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January 23, 2014
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Ramona Wadi
Breaching Israeli military orders has become the norm, despite IDF claims that it endeavours to minimise physical harm to Palestinians. A report by Defence for Children international – Palestine...
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January 23, 2014
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Ramona Wadi
Former Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez's internationalist example and legacy is being concretely implemented. On August 24, Mexico's 'El Economista', as well as Iran's Press TV, reported that Venezuela and...
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January 23, 2014
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Ramona Wadi
Advertising on Canadian TransLink buses and on a wall mural in Vancouver's City Centre depicting Israel's expansionist agenda has been deemed a security threat by the Centre for Israel...
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January 23, 2014
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Samira Shackle
The last week has seen a major push for military action in Syria from the UK and US governments. The impetus for western involvement in the two-year civil war...
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January 23, 2014
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Ramona Wadi
According to Dr Saeb Erekat, Israel is seeking to further the displacement of Palestinian memory by forcing Palestinian schools in East Jerusalem to alter the curriculum in a manner...
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January 23, 2014
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Ramona Wadi
The non-governmental organization Médecins du Monde (MdM) has embarked upon a project to address the ramifications of settler violence in Palestine. The project endeavours to manage the violence by...
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Sally Ahmed Zarir works in a newsroom inside a refugee camp. Zarqa, Jordan's industrial centre 12 miles northeast of Amman, is home to over 50 per cent of Jordanian's...
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January 23, 2014
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Ramona Wadi
The Palestine Solidarity Legal Support (PSLS) and The Center for Constitutional Rights have joined forces to provide a handbook for Palestinian rights activists entitled "Palestinian human rights advocacy in...
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January 23, 2014
Abdulrahman O. Murad
Palestinian fishermen in the Gaza Strip have been facing attacks and harassment by the Israeli navy for years. The political situation in Egypt has brought with it a new...
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January 23, 2014
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Ramona Wadi
During a pro-settlement conference at the European Parliament entitled 'EU-Israel relations: impact of the new EU guidelines on Israel and their effects on the EU, Israeli and Palestinian economies',...
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January 23, 2014
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Ramona Wadi
The United Nations has again expressed 'concern' about Israel preventing humanitarian aid from reaching Palestinian communities in the West Bank. According to a UN report, an international humanitarian organisation...
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According to a press release published on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), the agency has expressed its 'gratitude' to the US for contributing...
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January 23, 2014
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Samira Shackle
Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip has been a huge point of contention since it began in 2007. The blockade covers land, sea, and air, and is supported by...
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A report by Maan Development Centre, titled 'Endemic Impunity – Israeli violations of international law in the Jordan Valley' (2013) makes use of legal debate and Israeli manipulation of...
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January 23, 2014
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Ramona Wadi
The Israeli minister for Strategic Affairs Yuval Steinitz declared in a report that Palestinians thrive upon incitement embedded within educational institutions. "Incitement is a serious obstacle to peace …...
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January 23, 2014
Fatima Al Bitawi
One speech by him from the Rabaa al Adawiya platform was enough to spark the protestor's enthusiasm and keep them keen and determined, until the moment he was arrested...
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January 23, 2014
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Jessica Purkiss
As 26 families celebrate the recent return of their sons, brothers and fathers from Israeli jails, Hana al Za'ani is awaiting an arrival of a different kind from her...
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January 23, 2014
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Samira Shackle
I don't know how to feel. Part of me is relieved that I made it back alive, but I feel guilty that my relatives and my people are dying....
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January 23, 2014
Muhammad Abu Zaydeh
As the spokesperson of the Hamas-led government in Gaza, Israa Al-Mudalal is breaking stereotypical images of, and breaking the equality barrier for, Muslim women. "When I heard that I...
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Among the distinguished guests at the 2013 Palestine Book Awards at the Paddington Hilton in London on 14 November was the redoubtable veteran journalist Abdel Bari Atwan, who received...
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January 23, 2014
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Samira Shackle
Journalism in Syria is no easy task. With access for foreign journalists becoming increasingly difficult, much of the newsgathering falls to local reporters and citizen journalists – but the...
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Catherine Ashton, the EU High Representative on Foreign Affairs, has confirmed that the European Union will be providing financial assistance to the Egyptian military government to the tune of...
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As the storm Alexa leaves the region, its catastrophic effects have started to appear in the Gaza Strip, the coastal enclave which has been under strict Israeli siege since...
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January 23, 2014
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Henriette Johansen
Today kidneys are sold in Beirut for 1 million Lebanese Pounds; that's around $670, a very tempting sum for desperate Syrian refugees. Three years down the line of the...
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I have just visited the Gaza Strip. Before leaving for my solidarity visit I was well aware of the statistics of the territory, which has been under siege since...
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January 23, 2014
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Henriette Johansen
Today is the second day of a three-day strike in Israel with some 30,000 African asylum seekers protesting against detention and demanding refugee status. The furore rolled up yesterday...
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January 23, 2014
Middle East Monitor
An Iranian man has broken the world record for the number of years spent without bathing. He spent the last 60 years without a bath. The Iranian News Agency...
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I never understood how people could rejoice at the news of a person's death. I happened to be in the UK when Margaret Thatcher died so I witnessed the...
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All my life, the flag of Palestine has been ingrained deeply into my brain. From news reports that my father used to consume incessantly to the many protests I...
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January 23, 2014
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Ramona Wadi
Children incarcerated in Israeli jails continue to face systematic abuse at the hands of Israel's military. According to Defence for Children International Palestine, Israeli soldiers are responsible for violence...
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January 23, 2014
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Samira Shackle
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, the entrance of a mosque in the village of Deir Istiya, in the occupied West Bank, was set on fire. The walls...
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January 23, 2014
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Amelia Smith
At first glance Nermine Hammam's work looks like beautiful Japanese prints hung on the lower floor of The Mosaic Rooms, a renovated Victorian townhouse that is now an art...