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  International Middle East Media Center
 
"Civil Rights": 84% of Palestinian Children in Jerusalem Live Below the Poverty Line
The Israeli Association for Civil Rights stated in a report published on Sunday that 84% percent of the Palestinian children of Jerusalem live below the poverty line. ...
Court Ruling Of Two Nonviolent Activists Delayed
The Maan News Agency reported that on Sunday the Israeli Ofer Israeli Military Court postponed verdict announcement in the case against the Coordinator of the Popular Resistance Committee, Naji Tamimi, who was rearrested several days ago, and the case against Basim Tamimi, who was exiled out of his village as a precondition for his release. ...
Shaath: Israel Must Respond to International Demand to Stop Settlement Expansion
Ma’an News Agency has reported this morning that Dr. Nabil Shaath, a member of the Central Committee of Fatah, met separately the British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Hugo Swire, and the Norwegian envoy to the peace process, both yesterday. ...
Netanyahu: "United Jerusalem Is The Heart Of Israel"
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated Sunday that he will never accept any peace agreement that "divides Jerusalem", adding that “Israel without Jerusalem is like a body without heart". ...
Video: Settlers Firing Live Ammunition At Palestinians In The Presence Of Soldiers
Press Release By B'Tselem; On Saturday, 19.5.2012, around four thirty in the afternoon, a large group of settlers descended on the eastern outskirts of the village 'Asira al-Qibliya, from the settlement Yitzhar. B'Tselem volunteer photographers filmed the events from two angles. ...
Nine Palestinians Kidnapped In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers and policemen kidnapped, on Sunday evening, nine Palestinian youths, including a woman and a medic, during a protest at the Nablus Road in occupied East Jerusalem. The residents were protesting a provocative march carried out by fundamentalist settlers “celebrating” the so-called “reunification of Jerusalem” - Jerusalem Day. ...
Palestinian Seriously Wounded, Kept On The Ground As Soldiers Stepped on His Palms
Palestinian medical sources reported Sunday that a Palestinian youth was injured near the Etzion Israeli settlement, between Bethlehem and Hebron in the occupied West Bank. The soldiers then stepped on his palms to pose for pictures as the resident continued to bleed. ...
Soldiers Attack Nonviolent Protest Near Hebron
Israeli soldiers attacked, Saturday, a nonviolent protest held in solidarity with the secretary of the National and Popular Committee in Beit Ummar town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, who was kidnapped by the army during the weekly nonviolent protest last week. ...
Two Injured As Settlers Attack Nablus Village
Palestinian medical sources reported that two Palestinian were injured during clashes with Israeli settlers who invaded, on Saturday evening, the eastern area of the Aseera Al-Qibliyya village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus. ...
  Ha'aretz Diplomacy & Defense
 
Netanyahu: Israel could be overrun by African infiltrators
Israel Aerospace Industries fined NIS 1m for trying to export without permit
Israel inches closer to compromise on Iran uranium enrichment, officials say
WATCH: Israeli settler shoots at Palestinians while IDF soldiers stand by
Netanyahu: Israel will continue to build Jerusalem and keep it united
Shin Bet uncovers Palestinian squad bent on kidnapping Israelis in West Bank
Palestinian attacks IDF soldier during Jerusalem Day event in West Bank
Austria minister: Lieberman's presence in Israeli cabinet 'unbearable'
Denmark to ban labeling West Bank products as 'Made in Israel', report says
South Africa to ban labeling West Bank settlement products as 'made in Israel'
U.S., Iran seek closer ties alongside nuclear program
IAEA chief to visit Iran for talks on nuclear deal
  Palestinian Center for Human Rights
 
Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (10– 16 May 2012)
Occupied Lives: Not knowing what your son looks like
PCHR Welcomes the Agreement, Based on Which Palestinian Prisoners Ended their Hunger Strike, and Expresses Respect to the Prisoners' Decision
  International Solidarity Movement
 
Occupied Palestine: farce, tragedy, travesty
5/20/2012 - International Solidarity Movement - By Patrick Keddie, 20 May 2012, International Solidarity Movement, West Bank - The three snapshots below are composed from interviews conducted whilst working for the International Solidarity Movement in the West Bank from September to December 2011. FARCE - Rodni Jaber is a Palestinian...
Settler Attack: Palestinian man shot in head in Asira al-Qibliya
5/20/2012 - International Solidarity Movement - By Maria Erdely, 20 May 2012, International Solidarity Movement, West Bank - Asira al-Qibliya, a village located south-west of Nablus, was attacked by illegal Israeli settlers yesterday. The attack lasted all afternoon leaving 7 Palestinians injured, of which 5 required hospitalization. Settlers fired...
  Palestine News Network
 
