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Israel kidnap, unjustly jails Gaza engineer Abu Sisi - Green Left Weekly

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:36:04 +0000

Israel kidnap, unjustly jails Gaza engineer Abu Sisi
Green Left Weekly
In February 2011, the Deputy Engineer of Gaza's only electricity plant, Dirar Abu Sisi, travelled to Ukraine, his wife Veronika's native country, to seek citizenship after Israel's 2008-09 attack on the Gaza Strip. The ferocity of that war made him ...

Israeli Report Casting New Doubts on Shooting in Gaza - New York Times (blog)

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:30:20 +0000

New York Times (blog)

Israeli Report Casting New Doubts on Shooting in Gaza
New York Times (blog)
JERUSALEM — The images seen around the world were shocking: a young boy being shot dead as he crouched behind his father at a dusty junction in Gaza in September 2000. But the facts behind the images have been disputed almost from the start, and ...
Israeli government report disputes French TV claim about Gaza boy's death in ... Washington Post
Israel Explodes the 'Big Lie' – Gaza Al Dura Boy Wasn't Killed The Jewish Press
Why the al-Dura Blood Libel Still Matters Commentary Magazine
Reuters AlertNet - Jewish Daily Forward - The Australian
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Palestinian prisoners getting cell phones due to illicit connection with ... - Haaretz

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:22:39 +0000

Haaretz

Palestinian prisoners getting cell phones due to illicit connection with ...
Haaretz
Among those listed as having phones were Raad Sheikh, the Palestinian policeman who in 2000 led IDF soldiers Yossi Avrahami and Vadim Nurzhitz to the police station in Ramallah where they were lynched; Nasser Awis, the head of the Tanzim in Balata, ...

Keeping alive Gaza's culinary traditions - BBC News

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:08:37 +0000

BBC News

Keeping alive Gaza's culinary traditions
BBC News
Despite food shortages and irregular power supplies, people in Gaza are finding ways to keep their culinary traditions alive - and eat their own distinctive spicy dishes. Amid the loud whir of fans and clatter of plates in his kitchen, Asad Abu Haseera ...

Cigarette-smuggling Palestinian linked to Ari Halberstam's Brooklyn Bridge murder - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:58:13 +0000

Cigarette-smuggling Palestinian linked to Ari Halberstam's Brooklyn Bridge murder
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Baz reportedly called Askar his “Palestinian uncle. ” Halberstam, 16, was killed in the bridge attack. “I was very well aware of Askar since my son was murdered and the role he played in my son's case,” Halberstam's mother, Devorah, told the Forward ...

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Palestinian kids swept up in wave of Israeli arrests - NBCNews.com (blog)

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:05:27 +0000

NBCNews.com (blog)

Palestinian kids swept up in wave of Israeli arrests
NBCNews.com (blog)
His was only one of a recent wave of arrests of Palestinian children by Israeli authorities, human rights groups say. According to Defence for Children International (DCI), an independent non-governmental organization based in Geneva, Switzerland ...
Rights Group: Israeli Man in Police Uniform Sexually Abuses 2 Boys WAFA - Palestine News Agency
Israeli man 'sexually assaults' 2 boys in Jordan Valley Ma'an News Agency

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Report: Palestinian lost speech ability after PA torture - Jerusalem Post

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:58:34 +0000

Report: Palestinian lost speech ability after PA torture
Jerusalem Post
A Palestinian man who was detained by the Palestinian Authority security forces in Hebron has lost the ability to speak as a result of severe torture, according to a report released by the Independent Commission for Human Rights. Mohamed Abdel Karim ...

