Israeli Occupation Regime stops cooperation with EU

[ PIC 26/07/2013 – 04:33 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The Israeli War Ministry instructed the IOF and the Coordinator of Government Activities in the occupied West Bank to stop cooperating with EU representatives, Israeli media said. The instruction came recently and included orders to halt any assistance the IOF might be granting EU representatives working […]

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Prisoner Younis Al-Haroub ends his hunger strike following deal

[ PIC 24/04/2013 – 09:17 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Palestinian prisoner Younis Al-Haroub ended his hunger strike that lasted for 65 days in exchange for his release following an official deal with the Israeli prosecutor. Yousuf Al-Haroub, the brother of Younis, told Quds Press that his brother was given a written pledge to release him […]

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Israel breaks up Ramadan meal in Jerusalem

Al Akhbar English | Published Sunday, July 29, 2012 Israeli police barred a traditional iftar meal for breaking the Ramadan fast which was to take place at an East Jerusalem hotel on grounds it had been organized by Hamas, a Palestinian activist said on Sunday. During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which began last […]

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66-day hunger strike ends after Israel agrees to free Khader Adnan

Wednesday February 22, 2012 00:37 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC News Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan agreed to end his 66-day hunger strike on Tuesday after meeting with Israeli officials who pledged to release him in April. Khader had been near death, facing possible organ failure, for the last week in an Israeli prison hospital. Rally […]

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Prof. Qasem: The internal rift will end only if the PA ends its ties with Israel

A Million Stories about the Zionist Rape of This World – in pictures [ 20/11/2011 – 01:02 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Professor of political science Abdulsattar Qasem downplayed the chances of reaching a genuine national reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah factions if the Palestinian authority (PA) did not end its security cooperation with Israel and […]

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Palestinian negotiator tells Quartet: Peace Talks can start when Israel ends settlement expansion

Settler Violence Topic | Category | Pictures | New: Interactive Map Wednesday October 26, 2011 13:25 by Majd Qumsieh – IMEMC & Agencies The International Quartet for Mideast Peace, made up of representatives from the US, EU, Russia and Great Britain, held separate meetings on Wednesday with Palestinian and Israeli officials in an attempt to […]

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Israel ends police cooperation with Turkey

Maan News Agency | Sept 19, 2011 JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel said on Monday it was withdrawing its police representative from Turkey and ending bilateral cooperation between their forces as the diplomatic crisis between the two former allies deepened. “Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch has ordered the transfer to Bucharest of the Israel Police representative […]

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“Israel” Prison Service launches offensive against Palestinian prisoners as Ramadan ends

[ 02/09/2011 – 10:09 AM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The Israeli Prison Service has launched a fresh offensive against Palestinian prisoners as the holy month of Ramadan comes to an end, a prisoners’ rights expert has reported. Raafat Hamdouna said the coming days should see major developments inside the Israeli prisons as the prisoners prepare to […]

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Holding the rope at both ends ~ by Ramzy Baroud

Al Ahram | July 15, 2011 This Arabic saying explains how the PA sold out — however unwillingly — Palestinian unity, bemoans Ramzy Baroud If you happen to be a Palestinian government employee, chances are you will receive only half your usual salary this month. The other half will only be available when international donors […]

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New book shows how aid to PA ended up in Israel’s pockets

David Cronin |The Electronic Intifada |18 May 2011 About a decade ago, a record was broken in Palestine. Responding to the outbreak of a new intifada, outside governments dramatically increased their financial contributions to the West Bank and Gaza. By 2002, the occupied Palestinian territories had become the largest recipients of development and humanitarian aid […]

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Kuwaiti mediation ends crisis on PLC delegation’s return to Gaza

[ 28/12/2010 – 05:26 PM ]   GAZA, (PIC)– Kuwaiti parliament speaker Jassem Al-Kharafi made intensified contacts with Egyptian officials to convince them to allow the return of the Palestinian legislative council’s delegation via Egyptian territory to the Gaza Strip. Special sources told the PIC that the parliamentary delegation led by Dr. Ahmed Bahar, the […]

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10 days after settlement freeze expires, 350 new units under construction

settlement construction – 27 Sept 2010 By Chaim Levinson, Haaretz 6 Oct 2010 http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/10-days-after-settlement-freeze-expires-350-new-units-under-construction-1.317467 West Bank settlers satisfied with the momentum; council chair: “Building proceeding normally, not at a heightened pace.” A Haaretz investigation reveals that since the building freeze in the West Bank was lifted ten days ago, bulldozers have been working furiously on […]

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