  Uruknet
 
[uruknet.info] 78 percent of Jerusalem Palestinians living in poverty
A report released this week by an Israeli human rights organization reveals that 78 percent of Palestinians in Jerusalem live below the poverty line. According to the report by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, extreme poverty...
[uruknet.info] WATCH: Settlers shoot Palestinian in head while soldiers stand by
May 20, 2012 - A 24 year-old Palestinian was hit in the head from a live round of bullets Saturday in the village of Asira al-Qibliya. B'Tselem footage of the event shows the settlers shooting at the young...
[uruknet.info] Palestinians asked to close their shops for Jerusalem Day
May 20, 2012 - Every year, Jerusalem Day brings a depressing shadow over East Jerusalem. While Israelis celebrate the "liberation" of the city, Palestinians mourn the beginning of a long journey of oppression and occupation. On Jerusalem Day,...
[uruknet.info] Two Injured As Settlers Attack Nablus Village
May 20, 2012 - Palestinian medical sources reported that two Palestinian were injured during clashes with Israeli settlers who invaded, on Saturday evening, the eastern area of the Aseera Al-Qibliyya village, south of the northern West Bank city...
[uruknet.info] Official: Fatah, Hamas agree deadline for reconciliation govt
May 20, 2012 -- Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmad said his party signed an agreement with Hamas in Cairo late Sunday to accelerate the reconciliation process. Under the deal, the Palestinian Elections Commission will begin work in the Hamas-run...
[uruknet.info] Syria News - May 19, 2012 (Warning: Graphic Videos)
May 19, 2012 - Saturday drew to an end with 26 martyrs including 4 children and 5 defectors. 9 martyrs in the terrorist explosion of Deir Ezzor which was arranged by the regime, 7 in Idlib, 3 in...
[uruknet.info] Iraq: The futile protest
May 19, 2012 - Trend AZ reports that protesters turned out in Basra to protest Turkey, chant slogans and more. These are the same peple who protested before. It didn't do any good then and it won't god...
[uruknet.info] Military Resistance 10E9: Smokescreen
May 19, 2012 - If anyone has doubts about what it means here at home when the U.S. seeks to militarily dominate the world, take a trip to Chicago, this week. There, you'll see the Chicago police, the...
[uruknet.info] Obama/Geithner in 2012
May 19, 2012 - Soon after the housing meltdown took hold I recall hearing President Obama's Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner casually dismiss a question about whether it would be a good idea to give some relief to homeowners,...
[uruknet.info] Claims of Obama's secret deal' with Russia draw Democrats' ire
May 19, 2012 - Democrats are crying foul over GOP suggestions that President Obama has a "secret deal" on missile defense with Russia. The fight began in March, when a hot mic at a summit caught Obama telling...
[uruknet.info] Toronto Star's Heather Mallick endorses "murderer" Obama
May 19, 2012 - In a May 14 column in the Toronto Star, self-described "socialist" writer Heather Mallick provided readers with another example of the bankruptcy of identity politics. Entitling her article "From anti-gay bullying to would-be president",...
[uruknet.info] Israeli Plan to Construct 2100 New Settlement Unit
May 19, 2012 - On Friday, 18th May, Committee of Israeli Internal Security revealed a project aims to seize lands from Qalqilya and Tul Karem to expand the settlement of Ariel, north of the West Bank. According to...
[uruknet.info] Syrian opposition: Israel is Assad's biggest ally
May 19, 2012 - Leader of the Syrian opposition bloc Burhan Ghalioun said Saturday that the Syrian regime signed an agreement with Israel, which he called "the main enemy of the Syrian revolution."In an interview with Saudi newspaper...
[uruknet.info] Syria Protests May 19, 2012 : A Video Roundup
[uruknet.info] Chicago Militarized for NATO
May 19, 2012 - Ready or not, NATO arrived on May 19 and 20. Chicago's in virtual lockdown. Residents feel occupied. Building occupants got special instructions. This writer's residence advised "leaving town between May 18 - 22." Otherwise...
[uruknet.info] Nakba Action
May 19, 2012 - For the global community, there is nothing more consequential than the catastrophic failure after World War II to learn the correct lessons. Instead, the world continued with the business of war as usual (and...
[uruknet.info] National Lawyers Guild decries terrorism charges against Occupy activists protesting NATO summit
May 19, 2012 - After holding NATO protesters for up to 48 hours, and releasing 6 out of 9 arrestees without any charges, the City of Chicago filed state charges last night against 3 Occupy activists from Florida,...
[uruknet.info] Israeli police distort crime data, inciting violence against refugees
May 19, 2012 - Several Sudanese and Eritrean nationals were recently arrested in two separate cases involving the rape of Israeli women and the murder of an Eritrean woman. The media extensively covered these horrible crimes, followed by...
[uruknet.info] Hondurans demand US withdrawal over civilian deaths
May 19, 2012 - The killing of at least four Honduran civilians, including two pregnant women, in an attack by a US helicopter last Friday has triggered angry protests in Honduras's remote northeastern Mosquito Coast area. The attack...
[uruknet.info] 404 Patients Face Life-threatening Conditions In Gaza
May 19, 2012 - The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza issued a statement revealed the 404 patients in Gaza, suffering from Kidney failure are facing serious deterioration in their health conditions due to the lack of "Bloodlines"...
[uruknet.info] Israeli Police State Crimes
May 19, 2012 - Multiple times daily they occur in Occupied Palestine. In the week ending May 16, Palestinian West Bank communities experienced 41 lawless incursions. Numerous arrests followed. Three journalists and three children were targeted. Dozens of...
[uruknet.info] Dozens of Libya shrines destroyed
May 19, 2012 - ...Since last year's revolt ended Moammar Gadhafi's 42-year rule over Libya, people have grown used to looking to their own resources, or to God, to help them out, because they feel they cannot count...
[uruknet.info] Gaza girl hopes to see jailed father for first time in 9 years
May 19, 2012 -- Ten-year-old Jumanah Abu Jazar is preparing to visit her father for the first time since he was detained by Israeli forces in 2003. Following the recent agreement between prisoners and Israeli authorities to end...
[uruknet.info] Bahrain: A Hot Potato Across The Persian Gulf
May 19, 2012 - Fifteen months into their uprising, Bahrainis balk at both the proposed union with Riyadh and statements reviving the Iranian claim to their country.Tensions are running high between the two coasts of the Persian Gulf....
  Aljazeera
 