The KFC smugglers of Gaza - The Guardian

Sun, 19 May 2013 19:23:14 +0000

The Guardian

The KFC smugglers of Gaza
The Guardian
Gaza is not always what people think. You want a lion? An Egyptian bride in a wedding dress? Viagra? An SUV, a double-door fridge freezer that dispenses perfect ice cubes, cigarettes, guns, Belgian chocolate? No problem. Now, as well as the above, the ...
In Gaza, Everybody Needs a Little… Smuggled KFC? Algemeiner
A KFC Story, Smugglers from Gaza - City of Moms City of Moms (blog)
Forget danger, it?s too finger lickin? good - AsiaOne.com AsiaOne

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C'tee finds IDF didn't kill Palestinian boy al-Dura in 2000 - Jerusalem Post

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:48:17 +0000

Haaretz (blog)

C'tee finds IDF didn't kill Palestinian boy al-Dura in 2000
Jerusalem Post
IDF fire did not kill or injure Palestinian icon of the second intifada, 12-year-old Gazan boy, Muhammad al-Dura, or his father Jamal in 2000, an Israeli committee tasked with reviewing the incident said in a 36-page report presented to Prime Minister ...
Report on IDF shooting of Palestinian boy during intifada may cause Israel ... Haaretz (blog)
French TV report of Palestinian child's death baseless, Israel says The Australian
Israel denies its forces killed Palestinian boy The National
Jewish Daily Forward - Commentary Magazine - Press TV
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Supporters of abducted soldiers keep Sinai-Gaza border shut - Los Angeles Times

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:10:58 +0000

Ma'an News Agency

Supporters of abducted soldiers keep Sinai-Gaza border shut
Los Angeles Times
Egyptian relatives of border policeman Ahmed Abd el Hamid, who was among seven soldiers kidnapped last Thursday in northern Sinai, stage a sit-in at the Rafah, Sinai, border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on Sunday. (Roger Anis / AP) ...
Enraged by kidnapping, Egyptian police block Gaza border Reuters
Egypt closes Gaza crossing for third day Ma'an News Agency
Egypt Blocks Gaza Border After Kidnappings, Hundreds Of Palestinians Stranded Huffington Post
Al-Arabiya - BBC News - Jerusalem Post
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Newseum Dishonors Murdered Palestinian Journalists - PolicyMic - PolicyMic

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:47:13 +0000

PolicyMic

Newseum Dishonors Murdered Palestinian Journalists - PolicyMic
PolicyMic
Just two days before Palestinians were to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Nakba, the names of two Palestinian cameramen targeted and killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza last November were dropped from a dedication ceremony held to honor ...

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Police Mistreats Stranded Palestinians - Gaza - AllAfrica.com

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:24:38 +0000

Police Mistreats Stranded Palestinians - Gaza
AllAfrica.com
Egypt: Police Mistreats Stranded Palestinians - Gaza. 19 May 2013. A Gazan official has said that hundreds of stranded Palestinians, including members of parliament and patients, were mistreated by Egyptian police during their return from the Kingdom ...

Jordan eyes role in Israeli-Palestinian talks - Aljazeera.com

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:41:35 +0000

Aljazeera.com

Jordan eyes role in Israeli-Palestinian talks
Aljazeera.com
Instead, it should be viewed as a way for protecting Jordanian interests, including rights of Palestinian refugees many of whom have found shelter there, he said. Speaking about ties with other countries in the region, the prime minister claimed that ...

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Israel to return settlement's land to Palestinian owners - Xinhua

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:12:47 +0000

The National

Israel to return settlement's land to Palestinian owners
Xinhua
JERUSALEM, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The state of Israel announced on court last week that it would return the lands of a settlement evacuated in 2005 back to its original Palestinian owners, local media reported on Sunday. The announcement came after a ...
Palestinian activists sue Israel for the return of 6000 books The National
Land of West Bank settlement to be returned to original Palestinian owner Haaretz
Group: Israel to return seized land to Palestinian owners Ma'an News Agency
+972 Magazine - Independent commentary from Israel and the Palestinian territories - Boston Globe - Canada Free Press
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Palestinian scales Mt. Everest - Ynetnews

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:14:43 +0000

Ynetnews

Palestinian scales Mt. Everest
Ynetnews
Four alpinists from Arab countries scaled Mount Everest as part of a 64-man group, thus setting a triple mountain-conquering precedent: The first Palestinian, the first Saudi woman and the first Qatari national to climb to the top of the world's ...
First Saudi woman summits Mount Everest CNN International

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Palestinian Refugees In Egypt Exiled And Forgotten (PHOTOS) - Huffington Post - Huffington Post

