News Highlights: At least 8 Palestinians killed on Oct. 23 by Israeli troops and 14 wounded. Israeli cabinet ministers call for military reoccupation of southern Gaza. Kidnappers release AP photographer just hours after he was seized in Gaza; meanwhile, Reuters cameraman held by Israel still in detention, despite judge’s ruling to release him. Members of …
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Oct 17
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News Highlights: Israeli soldiers kill at least two more Palestinians in Jenin, adding to at least 21 Palestinians including children killed in 5 days. UNRWA director appeals for more aid and says “Palestinians .. are living a real humanitarian catastrophe”; he also highlights the deteriorating educational system due to the economic blockade. Italian journalists report …
Oct 10
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News Highlights: Israeli forces kill two Palestinian civilians in less than 24 hours in Nablus. UNICEF reports that 91 Palestinian children have been killed so far this year in the occupied Palestinian territories, already double the number for 2005. Israeli military judge orders the army to investigate the wounding of a Palestinian cameraman after he …
Sep 26
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News Highlights: UN envoy John Dugard says Israel has turned Gaza into a prison for Palestinians where life is “intolerable…tragic”; he adds that the international community must take action. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas cancels unity meetings with Palestinian PM. Sept. 25th – Bilin villagers announce they will build a hotel on village land occupied by …
Sep 19
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News Highlights: Palestinian farmers will hold a market in Tulkarem on Sept. 20th to support the growing movement to boycott Israeli goods; Irish support groups are stepping up boycott actions, including picketing major supermarkets in Dublin and Belfast. Sept. 18th – World Bank says its trust fund will finance non-salary budgets for Palestinian ministries of …
Sep 05
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News Highlights: Sep 3th – World Bank report recommends Palestinian Authority use Rafah border crossing for its exports, due to Israeli closures on Karni. Jan Egeland, UN humanitarian representative, warns of economic disaster in Gaza and says it’s a “ticking time bomb”. Dr. Mustafa Bargouthi holds Israel responsible for the economic crisis in the occupied …
Aug 29
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News Highlights: Israeli forces kill a 64-year-old Palestinian in Jenin and target journalists in Gaza. Aug. 28th – Israel assassinates a Palestinian activist in Ramallah using undercover troops. Israeli government document indicates Israel is planning to legalize “unauthorized outposts” in the West Bank. UN World Food Program warns Gaza is facing a rapidly escalating humanitarian …
Aug 22
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News Highlights: Aug. 21st – Israeli human rights group Btselem releases report saying abuse of Palestinians by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, especially at checkpoints, has increased. Palestinian parliamentary speaker brought into Israeli court in shackles; Abd Al-Aziz Dweik says he does not recognize the court’s authority and that it is a political trial. …
Aug 15
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News Highlights: Thousands of displaced Lebanese civilians head home to south Lebanon; however, at least one already killed and 12 injured by unexploded cluster bombs left behind by the Israeli military. Israeli PM, Ehud Olmert, facing domestic criticism over his handling of the invasion of Lebanon: More than 150 Israelis, mostly soldiers, died and 1100 …
Aug 08
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News Highlights: Lebanon calls for changes in the draft UN resolution, including the immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces from all Lebanese territory. More than 1000 Lebanese, mostly civilians, and 99 Israelis, including 63 soldiers have died so far in the conflict. Lebanon will send 15,000 troops to the south when Israel begins to withdraw. Human …