Scores killed in Yemen suicide blast
05/21/2012 - Reports of mass casualties in attack apparently targeting soldiers in centre of capital on eve of Yemen's national day.
Deadly violence flares in Beirut
05/21/2012 - At least two killed in overnight street battles amid fears that Syrian conflict is spilling across border into Lebanon.
Serbia chooses nationalist as president
05/21/2012 - Surprise change of leadership in Belgrade as Milosevic-era veteran Tomislav Nikolic beats pro-EU incumbent Boris Tadic.
'Ring of fire' eclipse thrills skygazers
05/21/2012 - Millions across Far East and US treated to celestial special effects as moon and sun align in rare annular eclipse.
UN nuclear watchdog chief begins Iran talks
05/21/2012 - First IAEA head to visit Tehran since 2009 will seek inspection deal on alleged weapons sites ahead of Wednesday summit.
Protesters clash with police at NATO summit
05/21/2012 - Dozens arrested and reports of injuries as anti-war demonstrators rally on fringes of world leaders' meeting in Chicago.
Convicted Lockerbie bomber dies in Tripoli
05/21/2012 - Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, who was released from prison in Scotland in 2009 on compassionate grounds, dies of cancer.
Migrant boats intercepted off Australia
05/21/2012 - Border patrol vessels reach boats with more than 250 people on board in past two days in waters near Christmas Island.
  Palestine Telegraph
 
  New York Times
 
Suicide Attack in Yemen
21 May 2012 - Gunmen fired on U.S. Coast Guard instructors at a Red Sea port and a suicide bomber wearing an army uniform killed dozens of people in the capital, Sana, news reports said on Monday.
Megrahi’s Death Revives Debate Over Trial and Release
21 May 2012 - Controversy arose again over who was ultimately responsible for the Lockerbie bombing and whether Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi was among them, or a scapegoat.
Cairo Journal: In Streets and Online, Campaign Fever in Egypt
21 May 2012 - Three days before Egypt’s presidential elections, a combination of high stakes, suspense and confusion has made for a heady atmosphere.
International Agency Resumes Talks With Iran on Nuclear Program
21 May 2012 - Top officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency were meeting on Monday with government representatives in Tehran.
Hamas and Fatah Agree in Cairo to Begin Work on Elections
21 May 2012 - The deal between Fatah and Hamas outlines work on registering voters for elections that would bring in a new unity government.
International Agency Will Try to Resume Talks With Iran on Nuclear Program
21 May 2012 - Officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency aim to resume talks on the proposed inspection of a building they suspect Iran used in testing explosives that can trigger a nuclear blast.
  Jerusalem Post
 
