Ma'an- A 65-year-old Palestinian was shot and injured Friday during clashes with Israeli settlers and soldiers near Ramallah, witnesses said.
Locals told Ma'an that dozens of settlers tried to enter an illegal outpost near Kafr Malik village, which had been evacuated by Israeli forces.
Villagers tried to stop the settlers, who were supported by Israeli soldiers. Clashes erupted and Yousif Hamad Al-Qaq was shot and injured, onlookers said. Read more
Friday, June 10, 2011
Israel closes sole Gaza crossing for goods and aid
Ma'an- Israeli authorities decided to close Gaza's sole operating crossing for goods and aid until Sunday, Palestinian officials said.
Liaison official Raed Fattouh said he was informed that Israel would close the southernmost Kerem Shalom crossing on Friday and Saturday. Read more
Liaison official Raed Fattouh said he was informed that Israel would close the southernmost Kerem Shalom crossing on Friday and Saturday. Read more
Palestinian Prime Minister inaugurates 1st ophthalmology conference
Ma'an- Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on Thursday inaugurated Palestine's first ever ophthalmology conference in Ramallah.
Fayyad spoke at the opening ceremony of the conference at the cultural palace and welcomed participants from Palestine and abroad.
He said the event provided ophthalmologists in Palestine with an opportunity to stay up-to-date with the latest developments in the field. Read more
Fayyad spoke at the opening ceremony of the conference at the cultural palace and welcomed participants from Palestine and abroad.
He said the event provided ophthalmologists in Palestine with an opportunity to stay up-to-date with the latest developments in the field. Read more
Israeli army kidnaps former detainees Minister
IMEMC- Israeli soldiers kidnapped on Friday at dawn former Minister of Detainees, Wasfi Qabha, 50, after breaking into his home in the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
The Maan News Agency reported that the Hamas leader was cuffed and blindfolded before the soldiers took him to an unknown destination.
The army also fired live ammunition into the air after surrounding the neighborhood where Qabha lives. Read more
The Maan News Agency reported that the Hamas leader was cuffed and blindfolded before the soldiers took him to an unknown destination.
The army also fired live ammunition into the air after surrounding the neighborhood where Qabha lives. Read more
Hunger strike by Palestinian detainee with untreated brain tumor enters second week
IMEMC- A Palestinian man being held in an Israeli prison has entered the second week of hunger strike after Israeli authorities refused to allow him to receive treatment for a recently-diagnosed brain tumor.
According to the Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Issa Qaraqie, the Israeli military has thus far refused a request by the Ministry to hold a court hearing for the release of Akram Mansour, 55, who has been on hunger strike for one week.
Mansour submitted a letter through his lawyer to the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and human rights groups on Thursday, saying that he would continue his hunger strike until he is allowed to receive proper medical care.
Mansour has been held in an Israeli prison facility since 1979 for allegedly supporting an attack on an Israeli civilian bus that began as a hostage situation but ended with the deaths of Israeli civilians. He was sentenced to 35 years in prison for conspiracy charges.
According to the Middle East Monitor, Akram Mansour was born in the city of Qalqilya in 1962, one of a family of fifteen. He was educated in UNRWA schools but had to leave early due to hard living conditions; after which he worked with his father on construction sites, and joined the Palestinian resistance movement at an early age. Read more
According to the Palestinian Minister of Detainees, Issa Qaraqie, the Israeli military has thus far refused a request by the Ministry to hold a court hearing for the release of Akram Mansour, 55, who has been on hunger strike for one week.
Mansour submitted a letter through his lawyer to the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and human rights groups on Thursday, saying that he would continue his hunger strike until he is allowed to receive proper medical care.
Mansour has been held in an Israeli prison facility since 1979 for allegedly supporting an attack on an Israeli civilian bus that began as a hostage situation but ended with the deaths of Israeli civilians. He was sentenced to 35 years in prison for conspiracy charges.
According to the Middle East Monitor, Akram Mansour was born in the city of Qalqilya in 1962, one of a family of fifteen. He was educated in UNRWA schools but had to leave early due to hard living conditions; after which he worked with his father on construction sites, and joined the Palestinian resistance movement at an early age. Read more
Secret cables show Israel's battle plan over Palestinian UN bid
Haaretz- Foreign Ministry documents outline instructions to envoys to thwart international recognition of Palestinian state.
Israel has started mobilizing its embassies for the battle against UN recognition of a Palestinian state in September, ordering its diplomats to convey that this would delegitimize Israel and foil any chance for future peace talks.
Envoys are being asked to lobby the highest possible officials in their countries of service, muster support from local Jewish communities, ply the media with articles arguing against recognition and even ask for a call or quick visit from a top Israeli official if they think it would help. Read more
Israel has started mobilizing its embassies for the battle against UN recognition of a Palestinian state in September, ordering its diplomats to convey that this would delegitimize Israel and foil any chance for future peace talks.
Envoys are being asked to lobby the highest possible officials in their countries of service, muster support from local Jewish communities, ply the media with articles arguing against recognition and even ask for a call or quick visit from a top Israeli official if they think it would help. Read more
Real peace only possible 'if Hamas on board'
Ma'an-AFP- A lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians is only possible if Hamas is involved, a group of former top statesmen and diplomats said in a letter made public on Friday.
In the letter, which is addressed to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, 24 former international figures warned against the dangers of rejecting a recent Palestinian unity deal aimed at ending years of bad blood between the secular Fatah faction and Gaza's Hamas rulers. Read more
In the letter, which is addressed to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, 24 former international figures warned against the dangers of rejecting a recent Palestinian unity deal aimed at ending years of bad blood between the secular Fatah faction and Gaza's Hamas rulers. Read more
Palestinians plan 'flotilla march', right of return
Ynet News- Pro-Palestinian activists have issued a Facebook call urging supporters to stage yet another march – the "return march" – this time to coincide with the arrival of the second Gaza-bound flotilla, planned for late June.
The organizers said that this march is meant to commemorate "Nakba Day" and "Naksa Day" casualties. Once again, they urged participants to storm all of Israel's borders.
Abd al-Latif abu Dhaba, one of the organizers, claimed in a post that the planned march would see more participants than the marches organized on "Nakba Day" and "Naksa Day". He also claimed organizing it was "much more complex, as it is supposed to be perfectly synchronized with the arrival of the next sail to Gaza."
"I call on the Arab and Muslim world to march on this day for the just and legitimate cause," abu Dhaba said; adding that the previous marches have "proven Israel's inability to handle such events."
