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Egypt Locates Explosives in Sinai
IMEMC – 26 Sep 2010 – Sunday September 26, 2010 – 23:05, The Egyptian Security Forces located Sunday a warehouse filled with explosives in the Sinai peninsula, south of Al Arish Egyptian city.
Settler, His Wife, Wounded Near Hebron
IMEMC – 26 Sep 2010 – Sunday September 26, 2010 – 22:54, Israeli sources reported Sunday that a Jewish settler and his wife were wounded after Palestinian gunmen opened fire at their vehicle near a Jewish settlement, south of Hebron in the southern part of the West Bank.
At Least Four, Including Internationals, Wounded In Hebron
IMEMC – 26 Sep 2010 – Sunday September 26, 2010 – 12:06, Israeli soldiers attacked on Saturday a nonviolent protest in Beit Ummar town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, and wounded at least four persons, including two international peace activists.
Settlers Open Fire At Palestinian Homes In Jerusalem
IMEMC – 26 Sep 2010 – Sunday September 26, 2010 – 06:27, A number of Jewish settlers, working as security guards, opened fire on Saturday at night at a number of Palestinian homes in Al Sa’diyya neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem; no injuries were reported. A local woman was wounded in a separate attack.
Palestinian shot at anti-settlement rallies in Gaza
9/26/2010 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian at one of several peaceful anti-settlement protests held in Gaza on Sunday, rally organizers said. Gaza’s National Action Committee organized rallies in Al-Faraheen, east of Khan Younis in the southern Strip and in Al-Maghazi in central Gaza. A third rally headed to the….
3 injured as clashes continue in Silwan
9/26/2010 – JERUSALEM (Ma”‚Ñ¢an) — Three Palestinians were reportedly injured on Sunday morning in ongoing clashes in East Jerusalem’s Silwan neighborhood, after days of unrest in the area. One Palestinian sustained an eye injury after Israeli Border Guards broke into his home, spraying pepper spray, locals said. The injured was identified as 19-year-old Ali….
PA envoy: Goldstone draft won’t seek action from ICC
9/27/2010 – GENEVA (Ma’an) — The Palestinian Authority will not seek immediate action from the International Criminal Court when it endorses a UN-backed inquiry into Israel’s devastating winter assault on Gaza, Ma’an has learned. A resolution to be submitted to the UN Human Rights Council on Monday or Tuesday will reiterate allegations…. Related: Ma’an exclusive: Turkey’s draft flotilla resolution and Gaza tops agenda at UN rights body
Settlers start building in West Bank
9/27/2010 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israelis residing on an illegal West Bank outpost in the southern Hebron district began the foundations for a new religious school on Sunday to mark the end of Israel’s 10-month moratorium on settlement construction. The foundation laying ceremony in the Rommanim outpost follows several meetings hosted by the…. Related: Settlers mark end of freeze
Rights group says PA tortured young brothers
9/26/2010 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A Palestinian human rights group says two Gaza brothers were beaten and tortured while they were detained by Palestinian Authority security forces in the northern Gaza Strip. Abdullah Rebhi Abu Se’da, 23, and his brother Sa’eed, 17, from Nablus, were detained on the grounds of a personal….
Israeli army disperses protest in Hebron
9/26/2010 – HEBRON (Ma’an) — Israeli forces attacked demonstrators at a peaceful rally demanding the reopening of Hebron’s main street on Sunday, organizers said. Youth Against Settlements organized the demonstration to protest the continued closure of Ash-Shuhada Street, largely closed to Palestinians following the growth of Israeli settlements in the city. Organizers said Israeli….
Israeli couple injured in drive-by shooting
9/27/2010 – HEBRON (Ma’an) — An pregnant Israeli woman and her husband were injured Sunday evening in a shooting attack south of the West Bank city of Hebron, the Israeli army reported. The couple were driving near the illegal Tene settlement, an Israeli military spokeswoman said, adding that both had been taken to Soroka Medical Center….
PFLP to boycott PLO meetings
9/27/2010 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — The leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine announced Sunday it will no longer attend meetings of the PLO’s Executive Committee over the decision to resume negotiations “under Israeli and US preconditions.”Speaking to reporters at the Watan Media Center in Ramallah, PFLP officials called for a withdrawal…. Related: PFLP official: Boycotting PLO is tactical move and Hamas urges Abbas to withdraw from talks
Gaza tops agenda at UN rights body
9/27/2010 – GENEVA (Ma’an) — The United Nations’ main human rights body will consider two resolutions this week demanding changes to Israeli policy toward the Gaza Strip, officials in Geneva say. The Palestinian Authority plans to put forward a resolution condemning Israel over allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the 2008-9…. Related: Ma’an exclusive: Turkey’s draft flotilla resolution and PA envoy: Goldstone draft won’t seek action from ICC
1 Gaza crossing open after 3-day closure
9/26/2010 – GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — Israeli authorities informed Palestinian crossing officials that one crossing into Gaza would be open on Sunday for the transfer of goods into the Strip, an official told Ma’an. The official, Raed Fattouh, said between 180 and 190 truckloads of humanitarian aid and goods were scheduled for transfer through….