Bomber hits Yemen military practice, kills 41
21 May 2012 - A man in soldier's uniform blew himself up at a military parade rehearsal; defense minister and chief of staff present, but unhurt.
Bomb found in parking spot of Nahariya mayor
21 May 2012 - Police say Sebag has been threatened on several occasions in the past due to his position as mayor of the northern city.
Pilot lands light plane in Tiberias for coffee
21 May 2012 - Police had originally reported that the plane was making emergency landing; plane lands near BIG discount store.
Militant group claims suicide bombing in Syria
21 May 2012 - The al-Nusra Front says it planned recent Deir al-Zor suicide bombing that killed nine people.
40,000 haredim attend rally at NY Mets' stadium
21 May 2012 - Rally advises ultra-orthodox community on dangers of internet; segregated female haredim watch live via internet stream.
40,000 haredim attend anti-Internet rally in NY
21 May 2012 - Rally at Mets' stadium advises ultra-orthodox community on dangers of Internet; segregated women watch live via Internet stream.
Police arrest second suspect for Ramat Yishai rapes
21 May 2012 - Both suspects in the weekend rape of two girls are from the nearby village of Manshaya Zabada.
Police arrest 2nd suspect for Ramat Yishai rapes
21 May 2012 - Both suspects in the weekend rape of two girls are from the nearby village of Manshaya Zabada.
Singer Robin Gibb, Bee Gees co-founder, dies at 62
21 May 2012 - After a long battle with cancer, a founder of the legendary disco hit group the Bee Gees, dies.
Arava Power to build 8 new solar fields
21 May 2012 - Company secures largest ever funding for solar power in Israeli history for 58 megawatts and NIS 800 m. of new projects.
NATO chief says 'no intention' to intervene in Syria
21 May 2012 - Rasmussen remains firm on non-intervention despite deterioration; Syrian violence spills over into Lebanon with 3 killed, 10 wounded, 5 hour firefight, including rocket propelled grenades.
Competition in Jewish world heats up
21 May 2012 - New Jewish group founded by Russian-born businessman seeks place in Diaspora politics.
Tourism focus at special J’lem cabinet meeting
21 May 2012 - Ministers approve NIS 350m. for projects including Ammunition Hill, Mount of Olives, biblical sites.
Egypt’s election: It’s all up for grabs
21 May 2012 - Analysis: Just days before presidential balloting is set to begin, a clear front-runner has yet to emerge.
IAF to counter new surface-to-air missiles
20 May 2012 - Military developing new flight guidelines, defense systems to counter threats; new "White Paper" analyzes various fronts.
Bar-Ilan president: China saved uncle from Nazis
20 May 2012 - Old journal, letters written to friends in Israel were all that remained when Moshe Kaveh arrived in Shanghai 14 years ago.
Committee suggests ways to expand fertility
20 May 2012 - Experts present a wide range of recommendations to amend laws on IVF, ova and sperm donations, surrogate parenthood.
Netanyahu warns of infiltrators 'flooding' Israel
20 May 2012 - Interior minister Yishai says African migrants should be jailed or expelled; Aharonovich to request emergency meeting.
Ministry to invest NIS 1m. yearly for Negev doctors
20 May 2012 - Ministry trying to bring 150 more young physicians to work at Soroka University Medical Center in Beersheba over 5 years.
Ministers fix Independence Day to Thursdays
20 May 2012 - Ministers unanimously voted in favor of the bill proposed by MK Lia Shemtov (Yisrael Beytenu).
Analysis: Mixed feelings over possible Iran deal
20 May 2012 - Israel struck by mixed feelings amid optimism in West that Iran nuke talks in Baghdad could end in agreement.
OU’s ‘Torah Tidbits’ turns 20
20 May 2012 - Event celebrating 20 yrs, 1,000th addition attended by 1000 members of public, as well as Deputy J'lem Mayor Hadari.
Activist to be compensated over police beating
20 May 2012 - Victim was Neveh Dekalim resident picking up daughter from anti-disengagement rally; state to pay NIS 60,000.
'Hamas, Fatah agree on deadline for unity gov't'
20 May 2012 - Under terms of deal, parties will begin consultations on government, choose new cabinet by June 6.
Celebrating in black and white
20 May 2012 - The "photographer of the nation in the making" showcases the spirit of Jerusalem Day.
Olympic silence
20 May 2012 - The Munich massacre should be commemorated not primarily as an Israeli tragedy, but as a tragedy “within the family of nations,” as Ayalon noted.
  Misc
 
First Beirut clashes over Syria
BBC 21 May 2012 - At least two people are killed and 18 injured in clashes overnight in the Lebanese capital Beirut, the first there since the Syrian conflict began.
Suicide attack targets Yemen army
BBC 21 May 2012 - At least 63 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on soldiers in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, security sources say.
Occupation Inc.: Exporting Israeli Occupation to Cyprus
Tikun Olam 21 May 2012 - Tweet Israel figures it can’t have too much of a good thing with its Occupation of Palestine.  Now it proposes to expand it to Cyprus as well, under slightly different terms.  Occupation by any other name would be just as sweet. A Turkish news report in...
Lockerbie bomber's funeral due
BBC 21 May 2012 - The funeral of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi is due to take place in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, later.
VIDEO: UN nuclear chief 'positive' over Iran
BBC 20 May 2012 - The head of the UN nuclear watchdog has arrived in Tehran, voicing optimism about reaching agreement on Iran's controversial nuclear programme.
IAEA chief 'positive' over Iran
BBC 20 May 2012 - IAEA head Yukiya Amano arrives in Tehran voicing optimism about reaching agreement on Iran's controversial nuclear programme.
Aharon Appelfeld’s rage at the German language (and Arendt’s need for it)
Mondoweiss 20 May 2012 - Aharon Appelfeld, at the Toby Press Israeli writer and Holocaust survivor  Aharon Appelfeld  has won this year's Independent foreign fiction prize for his 2006 novel, Blooms of Darkness (Hebrew title:  Pirhei HaAfela ). The award, sponsored by the Independent newspaper, also presented £5,000 to Jeffrey M Green who translated...
Feeling the hate in Long Island
Mondoweiss 20 May 2012 - Last month a poll showed that 62 percent of American Jews plan to vote for Obama, down significantly from the 78 percent who said they voted for him in '08. This decline is one reason Obama's White House site has a whole Jewish pander page. Mitt...
The awakening: Missouri paper runs a Jew’s call for equal rights for all
Mondoweiss 20 May 2012 - Last month we noted that the Columbia, Mo., Daily Tribune declined to conduct a dialogue about divestment in its pages. Well, the Tribune is getting right with the lord. Today it publishes a George Smith piece about the Nakba that ends by calling for granting West...
Monumental Dutch exhibit: Zionism built ‘a house, a cage, a UN shelter… a zoo’
Mondoweiss 20 May 2012 - ZOO, or the letter Z, just after Zionism Photo: Johannes Schwartz ZOO, or the letter Z, just after Zionism is a far-out exhibit at an architecture center NAIM /Bureau Europa in the city of Maastricht, The Netherlands . It's also an adventure, an exploration into an unexpected...
A tale of two festivals
Mondoweiss 20 May 2012 - Don’t forget that we are under siege, we are divided even in Jerusalem. They put a wall that separates neighbours. It’s very cruel and ugly. We are besieged by settlements. We are getting used to it because we want to go on living, not because we...
Where’s the Palestinian Gandhi? Soaking in Blood Shed by Settlers
Tikun Olam 20 May 2012 - Tweet Jewish settler terrorist shoots Nemer Fathi of Asiara in cold blood Yesterday, in the northern West Bank, outside the village of Aserra, a Jewish settler shot a Palestinian boy who was participating in a demonstration.  Here is the picture of the assassin aiming his rifle...
Seattle Christian Peace Activist, Brenda Bentz, Dies
Tikun Olam 20 May 2012 - Tweet Brenda Bentz, may her memory be for a blessing Imam Faisal Rauf and Brenda Bentz (background) Today, Brenda Bentz died.  I discovered this via an e-mail sent to me, which I read during the intermission of my children’s school play.  I can’t think of more...
  Misc2
 