The Palestinians, he said, have created a new kind of resistance, which "glorifies the right of return… the marches aim to teach the world that Israel is committing a silent crime against millions of refugees."
The "flotilla march" organizers also aim, according to their Facebook page, to declare the end to the Arab peace initiative, and to "see Israel's UN membership suspended over the expulsion of the refugees." Read more
The organizers said that this march is meant to commemorate "Nakba Day" and "Naksa Day" casualties. Once again, they urged participants to storm all of Israel's borders.
Abd al-Latif abu Dhaba, one of the organizers, claimed in a post that the planned march would see more participants than the marches organized on "Nakba Day" and "Naksa Day". He also claimed organizing it was "much more complex, as it is supposed to be perfectly synchronized with the arrival of the next sail to Gaza."
"I call on the Arab and Muslim world to march on this day for the just and legitimate cause," abu Dhaba said; adding that the previous marches have "proven Israel's inability to handle such events."
The Palestinians, he said, have created a new kind of resistance, which "glorifies the right of return… the marches aim to teach the world that Israel is committing a silent crime against millions of refugees."
The "flotilla march" organizers also aim, according to their Facebook page, to declare the end to the Arab peace initiative, and to "see Israel's UN membership suspended over the expulsion of the refugees." Read more
Dozens of activists suffer from tear gas inhalation, crops caught fire in Bil’in
Popular Committee Against the Wall- Today, dozens cases of severe asphyxia because of tear gas inhalation marked the clashes that took place in the village of Bil'in. The villagers marched with Israelian and foreigners peace activists from Brasil, Neetherlands, Great Britain, Spain and Argentina in solidarity against the repression of Israeli occupation forces, against the wall and the settlements built in the village land and against the Zionist occupation.
In the march, called by the Popular Committee Against the Wall, the Settlements and the Occupation from Bil'in, took part Mr. Walid, provisional Palestinian ambassador in Argentina, ambassador Dr. Upholstered, in favor of Latin America and Caribbean assistant foreign minister of the Palestinian Affairs, Mr. Horacio Wamba, Argentinean ambassador in Palestine, and Ms. Cecilia Merchán, head of the parliamentary delegation of Argentina.
The Argentinean ambassador, Horacio Wamba, said he was very proud to share with Parliamentary delegation of his country the weekly demonstration in Bil'in, and also said that this form of resistance is a civilizaded one, which helps the international support of the Palestinian demands to end the occupation, and that he will convey what he saw in Bil'in to the Argentine government.
The participants carried Palestinian and Argentinean flags, pictures of the martyrs Bassem and Jawhaer Abu Rahmah, of Palestinians prisoners in Israelian jails and yellow flags with pictures of prisoner leader Marwan Barghouti.
The demonstrators marched from the village, chanting national watchwords, calling for the unity and for the rejection of differences, confirming the need for the resounding of Palestinian resistance to occupation and the release of all prisoners, and freedom for Palestine.
The march headed towards the wall, where the military occupation army formed a barrier of human soldiers near the gate of the western side of the fence, to prevent demonstrators from entering the land behind the wall. A large number of soldiers deployed on the route of the wall, and a skunk-truck sprayed protesters with chemical water. When protesters try to cross the gate, towards the soldiers, the army fired sound bombs, metal bullets covered with rubber and tear gas, resulting in the dozens of cases of severe suffocation.
The Argentinean parliamentary delegation arrived in Bil’in hours before the demonstration and joined with village’s leaders in Popular Committee Against the Wall, the Settlements and the Occupation, at the headquarters of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) in the village. They watched a film about the popular resistance in Bil'in and listened to a detailed explanation about the village experience in the peaceful popular resistance during the last six years. They also got to know about the achievements of the village committee, about the role of effective international solidarity in the popular resistance in Bil'in and the factors that contributed to the continuing popular resistance for a long time in the village, and the price paid by the villagers.
In the march, called by the Popular Committee Against the Wall, the Settlements and the Occupation from Bil'in, took part Mr. Walid, provisional Palestinian ambassador in Argentina, ambassador Dr. Upholstered, in favor of Latin America and Caribbean assistant foreign minister of the Palestinian Affairs, Mr. Horacio Wamba, Argentinean ambassador in Palestine, and Ms. Cecilia Merchán, head of the parliamentary delegation of Argentina.
The Argentinean ambassador, Horacio Wamba, said he was very proud to share with Parliamentary delegation of his country the weekly demonstration in Bil'in, and also said that this form of resistance is a civilizaded one, which helps the international support of the Palestinian demands to end the occupation, and that he will convey what he saw in Bil'in to the Argentine government.
The participants carried Palestinian and Argentinean flags, pictures of the martyrs Bassem and Jawhaer Abu Rahmah, of Palestinians prisoners in Israelian jails and yellow flags with pictures of prisoner leader Marwan Barghouti.
The demonstrators marched from the village, chanting national watchwords, calling for the unity and for the rejection of differences, confirming the need for the resounding of Palestinian resistance to occupation and the release of all prisoners, and freedom for Palestine.
The march headed towards the wall, where the military occupation army formed a barrier of human soldiers near the gate of the western side of the fence, to prevent demonstrators from entering the land behind the wall. A large number of soldiers deployed on the route of the wall, and a skunk-truck sprayed protesters with chemical water. When protesters try to cross the gate, towards the soldiers, the army fired sound bombs, metal bullets covered with rubber and tear gas, resulting in the dozens of cases of severe suffocation.
The Argentinean parliamentary delegation arrived in Bil’in hours before the demonstration and joined with village’s leaders in Popular Committee Against the Wall, the Settlements and the Occupation, at the headquarters of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) in the village. They watched a film about the popular resistance in Bil'in and listened to a detailed explanation about the village experience in the peaceful popular resistance during the last six years. They also got to know about the achievements of the village committee, about the role of effective international solidarity in the popular resistance in Bil'in and the factors that contributed to the continuing popular resistance for a long time in the village, and the price paid by the villagers.
Israelists Schumer, Lieberman, Chertoff turning U.S. into Islamophobic police state
By Maidhc Ó Cathail
The recent call by U.S. Senator Charles Schumer for increased rail safety funding and the creation of a “no-ride” list for Amtrak trains is yet another reminder 
of just who is stoking fear of Muslims in America.