Man found dead near Qalandiya checkpoint
9/26/2010 – JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — The body of a Palestinian man in his late twenties was found by the roadside near the Qalandiya checkpoint between the central West Bank district of Ramallah and East Jerusalem on Sunday. The man was identified as Samir Shawish and a resident of the Old City of Jerusalem. The cause of…. Related: Police investigate deaths of 2 men in Ramallah
Settlers mark end of freeze
9/26/2010 – TEL AVIV (Ma’an) — Thousands gathered in the illegal Revava settlement Sunday to celebrate the end of the settlement freeze, Israeli press reported. Settler leaders and MKs joined 2,500 settlers and supporters at the rally in the northern West Bank, bringing cement mixers and tractors, the Israeli daily Haaretz said. Settler groups released 2,000…. Related: Settlers start building in West Bank
Police investigate deaths of 2 men in Ramallah
9/26/2010 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Palestinian police opened investigations into the deaths of two men in the Ramallah district on Sunday. Amjad Nadi Ya”‚Ñ¢qub Harfush, 30, was found dead in the vilage of Sira. Police received information that he had been beaten to death, a statement said, adding that his body had been taken for…. Related: Man found dead near Qalandiya checkpoint
Ma’an exclusive: Turkey’s draft flotilla resolution
9/27/2010 – GENEVA (Ma’an) — Ma’an has obtained a copy of the draft resolution that Turkey will present to the UN Human Rights Council this week endorsing follow-up recommendations on a UN-backed inquiry into Israel’s deadly 31 May naval raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. The draft regrets Israel’s “non-cooperation…. Related: Gaza tops agenda at UN rights body
Egypt FM: Freeze reflects Israel’s commitment
9/26/2010 – BETHLEHEM (Ma”‚Ñ¢an) — Egypt’s foreign minister on Saturday called on Israel to extend its moratorium on illegal settlement construction in order to “reach a just political compromise” to the conflict. Speaking before the UN General Assembly, Ahmed Aboul Gheit said Israel’s decision on settlement activity was a major factor in determining….
Abbas to meet Sarkozy on Monday
9/26/2010 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Paris on Sunday and is schedules to meet with French President Nicolas Sarkozy a day after to discuss peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders, threatened with collapse over Israeli settlement activity. Presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudaineh told Agence-France Presse that Abbas will update Sarkozy on….
Hamas urges Abbas to withdraw from talks
9/26/2010 – GAZA CITY ( Ma’an) — Hamas called on President Mahmoud Abbas “to respond to Israel’s stubbornness by withdrawing from talks and speeding up Palestinian reconciliation,” a party spokesman said Sunday. Fawzi Barhoum said the Israeli Prime Minister’s “insistence on continuing settlement activity in spite of negotiations confirms that he wanted [them…. Related: PFLP to boycott PLO meetings
Fatah wing vows response to settlement activity
9/26/2010 – RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Fatah’s armed wing vowed to respond to renewed settlement expansion in the West Bank on Sunday. The Al-Aqsa Brigades urged the Palestinian Authority to maintain its resolve to walk out of recently relaunched peace talks if full-scale settlement expansion resumed. As the 10-month partial moratorium on settlement construction….
Egyptian security uncovers weapons cache in Sinai
9/26/2010 – EL-ARISH, Egypt (Ma’an) — Egyptian security forces seized a cache of explosives in the Sinai Pensinsula on Sunday, security sources said. Officials investigated reports from locals who had found debris which appeared to be remains of a projectile 20 kilometers west of the coastal town El-Arish. Security forces said the rocket left over from….
PFLP official: Boycotting PLO is tactical move
9/26/2010 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine member Jamil Mezher said Sunday the faction’s decision to boycott PLO Executive Committee meetings was a tactical rejection of peace talks. The leftist faction announced it would no longer attend the meetings over the decision to resume negotiations “under Israeli and US…. Related: PFLP to boycott PLO meetings
Police detain 41 for fighting
9/26/2010 – HEBRON (Ma’an) — Palestinian Authority police detained 41 suspects in relation to seven fights across the West Bank on Sunday. A police statement said fights in Hebron, Jericho, and Nablus left 13 injured. In Beit Ummar, near Hebron in the southern West Bank, three suspects were detained accused of participating in a fight which….
Surgeon breaks Palestine tummy tuck record
9/26/2010 – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A Palestinian surgeon has removed the most amount of fat recorded in Palestine for an abdominoplasty, commonly known as the tummy tuck, extracting 13 kg of fat from a female patient in the southern West Bank district of Hebron. Surgeon Khalid Abu Ajamiyya, who performed the procedure in the Al-Muhtaseb Hospital….
Israel defies building freeze calls
AlJazeera 26 Sep 2010 – Netanyahu allows partial freeze on settlement construction to expire, but urges Palestinians not to abandon peace talks.
Jewish aid ship sails for Gaza
AlJazeera 26 Sep 2010 – Vessel manned by activists attempting to breach Israel’s blockade of coastal strip set sails from northern Cyprus.
Settler Injured In A Drive By Shooting In Southern West Bank
PNN – Hebron — PNN — an Israeli woman was slightly injured on Sunday night as unknown gunmen opened fire at two Israeli cars driving at settlers road 60 near the southern West Bank…
Palestinian Leftist Group Halt Its PLO Membership
PNN – Ramallah — PNN — the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestinian — PFLP — announced on Sunday that they halt their membership in the Palestine Liberation Organization PLO. Khalida Jarrar, member…
Settlement Freeze Ends; Israeli Settlers Resume Construction In The West Bank
PNN – Bethlehem — PNN — on Sunday Israeli settlers resumed construction in a number of locations in West Bank settlement. Around 2000 settlers conducted a rally in the northern West Bank settlement of…
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
Unknown Persons Fire at Cultural Center in Balata Refugee Camp near Nablus
Palestinian Center for Human Rights Field Update On Friday, 24 September 2010, Yafa Cultural Center in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, was fired at by unknown militants, but no casualties were reported. This attack is part of the state security chaos and proliferation of weapons in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).
Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (16-22 September 2010)
Palestinian Center for Human Rights
PCHR Participates in International Conference in Bir Zeit University
Palestinian Center for Human Rights Ref: 71/2010 PCHR participated in the International Conference at Bir Zeit University on “Palestine and International Law, New Approaches” on 24-26 September 2010. The three-day conference, which was organised by the Institute of International Law of the Faculty of Law in Bir Zeit University, addressed the issue of the place and role of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (
Under fire again, South braces for more rockets
Jeruslalem Post 25 Sep 2010 – Most do not inflict casualties and are ignored by the media, but rockets threaten the emotional well-being of Israelis near the Gaza border.
Tensions simmer in Jerusalem over weekend
Jeruslalem Post 25 Sep 2010 – Police stop Muslim worshipers from throwing rocks at the Western Wall; ACRI claims baby killed by tear gas.
International Solidarity Movement
PROTEST CALL: oppose the OECD’s Tourism Conference in Jerusalem October 20-22nd
9/26/2010 – International Solidarity Movement – The International Solidarity Movement is calling on activists to protest in Jerusalem in the third week of October against the annual tourism conference of the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) which should not be held in the occupied capital of an apartheid state in violation of a plethora of international laws. ISRAEL IN….
New app makes boycotting West Bank settlements a touch easier
Ha’aretz – Ahead of settlement freeze expiration, Israeli bloggers release ‘Buy no Evil’ Android application to raise consumer awareness.
Netanyahu to Abbas as settlement freeze ends: Let’s continue talks to achieve peace
Ha’aretz – The United States, Israel and the Palestinian Authority are conducting talks on how to continue peace negotiations, despite the expiration of Israel’s freeze on settlement construction.
Top Likud minister: Obama knows settlements are part of Jewish homeland
Ha’aretz – Thousands of activists from Netanyahu’s faction crowds the lawn at Yisrael Katz’s estate, where their host declares Israel should never accede to international pressure when it comes to the right…
Israeli woman gives birth within hours of being shot in West Bank attack
Ha’aretz – Netta Zucker undergoes C-section at Soroka Medical Center, after driving herself there with gunshot wounds to her leg.
Israeli woman lightly wounded in West Bank shooting
Ha’aretz – Palestinian gunmen open fire on two cars near Hebron, in third shooting attack in less than a month; Israeli police officer wounded when struck in head by rock in East…
Despite Netanyahu’s plea for restraint, thousands of settlers celebrate end of building freeze
Ha’aretz – Protesters attended rally in Revava with tractors, cement mixers and other equipment to broadcast to the world that construction in the territories is resuming.
Palestinian faction cuts ties with PLO over Mideast peace talks
Ha’aretz – PFLP says it will not be a cover for policies that would devastate the national cause, as widespread criticism against talks brims within PLO.
‘Jews for Justice’ aid boat sets sail for Gaza
Ha’aretz – Organizer says goal of boat which left from Cyprus on Sunday is to show that not all Jews support Israeli policies toward Palestinians.
Netanyahu to settlers: Keep low profile as building freeze expires
Ha’aretz – Barak tells BBC there’s a ’50-50′ chance a compromise will be reached on settlements, says ‘historic’ peace process has better chance of success.
Abbas: Even if talks break down, Palestinians won’t resort to violence
Ha’aretz – Palestinian President says intifada caused Palestinians much damage, adds that no decision has been made regarding settlement freeze expiration.
U.S.: Syria is essential to achieving Mideast peace
Ha’aretz – U.S. Secretary of State is scheduled to meet Syrian foreign minister on Monday in New York to discuss possible renewal of Syria-Israel talks.
IOF raids Hebron, erects checkpoints
26 Sep 2010 – Hebron, September 26, (Pal Telegraph) Israeli occupation forces stormed on Sunday morning the town of “Halhoul”, and erected two roadblocks north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank. According to local sources, several jeeps Israeli stormed the town and patrolled the streets, without any confrontations with the citizens. On the other hand, the Israeli occupation forces erected a checkpoint near…
Israel opens Abu Salem, keeps Karni closed
26 Sep 2010 – Gaza, September 26, (Pal Telegraph) Israeli occupation authorities re-opened today the Kerem Abu Salem crossing after closing it for three days, while kept the Karni commercial crossing, east of Gaza, closed. The Chairman of the Coordination Committee of Gaza’s Supplies, Raed Fattouh, said that the Israeli occupation authorities have informed the Palestinian side that it will open Kerem Abu Salem…
1 wounded during peace march in Gaza
26 Sep 2010 – Gaza, September 26, (Pal Telegraph) One of the participants in the weekly peaceful march against the buffer zone in Gaza was shot by the Israeli occupation today morning in the town of “Abasan”, east of Khan Younis southern Gaza. According to one of the organizers of this peaceful march, Emad Asfour, said that the Israeli soldiers fired bursts of thick…
Boycotting apartheid
26 Sep 2010 – Palestine, September 26, (Pal Telegraph – Eric Walberg) -In July, in Rachel Corrie’s hometown of Olympia, Washington state , the popular Food Co-op announced that no Israeli products would be sold at its two grocery stores. Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a principal endorser of this new Israel Divestment Campaign, issued a statement endorsing the boycott. “The Olympia Food Co-op has joined a…
No great expectations
26 Sep 2010 – Palestine, September 26, (Pal Telegraph – Graham Usher ) -When Barack Obama addressed his first United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 2009 he was still wrapped in the aura of a president inspiring hope and committed to change. After the lean years of American unilateralism, he pledged a “new era of engagement” with the world body.