Sat, 18 May 2013 21:17:27 +0000

The Daily Star

Palestinian Refugees In Egypt Exiled And Forgotten (PHOTOS) - Huffington Post
Huffington Post
GEZIRAT AL-FADEL, Egypt -- In 1948, Suleiman Mamoudi fled by foot with his parents and other families from their village of Bir el-Sabae in Palestine. The 28-year-old and his family walked west for several hundred miles, crossing the Sinai Peninsula ...
Photos: Palestinian refugees in Egypt San Jose Mercury News media center

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Israeli archive file shows that Israel's founder tried to erase Palestinian Nakba

Saed Bannoura — Sat, 18 May 2013 08:06:31 +0000

A new report published in the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz describes the information found in a newly-uncovered document in the government archives, which reveals that the first Israeli government, including the first Prime Minister David Ben Gurion, worked to re-write the history of Israel's founding in 1948 to deny the fact that over 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly expelled.

Gaza filmmakers look to 3D 'Scarecrow' film as a showcase - Raw Story

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:20:41 +0000

Raw Story

Gaza filmmakers look to 3D 'Scarecrow' film as a showcase
Raw Story
Filmmakers in Gaza have finished making what is believed to be the first Palestinian animated feature in 3D in a bid to show a fresh perspective on life through a child's eyes. Called “The Scarecrow”, the 40-minute production tells the story of a nine ...

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17 Palestinians Injured In The Al-Arroub Refugee Camp

Saed Bannoura — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:22:46 +0000

Friday, May 17, 2013; Palestinian medical sources reported that 17 Palestinians have been injured by rubber-coated metal bullets and gas bombs fired by Israeli soldiers invading the Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron.

25 Palestinians Injured Near Ramallah

IMEMC & Agencies — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:34:00 +0000

Friday evening, May 17 2013, Palestinian medical sources reported that approximately 25 Palestinians have been injured, including twelve who were shot by live rounds, during clashes that took place when Israeli soldiers invaded the Al-Jalazoun refugee camp and Silwad town, east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah.

It Takes a Smuggler to Satisfy KFC Cravings in Gaza - TIME

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:27:49 +0000

NPR (blog)

It Takes a Smuggler to Satisfy KFC Cravings in Gaza
TIME
While the 74-year-old secret recipe for his fried chicken has remained firmly under wraps, cravings for his deep-fried deliciousness have become so widespread that an entrepreneur has begun smuggling KFC to customers in the Gaza Strip using secret ...
Underground Tunnels Feed Gaza's Hankering For KFC NPR (blog)
KFC lovers in Gaza pay $30 for smuggled fried chicken Fox News
KFC smugglers now delivering fast food through Gaza tunnels, report says Washington Post (blog)
PerezHilton.com - MSN News
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Soldiers Break Into The Negev Detention Camp, Attack Detainees

Saed Bannoura — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:33:50 +0000

The Palestinian Detainees Study Center has reported that undercover forces of the Israeli military broke, on Thursday, into section 24 of the Negev detention camp, attacked the detainees and searched their beds and property.

Settlers attack West Bank farmer twice a week

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:55:36 +0000

Even if Israel considers settlement outposts to be illegal, it is still facilitating their construction.

Palestinian refugees are not at your service

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:31:04 +0000

Translator Moe Ali Nayel was shocked by the arrogance of a recent group of Harvard students interviewing in Sabra refugee camp.

KFC smuggled to Gaza from Egypt via tunnels– video - The Guardian

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:56:12 +0000

The Guardian

KFC smuggled to Gaza from Egypt via tunnels– video
The Guardian
A delivery company in Gaza is transporting Kentucky Fried Chicken from Egypt through underground tunnels for residents. Families order their meals a day in advance, and they are transported to the blockaded region through the Hamas-run tunnel system.

Army Kidnapped 28 Children In The first Half Of May, Dozens Injured

Saed Bannoura — Fri, 17 May 2013 00:03:23 +0000

293 Palestinian Children Kidnapped In The First Quarter Of 2013
According to reports by the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), based in Gaza, and the Wadi Hilweh Information Center, in Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem, Israeli soldiers continued their aggression against the Palestinian children, kidnaped 28 children, dozens of children have been injured by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the first half of this month.