In an interview last year with a Jewish radio talk show in New York, Senator Schumer said he believed that HaShem(an Orthodox Jewish term for “God”) gave him the name “Schumer” — which means “guardian” — so that he could fulfill his “very important” role in the U.S. Senate as a “guardian of Israel.” Presumably, Schumer’s God-given role also includes turning the country he is actuallypaid to represent — the United States — into an Islamophobic police state.
Americans wondering what happened to their freedoms since 9/11 need to understand the key role played by ardent pro-Israelis like Schumer in undermining their civil liberties under the guise of protecting them from terrorism.
On October 11, 2001, exactly one month after 9/11, Senator Joe Lieberman introduce
d a bill to establish the Department of Homeland Security. Since then, “the No. 1 pro-Israel advocate and leader in Congress” has been the main mover behind such draconian legislation as
- the Protect America Act of 2007,
- the Enemy Belligerent, Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010, and
- the proposed Terrorist Expatriation Act, which would revoke the citizenship of Americans accused of providing “material support” to a foreign terrorist organization, i.e. groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah that are legitimately resisting Israeli occupation and aggression.
Lieberman, who was Barack Obama’s mentor when he entered the Senate, has even proposed a bill which would give the president the power to kill the Internet in the event of a so-called “national cyber-emergency.”
Although it would be hard to think of anyone who has done more to undermine 
American freedoms than Joe Lieberman, Michael Chertoff runs him a close second.
A mere 45 days after the September 11 attacks, the infamous 342-page document known as the USA PATRIOT Act was signed into law. It was co-authored by Chertoff, then head of the Justice Department’s criminal division. Chertoff, whose mother, Livia Eisen, was an El Al air hostess believed to have had links to the Mossad, was appointed secretary of Homeland Security in 2005, after having been endorsed for the job by Senators Schumer and Lieberman.
Since he left public service in 2009, Chertoff co-founded the Chertoff Group, a security and risk-management firm, whose clients include a manufacturer of full-body scanning machines.
After a young Nigerian without a passport — the so-called Christmas Day “underwear bomber” — was allowed, in the words of Ha’aretz, to “slip through” security at Schiphol Airport by the Israeli security firm, ICTS International (which was established by former members of Israel’s internal security service, the Shin Bet), the former Homeland Security chief was all over the mainstream media touting full-body scanners as the answer to America’s airline security problems.
On September 11, 2001, within hours of planes having struck the World Trade Center (recently leased by an extraordinarily “lucky” Larry Silverstein,* a friend 
of not one but four Israeli prime ministers), the then former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak dropped into the BBC studios in London to interpret what the attacks would mean for travellers’ civil liberties. “In this area, we will suffer,” Barak confidently suggested. “It will not be so easy to go aboard an airplane in the near future. But we have no way but to stand firm facing terror. Otherwise, all our way of life will be threatened.”
Later that evening, Benjamin Netanyahu let slip that the deaths of almost 3,000 Americans was “very good” for Israel. In particular, the mass murder proved to be very good for an emerging sector of the Israeli economy. In “Laboratory for a Fortressed World,” Naomi Klein detailed the post-9/11 “explosion of Israel’s homeland security sector.” Writing in 2007, Klein observed: “Before 9/11 homeland security barely existed as an industry. By the end of this year, Israeli exports in the sector will reach $1.2 billion — an increase of 20 percent.”
Consequently, Americans concerned about what “homeland security” is doing to their civil liberties need to be asking: Exactly whose “homeland” and whose “security” is being protected by the likes of Schumer, Lieberman and Chertoff?
It certainly isn’t America’s.
#Maidhc Ó Cathail is an investigative journalist and Middle East analyst.
Related article: How the Israel Lobby engineered Islamophobia
* Redacted News: Silverstein Properties took over the lease of the World Trade Center seven weeks before 9/11, the only time the complex had gone under private control , and after 9/11 Larry Silverstein sought damages of over $7 billion from his insurers for the destruction of the Twin Towers. On September 11, the firm had temporary offices on the 88th floor of the North Tower. (American Airlines Flight 11 impacted that tower between its 93rd and 99th floors.) Of its 160 employees, 54 were working in those offices at the time of the attacks and four of them died.
The fortunate circumstances that kept the high-level individuals out of danger the morning of 9/11 were quite extraordinary. Larry Silverstein survived the attacks supposedly because his wife forced him to go to a doctor's appointment instead of a meeting at the WTC; Silverstein's son and daughter survived because, independently of each other, they were running late; his top aide survived because he cut short a meeting he was in at the top of the North Tower; his publicist agreed to join a meeting at the WTC at 9:00 a.m. instead of 8:00 a.m.; and others associated with Silverstein Properties may have avoided danger due to the cancellation of a meeting on the 88th floor of the North Tower.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
“Lawfare” is the latest form of Israeli-AIPAC attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla
Ann Wright-MichaelMoore.com- Israel is hard at work to stop international citizen activists groups from 22 countries that form the Gaza Freedom Flotilla from sailing in less than 3 weeks to bring international attention to Israel’s brutal siege on Gaza. As a part of Israeli government propaganda, the civil society to civil society project is purposefully and wrongly portrayed by the Israeli government as sending weapons and “material support” to Gaza’s democratically elected government headed by Hamas, a group Israel and the United States have designated as a terrorist organization.
Extensive investigations by the United Nations, Turkey and even the Israeli government concluded there were no weapons on any of the 6 ships of the 2010 flotilla and that the cargo was consigned to non-governmental organizations in Gaza. But, the Israeli government never lets truth get in the way of its propaganda machine!
...The lawsuit was on behalf of a Canadian-Israeli citizen and asks for an interim and permanent injunction to stop the Canadian Boat to Gaza initiative "from continuing to raise funds, purchasing equipment or supplies, and purchasing or renting a vessel for the purpose of delivering goods or funds to the Gaza Strip." The lawsuit also wants to block the Canadian grassroots group "from sending goods, funds or any other material support, directly or indirectly, to Hamas or any of its representatives, and/or from aiding and abetting Hamas by assisting in bringing imports and exports to and from the Gaza Strip."
In addition, the Canadian-Israeli citizen, 68-year old Cherna Rosenberg, wants $1 million in damages "for trauma and injuries suffered as a consequence of the defendants' conspiracy" from the time she lived in the Israeli town of Sderot, where she "endured the constant and relentless mortar attacks emanating from Gaza."
The lawsuit’s aim is to continue the Israeli government’s six decade control over the economic future of Gaza by refusing to allow the export and import of goods by sea and the free movement of Palestinian people without the approval of either the Israeli or Egyptian government.
