Category Archives: Features

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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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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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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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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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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Exile and the Prophetic: Throwing stones

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Marc H. Ellis

What a Jewish world we live in. Soon we will celebrate the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising – it was during Passover no less – and the debate is about the right of Palestinians to resist Israeli occupation – with stones?

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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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Palestinians prepare to observe Passover: Israel puts West Bank under general closure for Jewish holiday

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Kate

Israel closes West Bank for Jewish holiday BETHLEHEM (Ma‘an) 24 Mar — The Israeli army will impose a general closure of the West Bank during the Jewish holiday of Passover, the army said Sunday. The West Bank will be closed … Continue reading →

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Following Obama visit, Israeli govt to discuss measures aimed at relieving international diplomatic pressure

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Kate

Land, property theft & destruction / Ethnic cleansing / Apartheid Israel to retroactively legalize Palestinian construction in Area C of West Bank Haaretz 19 Mar by Chaim Levinson — Move is part of broader plan to improve Palestinians’ quality of … Continue reading →

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New Israeli govt to promote bill prioritizing country’s ‘Jewish identity’ over democracy

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Kate

New government to promote contentious bill altering balance between Israel’s Jewish and democratic identities / Jonathan Lis Haaretz 15 Mar — The Likud and Habayit Hayehudi parties agreed in their coalition agreement to advance a controversial Basic Law subverting Israel’s … Continue reading →

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Family reports Samer Issawi on ‘verge of death’ after refusing liquids and vitamins 236 days into hunger strike

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Kate

Palestinian hunger striker Issawi ‘on the verge of death’ Al-Akhbar 14 Mar — Palestinian hunger-striker Samer Issawi is on the verge of death according to a statement from his sister Shirine Issawi Thursday, a day after he decided to refuse … Continue reading →

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Video: ‘Love in the Time of Apartheid’ activist discusses his arrest at checkpoint wedding protest

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Kate

Video: il‘in villager and activist Basel Mansour was arrested on 9-3-2013 at the Hizma checkpoint wedding which was to challenge the racist Citizenship and Entry into Israel law, and falsely charged with assaulting and spitting at an Israeli Occupation Forces border policeman and blocking a public highway.

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During the first week of March the Israeli military wounded 34 Palestinian civilians in the occupied territories, including 10 children, a paramedic and a freelance photojournalist

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Kate

Violence / Attacks / Raids / Clashes / Illegal arrests PCHR Weekly Report: 34 Palestinians wounded, including 10 children, by Israeli troops this week [28 Feb  - 6 Mar] IMEMC 8 Mar — Israeli attacks in the West Bank: The … Continue reading →

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Last week in the oPt: 12 Palestinians, incl 4 children, wounded by Israel fire; 26 Palestinian children arrested

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Kate

Weekly Report on Israeli human rights violations in the occupied Palestinian territory (21-27 February 2013) PCHR 28 Feb –The Israeli forces continued to open fire at the Palestinian civilians in the border area of the Gaza Strip 3 Palestinian civilians, … Continue reading →

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‘a judicial farce that only happens in Israel’: Israeli magistrate court sentences Samer Issawi to 8 months, but military court may imprison him indefinitely

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Kate

Prisoners / Hunger strikers / Court actions Samer Issawi sentenced to 8 months in prison BETHLEHEM (Ma‘an) 21 Feb — An Israeli court on Thursday sentenced hunger-striker Samer Issawi to eight months in prison, but he has yet to face … Continue reading →

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