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Jun 10
This week …
News Highlights: 63-year-old Palestinian American man dies of a heart attack at Israeli checkpoint after suffering repeated abuse from the Israeli soldiers stationed there. Palestinians in Gaza face daily hardships due to the Israeli siege, including lining up to fill a few containers with fresh water to serious environmental damage due to the use of …
Jun 03
This week …
News Highlights: 12 Palestinians wounded and five taken prisoner by the Israeli army during a non-violent protest at the separation barrier in Bilin village. Palestinian NGOs welcome the decision of the British University and College Union to take steps to hold Israel accountable for its violations of international law and to send a delegation to …
May 27
This week …
News Highlights: Jimmy Carter says Israel has nuclear arsenal of 150 or more during a literary festival in Wales; he also states that Gaza blockade is a “human rights crime”. 163 Palestinian patients have now died in Gaza due to the Israeli siege that severely limits access to medical treatment. Israel has arrested more than …
May 20
This week …
News Highlights: Palestinian NGO, Al Haq, calls for investigation into the Israeli settler killing of a young Palestinian man near Ramallah on May 9th. International investors arrive in Bethlehem for investment conference, as Tony Blair promises easing of checkpoints in West Bank; many Palestinian NGOs are sceptical and say the conference is just another attempt …
May 13
This week …
News Highlights: UN demands an investigation into the killing of one of its Palestinian teachers by the Israeli military; Israeli soldiers blasted down the front door of an UNRWA teacher’s home with explosives, killing her immediately in the presence of her 3 children. Israeli police interrogate advisors to Mahmoud Abbas and Salam Fayyad in Jerusalem. …
May 06
This week …
News Highlights: Israeli military continues attacks in the Gaza Strip, killing one and injuring five on May 4 in Khan Younis, as Israel rejects Egyptian-sponsored ceasefire. 3 more Gazan patients die due to the Israeli blockade and lack of access to medical care. Dubai refuses to allow Lev Leviev jewellery stores to open after protest …
Apr 22
This week …
News Highlights: Human Rights Watch says Palestinian cameraman killed by Israeli tank fire may have been deliberately targeted. Hamas sends Egyptian mediators a draft proposal for a limited ceasefire with Israel. Hamas MPs call for Arab intervention to lift the blockade on Gaza. U.S. officials say they warned Jimmy Carter not to meet with Hamas …
Apr 15
This week …
News Highlights: On April 11th, Israeli military forces invade Bureij refugee camp in northern Gaza and kill 7 Palestinians, 6 of whom were children and teenagers. Palestinian Centre for Human Rights in Gaza issues urgent report that the Israeli ban on fuel supplies is paralysing all aspects of daily life, in the educational, health and …
Apr 08
This week …
News Highlights: Palestinian shepherd boy killed in hit and run by Israeli settler who left the boy to die on the road. Israeli Shin Bet leader says Israel must not remove any of its over 700 roadblocks in the West Bank until the apartheid wall is finished. Israeli police release 7 peace radio staffers from …