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@UNESCO adopts 6 decisions condemning Israel’s violations in occupied Jerusalem

“Settling” constitutes a warcime according to international law and ICC statute. Even under US’ own military legislations’ Law resources below this article Al Ray Agencies | Oct 5, 2013 Gaza, ALRAY – UNESCO voted for six decisions condemning the Israeli aggressions against the cultural and historical heritage of occupied Jerusalem, Hebron, Bethlehem and Gaza, Jordan […]

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Intifada Youth Coalition stages sit-in outside UN headquarters in Gaza

[ PIC 03/10/2013 – 01:09 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Dozens of Palestinian youths staged a sit-in in front of the UN headquarters on Wednesday afternoon in Gaza City to demand the United Nations to shoulder its responsibilities vis-à-vis the suffering of the Palestinian people. Intifada Youth Coalition handed a letter directed to the UN to […]

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Israel’s Politics of Deflection ~ by Richard Falk (@rfalk13)

Richard Falk | Richard Falk Weblog | Sept 30, 2013 General Observations   During my period as the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Palestine on behalf of the Human Rights Council I have been struck by the persistent efforts of Israel and its strong civil society adjuncts to divert attention from the substance […]

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UN OCHA: Increase in Israeli settler attacks in Occupied Palestine

Al Ray Agencies | Sept 23, 2013 Gaza, ALRAY- Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OCHA-OPT) has recorded at least ten settler-related incidents resulting in injury to Palestinians or damage to their property between 10-16 September 2013 OCHA. In its ‘Protection of Civilians Weekly Report | 10 – 16 […]

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Hamas calls for prosecution of criminals of ” Sabra and Shatila” massacre

Division of Refugee Affairs of Hamas | Sept 16, 2013 Gaza, (DRAH.ps) — The Islamic Resistance Movement of Hamas called on the international community to trial the criminals who committed massacre of “Sabra and Shatila” in the International Criminal Court ICC, for war crimes they perpetrated against humanity. The office of Refugees affairs in the […]

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Resheq: The Sabra and Shatila massacre is a curse hunting its perpetrators

[ PIC 15/09/2013 – 03:13 PM ] BEIRUT, (PIC)– Member of Hamas’s political bureau Ezzat Al-Resheq said on Sunday that the Sabra and Shatila massacre would remain a curse hunting its perpetrators until they get their comeuppance. Resheq stated on his Facebook page on the 31st anniversary of the massacre that the Palestinian generations would […]

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Occupation notifies to remove fence of natural reserve funded by @UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization

[ PIC 11/09/2013 – 07:52 PM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces notified on Wednesday to remove natural reserve and confiscate its barbed wire funded by UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in Musafer area east of Yatta, in the south of al-Khalil in the occupied West Bank. Rateb Jabour Chairman of the Popular Committee […]

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Egyptian army destroys more tunnels in Rafah area

[ PIC 22/08/2013 – 07:56 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– The Egyptian army detonated at dawn Wednesday five tunnels and one house in Rafah border area between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. According to Quds Press, clouds of smoke billowed up in the Egyptian side of Rafah area, and sounds of explosions were heard on the […]

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Israeli military detain @UNICEF staff in Yatta

Al Ray Agencies | Aug 20, 2013 Gaza, Alray – Israeli occupation forces detained Tuesday morning workers for the United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF, while on their way to Khirbet Jenbah east of Yatta. The forces said the area is a closed military zone. Ratib Jabour, Spokesman of the popular committee against settlement in the […]

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Short Analysis of Egypt’s Political Pressures ~ by @KawtherSalam

Kawther Salam | Aug 19, 2013 رأي  وتحليل  المحرر السياسي لما يجري في مصر The territorial ambitions of the zionists are no secret as they have been published for at least 100 years, most of the political problems of the countries and nations near israel are derived from these ambitions and the machinations of the […]

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UN slams Israel Bedouin resettlement plan

Note from occpal: Already in  2005 the advisor to Peres already told the United States of America about the so called Negev “development” plan which meant “relocation” of 65,000 Bedouin. (Source) So UN’s condemnation is a bit out of line and time! (More resources below this article) Maan News Agency | July 28, 2013 GENEVA […]

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(While Israel loots Gaza’s natural assets) UN official warns of fuel shortage in Gaza

[ PIC 24/07/2013 – 01:35 PM ] NEWYORK, (PIC)– The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Robert Serry, said Tuesday that 80 percent of tunnels used to smuggle goods and arms into the Gaza Strip from Egypt are “no longer functioning” due to a crackdown by the Egyptian military after it ousted […]

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Palestinian refugees shut down UNRWA office in Lebanon camp

Maan News Agency | July 18, 2013 BEIRUT (Ma’an) — Palestinian protesters shut down a UN office in a refugee camp in Lebanon on Wednesday in protest over welfare cuts. Protesters gathered in the center of Nahr al-Bared refugee camp and called on the UN Relief and Works Agency to reverse its decision to cut […]

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UN Deplores Impact of Syria Crisis on Palestinian Refugees

Live Blog: The Genocide on Palestinian Refugees in Syria Live Blog: Israel Bombs Syria Thursday, 18 July 2013, 11:32 am | Press Release: UN News UN Agency Deplores Impact of Syria Crisis on Palestinian Refugees, Laments Staff Member’s Death New York, Jul 16 2013 – The UN agency tasked with assisting Palestinian refugees today expressed […]

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‘We will catch you’: IDF issues wanted posters for Palestinian kids

RT.com : July 17, 2013 15:19 Asaf Hikmat, a West Bank Palestinian teen, can hardly concentrate on his upcoming exams, as he has been on the lookout for Israeli soldiers ever since he found his face on an IDF wanted poster. Asaf is one of several youngsters who took part in their village’s weekly protests […]

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