Israel kills as it talks
26 Sep 2010 – US, September 26, (Pal Telegraph – Khaled Amayreh- Ahram) -Israeli occupation forces have killed a Palestinian man in the northern West Bank in what eyewitnesses and neighbours described as “a cold-blooded murder” and “extrajudicial” execution.
Settlers Open Fire At Palestinian Homes In Jerusalem
Uruknet September 26, 2010 – A number of Jewish settlers, working as security guards, opened fire on Saturday at night at a number of Palestinian homes in Al Sa’diyya neighborhood, in occupied East Jerusalem; no injuries were reported. A local woman was wounded in a separate attack. The Israeli police arrived at the scene and closed the neighborhood preventing the…
Jewish Boat to Gaza sets sail from Cyprus
Uruknet September 26, 2010 – A boat carrying aid for Gaza’s population and organized by Jewish groups worldwide has set sail from Cyprus today at 13:32 local time. The boat, Irene, is sailing under a British flag and is carrying ten passengers and crew, including Jews from the US, the UK, Germany and Israel as well as two British journalists….
Abbas vows to continue with talks
Uruknet September 26, 2010 – Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, has said Palestinians would not immediately walk away from peace talks with Israel even if it does not extend a 10-month limited settlement moratorium due to expire on Sunday at midnight. Abbas’s comments on Sunday came as diplomatic efforts intensified to try to get Israel to extend…
Israeli officers block investigation into minor sex crime
Uruknet September 26, 2010— The Defense For Children International (DCI) is accusing Israel of stonewalling investigations into a complaint filed by a Palestinian minor who was physically and sexually assaulted by an Israeli investigator. The organization said the minor filed a complaint in August that he was beaten and forced to confess by Israeli soldiers who arrested him for allegedly…
In a New Crime, IOF Kill Palestinian Fisherman in the Gaza Strip
Uruknet September 26, 2010 – In a new crime of those committed against Palestinian civilians, on Friday morning, 24 September 2010, the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) killed a Palestinian fisherman while fishing with his cousins opposite to al-Sudaniya beach in the northern Gaza City. It should be noted that Israeli gunboats daily chase Palestinian fishermen in the sea and threaten…
Palestinian shot at anti-settlement rallies in Gaza
Uruknet September 26, 2010 – Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian at one of several peaceful anti-settlement protests held in Gaza on Sunday, rally organizers said.Gaza’s National Action Committee organized rallies in Al-Faraheen, east of Khan Younis in the southern Strip and in Al-Maghazi in central Gaza. A third rally headed to the separation wall north of the coastal enclave. The…
ENSLAVED GAZA
Uruknet September 26, 2010 – …My friend Hassan is still fuming after what he has seen: the amount of money spent this year on the occasion of Ramadan and El-Eid for food, sweets, clothing, presents and the cash money given to the children, sisters and mothers. So is the tradition when there is money and if you like it or…
One photojournalist and a fifty year old man attacked at Beit Ummar demonstration
Uruknet September 26, 2010 – One Palestinian photojournalist was attacked and detained while a fifty year old man collapsed due to tear gas inhalation during a Beit Ummar demonstration calling for the release of 17 year-old Youssef Abu Maria and the boycott of settlement products. Palestinian, international and Israeli activists held a demonstration in front of the settlement of Karmei…
PFLP suspends its participation in PLO Executive Committee to protest return to negotiations
Uruknet September 26, 2010 – The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine announced in a press conference on September 25, 2010 that it was suspending its participation in the PLO Executive Committee in response to Abu Mazen’s return to negotiations and the illegitimate “approval” of the EC for this dangerous action. At a press conference held in Ramallah led…
Press Release: 2nd annual Palestine Memorial WeekEnding the suffering of Refugees – the Key to Peace
Uruknet September 26, 2010 – The Palestinian Return Centre (PRC) began on Friday 24th of September, its preparations for the second Palestine Memorial week in the United Kingdom and Europe. The annual event will be held from the 15th to the 22nd January 2011. The event commemorates the memory of Palestinian victims of the Nakba since 1948 until now. PRC…
David Frakt Explains Why Guant?°namo Prisoners Have Habeas Corpus Rights
Uruknet September 25, 2010 – On September 14, Lt. Col. David Frakt, a law professor and the former military defense attorney for two Guant?°namo prisoners, debated whether terror suspects should be treated as “enemy combatants” or as criminals, and won resounding approval from the audience in New York for the arguments that he and attorney Stephen Jones advanced in defense…
Weekly protests: man shot with live ammunition
Uruknet September 26, 2010 – Brutal suppression of the Palestinian popular struggle continues: A Palestinian man was shot in the leg with live ammunition in Bil’in, while live rounds were also fired in Ni’lin and An-Nabi Saleh, where rubber-coated steel bullets were fired at children. In Beit Ummar a Palestinian man was beaten unconscious by Israeli forces yet only an…
Detainees in Israeli jails announce hunger strike
Uruknet September 26, 2010 – Palestinian prisoners detained in Israeli jails announced a hunger strike on Saturday to protest prison conditions. The strike was in response to abuse by Israeli guards and the escalation of arbitrary procedures carried out by the Israeli prison administration, a statement from the Prisoners’ Society said. Head of the society’s Hebron branch Amjad An-Najjar said…
Video: Arabs face discrimination in Israel
Uruknet September 25, 2010 – Discrimination faced by Palestinians living within Israel’s borders remains one of the key sticking points in Middle East peace talks. Umm al-Fahm is a town made up almost entirely of Palestinian Israelis – those who found themselves within the new border when Israel was created in 1948. Israel’s declaration of independence, the equivalent of a…
Following The Killing of Jerusalem Infant, Clashes Renew Leading To Dozens Of Injuries
Uruknet September 25, 2010 – After an infant from Al Esawiyya in East Jerusalem died due to teargas inhalation on Friday, clashes were reported Saturday evening between dozens of residents and Israeli soldiers leading to dozens of injuries among the residents. The clashes took place in several Palestinian neighborhoods in East Jerusalem while more Israeli soldiers and policemen were deployed…
‘We were looking for a nice, peaceful place near Jerusalem’
Uruknet September 25, 2010 – The housing project currently under construction in Almon offers enticingly priced, spacious family homes with a garden and a view. The surrounding neighbourhood, also known as Anatot, sits on a ridge overlooking the Judean hills, near Jerusalem, a blaze of cultivated greenery in the parched landscape. Residents have a relaxed air, and newcomers who have…
Hamas seeks to capture more soldiers as bargaining chips
The National 26 Sep 2010 – As the latest round of direct peace talks between Israel and the PA hang by a thread, Hamas makes clear its conflict with Israel will continue.
