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UN Committee: Israeli system ‘tantamount to apartheid’
Ethnic Cleansing / Land Theft & Destruction / Occupation & Apartheid / Exile & Restriction of Movement / Refugees Report: Israel issued 13,000 demolition orders against Palestinian real estate Haaretz newspaper said the Israeli civil administration issued 13,000 demolition warnings … Continue reading
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Israel takes 30 dunams of land near Salfit ‘for security reasons’
Ma’an: Israeli authorities issued a decision to seize 30 dunums of land belonging to Palestinians from Deir Istiya, near Salfit, activists said Thursday. Rizik Abu Nasser, head of the popular campaign against settlements in Salfit, quoted the order as saying the land was being seized “for security reasons and to prevent terrorist operations.” The mayor, Nathmi Salman, condemned the decision. He said it was the third such order in a row to seize land from Deir Istiya.
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Senate fight today over the number of Palestinian refugees
Senate fight today over Palestinian ‘refugees’ Thirty U.S. senators will vote today over whether there really are 5 million Palestinian “refugees” or just around 30,000 — a hot-button issue that has already become the subject of a vigorous international debate involving … Continue reading
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Palestinian Authority and Israel on an arresting spree, children and activists detained
Detainees and Other Prisoner News Palestinians arrest 10 Islamic Jihad members Palestinian security forces arrested 10 members of the Islamic Jihad in the Jenin refugee camp on Monday, a local leader of the radical movement said. link to news.yahoo.com Islamic … Continue reading
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‘Homeless in Your Own Home’: New website focuses on housing issues of Palestinian citizens of Israel
On May 16th, in honor of the 64th commemoration of Nakba Day, the Mossawa Center launched a blog which features articles and audio-visual content about Arab localities throughout Israel in which Palestinian Arab citizens are facing acute housing problems such as home demolitions, lack of basic services, rent discrimination, etc.
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South African artists, intellectuals and gov’t ministers take steps to isolate Israel
How long before South Africans are accused of being anti-Semites? South Africa to ban labeling West Bank settlement products as ‘made in Israel’, Amira Hass Minister of Trade and Industry says South Africa recognizes the State of Israel only within … Continue reading
Daily escalations in Occupied Palestine
Eight Palestinian farmers are injured in an unprovoked attack
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Israeli officer threatens to rape Palestinian activists in custody (if this happened in Syria it would be headline news)
Israel faces major West Bank uprising over hunger strikers
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‘Battle of the Empty Stomachs’: Thaer Halahleh and Bilal Diab surpass 70 days on hunger strike
Addameer: Thaer Halahleh and Bilal Diab’s petitions to the Israeli High Court regarding their administrative detention orders were rejected yesterday, four days following their High Court hearing on 3 May. Thaer and Bilal are on their 71st day of hunger strike and at immediate risk of death.
Israel destroys al-Araqib for the 38th time
The Israeli authorities razed the Palestinian village of Araqib in the Negev desert for the 38th time running. Eyewitnesses said that Israeli army and police forces escorted military bulldozers and heavy tractors and encircled the village. They said that the troops tore down the tents that the inhabitants had pitched over their destroyed homes.
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Settlers poison grapevines belonging to occupied village, Beit Ummar
Beit Ummar is also attacked by soldiers firing tear gas and rubber bullets after a funeral
Situation for Palestinian Hunger Strikers grows more and more dire– 2 at death’s door
Hunger Strike & Prisoner News Gravely ill Palestinian hunger striker faints in court as Israeli judges sentence him to slow death, Ali Abunimah Two days after doctors warned that hunger strikers Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahleh are at immediate risk … Continue reading
Thaer Halahla and Bilal Thiab in serious condition after 63 days on hunger strike
Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) – Israel Branch, warned that the health condition of Thaer Halahla and Bilal Thiab, who entered their 63rd day of hunger strike is causing grave concern, adding that both detainees suffer from an acute decrease of muscle tone and are bedridden, which puts them under dual threat; muscle atrophy and Thrombophilia, which can lead to a fatal blood clot.
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A weekend of violence against Palestinian activists that the UN will never get around to condemning
and other news from Today in Palestine: Land Theft & Destruction / Ethnic Cleansing / Palestinian History Jordan Valley Resident Forcibly Removed from Home JORDAN VALLEY, April 27, 2012 (WAFA) – Israeli soldiers forcibly removed on Friday a Palestinian … Continue reading
Settlers raise Israeli flag over Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque for the first time
Settlers raise Israel’s flag on top of Ibrahimi mosque IMEMC 26 Apr — A group of Israeli settlers raised Israeli flags on top of the fourth holiest site in Islam, the Ibrahimi Mosque in the southern West Bank city of … Continue reading
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Video: Activists accompany Gazan farmers under Israeli fire
Videos: It’s time to harvest the crop: accompanying farmers in Gaza under Israeli fire 23 April 2012 | il Blog di Oliva by Rosa Schiano — Israeli soldiers have already started shooting onto the land along the border of the … Continue reading
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Palestinian prisoner hunger strike grows to 2,000 inmates despite punitive measures to stop it
Guardian: Human rights groups say 2,000 are now on hunger strike against indefinite detention without charge and alleged ill-treatment. The number of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails has grown to 2,000 with more preparing to join the protest next week, according to human rights groups in the West Bank.
Video: Israeli soldiers arrest three children in West Bank raid
A video shows heavily-armed Israeli soldiers seizing three children from their home in the middle of the night in the West Bank village of Beit Ommar
Egypt and Israel, all is not well
There is increasing public pressure in Egypt to boycott companies doing business in Israel
Israeli undercover unit’s murder of Palestinian civilian was part of “training exercise”
Khader Adnan returns home after months in administrative detention and a historic hunger strike
As 100s of other prisoners begin hunger strike,Thaer Halahla, 7 weeks without food, vomits blood
and other developments from the occupation: Attack on Danish Activist / Suppression of Bike Tour Religious cover to attack peace activists: Rabbis: Officer reacted to highly unusual circumstances Prominent rabbis rally to aid of officer who assaulted foreign activist; slam military’s … Continue reading
11-year-old child beaten in pro-prisoner march
And other news from Today in Palestine: Israeli occupation forces severely beat an 11-year-old child while participating in a peaceful march in Ma’sara village, south of Bethlehem, on Friday in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners. link to www.palestine-info.co.uk Land Theft & … Continue reading
Power outages lead to the death of three children in Gaza
A family in the central Gaza Strip has suffered an unimaginable tragedy because of a candle lit during one of Gaza’s frequent power outages.
Israel arrested over 300 Palestinians in March, including a mother trying to protect her 3-year-old son from Israeli soldiers
Israeli forces detain 8 in West Bank HEBRON (Ma‘an) 11 Apr — Israeli forces detained eight Palestinians in the West Bank overnight Tuesday, the army said. link to www.maannews.net Hundreds of Palestinians arrested in March, says rights group NABLUS (WAFA) … Continue reading
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Sixty-five percent of Hebron has been confiscated by Israel for settlements since 1967
Abdul Hadi Hantash, a member of the Land Defense Committee in Hebron, reports that Israeli settlements in the Hebron district expanded by 20% during 2011 and are expected to expand an additional 30% this year. Hantash claims that “the number of settlement units will be doubled”. He further adds that 65% of the district’s area, which exceeded 1103.5 square kilometers, has been confiscated since 1967 for settlements, military camps and bypass roads.
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