Author Archives: Kate

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American (New Englander); Muslim; B.A., M.A. in political science; former ISM volunteer in the West Bank

Israel blocks UNESCO fact-finding mission to investigate assaults on holy places in Jerusalem

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Kate

Land, property theft & destruction / Ethnic cleansing / Restriction of movement UNESCO visit to Jerusalem canceled by Israel Times of Israel 20 May by Gavriel Fiske — Palestinian ‘politicization’ of UN mission cited as reason for decision to block … Continue reading →

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Video: Palestinian demonstrators break a hole in the wall during protest commemorating the Nakba

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Kate

Palestinian youths make their way into Jerusalem through Israel’s apartheid wall OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (PIC) 18 May — A group of Palestinian young men was able on Friday evening to knock down part of Israel’s segregation wall near Abu Dis town … Continue reading →

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UNESCO to send fact-finding mission to Jerusalem following Israeli assaults on holy places

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Kate

UNESCO to send fact-finding commission to Jerusalem RAMALLAH (Ma‘an) 16 May – UNESCO will send a fact-finding commission on May 20 to investigate ongoing Israeli measures in Jerusalem, the Palestinian minister of foreign affairs said Thursday. Riyad al-Malki told a … Continue reading →

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On the 65th anniversary of the Nakba, at least 45% of the total Palestinian population worldwide are refugees

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Kate

MEMO: “According to PCBS, UNRWA records show that there were 5.3 million Palestinian refugees registered in mid-2012, constituting 45.7 per cent of the total Palestinian population worldwide. They were distributed as 59 per cent living in Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, 17 per cent in the West Bank, and 24 per cent in the Gaza Strip. About 29 per cent of registered Palestinian refugees live in 58 refugee camps, of which 10 are in Jordan, nine in Syria, 12 in Lebanon, 19 in the West Bank and eight in the Gaza Strip.”

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Israel fires at Palestinian fisherman in Gaza and confirms military-controlled buffer zone three times larger than previously reported

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Kate

Gaza siege IDF: ‘Forbidden zone’ in Gaza three times larger than previously stated [with map] 972mag 12 May by Noam Sheizaf — The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories has clarified that the ‘forbidden’ buffer zone in Gaza strip … Continue reading →

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Occupiers demolish houses, iron shop, and dozens of olive trees

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Kate

Land, property theft & destruction / Ethnic cleansing / Restriction of movement Israel demolishes Bedouin village for 50th time BEERSHEBA, Israel (Ma‘an) 9 May — Israel on Thursday demolished a Bedouin village in southern Israel for the 50th time in … Continue reading →

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Israel approves draft law to displace dozens of villages and tens of thousands of Bedouins in the Negev

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Kate

Land, property theft & destruction / Ethnic cleansing Israel approves plan to displace Negev Bedouins BETHLEHEM (Ma‘an) 6 May — Israel approved a draft law on Monday to implement a plan which will displace thousands of Bedouins in the Negev … Continue reading →

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Video: Aided by Israeli soldiers, settlers attack West Bank village Ras Karkar

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Kate

No longer do the soldiers just protect the settlers, they attack Palestinians together with the settlers Israeli forces, settlers attack Ramallah village RAMALLAH (Ma‘an) 5 May — Settlers raided on Saturday night Ras Karkar village west of Ramallah, and attacked … Continue reading →

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Israeli court orders demolition of part of a mosque in Jerusalem

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Kate

Land, property theft & destruction / Ethnic cleansing / Restriction of movement Israeli court orders demolition of part of mosque in Jerusalem RAMALLAH (Ma‘an) 2 May — An Israeli court has rejected an appeal to stop the demolition of part … Continue reading →

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Following fatal stabbing, Israeli settlers rampage in the West Bank

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Kate

Violence / Attacks / Raids / Clashes / Arrests Sunday Israeli settler runs over Palestinian child deliberately AL-KHALIL (PIC) 29 Apr — An Israeli settler deliberately ran over a Palestinian child on Sunday with her car near the Ibrahimi mosque … Continue reading →

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Israel demolishes home in East Jerusalem and forces Silwan resident to demolish their own home

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Kate

Video: Israeli occupation bulldozers demolished a house and a building in al-Tur village – Jerusalem Silwanic.net 24 April link to silwanic.net Video: East Jerusalem resident demolished a room in his house with his own hands Silwan, Jerusalem (SILWANIC) 2 Apr … Continue reading →

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Memo to Francis: Israel’s occupation wall to separate elderly nuns from Catholic monastery

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Kate

Land, property theft & destruction / Ethnic cleansing / Apartheid West Bank convent loses appeal over Israeli separation barrier route Guardian 26 Apr by Harriet Sherwood — Catholic group criticises ruling after seven-year legal battle over barrier that will separate … Continue reading →

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Israel destroys over 1,000 olive trees in Hebron village

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Kate

A round-up of the latest news from Palestine.