Settler Installs Mobile Home In Palestinian Land near Jerusalem

Saed Bannoura — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:51:28 +0000

The Radio Bethlehem 2000 reported Thursday, May 16 2013, that an armed Israeli settler installed a mobile home in Nabi Samuel village, north west of occupied East Jerusalem.

'Arab Idol's' first contestant from Gaza grabs spotlight - CNN International

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:30:24 +0000

'Arab Idol's' first contestant from Gaza grabs spotlight
CNN International
(CNN) -- One contestant on "Arab Idol," the Middle Eastern version of American Idol, has been drawing attention because of more than just his impressive vocals. Mohammed Assaf, a 22-year-old college student, is the first "Arab Idol" finalist from Gaza.

Settlers Attack Schoolchildren Near Nablus

Saed Bannoura — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:41:48 +0000

Thursday May 16 2013, a number of extremist Israeli settlers attacked several schoolchildren in Orif village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.

Dutch probe sends warning to firms abetting Israel's crimes

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:35:18 +0000

A three-year probe may not have led to a criminal prosecution but it shows that cooperating with Israel carries that risk.

Porto Alegre is Palestine's friend, so why has it embraced Israel's war industry?

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:43:36 +0000

One day after visiting Palestine, Brazilian politician Tarso Genro signed a deal with Israeli arms firm Elbit.

Army Uproots Farmlands Near Nablus

IMEMC & Agencies — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:29:56 +0000

Thursday morning, May 16 2013, Israeli soldiers uprooted Palestinian agricultural lands that belong to a resident of Aqraba village, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus. The army claims that lands are “state property”.

Soldiers Kidnap 20 Palestinians In Hebron

Saed Bannoura — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:04:44 +0000

Thursday May 16 2013, Israeli soldiers kidnapped twenty Palestinians, mainly children, in the At-Tabaqa village, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and started interrogating them in alleged connection with a Molotov cocktail that burnt an Israeli military jeep during Wednesday clashes with the army.

Israel To Discuss “Legalization” Of Four Illegal West Bank Outposts

Saed Bannoura — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:21:02 +0000

Israeli daily, Ynetnews, reported that the Israeli government informed the Supreme Court that it is examining the legalization of four illegal settlement outposts, built on privately owned Palestinian lands.

Protests an "offensive" against settler attacks, West Bank villagers say

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:33:17 +0000

Residents of Deir Jarir and Silwad are holding regular protests against Israel’s theft of their land.

Life "no longer bearable" in Syria, says Palestinian refugee

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:50:42 +0000

Palestinians forced to flee Damascus are trying to survive on help from charities in Cairo.

FBI files reveal Anti-Defamation League spied on Arab students

Tue, 14 May 2013 21:16:48 +0000

Feds assumed ADL reports were passed on to Israeli government.

Oslo Freedom Forum founder’s ties to Islamophobes who inspired mass killer Anders Breivik

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:36:07 +0000

Norwegian government and Amnesty International co-sponsor “human rights” forum produced by group funded by big donors to Islamophobes who were cited by murderer.

In photos: revisiting the survivors of Israel's November assault on Gaza

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:05:16 +0000

Journalist finds out how those she photographed are coping months after the attacks.

Despite threats, students to commemorate Nakba at Tel Aviv University

Fri, 10 May 2013 21:21:11 +0000

Counter-demonstrators attacked last year’s event marking the anniversary of the dispossession of Palestine

Gazans pledge to rebuild

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:04:05 +0000

Emerging from the rubble, they hope to restore their lives.

Who will save the Palestinians?

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:03:12 +0000

Middle East historian says Palestinians must change the rules of resistance.

Waging the web wars

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:02:31 +0000

A new media expert examines how Hamas and Israel defended their positions online.

Israel's 'other voices' go unheard

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:01:54 +0000

In a climate of widespread support, Israeli opposition to the war struggles to be heard.

Gaza diary: To die with hope

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:01:18 +0000

One Gazan's diary of life under Israeli bombardment.

Displaced and desperate in Gaza

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 13:00:11 +0000

Palestinians say Israel's assault on Gaza evokes memories of the 'nakba'.