One would hope that a counter-suit by a citizen of Gaza would be brought asking for millions of dollars in damages for the daily attacks on Gaza by the Israeli Defense Forces “for trauma and injuries suffered as a consequence of Israel’s aggression on civilians” in all parts of Gaza where “they endured constant and relentless attacks by F-16s, Apache gunships, naval bombardment, drones, white phosphorus, dense inert metal explosive bombs and countless other weapons.”
Lawsuits in the US against companies offering services to participating ships
A second lawsuit attempts to prevent the flotilla from sailing by bringing lawsuits in the United States against companies that provide services to ships in the flotilla. Read more
Extensive investigations by the United Nations, Turkey and even the Israeli government concluded there were no weapons on any of the 6 ships of the 2010 flotilla and that the cargo was consigned to non-governmental organizations in Gaza. But, the Israeli government never lets truth get in the way of its propaganda machine!
...The lawsuit was on behalf of a Canadian-Israeli citizen and asks for an interim and permanent injunction to stop the Canadian Boat to Gaza initiative "from continuing to raise funds, purchasing equipment or supplies, and purchasing or renting a vessel for the purpose of delivering goods or funds to the Gaza Strip." The lawsuit also wants to block the Canadian grassroots group "from sending goods, funds or any other material support, directly or indirectly, to Hamas or any of its representatives, and/or from aiding and abetting Hamas by assisting in bringing imports and exports to and from the Gaza Strip."
In addition, the Canadian-Israeli citizen, 68-year old Cherna Rosenberg, wants $1 million in damages "for trauma and injuries suffered as a consequence of the defendants' conspiracy" from the time she lived in the Israeli town of Sderot, where she "endured the constant and relentless mortar attacks emanating from Gaza."
The lawsuit’s aim is to continue the Israeli government’s six decade control over the economic future of Gaza by refusing to allow the export and import of goods by sea and the free movement of Palestinian people without the approval of either the Israeli or Egyptian government.
One would hope that a counter-suit by a citizen of Gaza would be brought asking for millions of dollars in damages for the daily attacks on Gaza by the Israeli Defense Forces “for trauma and injuries suffered as a consequence of Israel’s aggression on civilians” in all parts of Gaza where “they endured constant and relentless attacks by F-16s, Apache gunships, naval bombardment, drones, white phosphorus, dense inert metal explosive bombs and countless other weapons.”
Lawsuits in the US against companies offering services to participating ships
A second lawsuit attempts to prevent the flotilla from sailing by bringing lawsuits in the United States against companies that provide services to ships in the flotilla. Read more
US Labor Officials: Stop scabbing for apartheid -- withdraw from Israel bonds "celebration"
Labor for Palestine- “[All of Palestinian labor] calls on trade unions around the world to actively show solidarity with the Palestinian people by. . . . divesting from Israel Bonds and all Israeli and international companies and institutions complicit in Israel’s occupation, colonization and apartheid.”Palestinian Trade Union Coalition for BDS (PTUC-BDS), May 4, 2011[1]
The undersigned labor, anti-apartheid and human rights activists call on you — Dennis Hughes (President of the New York State AFL-CIO) and Stuart Appelbaum (President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union and head of the Jewish Labor Committee) — to respect the above call from Palestinian labor by withdrawing as “Honoree” and “Chair,” respectively, of the “State of Israel Bonds” fundraiser in New York City on June 13, 2011.[2]
For decades, top U.S. labor officials have effectively scabbed on Palestinian workers by investing billions — the exact amount has not been made public — from union members’ pension funds in State of Israel Bonds, a pillar of apartheid that enjoys tax-exempt status from the U.S. government.
Whitewashing this betrayal is the Histadrut, the Zionist labor federation[3], and its “progressive” U.S. mouthpiece, the Jewish Labor Committee.[4]
Obscenely, the Israel Bonds “celebration” on June 13 follows the May 15 Israeli massacre of unarmed Palestinian refugees exercising their right to return, the first anniversary of the deadly May 31, 2010 Israeli attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, and Israeli prime minister Netanyahu’s arrogant U.S. tour.
Meanwhile, the world is inspired by mass, democratic revolutions in the Middle East that challenge U.S./Israeli-backed neoliberalism, dictatorship and oppression. At the heart of this revolution, Palestinian labor has reiterated its longstanding appeal for unions everywhere to support the growing movement for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS). Read more
The undersigned labor, anti-apartheid and human rights activists call on you — Dennis Hughes (President of the New York State AFL-CIO) and Stuart Appelbaum (President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union and head of the Jewish Labor Committee) — to respect the above call from Palestinian labor by withdrawing as “Honoree” and “Chair,” respectively, of the “State of Israel Bonds” fundraiser in New York City on June 13, 2011.[2]
For decades, top U.S. labor officials have effectively scabbed on Palestinian workers by investing billions — the exact amount has not been made public — from union members’ pension funds in State of Israel Bonds, a pillar of apartheid that enjoys tax-exempt status from the U.S. government.
Whitewashing this betrayal is the Histadrut, the Zionist labor federation[3], and its “progressive” U.S. mouthpiece, the Jewish Labor Committee.[4]
Obscenely, the Israel Bonds “celebration” on June 13 follows the May 15 Israeli massacre of unarmed Palestinian refugees exercising their right to return, the first anniversary of the deadly May 31, 2010 Israeli attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, and Israeli prime minister Netanyahu’s arrogant U.S. tour.
Meanwhile, the world is inspired by mass, democratic revolutions in the Middle East that challenge U.S./Israeli-backed neoliberalism, dictatorship and oppression. At the heart of this revolution, Palestinian labor has reiterated its longstanding appeal for unions everywhere to support the growing movement for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS). Read more
Israel to build museum on historic Muslim Cemetery
Wafa– The Planning and Construction Committee of the Israeli Municipality of Jerusalem Thursday gave approval to build the Museum of Tolerance on the site of an ancient historic Muslim cemetery in Mamilla, an area outside Jerusalem's Old City west of the Jaffa Gate, according to Haaretz newspaper.
The project is being done by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Jewish American group that has built a similar museum in Los Angeles.
Construction of the museum was to begin in 2008 but the Center halted the project due to the then economic crisis. Read more
The project is being done by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Jewish American group that has built a similar museum in Los Angeles.
Construction of the museum was to begin in 2008 but the Center halted the project due to the then economic crisis. Read more
UNRWA calls to protect lives of Palestinian refugees in Syria
Wafa– The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Thursday called for ensuring security and protection to Palestinian refugees in Syria.