Israeli settlers celebrate renewed construction
The National 26 Sep 2010 – As settlement construction begins again, Abbas says he will consult Arab League before deciding whether to stay in talks.
Abbas not set on pulling out from talks
The National 26 Sep 2010 – PA leader says he will not end negotiations, but if illegal construction continues, he will instead consult with Palestinian institutions’.
Palestinian Prisoners Begin Open-Ended Hunger Strike
Alternative Information Center – Approximately 7,000 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel commenced an open-ended hunger strike yesterday (25 September) in protest of their deteriorating conditions and to raise the issue of Palestinian prisoners in the newly renewed Palestinian-Israeli negotiations.
Israeli Army Injures Bil’in Demonstrator with Live Ammunition
Alternative Information Center – Ashraf Al-Khatib was shot in the leg with a 0.22″ caliber live bullet at the weekly demonstration in the West Bank village of Bil’in against the illegal apartheid wall. An international nonviolent activist was also hit…
WCC UN Advocacy Week focuses on Palestine — Israel, Nigeria
Alternative Information Center – Representatives from churches, ecumenical organizations and civil society organizations from around the world will gather in Geneva from 27 September to 1 October 2010 for the sixth United Nations Advocacy Week (UNAW), an annual event organized…
Palestinian Protests, Israeli Police Brutality Continue in East Jerusalem
Alternative Information Center – Clashes and Israeli police brutality in East Jerusalem continue for the fifth day today, 26 September, following the assassination of Samer Sarhan, 32, by Israeli security guards in his home village of Silwan (East Jerusalem) last…
Palestinian Infant Dies from Tear Gas Inhalation in East Jerusalem
Alternative Information Center – 18 month-old Mohammed Abu Sneneh of Issawiya, East Jerusalem, died from tear gas inhalation on Friday, 24 September.
Al Haq Field Worker Detained in Jerusalem by Israeli Military
Alternative Information Center – On 22 September 2010, Omran Risheq, Al-Haq’s Jerusalem field worker pictured above, was detained along with three journalists, by the Israeli Occupation Forces while documenting clashes in the Old City of East Jerusalem.
Aid to the Palestinians and the Israeli Economy
Alternative Information Center – The article Palestinian Economic Dependency on Israel , [1] published on the Alternative Information Center’s website on 23 September 2010, briefly mentioned official development assistance (ODA) [2] to Palestinians. This article will elaborate more fully on foreign…
Settlement Escalastion in Hebron, Bethlehem and Nearby Villages
WAFA – HEBRON, September 26, 2010 (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Authorities and Settler leaders escalated, today, unprecedently, settlement operations in Hebron, with the end of the
Proclamation Calls for Construction Resumption in Settlements
WAFA – NABLUS, September, 26 (WAFA) – Settlers called for wide-range participation in constructing dozens of outposts, starting today. According to a proclamation distributed today, settlers need to
Shalom Will Lay Foundation Stone of Religious School in Hebron
WAFA – HEBRON, September 26 (WAFA) — Acting Israeli Prime Minister and Minister of Developing Negev and Galilee Silvan Shalom, will lay the foundation stone of establishing a religious school in the Jewish
Settlers poised to build as moratorium ends
Daily Star 26 Sep 2010 TEHRAN: Iran’s Parliament speaker has called US President Barack Obama an “international villain” for saying the United States supports the Iranian people’s democratic aspirations. “How dare Obama announce that he wants to help the Iranian nation?…
Iran’s speaker calls Obama ‘international villain’ over US support for Iranian people
Daily Star 26 Sep 2010 TEHRAN: Iran’s Parliament speaker has called US President Barack Obama an “international villain” for saying the United States supports the Iranian people’s democratic aspirations. “How dare Obama announce that he wants to help the Iranian nation?…
Egypt’s Al-Azhar slams Coptic bishop over comments on Koran
Daily Star 26 Sep 2010 CAIRO: Sunni Islam’s top religious body Saturday slammed comments by an Egyptian Coptic bishop who cast doubt on the authenticity of some verses of the Koran, saying his remarks threatened national unity.Al-Azhar’s Grand Imam Ahmad al-Tayyeb…
Southerners risk citizen rights in Sudan independence vote
Daily Star 26 Sep 2010 KHARTOUM: South Sudanese people will lose the right to be citizens in the North if their region votes for independence in a referendum, the information minister said, raising fears for Southerners living in Northern settlements.Southerners are…
Hamas and Fatah revive Palestinian reconciliation talks
Daily Star 26 Sep 2010 DAMASCUS: Hamas and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah faction agreed on Friday to help revive Egyptian efforts to narrow a schism between them that has undermined the Palestinian cause.”An agreement was reached for a course and…
Jewish activists set sail for Gaza from Northern Cyprus
Daily Star 26 Sep 2010 FAMAGUSTA, Cyprus: A boat carrying Jewish activists from Israel, Germany, the US and Britain set sail on Sunday for Gaza, hoping to breach Israel’s naval blockade there.Richard Kuper, an organizer with the British group Jews for…
