#PHOTOS | Ibrahim’s Wheels

Photo Blog by Shuaib Abu Jahal | Al Akhbar | July 9, 2012 Every morning at 8 am, Ibrahim Abu-Thurya, a 26 year old Gazan native, heads to the streets to earn his daily bread. His job as a car-washer supports his family of 11. Ibrahim has been injured four times by Israeli attacks since […]

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#PalHunger | Football legend Cantona backs Palestinian hunger striker

URGENT | June 14, 2012 | 20 children started hunger strike in Israeli prison Al Akhbar | Published Friday, June 15, 2012 French football legend Eric Cantona has joined the list of supporters of Palestinian hunger striker Mahmoud Sarsak, who has been without food for 90 days. Cantona sent a letter to British Sports Minister […]

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Hebron resident hailed a hero after saving children from burning bus

By Nasouh Nazzal, Correspondent – Gulfnews February 18, 2012     Image Credit: Nasouh Nazzal/Gulf News – Hebron resident Salem Abdullah Abu Markhiyah (right) Ramallah –  A hero has emerged in Palestine following the tragic schoolbus accident earlier this week that killed 14 children. A truck that went out of control rammed into the school […]

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Palestinian Prisoners Receive Heroes’ Welcome

Related: Palestine’s Prisoners Release – in pictures A newly released Palestinian prisoner (L) is greeted by a relative during a welcoming ceremony in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (Photo: REUTERS – Abed Omar Qusini)   Tuesday, October 18, 2011 | Al Akhbar Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians flocked to the streets of Gaza city […]

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Mahmoud Abbas and Barack Obama: tragic hero vs political prostitute

By  Uri Avnery | 24 September 2011 |  Redress Information & Analysis Uri Avnery compares Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas’s gamble in making a bid for Palestinian statehood at the United Nations – and thereby putting Palestine at the centre of world attention – with Barack Obama’s sheer unprincipled prostitution in the service of Israel – […]

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Vittorio Arrigoni, “Hero of Palestine”

Report, The Electronic Intifada, 15 April 2011 Vittorio Arrigoni in Gaza, June 2010. (Lu Yingxu/Newscom) Palestinians and international solidarity activists around the world are collectively mourning the shocking death of Vittorio Arrigoni, an Italian journalist and solidarity activist. Arrigoni was also an occasional contributor to The Electronic Intifada (see “Gaza’s record-breaking children,” 16 August 2010 […]

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STAY HUMAN …Freedom Flotilla Renames Voyage in Honor of Vittorio Arrigoni

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Freedom Flotilla 2 Steering Committee April 15, 2011 (London) The murder of human rights activist, Vittorio Arrigoni, is a tragedy for his family, for those of us who knew him, and for the Palestinians who loved and admired him. The Steering Committee of Freedom Flotilla 2 condemns this senseless murder and the […]

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