UNRWA called on all concerned parties to protect the sanctity of human lives as required under international law, protect the safety and dignity of every person and ensure no further loss of lives.
Filippo Grandi, UNRWA Commissioner-General, said in a statement that he feels deeply saddened by the loss of lives and injuries among Palestinian refugees during Syria’s recent events, including the recent events in Yarmouk refugee camp, home for a third of Syria’s Palestinian refugees. Read more
UNRWA called on all concerned parties to protect the sanctity of human lives as required under international law, protect the safety and dignity of every person and ensure no further loss of lives.
Filippo Grandi, UNRWA Commissioner-General, said in a statement that he feels deeply saddened by the loss of lives and injuries among Palestinian refugees during Syria’s recent events, including the recent events in Yarmouk refugee camp, home for a third of Syria’s Palestinian refugees. Read more
UNRWA: Record number of children displaced by West Bank demolitions
Wafa- A record number of Palestinian children have been displaced as a result of Israeli demolition of homes in the West Bank, the United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) said in a new release published Thursday.
“Demolitions saw 67 children displaced in May, the highest monthly figure so far this year - 64 in Area C and 3 in East Jerusalem,” said UNRWA spokesman, Chris Gunness, documenting the latest monthly figures relating to the Israeli practice of demolitions and forced demolitions in the West Bank.
Under the Israeli zoning policy in the occupied Palestinian territory, Palestinians are allowed to build in just 13% of occupied East Jerusalem and 1% of Area C in the West Bank, which are already heavily built up. Read more
“Demolitions saw 67 children displaced in May, the highest monthly figure so far this year - 64 in Area C and 3 in East Jerusalem,” said UNRWA spokesman, Chris Gunness, documenting the latest monthly figures relating to the Israeli practice of demolitions and forced demolitions in the West Bank.
Under the Israeli zoning policy in the occupied Palestinian territory, Palestinians are allowed to build in just 13% of occupied East Jerusalem and 1% of Area C in the West Bank, which are already heavily built up. Read more
Israel arrests 3 over Golan protests
Ma'an-AFP- Israeli police have arrested three people in the Golan Heights town of Majdal Shams, accusing them of throwing stones during protests, a spokeswoman said on Thursday. Read more
Video: East Jerusalem family on 'sharing their home with settlers'
The Guardian- Muna and Muhammed are 12-year-old twins living in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem. Settlers have taken over the front of their home, but the family continue to live in the rest of the house.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Rafah to reopen under specified agreement
IMEMC- The Rafah border crossing is to reopen following four days closure.
The border between Gaza and Egypt at Rafah has reopened according to Gaza border official Ayyoub Abu Sha'ar. The border had been closed by Hamas in protest at closures, delays and limits enforced by Egyptian authorities that were not discussed with Hamas.
Dozens of Palestinians stormed the Egyptian terminal on Saturday after Egypt unexpectedly closed its side of the border. The border was reopened to foot passengers however Hamas complained that elderly and sick passengers could still not cross. Read more
The border between Gaza and Egypt at Rafah has reopened according to Gaza border official Ayyoub Abu Sha'ar. The border had been closed by Hamas in protest at closures, delays and limits enforced by Egyptian authorities that were not discussed with Hamas.
Dozens of Palestinians stormed the Egyptian terminal on Saturday after Egypt unexpectedly closed its side of the border. The border was reopened to foot passengers however Hamas complained that elderly and sick passengers could still not cross. Read more
US Lawmakers say Israeli settlements impede peace process
Wafa– A delegation of five US Congress representatives Tuesday criticized Israeli settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian territory describing the settlements as an impediment to peace.
Speaking after meeting Foreign Minister Riyad Malki in Ramallah, Congressman John Yarmouth said “the settlement policy is an impediment to the peace process and to negotiations,” urging Israel to “follow a different perspective.”
He called on Palestinians and Israelis to resume negotiations, stressing that the two sides should not put pre-conditions for resumption of negotiations.
Congressman Steve Cohen said the visit aimed to accelerate the peace process. He encouraged both Israelis and Palestinians to take actions, resume negotiations and give peace a chance. Read more
Speaking after meeting Foreign Minister Riyad Malki in Ramallah, Congressman John Yarmouth said “the settlement policy is an impediment to the peace process and to negotiations,” urging Israel to “follow a different perspective.”
He called on Palestinians and Israelis to resume negotiations, stressing that the two sides should not put pre-conditions for resumption of negotiations.
Congressman Steve Cohen said the visit aimed to accelerate the peace process. He encouraged both Israelis and Palestinians to take actions, resume negotiations and give peace a chance. Read more
OPEC funds scholarships for Palestinian refugee students
Wafa- OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) and the United Nations Refugee and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Tuesday signed a $1 million agreement for the benefit of Palestinian refugee students, according to an UNRWA press release.
It said that the contribution will be used to fund scholarships for refugee students in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, the West Bank and Gaza.
“The contribution will allow young Palestine refugees who excel academically and would otherwise be unable to afford tertiary education to attend university by covering the cost of tuition for the whole duration of their degree and cover the period from 2011 to 2016,” said the release.
It also said that the $1 million from OFID “will not only allow around 100 Palestine refugee students to create a better future for themselves but will also contribute to the economic and social development of the Palestine refugee community as a whole by creating a skilled workforce.” Read more
It said that the contribution will be used to fund scholarships for refugee students in Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, the West Bank and Gaza.
“The contribution will allow young Palestine refugees who excel academically and would otherwise be unable to afford tertiary education to attend university by covering the cost of tuition for the whole duration of their degree and cover the period from 2011 to 2016,” said the release.
It also said that the $1 million from OFID “will not only allow around 100 Palestine refugee students to create a better future for themselves but will also contribute to the economic and social development of the Palestine refugee community as a whole by creating a skilled workforce.” Read more
Aid association says Israeli restrictions hamper development
Wafa- The Israeli government must remove movement and access restrictions which impede the work of humanitarian and development agencies in all areas of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, Wednesday said a coalition of development agencies.
The Association of International Development Agencies (AIDA), representing 84 international humanitarian and development agencies working in the Palestinian territory, said in a report “that civilian population must be allowed to enjoy basic rights guaranteed in international law, including the right to freedom of mhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifovement and choice of residence, the right to an adequate standard of living, adequate housing, and access to education and healthcare.”