Arab-Israelis lament war on Gaza

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:59:30 +0000

Arabs in Israel say the war has increased divisions between Israeli-Arabs and Jews.

Who will save Israel from itself?

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:58:43 +0000

Historian says Israel's justifications for its war on Gaza are unravelling.

Gaza: The endless cycle of trauma

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:57:58 +0000

Middle East analyst Sandy Tolan explains how history is repeating itself.

Twitter: Live Gaza war updates

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:58:28 +0000

Latest updates on Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian men bear trauma of war

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:34:17 +0000

Al Jazeera reports on the growing mental health problems among Palestinian men.

Timeline: Gaza crisis

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:41:42 +0000

Key events in the war on Gaza.

Video: Injuries disturb Gaza medics

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:20:17 +0000

Doctors in Gaza struggle to treat deadly burns consistent with white phosphorus.

Video: Samouni family tragedy

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 06:15:43 +0000

Israeli forces demolished a house after ordering people to remain in it for safety.

Video: Gazans rebuilding mosques

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:24:08 +0000

Massive task begins after Israel's three-week onslaught on the Hamas-run Palestinian enclave.

Gaza conflict 'remains unsettled'

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:59:28 +0000

Alastair Crooke tells Al Jazeera Israel fell short and Hamas came out stronger from the war.

Video: Rebuilding Gaza tunnels

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:27:10 +0000

Tunnels between Egypt and Gaza are being rebuilt as border crossings remain closed.

War crimes convictions after Gaza?

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:07:15 +0000

If war crimes have been committed in Gaza, prosecuting suspects will not be simple.

Video: Baby born amid shelling

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:47:29 +0000

Nawal Samouni gave birth as Israeli troops shelled her home in Gaza.

Video: Israel accused over arms use

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:27:34 +0000

Israel's war on the Gaza Strip lasted three weeks and killed more than 1,300 people.

Palestinian factions united by war

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:33:59 +0000

But will the veneer of a unified front against Israel hold up to the ceasefires?

Video: Israel's political battle

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:49:00 +0000

Israeli leaders try to ride on Gaza offensive to election victory at home.

Video: Scorched earth tactics

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:33:36 +0000

Palestinians picking up the pieces say Israel practised a scorched earth policy.

Video: Unearthing Gaza destruction

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:16:21 +0000

While a halt in hostilities is being observed, the true scale of destruction inside Gaza is revealed.

Lebanese fear conflict with Israel

Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:55:56 +0000

Some Lebanese are concerned that southern Lebanon will become a second front in the war.

Hamas: We will win war in Gaza

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:27:12 +0000

Hamas political deputy sets out conditions for a ceasefire with Israel.

Gazans: 'We face a dark destiny'

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 08:12:56 +0000

Palestinians from the Gaza Strip explain how Israel's ground offensive is affecting them.

In the US, Gaza is a different war

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:41:54 +0000

Analyst says mainstream US media prioritises Israel's version of the conflict.

West Bank despair over Gaza assault

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:46:33 +0000

West Bank Palestinians say they feel powerless in the face of Israel's offensive.

Israel's fait accompli in Gaza

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:43:23 +0000

Expert says the war on Gaza leaves the US few options in the Middle East.

What is next for Gaza?

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:23:16 +0000

What are the possible scenarios once the dust settles in Gaza?

Arab leaders face Gaza test

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 13:18:10 +0000

Arab governments inviting popular ire for inaction against Israel's Gaza assault.

Tel Aviv rally decries Gaza assault

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:21:32 +0000

The Israeli left is split over its opposition to the assault on the Gaza Strip.

Hamas in the eyes of an expert

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:42:48 +0000

Author of several books on Hamas says the Islamic movement will come out victorious.

'War amongst the people'

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:14:45 +0000

Defence analyst assesses Israel's preparedness for a new type of conflict.

Israelis reflect on 'all-out war'

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:15:55 +0000

Ordinary Israelis share their views on the ongoing Gaza offensive.

Israel's failure to learn

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:55:22 +0000

Author says the war on Gaza will backfire on both Israel and the US.