Including 3 Legislators, Army Kidnaps 21 Palestinians

 Monday February 04, 2013 11:59 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Monday at dawn February 4, 2013 l Israeli soldiers kidnapped 21 Palestinians, including three legislators, in several districts in the occupied West Bank. Archive – occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com The Palestine News & Info Agency (WAFA) reported that the soldiers kidnapped, in the central West Bank […]

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#PalHunger | Lawmakers join hunger strike in solidarity with prisoners

Maan News Agency | Dec 24, 2012 HEBRON (Ma’an) — Several Hamas-affiliated MPs including parliament speaker Aziz Dweik went on hunger strike on Sunday in solidarity with prisoners in Israeli jails. Hebron lawmaker Hatim Qafisha told Ma’an the goal of the one-day protest was to embody the suffering of detainees on hunger strike. “It is […]

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European delegation in Gaza to report on Israel’s war violations

[ PIC 02/12/2012 – 09:24 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– A delegation of European lawmakers and politicians arrived on Saturday evening in the Gaza Strip to report on Israel’s violations against civilians in the last war. The delegation is expected to meet with war victims and survivors, and visit bombed areas. Members of the delegation also […]

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The IFIP demands release of Palestinian MPs

[ 23/07/2012 – 10:28 AM ] GAZA,(PIC)– The International Forum for Islamist Parliamentarians (IFIP) congratulated Dr. Aziz Dweik, the speaker of the Palestinian legislative council (PLC), for his release from Israeli prisons, pointing out that his arrest by the Israeli occupation forces was in total violation of his parliamentary immunity. Hussein Ibrahim, IFIP chairman, denounced […]

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The IOF arrests Hamas leader and six citizens from the West Bank

[ 14/07/2012 – 02:10 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested during the last two days a Hamas leader and six Palestinians from different districts in the West Bank, and set up checkpoints at several main crossroads. The IOF soldiers arrested on Saturday morning a Palestinian citizen at Etzion crossroad in the […]

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22 Elected Legislators Still Imprisoned By Israel

Friday June 29, 2012 11:50 by IMEMC & Agencies Head of the Census Department at the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees, Abdul-Nasser Farawna, reported that the current number of elected Palestinian legislators imprisoned by Israel dropped to 22 after Israel released, on Thursday afternoon, two legislators, the Palestine News Network, PNN, reported. Image By PNN The […]

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West Bank MPs slam PA for not protecting their rights

[ PIC 19/03/2012 – 11:12 AM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)- The Hamas change and reform parliamentary bloc denounced the Palestinian authority (PA) for its passivity and silence towards the Israeli violations being committed against its lawmakers in the West Bank. In a press release on Monday, the Hamas lawmakers questioned the role of the PA in […]

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Israeli court adjourns trial of kidnaped Jerusalemite officials Mohammed Totah and Khaled Abu Arafa

[ 07/03/2012 – 04:58 PM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The Israeli central court in occupied Jerusalem has adjourned the trial hearing of kidnapped Jerusalemite MP Mohammed Totah and former Jerusalem minister Khaled Abu Arafa till next May. Lawyer Fadi Al-Qawasme said that the court ruling on Wednesday came in response to the Israeli prosecution’s request in […]

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Baher: Israel’s detention of MPs reflects its bankruptcy and insanity

[ PIC 07/03/2012 – 04:47 PM ] RABAT, (PIC)– Acting speaker of the Palestinian legislative council Ahmed Baher said that Israel’s persistence in administratively detaining Palestinian lawmakers and extending their imprisonment reflects its bankruptcy and madness. Baher, who is still on an official visit to Morocco, strongly denounced in a press release on Tuesday Israel’s […]

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Israel ‘raids homes’ of Palestinian lawmakers

Palestine’s Prisoners | Pictures | Topic | Category – Torture | History | Category Maan News Agency | Febr 17, 2012 JENIN (Ma’an) — Israeli forces raided the houses and offices of three Palestinian lawmakers from Jenin on Thursday and confiscated their computers and mobile phones, security sources said. The lawmakers were investigated by an […]

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European MPs call on Israel to release Palestinian lawmakers

Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do. To mute. Maan News Agency | Feb 1, 2012 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A group of European Parliamentarians on Wednesday called on Israel to release 26 imprisoned Palestinian lawmakers, official news agency Wafa reported. The group, composed of 26 members of the European Parliament, urged “the EU and […]

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Lawmakers: West Bank arrest sweep signals PA political crisis

[ 25/09/2011 – 05:38 PM ] WEST BANK, (PIC)– Palestinian lawmakers lashed out Sunday as the Palestinian Authority security forces resumed an intense arrest campaign affecting hundreds of Hamas supporters, including the sons of jailed MP Omar Abdul-Razzaq, saying the sweep signals a political crisis for the PA. Within the past two days, the PASF […]

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Israel violates officials’ rights again: Re-arrests banished Jerusalem MP Abu Tir

[ 06/09/2011 – 11:54 AM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces have once again placed banished Jerusalem MP Muhammad Abu Tir (Hamas) under arrest after raiding his home in Kafr ‘Aqab, just north of Jerusalem, a statement from the office of Hamas’s legislators in the West Bank says. Abu Tir was one of the politicians […]

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UFree discuss in Gaza internationalizing Israel’s persecution of Palestinian MPs

[ 05/09/2011 – 12:13 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Palestinian MP Mushir al-Masri, who heads the international Free PLC members committee, has met with head of the European network to support the Palestinian prisoners (UFree) Mohammed Hamdan to discuss ways to internationalize the issue of Israel’s continued detention of Palestinian MPs. Meeting also with MP Rami […]

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81 #US Lawmakers Disappear, Found in Israel [Video]

Need A Vacation? AIPAC Pays For 81 US Lawmakers Vacation In Israel While the US continues to struggle with its economic issues Congress is on vacation. Many are upset at the news reports that 81 members of Congress have chosen to spend a week relaxing in Israel. These vacations are being paid for by AIPAC. […]

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