It described the situation in the Palestinian Territory as “increasingly difficult humanitarian conditions … particularly in those areas most affected by restrictions on movement and access.” Read more
The Association of International Development Agencies (AIDA), representing 84 international humanitarian and development agencies working in the Palestinian territory, said in a report “that civilian population must be allowed to enjoy basic rights guaranteed in international law, including the right to freedom of mhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifovement and choice of residence, the right to an adequate standard of living, adequate housing, and access to education and healthcare.”
It described the situation in the Palestinian Territory as “increasingly difficult humanitarian conditions … particularly in those areas most affected by restrictions on movement and access.” Read more
US calls on Israel to investigate Mosque burning
Wafa– The United States Tuesday called on Israel to investigate the burning of a mosque in the West Bank earlier that day.
A State Department statement said “The United States condemns the burning and vandalizing of a mosque in the West Bank village of Al-Mughayyir.”
It said “this attack is the latest of several such acts of violence against West Bank mosques. These incidents have served to undermine efforts to promote a comprehensive peace in the region. We call on the Israeli government to investigate this attack and bring the perpetrators to justice, and for calm from all parties.” Read more
A State Department statement said “The United States condemns the burning and vandalizing of a mosque in the West Bank village of Al-Mughayyir.”
It said “this attack is the latest of several such acts of violence against West Bank mosques. These incidents have served to undermine efforts to promote a comprehensive peace in the region. We call on the Israeli government to investigate this attack and bring the perpetrators to justice, and for calm from all parties.” Read more
Former Norwegian premier granted honorary Palestinian passport
Wafa– President Mahmoud Abbas Wednesday granted the former Prime Minister of Norway, Kare Willoch, the Palestinian passport in recognition of his efforts in the peace process and support to establish a Palestinian state.
Abbas received Willoch in his headquarter in Ramallah and praised the Norwegian support for the Palestinian Authority and efforts towards achieving a just and comprehensive peace.
He briefed Willoch on the latest updates in the stalled peace process, particularly after the Palestinian approval of the French peace initiative. Read more
Abbas received Willoch in his headquarter in Ramallah and praised the Norwegian support for the Palestinian Authority and efforts towards achieving a just and comprehensive peace.
He briefed Willoch on the latest updates in the stalled peace process, particularly after the Palestinian approval of the French peace initiative. Read more
Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian fields near Hebron
Wafa– Jewish settlers Wednesday set fire to nearly 20 dunums of Palestinian fields near Bani Na'im, a town east of Hebron, according to the civil defense in Hebron.
A spokesman for the civil defense said that settlers from the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba set fire to vineyards, peaches, plum and olive fields causing severe financial loss to Palestinian farmers. Read more
A spokesman for the civil defense said that settlers from the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba set fire to vineyards, peaches, plum and olive fields causing severe financial loss to Palestinian farmers. Read more
Reporters Without Borders outraged at dismissal of case against Israeli army
Wafa- Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Wednesday said it was appalled by reports that a French judge had dismissed a French journalist’s complaint against the Israeli authorities on the grounds that the lack of Israeli cooperation prevented him from pursuing the investigation.
Jacques-Marie Bourget, former Paris-Match correspondent in Ramallah, was seriously injured while covering the second Intifada in October 2000. He sustained a gunshot injury that was operated on locally after the Israeli military refused to transfer him. He was subsequently repatriated to France with great difficulty and hospitalized there.
French doctors considered Bourget to be 45% permanently disabled.
Forensic examination of the bullet that was withdrawn from his lung on June 29, 2001 established that it was Israeli-made and had been fired from an M-16 assault rifle, a gun widely used by the Israel army.
“This finding supported Bourget’s claim that Israeli soldiers had deliberately fired on him, as did the murder of his interpreter, Abdel Hamid Khorti, a few days after his repatriation,” said an RSF release. Read more
Jacques-Marie Bourget, former Paris-Match correspondent in Ramallah, was seriously injured while covering the second Intifada in October 2000. He sustained a gunshot injury that was operated on locally after the Israeli military refused to transfer him. He was subsequently repatriated to France with great difficulty and hospitalized there.
French doctors considered Bourget to be 45% permanently disabled.
Forensic examination of the bullet that was withdrawn from his lung on June 29, 2001 established that it was Israeli-made and had been fired from an M-16 assault rifle, a gun widely used by the Israel army.
“This finding supported Bourget’s claim that Israeli soldiers had deliberately fired on him, as did the murder of his interpreter, Abdel Hamid Khorti, a few days after his repatriation,” said an RSF release. Read more
Civil Peace Service to monitor human rights in Gaza waters
Wafa– Civil Peace Service - Gaza (CPSGAZA) Wednesday launched the international boat, Olivia, to monitor human rights in Gaza waters, according to activist Ruqaia Samrai.
She told WAFA that a group of international and Palestinian activists launched the boat Olivia as the first official mission in Gaza waters to document Israeli violations against Palestinian fishermen.
She said Gaza fishermen “need protection and help to fish and feed their http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.giffamilies.”
Samrai insisted that the main mission of Olivia is to monitor the Israeli violations, stressing that they will also protect Palestinian fishermen and help them.
CPSGAZA crew, which consists of citizens from Spain, U.S., Italy and Belgium, will accompany Gaza’s fishermen to monitor and document the Israeli violations of international law.
International Olivia boat project was announced April during the Bilin Sixth International Conference for Popular Resistance with support from international and Palestinian organizations. Read more
She told WAFA that a group of international and Palestinian activists launched the boat Olivia as the first official mission in Gaza waters to document Israeli violations against Palestinian fishermen.
She said Gaza fishermen “need protection and help to fish and feed their http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.giffamilies.”
Samrai insisted that the main mission of Olivia is to monitor the Israeli violations, stressing that they will also protect Palestinian fishermen and help them.
CPSGAZA crew, which consists of citizens from Spain, U.S., Italy and Belgium, will accompany Gaza’s fishermen to monitor and document the Israeli violations of international law.
International Olivia boat project was announced April during the Bilin Sixth International Conference for Popular Resistance with support from international and Palestinian organizations. Read more
Jewish extremists desecrate Al-Aqsa Mosque
Wafa– Extremist Jewish groups Wednesday desecrated al-Aqsa Mosque, one of Islam’s holiest sites, in Jerusalem’s Old City by drinking wine and breaking the empty bottles on its ground to celebrate the Jewish Shavout holiday, according to Muslim Waqf officials.
Large groups of Jews entered the yards of Al-Aqsa Mosque through Magharbe Gate, near the Western Wall, under heavy Israeli police protection.