Netanyahu urges restraint as West Bank settlement building freeze is lifted
The Guardian 26 Sep 2010 – US works to save talks between Israel and Palestinian groups, while Abbas says he’ll consult Arab League Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu yesterday urged Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas to continue with peace talks, despite the end…
Jewish activists set sail for Gaza planning to break blockade
The Guardian 26 Sep 2010 – Voyage by boat carrying supporters of Jews for Justice for Palestinians comes four months after Israeli attack on flotilla A boat carrying Jewish activists from Israel, Germany, the US and Britain set sail today for Gaza,…
As Israel settlement freeze ends, one-year peace plan begins
Relief Web 26 Sep 2010 – Source: Christian Science Monitor
FACTBOX-Israeli settlements are first hurdle to peace talks
Relief Web 26 Sep 2010 – Source: Reuters – AlertNet
OPT: PRCS concludes a training workshop on safer access
Relief Web 26 Sep 2010 – Source: Palestine Red Crescent Society
OPT: PRCS Holds a Workshop in Salfit on Planning for Emergencies
Relief Web 26 Sep 2010 – Source: Palestine Red Crescent Society
8th Week against the Apartheid Wall, November 9 — 16 2010
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Once again: anti-Wall activist injured by live ammunition
Stop The Wall – During this week’s anti-Wall protest in Bil’in, 30 year-old Ashraf Al-Khatib, was shot in the leg by a 0.22” calibre bullet, a lethal weapon prohibited for ‘riot control’. Another human rights defender and two journalists were also injured. [
Gaza: IDF fire critically wounds Palestinian
YNet News – Soldiers open fire after Palestinians refuse to back away from security fence;….
Settlers threaten hunger strike if freeze extended
YNet News – ‘Netanyahu has shown he can withstand pressure, but this will mean nothing in….
Body of man murdered in Uman to be flown to Israel
YNet News – Partial autopsy performed on body of Breslov Hassid who was stabbed to death in….
Leftists: Building will destroy Israel
YNet News – Protesting outside prime minister’s residence, left-wing activists call for….
Palestinian faction suspends PLO membership
YNet News – Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine issues statement saying ‘Oslo….
‘Hussein Obama, Land of Israel is ours’
YNet News – Despite PM’s request for restraint, settlers declare end of building freeze, lay….
Leftists aim to break Gaza siege
YNet News – ‘Jewish vessel’ carrying nine human rights activists from Israel, Germany, US….
Settlers: We’ll build without provocations
YNet News – Yesha Council leaders convene in Gush Etzion, near plot where Coalition Chairman….
Iran: Computer worm didn’t cause serious damage
YNet News – Tehran officials say Stuxnet computer virus infected 30,000 computers in Islamic….
Settlement freeze expires; PM ‘hopes Abbas will continue honest talks’
YNet News – The 10-month construction moratorium imposed on West Bank settlements passed by the cabinet in November 2009 officially expired Sunday night. Efforts were made up …….
Geneva: ‘Shalit sukkah’ set up near UN headquarters
YNet News – The Jerusalem Institute of Justice (JIJ) and Jewish organizations set up a protest tent on Sunday outside the UN’s headquarters in Geneva, demanding that the Red Cross …….
Iran crosses into Iraq to hit bombing suspects
YNet News – Iranian forces crossed into neighboring Iraq and killed 30 fighters from a group it says was involved in last week’s bombing of a military parade, state TV reported …….
Clinton asks Arab leaders to support Abbas
YNet News – WASHINGTON — Clinton is recruiting support for Abbas from the Arab states. As officials in the US administration scramble to find a last-minute solution to the West Bank …….
Katz: Settlement construction permissible as of midnight
YNet News – “As of midnight, settlers holding permits will be allowed to build their homes,” Minister Yisrael Katz told some 3,000 Likud Central Committee members and party activists …….
West Bank shooting victim gives birth to son
YNet News – An Israeli in her ninth month of pregnancy sustained moderate injuries Sunday night when Palestinian terrorists opened fire at the vehicle she was traveling in near the …….
Abbas meets with Jewish intellectuals in Paris
YNet News – PARIS – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with Jewish writers and intellectuals in France on Sunday, ahead of his planned talks with the French leader. Abbas …….
Settlements are not just a political issue
B’tselem 25 Sep 2010 – In an article on the eve of the settlement-freeze expiration, B’Tselem’s Executive Director shows that settlements are not only a political/diplomatic issue, but also prevent Palestinians from realizing their rights and living in dignity.
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Bankrupt Ramallah leadership surrendering to Israel
PIC 26 Sep 2010 – The Ramallah-based PLO leadership has effectively assured the Zionist regime that renewed settlement construction will have no impact on “peace talks”
Vote held signals Popular Front will freeze PLO membership
PIC 26 Sep 2010 – The PFLP has set its sights on freezing its membership in the PLO over what it called violations in the organization’s work, and non-implementation of the Cairo Agreement on reforming it.