Egypt: Tantawi, Abu Mazen Discuss Means to End Palestinian Division
allAfrica.com 21 May 2012 - [Egypt Online] The head of Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi met on 19/5/2012 with the Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen) and his accompanying delegation currently visiting Egypt.
Tanzania: Govt Still Committed to the Palestinian Independence
allAfrica.com 21 May 2012 - [Daily News] THE government has said that it remains committed to the Palestinian liberation struggle, despite maintaining diplomatic relations with Israel.
Israeli Raid Violates Palestinian Freedom of Association
Al-Haq 20 May 2012 -
Palestinian Prisoners near Death
Al-Haq 20 May 2012 -
Six Water Cisterns Demolished near Hebron
Al-Haq 20 May 2012 -
PA Arrests Palestinian Cartoonist
Al-Haq 20 May 2012 -
Minister Erdan proposes to cut power supply to the Gaza Strip. Is he not aware of the state’s position?
Gisha 20 May 2012 -
How do you lower the price of tomatoes in Israel? Market tomatoes from Gaza
Gisha 20 May 2012 -
Major General Dangot: The government's policy is intended to create a separation between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
Gisha 20 May 2012 -
Gisha Executive Director, Sari Bashi, participated in an online symposium on the functional approach to the law of occupation
Gisha 20 May 2012 -
What has become of the United States of America
Sabbah report 21 May 2012 - A brief and crucial history of the United States. Related posts: Treason by Members of the United States Congress [Video] Portrait of a Great Taboo: the Power of the Israel Lobby in the United States Surprise: United States & Israel among least peaceful nations!
Israelis rejoice at the death of Palestinian children in bus accident
Sabbah report 21 May 2012 - Paul J. Balles considers the mentality of Israelis who openly rejoiced at the death of nine Palestinian kindergarten children and one adult in a bus accident in February. Related posts: Arna’s Children: The Life and Death of Palestinian Children Forced labor for Palestinian children in Israeli...
Ignore the intelligence reports, let’s make war on Iran
Sabbah report 21 May 2012 - Stuart Littlewood argues that, with the USA’s intelligence agencies concurring that Iran has no nuclear weapons programme, Washington’s and London’s clamour for ever tighter sanctions and war with Iran appear to be motivated not by national interests, but by loyalty and obedience to Israel and its...
Obama and AIPAC
Sabbah report 21 May 2012 - Obama goes all the way to AIPAC just one day before he welcomes Netanyahu. Listen to what he says about Shimon Perez and his Hagana involvement. Related posts: Shaping U.S. leaders at AIPAC 2008 Debbie Menon – Can Obama escape the dominating influence of AIPAC and...
"Above and Beyond" for Israel
US Campaign to End the Occupation 20 May 2012 - Is the United States "going above and beyond for Israel?" According to the Washington Post 's Walter Pincus, the answer is yes. In his column today, Pincus asks provocatively, " Should the United States put solving Israel’s budget problems ahead of its own? When it comes to...
Stop the Wall offices raided by Israeli military
US Campaign to End the Occupation 20 May 2012 - At 1:30am on Tuesday, May 8, 2012, ten armoured jeeps of the Israeli occupation forces and intelligence surrounded and raided the offices of Stop the Wall in Ramallah. The Israeli military stole two laptops, three hard drives and ten memory cards containing files and photos, as...
In Their Name, We Remember the Nakba
US Campaign to End the Occupation 20 May 2012 - To the memory of all who have lost their land, homes, lives during the Nakba and to this day, m ay Palestinians around the world never lose hope. In Their Name, We Remember The NAKBA Come congregate with us- 531 of us, 1 for every village...
Palestinian Christians Urge United Methodists to Divest
US Campaign to End the Occupation 20 May 2012 - Palestinian Christians published an open letter to delegates to the United Methodist General Conference urging them to support the church's resolution to divest from three corporations--Caterpillar, Motorola, and Hewlett-Packard--that are profiting from Israel's military occupation of Palestinian lands. The letter implores delegates not to be misled...
  Ma'an News
 
