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Bahr meets with European human rights delegations

[ PIC 30/12/2012 – 01:32 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– First deputy speaker of the Palestinian legislative council (PLC) Ahmed Bahr met on Saturday with human rights delegations from Switzerland and Britain. Bahr put the delegations in the picture of the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territories and highlighted in particular the issue of […]

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PATHETIC! Israel To Sponsor Ads Attacking Abbas In European Papers

Tuesday December 11, 2012 08:49 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Israeli daily, Maariv, reported, Tuesday morning, that Israeli Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, instructed Israeli ambassadors in five European countries to sponsor ads in major newspapers attacking the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, and describing him as an obstacle to peace. President Mahmoud Abbas – […]

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Footballers protest Israel hosting UEFA Euro U21

Footballers protest Israel hosting UEFA Euro U21:… http://t.co/jsApBQhI — Frédéric KANOUTÉ (@FredericKanoute) November 30, 2012 November 30, 2012 09:46 PM By Rob Harris | The Daily Star LONDON: Dozens of leading footballers have signed a statement protesting UEFA’s decision to stage the European under-21 championship in Israel next year following the country’s recent military offensive […]

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European Parliamentarians, Politicians, To Visit Gaza Saturday

Thursday November 29, 2012 02:41 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip reported that senior European Parliamentarians and officials will be arriving in the coastal region on Saturday to observe the devastating effects of the latest Israeli escalation against Gaza, and intend to prepare a report on Israel’s targeting […]

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Major EU Support for Palestine at the UN

More than half of the 27 member states of the European Union are expected to vote for the upgrading of the status of Palestine to non-member observer state at the United Nations this week, Austria’s Foreign Ministry says. PRESSTV | Nov 28, 2012 The Austrian ministry stated on Tuesday that Vienna will aslo support the […]

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European Network condemns the re-arrest of Palestinian MPs

[ PIC 24/11/2012 – 10:03 AM ] OSLO, (PIC)– The European Network for the Defense of the Palestinian prisoners’ rights (UFree) strongly condemned the re-arrest of MPs by the Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank. The IOF troops carried out at dawn Friday a campaign of mass arrests in the West Bank that included […]

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#GazaUnderAttack | Gaza gov’t: UN and European officials contacted us for a truce with Israel (+ Photos for Context)

[ PIC 17/11/2012 – 07:41 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian government in Gaza said it received contacts from the UN and European countries appealing for a truce with the Israeli regime and to listen to its demands in this regard. Al-Jazeera net quoted a Palestinian official in Gaza as saying that senior officials from […]

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Granting EU the Nobel Peace Prize in Violation of Nobel’s Will ~ by Prof. Michel Chossudovsky

Sabbah Report | Prof. Michel Chossudovsky | Oct 15, 2012 The EU is not a “Person”: Granting the Nobel Prize to the European Union is in Violation of Alfred Nobel’s Will   This year’s Nobel Peace Prize was granted to the European Union (EU) for its relentless contribution to “the advancement of peace and reconciliation, […]

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€9.8 Million Aid from EU at Risk of Disappearing ~ by @KawtherSalam

Kawther Salam | Oct 5, 2012 European Union and Belgium contribute €9.8 million to support Palestinian families living in extreme poverty in the West Bank and Gaza. The European Union and the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium are joining forces to make this year’s third contribution to the Palestinian Authority’s quarterly payment of social […]

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Occupation hinders tour of Members of European Parliament in al-Khalil

[ PIC 03/10/2012 – 09:23 AM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Israeli soldiers hindered tour of members of European Parliament in Old city of al-Khalil, in the southern West Bank, and detained a number of Palestinian activists who accompanied the MPs during their tour. A statement by “Youth Against Settlements” group reported that Israeli soldiers impeded on […]

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#PalHunger | European organizations call on UN to save three Palestinian hunger strikers

[ PIC 17/09/2012 – 08:47 PM ] GENEVA,(PIC)– Five European and Middle East human rights organizations warned that three Palestinian prisoners in occupation jails risk death due to their continued hunger strike for more than 3 months. The five organizations called on the United Nations Commission for Human Rights to bear its responsibilities towards the […]

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Israeli occupation profiteer Better Place runs taxis at Amsterdam airport, with EU backing ~ by @aliabunimah

Electronic Intifada | Ali Abunimah on Mon, 09/03/2012 – 16:48 Better Place Israel CEO Moshe Kaplinsky, who commanded Israeli forces as war crimes were committed in Lebanon and the occupied territories, is flanked by Idan Ofer (left) and Shai Agassi (right) (company photo) (Better Place) An Israeli company that builds infrastructure for the Israeli occupation […]

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Euro-Mid observer slams Israel for attacking Gaza fishermen

[ PIC 01/09/2012 – 02:01 PM ] GENEVA, (PIC)– The Euro-Mid observer for human rights strongly denounced the Israeli navy for attacking Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of Gaza and deliberately exposing the lives of fishermen to danger. Euro-Mid Observer for Human Rights has distributed a video recording captured by a journalist working for […]

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Palestinian rights center slams EU for strengthening ties with Israeli regime

[ PIC 03/08/2012 – 11:54 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian center for human rights strongly denounced the European Union (EU) for its decision to promote trade and diplomatic relations with the Israeli occupation regime, saying the decision was taken with no regard to the Israeli violations in the occupied Palestinian territories. In a press […]

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