News Highlights: Israeli forces continue to demolish Palestinian homes near Bethlehem, reports the anti-wall campaign in its Jan 9th statement; also, Tulkarem district is under heavy siege since the beginning of the year and farmers cannot harvest their crops. Jan. 9th = Palestinian candidates in the Jan. 25th legislative elections say they reject Israeli conditions …
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Jan 03
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News Highlights: Palestinian PM says Jan. 25/06 legislative elections will be postponed if Jerusalem not included in voting process. Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports that illegal permits issued for West Bank settlement expansion; Modiin Illit construction is happening on private land belonging to the Palestinian village of Bili’in. Israeli PM Ariel Sharon to undergo heart procedure …
Dec 27
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News Highlights: Dec. 26th – Israeli military removes a trailer Palestinian villagers of Bilin put on their land cut off by apartheid wall; villagers have a pending court case against the route of the wall in their area and their lawyer has uncovered that the route was designed to protect Israeli and Canadian real estate …
Dec 20
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News Highlights: Dec. 20th – Israeli settler group intends to build 15 new illegal “outposts” across West Bank. Dec. 17th – Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas holds talks with Future Party, which recently split from his own party Fateh. Dec. 17th – Israel reiterates its opposition to Hamas participation in Palestinian parliamentary elections and applauds U.S. …
Dec 13
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News Highlights: Dec. 13th – two Palestinians killed in occupied territories: one farmer shot dead by Israeli troops while working in his fields in Gaza and another Palestinian died from injuries inflicted 4 years ago by Israeli setters. Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem denounces Israel’s separation wall at protest near Ramallah. European Union decides to not …
Dec 06
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News Highlights: Dec. 2nd – Palestinians from AlTuwani village march in support of Christian Peacemaker Team (CPT) volunteers kidnapped in Iraq; all groups in Hebron issue statement calling for their release. Dec. 5th – Israel prepares for further attacks and assassinations in occupied Palestinian territory, after bombing in Netanya; Israeli army asks to demolish more …
Nov 29
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News Highlights: Press release issued by the anti-wall campaign in Palestine on Nov. 29th, Int’l. Day of Solidarity with the Palestinians, points out that the UN and international community remain oblivious to the disastrous effects of the apartheid wall on Palestinians. Israel has opened a major crossing on the separation wall at Qalqilyah; it is …
Nov 22
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News Highlights: Liaison talks between Palestinians and Israelis, coordinated by the U.S., continue regarding the Nov. 25th opening of the Rafah border crossing. Nov. 20th – Mohammad al-Rimawi and his father forced to go daily to an Israeli military base because the Israeli security services are looking for the younger brother. Ariel Sharon forms new …
Nov 15
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News Highlights: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice oversees completion of agreement on the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt. Palestinian cabinet minister Mohammed Dahlan claims agreement is “an important step”, despite restrictions on the Rafah crossing, including limiting it to just Palestinian ID holders and sending a live video feed to a centre with …
Nov 08
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News Highlights: Parents of the 12-year-old Palestinian killed by Israeli troops have donated their son’s organs for transplant as a peace gesture. Meetings continue regarding opening of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza; Israel insisting on certain security conditions, including real-time surveillance cameras and powers for the EU observers. Ariel Sharon says if …