OCHA: Israel still tightens the Gazans’ access to their land and sea waters

[ PIC 06/07/2013 – 07:59 AM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– The escalating restrictions imposed by Israel on access to land along Gaza’s perimeter fence and to fishing areas along Gaza’s coast undermine the security and livelihoods of Palestinians, the UN office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs (OCHA) in the occupied Palestinian territories stated in […]

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Water restrictions in Area C threaten to displace villages

By Charlie Hoyle | Maan News Agency | April 14, 2013 MASAFER YATTA (Ma’an) — “Life is hard, but I won’t leave the village,” Zahira al-Jundi says.Despite winter rainfall which has painted green patches on the rolling south Hebron hills, the 145 residents of Tuba face a daily struggle to access the most basic levels […]

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Israeli occupation prevents three students from entering al-Aqsa for 2 weeks

[ PIC 20/02/2013 – 08:50 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– Israeli occupation police arrested on Tuesday morning three Palestinian youths participating in study circles at al-Aqsa Mosque, where they were taken to Qishleh interrogation center. The Jerusalem Foundation for Development confirmed that the students Anas Mahameed and Mujahid Jabarin, from the city of Umm al-Fahm […]

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Not a Security Threat: How Israel Restricts Entry to the Occupied Territories

Global Comment | February 14th, 2013 at 10:27 am “What is the purpose of your stay in Israel?” For outsiders, the Israeli occupation of Palestine starts at Ben Gurion Airport. If you are Israeli, welcome home. Go through customs, get your luggage and be on your way to Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa or any number […]

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Unknown chemicals sprayed in Palestinian cars at checkpoints

By Abir Kopty | 972 Magazine | Febr 5, 2012 Lately I’ve been going to Jenin every two or three weeks with family members. We usually do our vegetable shopping in the city market. Last Saturday, on our way back from Jenin to Nazareth, we were surprised to find a new technology to check “suspicious” […]

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Israel Blocks Hebron Governor from Entering Old City

Truth does not matter for “Israel”. Buttons Do. To mute. PNN – Palestine News Network – 20.10.11 – 21:33 PNN -On Thursday, Israeli forces stopped Hebron governor Kamel Hamid, as well as several teachers and students from the Cordoba girls’ school, from entering the Old City where the school is located. An Israeli soldier mans […]

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Israeli restrictions ensure slow pace of Gaza reconstruction

While Gaza needs 670,000 truckloads of construction material, an average of 715 enter per month  Published today (updated) 21/07/2011 17:40 [Erica Silverman/IRIN] RAMALLAH (IRIN) – The housing crisis in the Gaza Strip is not going to be resolved any time soon: Only a small number of the 40,000 units needed to meet natural population growth […]

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Passports for all in Gaza?

Some 30,000 Gazans have been denied passports in rift between Hamas and Fatah. Mohammed Omer | 19 Jun 2011 | AlJazeera | Opinion 30,000 Palestinians in Gaza are on a ‘blacklist’ that prevents them from having passports. This prohibits them from traveling abroad for medical treatment when necessary [GALLO/GETTY] In Ramallah, the Palestinian Authority recently […]

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Rafah Crossing Reopens With Restrictions on Travelers

PNN – Palestine News Network – 08.06.11 – 11:38 Rafah – PNN – The Palestinian interior ministry in Gaza announced on Wednesday that the Rafah crossing reopened due to an agreement that had been reached with the Egyptian authorities on Wednesday. Rafah Crossing Between Gaza and Egypt According to the interior ministry, travel will be […]

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West Bank Placed Under Strict Closure

Monday April 18, 2011 06:28 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies As Israel prepares to mark the Jewish Pesach feast, the Israeli army placed the occupied West Bank under strict siege starting Sunday at midnight and lasting until April 26. The decision was made by Israeli Defense Minister, Ehud Barak. Israeli sources claimed only […]

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Ministry of religious affairs slams restrictions on entry to Aqsa Mosque

[ 26/02/2011 – 09:43 AM ]   GAZA, (PIC)– The Palestinian ministry of religious affairs expressed concern about the restrictions imposed by Israel on Palestinian worshipers who want to perform prayers at the Aqsa Mosque and its surrounding yards, especially on Fridays. The ministry’s committee of Jerusalem underlined in a statement on Friday that such […]

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IOA blocks travel of lawmaker

[ 25/01/2011 – 04:50 PM ]   RAMALLAH, (PIC)– The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) blocked the travel of Hamas MP Dr. Nasser Abdeljawad via Karame crossing from the West Bank to Jordan after detaining him for a few hours. Dr. Abdeljawad told the PIC that he was held for two hours at the crossing then […]

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Barhoum: International support for PA security means more violation of freedoms

[ 19/01/2011 – 07:56 PM ]   GAZA, (PIC)– International or regional support for the PA in Ramallah’s security apparatuses would mean more violations of freedoms and more persecution of the Palestinian people in the West Bank, Fawzi Barhoum, a Hamas spokesman, said on Wednesday. He also said that any political, military or financial backing […]

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Gaza power plant runs successfully on fuels purchased from Egypt

[ 21/12/2010 – 10:42 AM ]   GAZA, (PIC)– Gaza’s only power plant successfully operated for days on industrial fuel purchased from Egypt, vice-president Ziad Al Dhadha said Monday on the program Meeting with an Official held by the media bureau in Gaza. The government in Gaza began to withhold taxes on electricity previously forwarded […]

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