Palestinian man shot during peaceful anti-wall march south of Gaza
PIC 26 Sep 2010 – A Palestinian man was shot by Israeli troops east of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Palestinian medical sources said on Sunday.
Resheq: Egypt not against reconciliation understandings between Hamas and Fatah
PIC 26 Sep 2010 – Ezzet Al-Resheq stated Saturday that Egypt does not mind if there are Palestinian understandings agreed upon between Hamas and Fatah factions before the signing of its reconciliation paper.
Yildirim: UN report on Gaza siege and Flotilla attack exposed Israel’s true face
PIC 26 Sep 2010 – Head of IHH Bulent Yildirim hailed the report issued by the UN probe committee on Gaza siege and the attack on Freedom Flotilla aid convoy, stressing that the report unveiled Israel’s true face.
Israeli officers block investigation into minor sex crime
PIC 26 Sep 2010 – The DCI is accusing Israel of stonewalling investigations into a complaint filed by a Palestinian minor who was physically and sexually assaulted by an Israeli investigator.
Hamas: PA’s talks with Israel is a crime against the Palestinian people
PIC 26 Sep 2010 – The Hamas Movement condemned that the Palestinian Authority’s persistence in its peace talks with Israel as a crime against the Palestinian people and a dangerous adventure.
QB: We are ready to confront any Israeli aggression
PIC 26 Sep 2010 – The Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, declared readiness to confront any possible Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip in light of growing threats.
IOA closes Ibrahimi Mosque for two days
PIC 26 Sep 2010 – The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) decided to close down the Ibrahimi Mosque in Al-Khalil for two days before Muslim worshippers to celebrate Jewish holidays.
Two Palestinians injured in fourth day of Silwan protests
PIC 26 Sep 2010 – The fourth day of clashes on Saturday in the Silwan district of Jerusalem was heated, as the area saw an unusually heavy presence of Israeli soldiers.
Israel ends freeze on West Bank settlement construction
LA Times 27 Sep 2010 – Jewish settlers celebrate. However, Palestinians have not indicated they will walk out of intense peace talks with Israel. Israel’s partial moratorium on West Bank construction expired late Sunday without a compromise aimed at keeping Palestinians from quitting recently relaunched Mideast peace talks.
Sides Work to Save Mideast Peace Talks as Freeze Expires
New York Times 26 Sep 2010 – As Israel’s freeze on Jewish settlement building in the West Bank ended, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked President Mahmoud Abbas to continue with negotiations.
Omanis Arrive in Iran to Aid 2 U.S. Hikers, Paper Reports
New York Times 26 Sep 2010 – The newspaper Jomhuri-e Islami, citing unnamed sources, stated that an Omani delegation arrived in Tehran to mediate efforts for the release of two American hikers.
‘A higher racism’: The new justifications for Islamophobia and pre-emptive violence
Mondoweiss – Our political culture has become more civilized, but also more sophisticated in its use of demonization. While overt hatred is no longer generally acceptable, it can be rationalized if it is clearly couched in allegations that assert the racism of our political enemies: their collective hatred…
‘J Street’ raised $11 million— and the right howls
Mondoweiss – J Street, the alternative Israel lobby, has raised a ton of money from 10,000 people. The Atlantic reports : According to estimates provided to The Atlantic by Executive Director Jeremy Ben-Ami, the group has brought in a total of $11.2 million since its inception: $1.2 million in…
Between ’09 and ’10, Obama dropped demand for an ‘end to occupation’
Mondoweiss – President Obama’s Sept. 23, 2009 speech to the UN General Assembly: The time has come — the time has come to re-launch negotiations without preconditions that address the permanent status issues: security for Israelis and Palestinians, borders, refugees, and Jerusalem. And the goal is clear: Two…
Israel Museum features art work honoring the right of return
Mondoweiss – I went to the Israel Museum in Jerusalem the other day and was stunned to see a work of art that dramatizes the Palestinian right of return. The piece is called “Al Awda (The Return).” It is a video created by the Jerusalem artist Jumana Emil…
Jewish boat to Gaza sets sail from Cyprus
Mondoweiss – AFP reports that the Jewish boat to Gaza, Irene, (pictured at left) set forth from Cyprus some hours ago: A boat carrying Jewish activists from Israel, Europe and the United States set sail Sunday from Cyprus bound for Gaza, in a bid to run Israel’s blockade…
Even if Settlements Freeze Is Not Extended, Abbas Will Not Walk out
Al-Manar 26 Sep 2010 – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday he would not walk away immediately from “Peace” Talks with the Zionist entity if it does not extend a 10-month partial settlements moratorium due to expire on Sunday at midnight. Earlier, Palestinian leaders have vowed to break off US-brokered…
Israel seeks talks as freeze ends
BBC 26 Sep 2010 – Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu urges Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas to continue talks, despite the end of Israel’s ban on West Bank construction.
Worm affects Iran nuclear plant
BBC 26 Sep 2010 – A complex computer worm has infected the personal computers of staff at Iran’s first nuclear power station, says the IRNA news agency.
Jewish group sets sail for Gaza
BBC 26 Sep 2010 – A catamaran carrying Jewish activists sets sail from northern Cyprus aiming to breach Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip.
Jewish settlers prepare to build
BBC 26 Sep 2010 – Israel’s government has urged Jewish settlers on the occupied West Bank to “show restraint” as the end of a 10-month ban on construction nears.
Desmond Tutu: We Must Boycott and Isolate Israeli Universities
Sabbah report 26 Sep 2010 – The University of Johannesburg’s Senate will next week meet to decide whether to end its relationship with an Israeli institution, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, on the grounds of that university’s active support for and involvement in the Israeli military. Archbishop Desmond Tutu supports the move….
