News Highlights: A United Nations inquiry accuses the Israeli military of “negligence or recklessness” in its recent attacks on Gaza and calls for compensation for Palestinians; the full report was not released as the UN Secretary General rejected its call for a more complete investigation, as this inquiry was limited only to attacks on UN …
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Apr 28
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News Highlights: Israeli group Peace Now says the Israeli interior ministry has plans to expand the Maale Adumim settlement, adding another 6000 settler units. 17-year-old Palestinian teen shot by Jewish settler while working with his family in the fields; the bullet entered his back and exited through his chest. 37 Palestinians injured by Israeli forces …
Apr 21
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News Highlights: Israeli peace activists protest the Israeli military’s killing of a non-violent Palestinian protestor in Bilin. Hundreds of Palestinians face the demolition of their homes and livelihood in Hebron/Alkhalil, to allow for settlement expansion and infrastructure. Palestinian NGOs say Arab and Palestinian diplomats buckled to U.S. pressure to keep Palestine off the agenda at …
Apr 14
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News Highlights: Two more Palestinian patients die in Gaza due to the Israeli and Egyptian blockade, bringing the total number to 320. Israeli settlers attack a Palestinian ambulance in Hebron/Alkhalil, and the patient who has being taken home had to be returned to hospital. Palestinian political prisoners start radio show to have contact with relatives …
Apr 07
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News Highlights: 14-year-old Palestinian boy shot by Israeli forces in Qalqilya, reminiscent of the recent shooting of U.S. activist Tristan Anderson who is still in critical condition. Israel demolishes Palestinian homes in Jerusalem, as extremist settlers attack Palestinians in another area of Jerusalem. Independent fact-finding mission says Israeli military forces committed serious violations of international …
Mar 31
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News Highlights: Israeli forces violently disperse a Land Day demonstration in Hebron/AlKhalil, and arrest a German citizen. Dr. Mustafa Bargouthi, a leading Palestinian politician, calls for an independent inquiry into Israeli atrocities in Gaza, after the Israeli military drops its investigation with no findings. British MP George Galloway, who was banned from entering Canada, spoke …
Mar 24
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News Highlights: Israeli troops shut down press conference with the parents of Tristan Anderson, the American peace activist shot by Israeli military during a non-violent protest. Clashes erupt in Umm al-Fahm after right-wing Israeli settlers parade through the mostly Palestinian town in the Galilee. Israeli High Court approves the seizure of more than 30 dunums …
Mar 17
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News Highlights: American peace activist Tristan Anderson is critically injured in Ni’lin after being shot in the head with a new type of teargas canister by the Israeli military. Israeli forces demolish the sixth floor of a multi-storey building in East Jerusalem, and other floors of the building are also under threat. Extremist Israeli politician …
Mar 10
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News Highlights: A Palestinian family who lost 29 members in Israeli attacks in January 2009, is suing PM Ehud Olmert and other Israeli officials for “criminal negligence”. Health system in Gaza was further devastated during the Israeli aggression earlier this year, with 15 hospitals and 41 clinics damaged. Israel plans to demolish six homes and …
Mar 03
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News Highlights: A high-ranking U.S. delegation is shocked to discover that items such as lentils and macaroni are included in the Israeli blockade on Gaza. The U.S. administration plans to spend most of its announced $900 million aid package on support for the appointed Palestinian Authority in Ramallah, not for reconstruction in Gaza; announcement came …