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Israel bars Palestinian MP from going to Geneva to attend UN conference

[ PIC 19/03/2012 – 09:52 AM ] RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation authority and its forces refused on Sunday to allow Hamas lawmaker Ibrahim Dahbour to travel abroad. MP Dahbour was on his way to Geneva to join a Palestinian parliamentary delegation invited by the international network for rights and development to participate in a […]

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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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Craven Lib Dems dump human rights champion Jenny Tonge

PRESS TV Tue Mar 6, 2012 7:24PM GMT “Jenny’s motivation in speaking up for the rights of the oppressed is anger at injustice when others, who have the duty to speak out, pass by silently on the other side of the street. It is also an attempt to make Jenny the story, and to detract […]

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Gaza: The Politics of Darkness

The local power plant – shut down twice in the past two years – was operated again using a limited daily supply of fuel smuggled through the tunnels. (Photo: Shuaib Abou-Jahl) By: Doha Shams Published Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Al Akhbar From the window overlooking the pier of Gaza’s humble port, you can see nothing […]

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Israel renews administrative detention order against Secretary of Palestinian legislature

MEMO MARCH 6 2012 The Israeli occupation authorities have renewed the administrative detention order against the Secretary of the Palestinian Legislative Council. Mahmoud Ramahi MP, from Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, will be kept in detention for a further four months. According to human rights workers, this is the fourth time in a row […]

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Israel Must Commit to Peace Requirements, says Erekat

WAFA MARCH 5 2012 JERICHO, March 5, 2012 (WAFA) – PLO Executive Committee member Saeb Erekat Monday said that Israel must commit to requirements for peace proposed by any party to achieve peace in the Middle East, according to a statement issued by his office. He said following a meeting with US Consul General in […]

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Int’l campaign blames world silence for persistent IOA practices against MPs

[ 05/03/2012 – 05:36 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The international campaign for the release of Palestinian MPs detained in Israeli jails has blamed the world’s silence over the Israeli occupation authority’s persistence in its detention of Palestinian lawmakers. The campaign said in a statement on Monday commenting on the IOA renewal of MP Mahmoud Al-Ramahi’s […]

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Haniyeh urges Palestinian leaders to visit Gaza

KUNA MARCH 1 2012 3/1/2012 9:18:00 PM | World News GAZA, March 1 (KUNA) — Prime minister of the dismissed Palestinian government in Gaza Ismail Haniya on Thursday called on all Palestinian leaders to visit Gaza to mark the beginning of the return to the enclave. During a banquet meeting, held in honor of Hamas […]

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Palestinians call for UN Council visit to occupied territory

AFP FEB 28 2012 UNITED NATIONS — The Palestinian leadership on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council to visit the occupied territories to see the impact of Israel’s settlement campaign. The Palestinian UN envoy, Riyad Mansour, made the request as UN under … Read more at Palestinians call for UN Council visit to occupied […]

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PLC delegation leaves Gaza on Arab tour

[ PIC 28/02/2012 – 10:00 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– A delegation of the Palestinian legislative council (PLC) led by first deputy speaker Dr. Ahmed Bahar left the Gaza Strip on Tuesday on an Arab tour. A press release for the PLC in Gaza said that the delegation would visit Tunisia and Morocco. The delegates are […]

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#Israel’s new “witchhunt” – Hamas Slams Israeli Attacks Against Elected MP’s

Palestine’s Prisoners | Pictures | Topic | Category – Torture | History | Category Friday February 17, 2012 06:07 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies  Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, issued a press release denouncing the Israeli army’s attacks against homes and officers of elected Palestinian legislators in the occupied West Bank. The movement said […]

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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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Bahar calls for resuming PLC sessions in the West Bank

Related: Israel. Not looking for Peace. Nor Talks. But this… [ PIC 13/02/2012 – 10:46 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Acting speaker of the Palestinian legislative council (PLC) Dr. Ahmed Bahar has called for resuming sessions in the PLC premises in the West Bank in response to the Israeli detention of speaker Dr. Aziz Dweik. In […]

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Haniyeh arrives in Tehran for talks

Related: Israel. Not looking for Peace. Nor Talks. But this… Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad-Reza Rahimi (R) talks to Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Friday, February 10, 2012 PressTV – Fri Feb 10, 2012 6:29PM GMT Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh arrived in Tehran for an official three-day visit on Friday and […]

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Gaza Deputy PM meets Bahraini delegation

Related: Israel. Not looking for Peace. Nor Talks. But this… Maan News Agency | Febr 6, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Deputy Prime Minister of the Gaza government Muhammad Awad applauded the growing prominence of the Palestinian issue in the Arab world, after meeting with a delegation from Bahrain during their visit to the Gaza […]

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