After walking through the yards, singing and dancing, they opened wine bottles and started drinking in spite of the sanctity of the place while police did not intervene to stop them.
Islam prohibits drinking wine or any kind of liquor and considers it a serious moral and religious offense.
Muslim worshipers at al-Aqsa Mosque compound, offended by this act, chanted religious slogans against the extremist Jews as police prevented any kind of contact between the two groups. Read more
Large groups of Jews entered the yards of Al-Aqsa Mosque through Magharbe Gate, near the Western Wall, under heavy Israeli police protection.
After walking through the yards, singing and dancing, they opened wine bottles and started drinking in spite of the sanctity of the place while police did not intervene to stop them.
Islam prohibits drinking wine or any kind of liquor and considers it a serious moral and religious offense.
Muslim worshipers at al-Aqsa Mosque compound, offended by this act, chanted religious slogans against the extremist Jews as police prevented any kind of contact between the two groups. Read more
Israeli checkpoint repairs to divert settler traffic into Palestinian villages
Ma'an- ...The diversion will take settlers from four illegally built settlements in the northern West Bank into Area B, a zone under Palestinian civilian control, and Israeli military control. Settlers enjoy free movement through more than 60 percent of the West Bank demarcated as Area C under the Oslo Accords signed in the 1990s, and have some access to Area B.
The Palestinian Authority said it was carrying out the road work in coordination with Israeli authorities.
Settler violence against Palestinians in the northern West Bank has risen over the last month, with three incidents reported in the past week.
Two agricultural fields were set ablaze by settlers in the region, and 12 cars were vandalized in the wake of a settler outpost evacuation near Shilo, an illegal settlement south of Nablus. Read more
The Palestinian Authority said it was carrying out the road work in coordination with Israeli authorities.
Settler violence against Palestinians in the northern West Bank has risen over the last month, with three incidents reported in the past week.
Two agricultural fields were set ablaze by settlers in the region, and 12 cars were vandalized in the wake of a settler outpost evacuation near Shilo, an illegal settlement south of Nablus. Read more
Obama, Merkel: Palestinian statehood bid to be avoided
Ma'an- US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agree that Palestinians should not seek recognition of a state at the UN in September, Obama said in a news conference Tuesday. Read more
UN: West Bank labor market 'deteriorating'
Ma'an- Employment numbers in the West Bank are falling, and real wages are following suit, a new report from the UN's Near East refugee agency said Wednesday.
The findings, officials say, "challenge the conventional picture of a flourishing West Bank economy."
Refugees were worst hit by the declining labor conditions, UNRWA said, which were measured for the second half of 2010.http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif
While employment grew, labor force participation declined at a higher rate, the agency said, assuming some of those dropping out of the labor market were giving up on finding jobs.
According to UNRWA's findings, the real unemployment rate in the West Bank stood at 25 percent in the second half of 2010, up from 23.5 percent in 2009.
In addition to what UNRWA cataloged as a real increase in unemployment, its study found that workers were able to purchase less with their earnings, as inflation on consumer goods outpaced wage increases. The real value of wages declined three percent, the study reported. Read more
The findings, officials say, "challenge the conventional picture of a flourishing West Bank economy."
Refugees were worst hit by the declining labor conditions, UNRWA said, which were measured for the second half of 2010.http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif
While employment grew, labor force participation declined at a higher rate, the agency said, assuming some of those dropping out of the labor market were giving up on finding jobs.
According to UNRWA's findings, the real unemployment rate in the West Bank stood at 25 percent in the second half of 2010, up from 23.5 percent in 2009.
In addition to what UNRWA cataloged as a real increase in unemployment, its study found that workers were able to purchase less with their earnings, as inflation on consumer goods outpaced wage increases. The real value of wages declined three percent, the study reported. Read more
PLO leader slams US, German stance as 'counterproductive'
Ma'an- "People do not negotiate their right to statehood. Rather, this is an inherent right," a PLO official lashed out Wednesday in the wake of US and German statements demanding Palestinian officials abort plans to seek UN recognition of statehood.
"Far from acting unilaterally, Palestinians are bringing their case for statehood before the United Nations, the world’s preeminent multilateral body. Self-determination and respect for the sovereignty of nations are principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter, making the UN a natural forum to resolve this issue," Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization's Executive Committee said in a statement. Read more
"Far from acting unilaterally, Palestinians are bringing their case for statehood before the United Nations, the world’s preeminent multilateral body. Self-determination and respect for the sovereignty of nations are principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter, making the UN a natural forum to resolve this issue," Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization's Executive Committee said in a statement. Read more
Re-open the USS Liberty Case: 44 years after attack, US Politicians still cover for Israel
Salem-News, Ed Hunt – A year after the bloody Israeli attack on the Mavi Marmara, the Turkish humanitarian aid ship bound for Gaza, I am reminded of an earlier Israeli attack on another ship that took place several decades ago.
The 8th of June marks a little noticed anniversary date that should live in infamy in the annals of modern US history. It was the day, during the 1967 war, that the Israel attacked the US spy ship, the USS Liberty, off the coast of Egypt. Thirty four US servicemen were killed and one hundred seventy two were wounded in this well documented, unprovoked attack.
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“Accidental” is what Israel, and her defenders proclaim. It was an Egyptian ship, they “mistakenly” thought. Specifically, an out-of-service Egyptian horse carrier, the Israeli government later explained, with the most ‘heartfelt regret.’ It’s their story and they’re sticking to it. How many Egyptian vessels were flying an oversized US flag (riddled with bullet holes from Israeli weapons fire) the Israelis are at a loss for words.
According to the ‘Independent Commission of Inquiry into the Attack on the USS Liberty’, this accidental air and naval attack lasted two hours “during which time unmarked Israeli aircraft dropped napalm canisters on the Liberty’s bridge, and fired 30mm cannons and rockets, causing 821 holes, more than 100 of which were rocket size; survivors estimate 30 or more sorties were flown over the ship by a minimum of 12 attacking Israeli planes which were jamming all five American emergency radio channels.”
This ‘accident’ happened after only eight, yes eight, hours of aerial surveillance, on the Liberty, which had unmistakable American markings.
The 8th of June marks a little noticed anniversary date that should live in infamy in the annals of modern US history. It was the day, during the 1967 war, that the Israel attacked the US spy ship, the USS Liberty, off the coast of Egypt. Thirty four US servicemen were killed and one hundred seventy two were wounded in this well documented, unprovoked attack.