78 percent of Jerusalem Palestinians living in poverty
5/20/2012 - JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- A report released this week by an Israeli human rights organization reveals that 78 percent of Palestinians in Jerusalem live below the poverty line. According to the report by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, extreme poverty...
Video: Settlers, amongst soldiers, fire on Palestinians
5/21/2012 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- An Israeli human rights group released footage on Sunday of settlers firing on Nablus-village a day earlier, and called on Israel's military to investigate the assailants, as well as the army's role. Settlers entered...
Settlers uproot trees in Beit Ummar, spray racist slogans
5/20/2012 - HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Settlers attacked agricultural fields in Hebron-district village Beit Ummar late Saturday, a local official said. Dozens of settlers stormed agricultural fields and uprooted olive and fruit trees, local committee against the wall official Muhammad Ayyad Awad said. The...
Soldiers block entry to village for Jerusalem Day demo
5/20/2012 - HEBRON (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces closed off several entrances to the village of Beit Ummar on Sunday as settlers took part in a Jerusalem Day demonstration, a local official said. Soldiers followed the route of settlers who were cycling to Jerusalem...
Witnesses: Settlers torch agricultural crops in Yatta
5/20/2012 - HEBRON (Ma'an) -- A group of settlers on Sunday set fire to agricultural crops in the Hebron town of Yatta, locals said. Witnesses told Ma'an that settlers torched wheat and barley crops belonging to Yousef Abu Sabha. Farmers in...
Medics: Man dies in Gaza tunnel fall
5/20/2012 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- A man was killed in a tunnel under the Gaza-Egypt border on Sunday, a medical official said. Nader Omar Masraah fell inside the tunnel near the southern Rafah border in the Gaza Strip, emergency services spokesman Adham...
Prisoners representative: Halahla moved to investigations unit
5/20/2012 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- The head of the Palestinian Prisoners Society said a former hunger-striker has been transferred to an investigations unit, in breach of a deal struck to end prisoners' hunger-strikes. Thaer Halahla, 33, held a 77-day strike to...
Jerusalem Day marchers clash with Palestinians
5/20/2012 - JERUSALEM (Reuters) -- Right-wing Israeli marchers scuffled with Palestinians as a procession marking the Israel's annexation of East Jerusalem entered the old city's Muslim quarter on Sunday, police said. Tens of thousands of Israelis turned out to celebrate the...
Medics: Farmer shot in south Gaza, moderately injured
5/21/2012 - GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- A young Palestinian farmer was shot by Israeli soldiers while working on his land in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday, a medical official said. Waheed, 22, is in a moderate condition in Nasser hospital after suffering...
Army: Palestinian wounded after knife clash with soldiers
5/20/2012 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- A Palestinian man was seriously injured after approaching soldiers with a knife near the Gush Etzion Junction south of Bethlehem, an Israeli army official said. The man was named by locals as 18-year-old Salah Nidal al-Zghayar. Israeli...
Report: Israeli MK's tour Al-Aqsa to mark Jerusalem Day
5/20/2012 - TEL AVIV, Israel (Ma'an) -- Two Israeli Knesset members on Sunday toured the Al-Aqsa compound accompanied by over 20 right-wing activists as part of Jerusalem Day celebrations, Haaretz reported. National Union parliamentarians Uri Ariel and Michael Ben-Ari participated in the tour...
Military court clears Tamimi of incitement charge
5/20/2012 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- An Israeli military court on Sunday convicted a Palestinian human rights defender of taking part in demonstrations and solicitation to throw stones, but cleared him of the central charge of incitement. Bassem Tamimi, a prominent non-violence activist from...
Israeli army detains 3 overnight in West Bank
5/20/2012 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Israeli forces detained three Palestinians overnight Saturday, an Israeli military official said. Locals told Ma'an that Israeli soldiers detained Salem Badi Der Setawi, 40, in Ramallah-area town Al-Bireh. Forces broke into a number of homes in...
Abbas meets officials in Qatar
5/20/2012 - DOHA (Ma'an) -- President Mahmoud Abbas concluded a visit to Qatar on Sunday, after meeting a number of Arab officials over the state of the peace process with Israel. Abbas met Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the...
Teachers' political dismissal claims referred to top court
5/21/2012 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- The case of a group of teachers claiming wrongful dismissal was referred to to the highest judicial authority in the West Bank on Sunday, lawyers said. Ghandi Rabee, a lawyer for the independent commission for human rights, said...
Official: Special judges to hear journalist cases
5/20/2012 - JERICHO (Ma'an)-- The Palestinian Judicial Authority will appoint special judges to handle lawsuits directed against journalists in a bid to strengthen freedom of expression, a judge said Saturday. Izzat al-Ramini, head of the judicial courts' administration department, made the...
Union: Public sector to strike Monday
5/20/2012 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- The head of the public sector employees union said Sunday that members would hold a half-day strike on Monday after a dispute over salaries and benefits was held up in the finance ministry. Public sector employees are locked...
Al-Ahmad: Fatah, Hamas officials to meet in Cairo
5/20/2012 - RAMALLAH (Ma'an) -- Fatah and Hamas officials are set to meet in Cairo on Sunday to discuss the reconciliation deal signed last year, Azzam al-Ahmad said. The senior Fatah official told Voice of Palestine radio that officials from both factions would...
Official: Fatah, Hamas agree deadline for reconciliation govt
5/20/2012 - BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmad said his party signed an agreement with Hamas in Cairo late Sunday to accelerate the reconciliation process. Under the deal, the Palestinian Elections Commission will begin work in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on May...
Coca Cola Palestine wins award for sustainable development
5/20/2012 - RAMALLAH/ISTANBUL (Ma'an) -- A Palestinian company producing Coca Cola products has won the international group's first award for sustainable development in Africa and Eurasia. The National Beverage Company Coca Cola/Cappy received the top award at a ceremony...
Brother: Lockerbie bomber Megrahi has died in Libya
5/21/2012 - TRIPOLI (Reuters) -- The former Libyan intelligence officer convicted of the 1988 bombing of a Pan Am flight over Lockerbie, Scotland that killed 270 people has died, his brother said on Sunday. Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, released from a Scottish prison in 2009 and...
US tells G8 Syria's Assad must go
5/20/2012 - CAMP DAVID, Md (Reuters) -- US President Barack Obama told G8 leaders meeting at Camp David that Syrian President Bashar Assad must leave power, and pointed to Yemen as a model of how political transition could work there, the White House said on...
Lebanese soldiers kill 2 anti-Assad group members
5/20/2012 - TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) -- Lebanese soldiers shot dead two members of an alliance against Syrian President Bashar Assad in northern Lebanon on Sunday, security sources said, in the latest incident to raise fears Syria's turmoil was spilling over the border into...
Bahraini activist granted bail but not released
5/20/2012 - DUBAI (Reuters) -- A leading Bahraini opposition activist accused of insulting authorities remained in jail on Sunday, despite being granted bail, because he faces a second charge of organizing illegal protests, his lawyer said. Nabeel Rajab is the founder of the Bahrain Centre...
  The Guardian
 