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Israeli settlers take over church in Christian village near Ramallah

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Kate

Land, property theft & destruction / Judaization / Ethnic cleansing / Restriction of movement Settlers raise Israeli flag over West Bank church RAMALLAH (Ma‘an) 19 Apr — Israeli settlers on Friday took over a monastery in a village near Ramallah … Continue reading →

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Settlers in Jordan Valley poison Palestinians’ sheep, cows. UN investigates

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Kate

OCHA investigates the killing of sheep by settlers in Jordan Valley JORDAN VALLEY (PIC) 17 Apr — A delegation from the Office of Humanitarian Affairs in UN (OCHA) launched on Wednesday an investigation into the death of sheep and cows … Continue reading →

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On Independence Day, Israeli Housing Minister announces construction to begin in E1

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Kate

Minister: Israel will build in ‘E1′ TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma‘an) 16 Apr — Israel will allow construction companies to start work in “E1,” an illegal settlement project on the outskirts of Jerusalem, Israel’s Housing Minister Uri Ariel said Tuesday. “We … Continue reading →

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Israel extends law preventing Palestinian citizens of Israel from living with spouses from ‘enemy states’ (including the occupied territories)

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Kate

Land, property theft & destruction / Judaization / Apartheid / Restriction of movement Israel extends law restricting unification of citizens with spouses from ‘enemy states’ Haaretz 14 Apr by Jonathan Lis — Photo: Acre-based Israeli Arab Taysar Hatib holding up … Continue reading →

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Pressure builds to release Samer Issawi before Palestinian Prisoners Day on April 17

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Kate

Prisoners / Hunger strikers / Court actions Detainee shot at Tulkarem checkpoint undergoes surgery RAMALLAH (Ma‘an) 10 Apr — Israeli authorities on Wednesday hospitalized a detainee who was shot before his arrest in Tulkarem, the ministry for prisoners said. Fadi … Continue reading →

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Mustafa Barghouti: 65 years later, the Deir Yassin massacre continues today

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Kate

Deir Yassin anniversary Deir Yassin massacre remembered Reflect on the Beautiful Lives Lost Counterpunch 9 Apr by Raouf J. Halaby – Even though April 9, 1948, is a day of infamy for Palestinians, few commemorative ceremonies will be held. Sixty-Five years ago today … Continue reading →

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Israeli settlement stops dumping sewage in Palestinian fields following protest

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Kate

Land, property theft & destruction / Ethnic cleansing Village of Sabastiya celebrates successful campaign against sewage dumping on their land ISM 7 Apr — Residents of the village Sabastiya near Nablus have confirmed that the pipe which pumps raw sewage … Continue reading →

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Two Palestinians killed, 6 wounded and 41 arrested by Israeli troops this week in the occupied territories

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Kate

PCHR weekly report: 2 civilians killed, 6 wounded, 41 abducted by Israeli troops this week [28 Mar-3 Apr] IMEMC 5 Apr — Israeli attacks in the West Bank: In the West Bank, in an excessive use of lethal force, the … Continue reading →

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Israel cuts off water to ten Palestinian villages outside Jerusalem

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Kate

Israel cuts off water supply to 10 villages northwest of Jerusalem JERUSALEM (WAFA) 1 Apr – The Israeli authorities Monday completely cut off the water supply to ten villages located northwest of Jerusalem, according to a local official. Yousef al-Faqeeh, … Continue reading →

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West Bank village protests settler sewage destroying agricultural lands

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Kate

Land in village of Qusin used as garbage dump by settlers ISM 27 Mar by IWPS — On Wednesday March 27 at 15:00 the village of Qusin organized a tour of a nearby quarry that is regularly used as a … Continue reading →

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Israeli gov’t has allocated 38% of West Bank state land to settlers, 1% to Palestinians

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Kate

Land, property theft and destruction / Ethnic cleansing Just 0.7% of state land in the West Bank has been allocated to Palestinians, Israel admits Haaretz 28 Mar by Chaim Levinson — Over the past 33 years the Civil Administration has … Continue reading →

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Jewish extremists carry out six attacks in one week on Palestinians in colonized Jerusalem neighborhood

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Kate

Land theft / Ethnic cleansing / Restriction of movement Bearing the cross of colonization: the Via Dolorosa today PLO NAD Easter 2013 –… The Via Dolorosa (Latin: ‘way of suffering’) begins in the old Muslim Quarter of the city and … Continue reading →

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