News Highlights: 10-year-old Palestinian boy shot dead near Nilin, as protests continue against the apartheid wall that will take 2500 dunums of village land; Israeli authorities are deporting 23-year-old Canadian human rights volunteer who was assisting the Nilin villagers. Palestinian officials say upcoming talks in Washington are the last chance for peace negotiations to succeed. …
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Jul 22
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News Highlights: Israeli soldier that was filmed shooting a bound and blindfolded Palestinian was released from police detention, because he said his commander told him 3 times to “shoot him”. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warns he will withdraw PA security forces from cities in the occupied West Bank unless the Israeli military halts their raids. …
Jul 15
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News Highlights: Palestinian toddler dies in Gaza Strip after being barred from transfer to a more specialized hospital elsewhere; the 19-month-old baby is the 204th Palestinian patient to die because of the ongoing Israeli closure. Israeli military forces continue their campaign against institutions in Nablus. Palestinian officials say they may suspend negotiations with Israel due …
Jul 08
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News Highlights: Israeli army invades Nablus, and shuts down several charitable institutions and confiscates their properties. Israeli forces also raid a popular shopping mall in Nablus, but local shoppers defy the two year closure. July 5th – Israeli army invades the village of Nilin near Ramallah, ordering a complete curfew and closing off all roads. …
Jul 01
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News Highlights: Red Cross official says that the Israeli siege on Gaza is having a devastating impact on all aspects of daily life and commerce. Palestinian prize-winning journalist Mohammed Omer is strip-searched and assaulted by Israeli security officials as a border crossing. A proposed amendment to an Israeli law will deny Palestinians the right to …
Jun 24
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News Highlights: The first violation of the Gaza ceasefire occurs when Israeli troops wound a 68-year-old Palestinian farmer in northern Gaza on June 23rd, 2008. Gaza truce remains shaky, as Israeli troops kill 2 Palestinians in the West Bank and Palestinian resistance fighters in Gaza respond by sending rockets into Israel. International donors to the …
Jun 17
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News Highlights: Israel announces it will build more settlement housing units in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank; this brings to nearly 8000 the number of new settlement units approved for construction since the Annapolis talks last November. Israel and Hamas agree to a six-month truce, to start on June 19, brokered by Egypt; …
Jun 10
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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
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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
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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 …