was laatst een meisje loos Die wou gaan varen voor Gaza als heilmatroos Zij moest klimmen in de kaste Niet varen in grachte Niet varen in grachte Zij moest klimmen in de kaste Niet […]

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Hasna vlot niet: dag Gaza-vloot, hallo politiek-correctheid (Dutch)

  June 29, 2011 |By Neal Lachman | Politeia Libertas Met vrienden als Hasna El Maroudi heeft de Palestijnse kwestie Israël niet nodig om haar kapot te krijgen. Vandaag publiceerde Hasna een stuk op Joop.nl waarin ze uitlegt waarom ze afscheid nam van de Gaza-vloot, ze zat daar voornamelijk als activist. Zo stelt ze: Hoewel ik […]

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Gaza Freedom #Flotilla2 2011 support action in Utrecht – Netherlands – video

On the 25th of June 2011, grassroots community ‘Utrecht for Palestine’ organised a support fleet through the city canals to bring attention to the situation in the Gaza-strip.   Source

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Israeli army stops land reclamation project in West Bank

Published today (updated) 25/06/2011 11:06 RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The committee for the union of agricultural workers said Friday that the Israeli army had prevented work from taking place on land reclamation projects in the villages of Jurish and Aqraba, south of Nablus and Imreiha, west of Jenin. Project coordinator for the union Sa’ada Abu Sheikha […]

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Mini Gaza Freedom Flotilla to Set Sail on Sunday

  PNN – Palestine News Network – 24.06.11 – 11:17 Utrecht – PNN – A Number of Dutch human rights and solidarity groups are organizing a mini flotilla in the canals of Utrecht, in the center of the country, to show support for the humanitarian aid Freedom Flotilla to set sail to Gaza later this […]

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Israel after Gaza natural resources – video

Press TV News  – Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:05:19 Source In this effort, Israel will be “assisted” by Dutch technology to “explore” the newly discovered gasfields, also at Gaza Shore. Below a link to the Speech of the Dutch Minister Maxime Verhagen.   Innovation Nations Promoting Stronger Relations Between The Netherlands And Israel In A […]

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Spanish, Irish and Dutch MEPs to join Freedom Flotilla 2’s European boats

Wednesday, 11 May 2011 | Gaza Solidarity Spanish and Irish MEPs Willy Meyer and Paul Murphy, respectively, will be sailing on the blockade-busting boats, while Dutch MEP Nicole Kill-Nielsen is to meet the flotilla when it reaches Gaza, by entering the Strip through Egypt. EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – At least two MEPs plan to put […]

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ei: Dutch opposition boycotts parliamentary delegation to Israel

Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada, 10 March 2011 Dutch opposition parties boycotted a parliamentary delegation to the Middle East in February after parties supporting the right-wing government insisted on going ahead with the visit despite an Israeli government ban on allowing the lawmakers to visit the besieged Gaza Strip. Following the uprising that overthrew former […]

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ei: In whose name does Dutch FM Rosenthal speak?

Rifat Odeh Kassis, The Electronic Intifada, 1 March 2011 Appointed Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad with Uri Rosenthal, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, February 2011. (Mustafa Abu Dayeh/MaanImages) In recent months, a number of Latin American countries have publicly expressed their recognition of Palestinian statehood. Given that a Palestinian state doesn’t yet […]

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David Cronin: Dutch democracy under threat from Israel lobby

Sunday, January 16, 2011 Since I first came here to Amsterdam in 1998, I have been in the Netherlands on many occasions and have always enjoyed myself. While I intend to continue visiting this country, I have realised that I need to reassess some of my assumptions about it. Until recently, I was under the […]

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Dutch Government Cuts Funding for Cordaid, NGO Involved in Palestine

29.12.10 – 21:13 The Hague – PNN – The Dutch Non-governmental Organization (NGO) Catholic Organization for Development Cooperation, or Cordaid, became the latest victim of both the European trend toward austerity and a rightward leaning Dutch government when it saw its government funding cut by 42% over the last two months. Cordaid is a development […]

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