Eight American Universities Say Yes to Apartheid
Sabbah report 26 Sep 2010 – By Lawrence Davidson* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz A letter from Gaza appeared on the Web dated September 24, 2010. It was from a group of Gaza academics and students and sought to publicize the fact that eight American universities have recently signed agreements with various…
Voices for peace?
Sabbah report 26 Sep 2010 – By Paul J. Balles* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz When Time Magazine carried an article on “Why Israel Doesn’t Care about Peace”, a whole coterie of American Zionist supporters reacted as if Time had become anti-Semitic. For any writer to cast the slightest aspersion on Israel’s…
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Gaza Flotilla — Rough Passage
Noam Sheizaf, Haaretz, Israeli Occupation Archive9/24/2010
On May 31, former U.S. Marine Kenneth O’Keefe was aboard the Mavi Marmara in the Free Gaza flotilla. He witnessed the passengers’ preparations for a clash and the confused takeover by Israel troops that resulted in nine dead.
BELFAST — “I don’t remember exactly how long we were at sea. Maybe three-four days. There were all kinds of delays, but the atmosphere was good and our spirits were high. I was certain we would succeed in entering Gaza. I brought my expensive possessions — a computer, cameras. People came to me two-three hours before [the takeover of the ship] and told me, ‘There will be an attack.’ I replied, ‘No, that can’t be.’ I really didn’t believe it. In the 2008 flotilla I was the captain of one of the ships and there, too, Israel said they would stop us by force, but in the end let us through. I was convinced that it would be the same this time.”
Kenneth O’Keefe is sitting at the bar of the Europa Hotel in the center of town. Guests are seating themselves all around on comfortable couches for afternoon tea. Nina Simone and Louis Armstrong play softly in the background while O’Keefe describes his one-on-one combat with an Israeli commando unit.
Kenneth O’Keefe has no hesitations about saying that he failed completely to foresee the Israeli naval operation against the Gaza flotilla, even though he had a convenient observation point aboard the Mavi Marmara.
On the night of May 31, the former U.S. marine who became a devoted activist for Gaza found himself at the center of one of the major fiascos of the Israel Defense Forces in recent years. The confused takeover by naval commandos of the flagship in the flotilla that aimed to breach the blockade of the Gaza Strip ended in a pitched battle, the killing of nine of the passengers, the temporary capture of three soldiers, 10 soldiers and dozens of passengers wounded, a revision of Israel’s blockade policy and a rash of investigative commissions, Israeli and international alike. — See also: Source more.. e-mail
Israel’s choice: Freeze or isolation
Gush Shalom, Ma’an News Agency9/25/2010
The decision whether or not to continue the freeze on settlement construction is not a momentary, tactical decision. It is a strategic decision with implications for the State of Israel’s very future. Continued creation of “facts on the ground”, the ongoing takeover of Palestinian lands simultaneously with supposedly negotiating the fate of the same lands, will rightly be regarded by the whole world as a clear and unequivocal statement of intent.
Settlement construction on the ground will be regarded as a clear indication that everything said at the table is an empty patter and lip service. After 17 years of peace processes and numerous conferences and summits, the occupation continues and settlements have enormously grown and expanded. Anyone wanting a serious, genuine peace process would not continue the unliteral creation of facts.
Continuation of settlements and occupation is not only a closing the gate to any chance of peace with the Palestinians and the Arab World, a perpetuation of the conflict, the hatred and the bloodshed. It is also a conscious decision by Israel to embark on a head-on collision with the entire world.
It happened that President Obama’s call at the UN to continue the settlement freeze was voiced on the same day that the report on the Gaza Flotilla killings was published – a report that the government of Israel was quick to condemn, reject and ask the US for help in preventing its adoption. Also at exactly the same time, The International Nuclear Energy Commission voted down the Arab demand for Israel’s nuclear disarmament – a vote that might have gone completely differently had the US not used all its power and influence. more.. e-mail
Canada, Israel & Palestine
Yves Engler, ZNet9/20/2010
Current peace negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian officials are unlikely to end, let alone reverse, Palestinian dispossession. The power imbalance between the sides is simply too great. While Canada could be part of the solution, so far it has been part of the problem.
The largest Palestinian political force, Hamas, has been excluded from these U.S.-sponsored talks, while the electoral mandate of the Palestinian representative, Mahmoud Abbas, expired 20 months ago. Abbas, who arbitrarily extended his term as Palestinian Authority President, is heavily dependent on countries such as the U.S. and Canada, and this has undermined his negotiating position.
After Hamas won Canadian-monitored and facilitated legislative elections in early 2006, Stephen Harper made Canada the first country to cut its assistance to the Palestinian Authority. The goal was to sow division among Palestinians, and it worked. Immediately after the Palestinian unity government collapsed in mid 2007, the Canadian International Development Agency contributed $8 million “in direct support to the new [Abbas-led] government.”
Ottawa pumped millions of dollars into training a Palestinian security force “to ensure that the PA [Palestinian Authority] maintains control of the West Bank against Hamas,” as Canadian ambassador to Israel Jon Allen was quoted as saying by the Canadian Jewish News. U.S. Lt.-Gen. Keith Dayton, in charge of organizing the 10,000-member Palestinian force supported by Canada, never admitted that he was strengthening Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah against Hamas, but to justify his program Dayton argued that Iran and Syria funded and armed Hamas. Bolstering Fatah to counteract the growing strength of Hamas was the impetus for Dayton’s mission, yet the broader aim was, and is, to build a force to patrol Israel’s occupation. more.. e-mail
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