Israeli settler filmed firing gun at Palestinians
21 May 2012 - Video posted on YouTube shows a settler firing a pistol at a group of protesters while police and soldiers stand by A video released...
Israeli settlers fire at Palestinians – video
21 May 2012 - Israelis from the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar fire at Palestinians from the town of Asira al-Qibliya on Saturday
Palestinian protester cleared of incitement charge
20 May 2012 - Israeli military trial acquits Bassem Tamimi of main charge but convicts him of soliciting protesters to throw stones A Palestinian grassroots activist who was...
Israel PM: illegal African immigrants threaten identity of Jewish state
21 May 2012 - Binyamin Netanyahu reignites row over fate of thousands of African migrants in Israel The Israeli prime minister has stoked a volatile debate about refugees...
  Stop The Wall
 
Mohammad placed in administrative detention
November 25th, 2009 --, On 23 November 2009, after 61 days of detention for the purpose of interrogation by Israeli Security Agency officers, human rights defender Mohammad Othman received his first administrative detention order. The administrative detention order is set for a three month period, during which time Mohammad will be held without charge or trial. The judicial review of the order is scheduled to take place on 25 November at the Military Court of Administrative Detainees in Ofer Military Base. [
Jayyus still held hostage by invasions
November 24th, 2009 --, Military incursions into Jayyus continued this past week, as many as three times daily. Clashes and curfews have characterized village life, and undercover units have attempted to trap local youth. Although there has of yet been no serious injuries among the villagers, a group of young men were arrested several days ago. [
  Daily Star
 
U.N. nuclear chief in Iran on key mission
21 May 2012 International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano and his two aides land early Monday morning in Iran but where quickly whisked away from the Tehran airport.
Russia says West still considering military action on Iran
21 May 2012 Russia's deputy foreign minister said that military action against Iran over its nuclear program was being considered in some Western countries.
Lebanon mufti sets 3 days of mourning over Muslim preacher’s killing
20 May 2012 Lebanon’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Qabbani announces three days of mourning over the death of Sheikh Ahmad Abdel-Wahid, killed earlier in the day at a Lebanese Army checkpoint in the north of the country.
Former Israeli PM: Jerusalem must be partitioned
20 May 2012 Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is urging Israeli leaders to relinquish the idea of a unified Jerusalem if they truly want peace.
  Relief Web
 
Weekly Report PRCS’ Operations Room 27 April – 4 May 2012
20 May 2012 - Source: Palestine Red Crescent Society Country: occupied Palestinian territory Main events monitored by PRCS’ Operations Room from 28 April to 4 May 2012: Israeli Army Attacks: More than 150 Palestinians sustained tear gas suffocation and wounds caused by rubber and...
The Monthly Humanitarian Monitor - occupied Palestinian territory, April 2012
18 May 2012 - Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: occupied Palestinian territory April Overview Events in April highlighted two worrying trends reflecting the vulnerability of parts of the Palestinian population in the West Bank, as well as a potential...
  YNet News
 