Related articles & reports
“Accidental” is what Israel, and her defenders proclaim. It was an Egyptian ship, they “mistakenly” thought. Specifically, an out-of-service Egyptian horse carrier, the Israeli government later explained, with the most ‘heartfelt regret.’ It’s their story and they’re sticking to it. How many Egyptian vessels were flying an oversized US flag (riddled with bullet holes from Israeli weapons fire) the Israelis are at a loss for words.
According to the ‘Independent Commission of Inquiry into the Attack on the USS Liberty’, this accidental air and naval attack lasted two hours “during which time unmarked Israeli aircraft dropped napalm canisters on the Liberty’s bridge, and fired 30mm cannons and rockets, causing 821 holes, more than 100 of which were rocket size; survivors estimate 30 or more sorties were flown over the ship by a minimum of 12 attacking Israeli planes which were jamming all five American emergency radio channels.”
This ‘accident’ happened after only eight, yes eight, hours of aerial surveillance, on the Liberty, which had unmistakable American markings.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Israel prepares to approve 4100 new units for Israeli settlers in East Jerusalem
IMEMC- The Israeli Interior Ministry, and the so-called Construction and Planning Committee, are preparing to officially approve 4100 units for Jewish settlers in occupied East Jerusalem.
A special committee, appointed two months ago by the Israeli Interior Minister, Eli Yishai, will be holding its first session on June 14 to look into approving 4100 units in the illegal settlements of Ramat Shlomo, Gilo, Pisgat Zeev, and Har Homa. All built on Palestinian lands illegally annexed by Israel. Read more
A special committee, appointed two months ago by the Israeli Interior Minister, Eli Yishai, will be holding its first session on June 14 to look into approving 4100 units in the illegal settlements of Ramat Shlomo, Gilo, Pisgat Zeev, and Har Homa. All built on Palestinian lands illegally annexed by Israel. Read more
Extremist Jewish groups break into Al-Aqsa yards
Wafa– Israeli police Tuesday allowed extremist Jewish groups to enter al-Aqsa mosque yards, where they roamed under heavy police protection.
Witnesses said Israeli police surrounded Palestinian worshippers and threatened to detain them if they chanted religious slogans at the extremist groups. Read more
Witnesses said Israeli police surrounded Palestinian worshippers and threatened to detain them if they chanted religious slogans at the extremist groups. Read more
Weekly Report: 13 Palestinians injured in West Bank at end of May
Wafa- Israeli forces injured 13 Palestinians in West Bank incidents during the week between May 25 and 31, said the weekly report of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OCHA).
Israeli forces injured 13 Palestinians in weekly protests and during search and arrest operations throughout the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, said OCHA.
Thus far in 2011, 699 Palestinians and 47 Israeli soldiers and policemen were injured in conflict related incidents in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, 6% increase and 44% decline, respectively, compared to the equivalent period of 2010. Read more
Israeli forces injured 13 Palestinians in weekly protests and during search and arrest operations throughout the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, said OCHA.
Thus far in 2011, 699 Palestinians and 47 Israeli soldiers and policemen were injured in conflict related incidents in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, 6% increase and 44% decline, respectively, compared to the equivalent period of 2010. Read more
Palestinian cabinet calls for international protection for Palestinians, declares financial crisis
Wafa– The Palestinian cabinet Tuesday urged the international community to provide protection to the Palestinian people in the West Bank following Israeli settlers’ attack on a mosque in the West Bank village of Mughayyir, according to a statement issued following the weekly cabinet meeting.
It also admitted that the financial crisis it was facing made it difficult for it “to meet its obligations on time.”
“The Cabinet condemns settlers’ torching early today of the grand mosque in the village of Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah,” said the statement.
“The terrorist acts by the Israeli settlers against our people, their property and holy places demand immediate and quick international intervention to provide the necessary protection to our Palestinian people as a step toward ending the Israeli occupation,” said the statement. Read more
It also admitted that the financial crisis it was facing made it difficult for it “to meet its obligations on time.”
“The Cabinet condemns settlers’ torching early today of the grand mosque in the village of Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah,” said the statement.
“The terrorist acts by the Israeli settlers against our people, their property and holy places demand immediate and quick international intervention to provide the necessary protection to our Palestinian people as a step toward ending the Israeli occupation,” said the statement. Read more
Wafa News Agency monitors incitement and racism in Israeli media
Wafa- Palestine News and Information Agency (WAFA) monitored incitement and racism against the Palestinians and Arabs published by the Israeli media between May 27 and June 2.
Mordechai Kedar, an Israeli researcher and lecturer at Bar-Ilan University, published a racist article on NFC website under the title “Arabs Can’t Live Without War and Arms.”
He said that Netanyahu’s demand of a demilitarized Palestinian state is absurd and unacceptable for the Arabs, who live by the law of the gun, adding “perpetual conflicts are the core of an Arab’s existence.” Read more
Mordechai Kedar, an Israeli researcher and lecturer at Bar-Ilan University, published a racist article on NFC website under the title “Arabs Can’t Live Without War and Arms.”
He said that Netanyahu’s demand of a demilitarized Palestinian state is absurd and unacceptable for the Arabs, who live by the law of the gun, adding “perpetual conflicts are the core of an Arab’s existence.” Read more
3 Palestinians arrested in Majdal Shams, Israeli army enforces closure of the Golan
PNN- At dawn on Tuesday, the Israeli police arrested three young men from the town of Majdal Shams in the occupied Golan Heights after clashes erupted between local youth and Israeli soldiers.
Young men and women from Majdal Shams organized a protest that started late on Monday evening. The youngsters were protesting the Israeli military attack on Naksa Day protesters on Sunday across the border from Majdal Shams, which left 23 dead, according to Syrian TV. Read more
Young men and women from Majdal Shams organized a protest that started late on Monday evening. The youngsters were protesting the Israeli military attack on Naksa Day protesters on Sunday across the border from Majdal Shams, which left 23 dead, according to Syrian TV. Read more
Palestinians treated for gas inhalation as Israeli soldiers attack protest in northern West Bank
PNN- Scores of civilians suffered from tear gas inhalation as Israeli soldiers attacked a non-violent protest against the wall and settlements on Tuesday at the village of Nazlit Issa, near Tul-Karam city in the northern West Bank.
The protest was organized by the popular committee against the wall and settlements in the village and was meant to commemorate the 44th anniversary of the Naksa. Read more
The protest was organized by the popular committee against the wall and settlements in the village and was meant to commemorate the 44th anniversary of the Naksa. Read more
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