Author Archives: Today in Palestine

In the last 24 hours an orgy of land theft and political arrests of children

Land Theft & Destruction / Attacks on Protests Against Land Theft / Restriction of Movement / Apartheid / Refugees Breaking: Israeli bulldozer, soldiers destroy entire community of Beit Arabiya in West Bank, Philip Weiss Tne tragic night in the West … Continue reading

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Children in Nabi Saleh play their favorite game called ‘Mustafa Tamimi’ during weekly protests

this is the game #NabiSaleh kids were playing yesterday..the one called #MustafaTamimi facebook.com/photo.php?fbid… it’s their fave from what i hear — Linah Alsaafin (@LinahAlsaafin) January 21, 2012 Attacks on Protests Against Land Theft / Land, Property Theft & Destruction / … Continue reading

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Must-see TV from West Wing: Hide the 1709 map of Holy Land, it doesn’t show Israel!

Blackwashing joins pinkwashing and greenwashing to save the Israeli brand

Posted in Activism, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Gaza 2 Years Later, Iran, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Occupation, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine | Tagged | 4 Comments

Military trial for 17-year-old girl, charged with… Spilling Water on Soldier

  Military Trial of 17-year old Amal Hamamdeh from Mufakarah. Charge: Spilling Water on Soldier, Assaf Oron As reported here, during home demolitions in the cave-dweller village of Mufakarah, two young women who resisted nonviolently were arrested and charged with … Continue reading

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Settlers assault Palestinians in Hebron. Palestinian fire fighters save settlers in Hebron

and other news from Today in Palestine: Jewish settlers assault two young men and the soldiers arrest themIsraeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested two Palestinian young men in Al-Khalil city after a group of Jewish settlers assaulted them on Friday. link … Continue reading

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13 year old Palestinian girl in wheelchair victim of hit and run by Israeli settlers

Hiba Abdul Ghaffar, 13, was heading to school Thursday when she was hit by a settler car near the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron,

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Palestinian drivers challenge Israeli-only roads in the West Bank

This video was taken today outside Jericho as a convoy of 50 Palestinian cars attempted to travel to Ramallah over roads restricted to Israelis. Reports over Twitter say four activists were arrested.

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U.S. continues to fund Israeli military but not Palestinian ‘Sesame Street’

“Sharaa Simsim,” the Palestinian version of Sesame Street, has been put on hiatus for the 2012 season due to a funding freeze by the U.S. Congress.

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Poof, Dome of the Rock, gone: IDF rabbinate edits Dome of the Rock out of picture of the Temple Mount

  IDF rabbinate edits out Dome of the Rock from picture of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount Photo appears in army packet on Hanukkah describing the Jewish revolt against Hellenistic rule; IDF spokesman: Image meant to illustrate a period in which holy … Continue reading

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383 Palestinian children arrested in 2011, 15 in the last week alone

According to the Ansar organization for prisoners, Israel arrested 3,232 Palestinians in 2011. 383 of those arrested were children, and 250 of them remain in Israeli jails.

Posted in Activism, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Occupation, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East | 6 Comments

Jenin Freedom Theatre Director Zakaria Zubeidi ordered by Israel to turn himself in to PA security services

Palestinian pardoned by Israel put back on wanted list Zakaria Zbeidi, the former commander of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in Jenin who now runs the Freedom Theater, says he did not know his pardon was canceled. Zakaria Zbeidi, the former commander … Continue reading

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Three years since Cast Lead

Four children in the al Samouni family use animated drawings to share what happened to their family during the Israeli attack on Gaza in the winter of 2008-09.

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‘If Jesus were to come this year, Bethlehem would be closed’

‘If Jesus were to come this year, Bethlehem would be closed’ A strip of settlements built on what was northern Bethlehem threatens to cut the city off from its historic twin, Jerusalem. If Joseph and Mary were making their way to … Continue reading

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Settlers have carried out over 100 attacks on Palestinians in 2011

According to the Palestinian Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Israeli settlers have attacked 96 Holy Muslim and Christian sacred sites in the West Bank and 46 sacred sites in Occupied East Jerusalem since the beginning of the year.

Posted in Activism, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine | 7 Comments

New details emerge on IDF interrogation methods of prisoners

Haaretz details routine brutalization of Palestinian suspects

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Settlers torch West Bank mosque, second attack in two days

New attack on mosque in West Bank Vandals have tried to set a mosque on fire and scrawled graffiti on the walls for the second time in two days. link to www.bbc.co.uk   Mustafa Tamimi   Egypt envoy pays respects … Continue reading

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VIDEO: Israeli soldiers attack against women at Mustafa Tamimi’s funeral

Read Linah Alsaafin’s harrowing account of being attacked by Israeli soldiers during Mustafa Tamimi’s funeral, and being saved by her fellow protesters.

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Nabi Saleh not allowed to bury their beloved son in peace

The Israeli military attacked mourners at Mustafa Tamimi’s funeral on Sunday with teargas. Eight people were arrested.

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Mustafa Tamimi is buried, Gaza is attacked, again.

  Mustafa Tamimi British Government Regrets Tragic Death of Palestinian in Nabi Saleh JERUSALEM, December 10, 2011 (WAFA) – The British Consul- General in Jerusalem Vincent Fean deplored the death of Mustafa Tamimi, after being fatally wounded in the head … Continue reading

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Mustafa Tamimi has died

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Mustafa Tamimi, 28, died after an Israeli soldier shot him in the face with a tear gas canister during a protest in the West Bank village Nabi Saleh. Above, his sister, Ola Tamimi (center), moments after her brother was shot.

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US continued arms shipments to Egypt despite proof they were being used on protesters

Amnesty International shows that the US has repeatedly transferred ammunition to Egypt despite the fact they were being used on protesters.

Posted in Activism, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Occupation, One state/Two states, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 11 Comments

Is Ethan Bronner whitewashing rape by a former Israeli President?

A NY Times piece about former Israeli Pres Moshe Katsav, set to begin a jail sentence today for rape, portrays him as a respectable family man.

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Child dragged out of his house by his throat as Israel demolishes homes near Qalqiliya

On Monday, December 5th, Israel destroyed a stone factory and two homes near the town of Qalqiliya in the West Bank.

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Israeli forces prevent Palestinians from reaching their fields as gov’t announces another 650 settlement units

Israel builds more settlements and settlers attack Palestinian village, even as Hillary Clinton attacks restrictions on women inside Israel

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Israeli station airs footage of soldiers attacking handcuffed, blindfolded Palestinian

Shocking video of the abuse of a Palestinian prisoner by Israeli soldiers

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