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Tag: Palestine

Palestine

Hamas calls for “Third Intifada” as air-strikes pound Gaza

Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal called Dec. 27 for a new uprising against Israel after air-strikes in the Gaza Strip killed more than 200. “I call upon you to carry out a third intifada,” Meshaal told his followers from Damascus in… Read moreHamas calls for “Third Intifada” as air-strikes pound Gaza

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PFLP leader Ahmed Saadat sentenced to 30 years

Ahmed Saadat, secretary-general of the Palestinian Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), was sentenced by an Israeli military court Dec. 25 to 30 years in prison for heading a “terrorist organization.” An Israeli army statement said Saadat, also a… Read morePFLP leader Ahmed Saadat sentenced to 30 years

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Palestine: Santa Claus strikes back on West Bank

Some 50 Palestinians—many decked out in Santa Claus costumes—hurled stones at Israeli security forces in the West Bank village of Bil’in Dec. 26 in a protest against the enclosure of village lands by the “Apartheid Wall.” Soldiers sought to disperse… Read morePalestine: Santa Claus strikes back on West Bank

Palestine

Report: West Bank settlements illegal —under Israeli law

A report released by the B’Tselem human rights group Dec. 22 states that the West Bank settlement of Ofra, northeast of Jerusalem, is in fact an “illegal” outpost even under Israeli law. Ofra, part of the Mateh Binyamin Regional Council,… Read moreReport: West Bank settlements illegal —under Israeli law

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Israeli high court orders “Apartheid Wall” rerouted at restive village

Israel’s Supreme Court ruled on Dec. 15 that the route of the West Bank “separation barrier” cannot be based on plans to expand Jewish settlements. The court rejected a plan that would route the wall through Bil’in village, on the… Read moreIsraeli high court orders “Apartheid Wall” rerouted at restive village

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West Bank settlers burn Palestinian fields to protest eviction

Right-wing settlers furious at the Israeli army’s eviction of the so-called House of Contention in Hebron invaded the northern West Bank city of Nablus Nov. 4, and set fire to fields and vehicles. Dozens were injured in Hebron as IDF… Read moreWest Bank settlers burn Palestinian fields to protest eviction

Palestine

Hajj becomes pawn in struggle for Gaza

For the first time since the 1973 Arab-Israeli war (at least), no Palestinians from the Gaza Strip are making the sacred annual pilgrimage to Mecca this year. Saudi Arabia, seeking to bolster the (Fatah) administration on the West Bank, asked… Read moreHajj becomes pawn in struggle for Gaza

Palestine

Israeli high court extends official discrimination

On Nov. 23, Israel’s Supreme Court issued a decision to allow the state until May 2009 to implement its ruling of February 2006 concerning the “National Priority Areas” (NPAs). In its 2006 decision, the court ruled that the government’s division… Read moreIsraeli high court extends official discrimination

Palestine

Elderly Palestinian couple evicted from Jerusalem home in night raid

Israeli police evicted a disabled Palestinian man and his wife from their East Jerusalem home of more than 50 years in a late-night raid early Nov. 9. The eviction followed a July Israeli supreme court order that found the home,… Read moreElderly Palestinian couple evicted from Jerusalem home in night raid

Palestine

Emanuel disavows dad’s diss of Arabs

President-elect Barack Obama‘s Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel apologized Nov. 14 for disparaging remarks made by his father about Arabs. Benjamin Emanuel, speaking about his son to an Israeli newspaper last week, said, “Obviously, he will influence the president to… Read moreEmanuel disavows dad’s diss of Arabs

Palestine

Palestinian forces arrest Hamas militants in West Bank

Palestinian security forces arrested 12 followers of Hamas in West Bank Nov. 16, in an ongoing crackdown against the Islamic movement. The arrests, by forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah, took place in Nablus, Salfeet and Hebron, a… Read morePalestinian forces arrest Hamas militants in West Bank

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UN reports condemn West Bank settlement

Speaking before the General Assembly, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said Israel’s ongoing efforts to build settlements in the West Bank is “illegal,” a breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention, and have lead to widespread human rights abuses against Palestinians. Ban’s… Read moreUN reports condemn West Bank settlement

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