Third suspect in Ramat Yishai rape surrenders to police
21 May 2012 - ....
TA police chief: Migrants committing 'survival crimes'
21 May 2012 - During Knesset session on wave of violence, Commander Aharon Aksol says employing foreign migrants would curb phenomenon. MK Danon: Solution is simple – deportation ....
Police commander: Illegal refugees commit crimes to survive
21 May 2012 - ....
Bar Association calls for extended legal internships
21 May 2012 - ....
2 Palestinians indicted for Jaffa woman's death
21 May 2012 - ....
Police commissioner vows to reduce crime rates
21 May 2012 - ....
Chinese execs to study at Tel Aviv University
21 May 2012 - Executives to take business course as part of cooperation agreement with Nanjing ....
Ministers approve ban on biking with headphones
21 May 2012 - Bill also calls for additional bike lanes, requires cyclists to wear reflective clothing ....
Mother recalls West Bank kidnapping attempt
21 May 2012 - Palestinian cell indicted in attempted kidnapping of Yael Shahak and 8-year-old daughter, now she recalls incident: 'Look in his eyes changed and he became crazed' ....
Russian refusenik remembers Jerusalem
21 May 2012 - Minister Edelstein says Six Day War 'changed the standing of Israel in the eyes of Jews across the world' ....
Katsav leaves prison to attend son's wedding
20 May 2012 - Former president leaves Maasiyahu Prison for first time in five and a half months to attend son Noam's wedding; will return to prison Sunday night ....
Video: Settlers fire rubber bullets at Palestinians while soldiers stand by
20 May 2012 - B'Tselem video shows Yitzhar settlers firing rubber bullets at Palestinian who hurled stones at them. Victim in stable condition. Footage shows IDF soldiers failed to intervene ....
The new Jerusalem
20 May 2012 - Op-ed: Israel’s capital has changed its face in past decade, now attracts young people and artists ....
  Ha'aretz National News
 
Discount may save beleaguered Israeli theater
Ha'aretz - 20 May 2012
From next year, Independence Day may launch long weekend
Ha'aretz - 20 May 2012
Faculty demands return of Arabic to University of Haifa's logo
Ha'aretz - 20 May 2012
Israeli museum hopes to make Einstein's genius relatively accessible
Ha'aretz - 20 May 2012
Report points to inefficiency as the source of Israel Police's shortcomings
Ha'aretz - 20 May 2012
Sleepy campaign for Histadrut chief crawls to a close
Ha'aretz - 20 May 2012
For second straight year, marchers chant anti-Arab slogans during Jerusalem Day
Ha'aretz - 20 May 2012
Israel to allow gay men to conceive children via surrogates
Ha'aretz - 20 May 2012
Former president Katsav leaves prison to attend son's wedding
Ha'aretz - 20 May 2012
In letters to Israelis, African asylum seekers attempt to tell their own stories
Ha'aretz - 20 May 2012
Interior Minister: UN should take care of migrant workers, not Israel
Ha'aretz - 20 May 2012
Israel security forces deployed across capital ahead of Jerusalem Day events
Ha'aretz - 20 May 2012
Israel Police chief: Letting migrants work would reduce crime
Ha'aretz - 19 May 2012
Report: 78% of East Jerusalem Palestinians live in poverty
Ha'aretz - 19 May 2012
Sudanese refugees flocking to Israeli Arab, Druze towns
Ha'aretz - 19 May 2012
Organizers pledge a quieter Jerusalem Day this year
Ha'aretz - 19 May 2012
  Palestinian Information Center
 
The occupation escalates its siege on Jerusalem
The occupation authorities have imposed strict military measures since Sunday morning, around the city of Jerusalem
Change and Reform bloc: the storming of the Aqsa Mosque sets off alarm bells
The Change and Reform bloc held the occupation fully responsible for allowing and protecting Zionist settlers during storming Al-Aqsa Mosque.
A conference held in Netherlands to mark Nakba anniversary
The Palestinian community in the Netherlands held, on Saturday, a conference to mark the 64th anniversary of the Nakba in the Amsterdam, with the participation of the former PM Dries van Agt.
Ghanma: occupation bows to the prisoners' demands
Chairman of liberties committee at the Jordanian Engineers Association said that the Palestinian prisoners in occupation prisons had made a heroic victory in their case by achieving their demands.
A researcher: 66% of Jerusalemites threatened with displacement
A Palestinian researcher revealed that more than two thirds of Jerusalemites owe money to the Israeli occupation's different organs and departments.
Discrimination against 1948 Palestinians in Israeli hospitals
Palestinian human rights organization in occupied Palestinian territories called for an end to the discrimination practiced against 1948 Palestinians in Israeli hospitals.
Tadamun: Prisoner Lina suffers from severe pains
The international Tadamun (solidarity) society for human rights said female prisoner Lina Al-Jerboni suffers from acute inflammation of the gall bladder causing her severe pain all the time.
Barhoum champions third intifada to protect Aqsa and holy shrines
Spokesman of Hamas in Gaza has charged that the Jewish settlers’ storming of the Aqsa fell in line with the religious war waged by the Israeli occupation government against the Palestinian people.
IOF soldiers close entrance to Beit Ummar to protect settlers’ march
Armored vehicles of the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) started on Sunday closing entrances to Beit Ummar village to the north of Al-Khalil to protect a yearly settlers’ march.
Two youths injured in IOF shooting one seriously
A Palestinian teen was seriously injured near Gush Etzion settlement to the north of Al-Khalil after Israeli occupation forces (IOF) fired at him.
  IRIN
 
ISRAEL: Growing tensions between locals and migrants
TEL AVIV 17 May 2012 (IRIN) - Blessing Akachukneu was already looking for a new place to live when her south Tel Aviv apartment, which doubles as a day-care centre, was firebombed in April. Her Israeli neighbours, she explained, had complained to the landlord about the noise from the day-care centre and she had been asked to leave. Otherwise, she had not had any problems in Shapira neighbourhood.
  Intifada Palestine
 
How Terry Jones can get away with it
Kourosh Ziabar i Burning the holy books which are interconnected with the hearts and souls of millions of people around the world is one of the most heinous and dreadful actions which one can think of. After decades of bloodshed... more
 

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