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Urgent: New demolition orders in Silwan
Posted on 18/05/2012 | 18/05/2012WarOnWant Save Silwan The Palestinian town of Silwan lies on the edge of East Jerusalem, just outside the walls of the Old City. Many Palestinian families in Silwan now live... -
Progress for Prisoners’ Movement: Palestinian Prisoners’ Mass Hunger Strike Concludes After Agreement is Reached
Posted on 18/05/2012 | 18/05/2012Addameer Ramallah, 15 May 2012 – After nearly a full month of fasting, around 2,000 Palestinian political prisoners ended last night their mass hunger strike upon reaching an agreement with... -
Palestinians to commemorate ‘Nakba’ day
Posted on 15/05/2012 | 15/05/2012Al Arabiya On Tuesday, Palestinians will commemorate the exodus of hundreds of thousands of their kin following the foundation of the Jewish state in 1948. Nakba Day, commemorated annually on... -
In photos: widespread solidarity with hunger striking Palestinian prisoners
Posted on 14/05/2012 | 14/05/2012EI <–[Click on url for photo journal] An estimated 2,000 Palestinian political prisoners are on an open-ended hunger strike that began on 17 April, Palestinian Prisoners’ Day. The strike is... -
May 17th: 24 hours of hunger in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
Posted on 14/05/2012 | 14/05/2012Their Fate is in Our Hands May 17th: 24 hours of hunger in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails Coming Thursday, May 17, will mark a month to the... -
The Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike
Posted on 14/05/2012 | 14/05/2012The Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike need your help, please share this with your friends to spread awareness about the biggest hunger strike in history.. Bilal Thiab … 77 Days... -
Slamming the door to justice on Palestinians
Posted on 14/05/2012 | 14/05/2012AlJazeera Israel’s ability to commit crimes against Palestinians with impunity relies on international complicity. Chicago, IL – There is a determined international effort to ensure that Palestinians are shut out... -
1,600 on hunger strike and the world doesn’t even bat an eyelid: Compelling eyewitness dispatch from the Israeli internment jails threatening a new Arab Spring
Posted on 14/05/2012 | 14/05/2012DailyMail The last letter Thaer Hahlaleh wrote to his wife Shireen was delivered by the Red Cross a few days before he began to refuse all nourishment on February 29.... -
Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahleh’s court hearing: Ruling postponed on their 66th day of hunger strike
Posted on 05/05/2012 | 05/05/2012Samidoun (Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network) The scheduled ruling of the Israeli Supreme Court on the appeal of hunger striking administrative detainees Thaer Halahleh and Bilal Diab was delayed “until further... -
We Shall Return The Story of Iqrit
Posted on 05/05/2012 | 05/05/2012ThisWeekInPalestine By Fida Jiryis “I don’t want to open all my wounds…,” says Maher Daoud, a descendent of Iqrit refugees, as we drive to the site where the village of... -
EVENT: ‘Occupation & Water Rights’
Posted on 05/05/2012 | 05/05/2012Leeds PSC and the Headingley Green Party co- hosted event. ‘Occupation & Water Rights’ Guest speaker, visiting Palestinian Zayneb Al-Shalalfeh (of the NGO ‘Life Source’ http://www.lifesource.ps) will report on and... -
The Massive Palestinian Hunger Strike: Traveling below the Western Radar
Posted on 05/05/2012 | 05/05/2012Richard Falk Blog Can anyone doubt that if there were more than 1300 hunger strikers in any country in the world other than Palestine, the media in the West would... -
Israel Plots an Endgame
Posted on 05/05/2012 | 05/05/2012Counterpunch Illegal Settlements Bonanza Israel Plots an Endgame by RAMZY BAROUD Israel’s colonization policies are entering an alarming new phase, comparable in historic magnitude to the original plans to colonize... -
Undercover Forces Kidnap Three Children In Jerusalem
Posted on 05/05/2012 | 05/05/2012IMEMC The two children who were kidnapped on Wednesday at dawn were identified as Hani Sarhan, 14, and Taha Sarhan, 10. On Tuesday, Israeli soldiers kidnapped Adnan Al-Joulani, 12, from... -
Thank you 60 Minutes
Posted on 30/04/2012 | 30/04/2012JVP <– Please click on url to go to external page where petition is held. On April 22, Bob Simon and the US news show “60 Minutes” shared the painful...