IOF soldiers detain father of a prisoner

[ PIC 14/10/2013 – 08:53 AM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) detained the father of a Palestinian prisoner after storming his home in Yatta town in Al-Khalil at dawn Monday. The PIC reporter in the town said that IOF soldiers broke into the home of the prisoner Salem Hreizat, 29, in Musala area, […]

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Corrie family calls on Obama to seek justice from Israel

Maan News Agency | March 16, 2013 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The father of Rachel Corrie on Friday called for justice from Israel, a day before the tenth anniversary of his daughter’s death. Rachel Corrie, 23, was killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in the Gaza Strip on March 16, 2003, while trying to prevent the […]

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When Cars Become Weapons: 28 year old Man and father of two, dies after being hit by settler car in Salfit

Maan News Agency | Updated March 13, 2013 NABLUS (Ma’an) — A man died on Tuesday after being hit by a settler’s car last week in Salfit, local sources said. Zeid Ali Rayyan, 28, was seriously wounded after being knocked down by a settler car on Saturday near Barqan settlement, west of Salfit. He was […]

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#WestBankUnderAttack | Israeli soldiers beat father, arrest his son

[ PIC 15/01/2013 – 10:43 AM ] QALQILIYA, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) attacked a father and his son while tending to their land in Azzun village, east of Qalqilia, on Monday night. Local sources said that the soldiers beat up the father and arrested his son at trivial pretexts. They said that the father […]

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#PalHunger | Father of captive al-Barq calls for urgent intervention to end suffering of his

[ PIC 05/12/2012 – 08:06 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– The father of prisoner Samer al-Barq appealed to all institutions and concerned bodies to immediately and urgently intervene and end the suffering of his son Samer whose administrative detention has been renewed for three new months. The Israeli authorities have promised Samer to release him but […]

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A tale of blind father with four sons in jails

[ PIC 06/12/2012 – 04:37 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The family of Hajj “Abu Azzam Meri” is one of the Palestinian families who suffered a lot from the occupation, where his four sons were detained in Israeli jails and banned from seeing their children. Haj Abu Azzam, father of the four prisoners, said to Ahrar […]

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Samer Sarhan’s family home raided as second anniversary of death nears

Friday, 7 September, 2012 | 02:19 | Silwanic Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) — Israeli forces raided the family home today of Silwan man Samer Sarhan who was shot dead by an Israeli settler guard in September 2010. The raid fell a few days short of the second anniversary of Sarhan’s death in al-Bustan district of Silwan. […]

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Israeli occupation forces arrest prisoner’s disabled father

[ PIC 15/08/2012 – 12:36 PM ] NABLUS, (PIC)– Tadamun Foundation for Human Rights stated that the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested several days ago a father of a prisoner held in occupation jails for nine years. Ahmed Beitawi, a researcher at the Foundation, confirmed that Ghalib Mahmoud Abdullah, 59, from Sorrah village to the […]

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Father of blind children still jailed after 5 months without any charge

Maan News Agency | Aug 1, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Ihab Abu al-Jedyan is one of dozens of Palestinians from Gaza detained during interviews with Israeli security forces to secure a permit to visit the West Bank. Abu Al-Jedyan, 35, is the father to two blind children who study at al-Shuroq school for the […]

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Our Father is DYING – Your Silence is HELPING | Act 4 #AkramRikhawi #SamerAlBarq #HassanSafadi

#PalHunger | AL-RIKHAWI AT IMMEDIATE RISK OF DEATH NOW – ACT NOW! IN SOLIDARITY WITH FREEDOM FIGHTER #AkramRikhawi , 92 DAYS ON HUNGER STRIKE (CRITICAL CONDITION) – He has diabetes, asthma & osteoporosis. – Al-Rekhawi has been on hunger strike since April 12 and has refused vitamins and fluids through an IV IN SOLIDARITY WITH […]

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PA preventive security detain 63 year old father of liberated and exiled captive

[ PIC 29/06/2012 – 07:42 PM ] TUBAS, (PIC)– The PA preventive security detained, in Junaid prison in Nablus, 63-year old Muhammad Besharat, father of liberated captive Said Besharat who has been exiled to the Gaza Strip. The Nablus magistrates courts extended the detention of Besharat for 15 days. Meanwhile, the PA security continued to […]

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#PalHunger | BBC’s World Football interviews father of gravely ill hunger-striking Palestinian footballer jailed by Israel ~ by @AliAbunimah

Electronic Intifada | Ali Abunimah | Fri, 06/01/2012 – 14:29 The BBC World Service’s World Football program today broadcast an interview with Mahmoud Sarsak, the father of Mahmoud Sarsak, a member of the Palestinian national football squad whose life is at grave risk after 75 continuous days of hunger strike. A podcast of the interview […]

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URGENT | A Father’s Appeal to save the life of his son: Mahmoud Sarsak | #PalHunger

Palestinian Grassroots Anti-apartheid Wall Campaign | May 24, 2012 An Appeal to save the life of Mahmoud Sarsak Our brother and son, Mahmoud Sarsak, is a 25 years old professional footballer from Rafah refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, today entering his 67th day of hunger strike. We ask you to support Mahmoud and his […]

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#PalHunger | Gaza girl hopes to see jailed father for first time in 9 years

Maan News Agency | May 19, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Ten-year-old Jumanah Abu Jazar is preparing to visit her father for the first time since he was detained by Israeli forces in 2003. Following the recent agreement between prisoners and Israeli authorities to end hunger strike action, families from Gaza can now visit their […]

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Zionist forces fire teargas at homes hurt father, two children

[ PIC 13/05/2012 – 09:04 AM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– A father and his two children were treated for breathing difficulty after Israeli occupation forces (IOF) fired teargas at Palestinian homes in Shalalde street in downtown Al-Khalil. Eyewitnesses said that Zakaria Yaghmur and his two children were hospitalized on Sunday after they inhaled the gas fired […]

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