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Israel continues to plough through Salfit farmlands

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

[ 31/07/2011 - 05:40 PM ] SALFIT, (PIC)– Israeli bulldozers have continued to plough through farmland in the northern West Bank province of Salfit, locals said. They reported that bulldozers have been leveling land and crushing boulders round the clock to pave the way for roads to be built near 19 nearby Jewish settlements. Also [...]

Egypt turns back 450 people at Rafah crossing

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

Published today 09:36 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Egyptian authorities on Saturday turned back 450 people from Gaza at the Rafah border crossing. The step was believed to be related to the deteriorating security situation in Egypt’s Sinai. Five people were killed in clashes which erupted Friday between the army and Islamists in the city of [...]

500 protesters join boycott demo at Max Brenner store in Australia

Saturday, July 30th, 2011

Hundreds of BDS demonstrators gathered again yesterday at Melbourne’s Central Business District to protest against the attack and arrest of 19  nonviolent BDS supporters on July 1st as reported here by Kim Bullimore. Victorian Police had previously arrested demonstrators at the Max Brenner cafe, owned by the Israeli Strauss Group, which directly funds two IDF brigades, [...]

Maybe this will help on that debt ceiling crisis?

Saturday, July 30th, 2011

 Congrats to Code Pink for the great light show last night…. Photo from Medea Benjamin.  Mondoweiss

Demo in Nabi Saleh | July 29, 2011 – in pictures

Friday, July 29th, 2011

Filed under: Demo, Palestine, Photography Occupied Palestine | فلسطين

The same Islamophobic bloggers and pundits that influenced Norway killer also influence Congress

Friday, July 29th, 2011

by Karina Piser on July 28, 2011 | Mondoweiss In light of the Oslo attacks, it is important to pause and contemplate what sparked this event, and indeed where such hatred comes from. One thing is clear: this in no way occurred in isolation. It was a disconcerting coincidence that an article on the front page of Monday’s New York [...]

Famine in Somalia: How Do You Feed Four Million Hungry People?

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

As 13 million in the Horn of Africa seek food assistance, aid workers are facing unique political and logistical challenges in helping an estimated 3.7 Somalis facing the threat of malnutrition and starvation. While international organizations such as UNICEF and UNHCR, the U.N.’s refugee agency, work with local governments to provide aid in Kenya, Ethiopia [...]

Trauma of Palestinian children increasing, say health groups

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

  The Electronic Intifada |Ramallah |27 July 2011 Children are doubly affected by traumas related to the Israeli occupation. (Anne Paq /ActiveStills) RAMALLAH, occupied West Bank (IRIN) – The number of Palestinian children with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other anxiety disorders including depression has increased, according to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Palestinian organizations specializing [...]

Patient dies in Gaza after being denied exit for treatment

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

27-07-2011,10:52  – Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades Al Qassam website- Besiged Gaza- Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that a 33-year-old patient died on Sunday in the Gaza Strip after the Israeli Authorities denied him permit to be moved into the West Bank for urgent medical treatment. The Al Mezan Center for Human Rights reported [...]

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Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

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