VTJP Palestine/Israel
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VTJP Palestine/Israel News & Articles 27 October 2012: ‘Let us not be brought down’: Last legal recourse for Holy Land Five
27 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center A young Druze man refuse to serve in the Israeli ArmyIMEMC – A young druze man sent out a letter to the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu and defense minister Ehud Barak, explaining why he refuses to be part of the Israeli army. Young secular… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel News & Articles 26 October 2012: Analysis: World Bank policies persistently fail Palestinians
26 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Falk Calls For Boycotting Companies Benefiting From Israeli SettlementsIMEMC – United Nations Special Rapporteur on humanitarian affairs in the occupied Palestinian territories, called for boycotting all firms that benefit from Israel’s illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, and stated that this ban should be submitted… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel News & Articles 25 October 2012: Israel: UN bid risks ‘far-reaching consequences’
25 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Dr. Erekat: “Israel Responsible For Gaza Escalation”IMEMC – Chief Palestinian Negotiator, head of the Negotiations Department at the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), Dr. Saeb Erekat, stated that Israel is responsible for the latest escalation against the Gaza Strip due to its ongoing illegal measures. … Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel News & Articles 24 October 2012: Militants join forces as Israel warns of ‘extensive’ action in Gaza
24 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Closure of Beit Hanoun Crossing Threatens the Lives of Hundreds of Patients in the Gaza StripIMEMC – The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) condemns the targeting of the Palestinian customs checkpoint, near Beit Hanoun (Erez) crossing, by Israeli warplanes. As a result of the attack,… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel News & Articles 23 October 2012: Snubbing Europe, Netanyahu Tours Settlement
23 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Prince Of Qatar Arrives In GazaIMEMC – The Prince of Qatar, Hamad Bin Khalifa, and his wife, Mouza Bint Nasser, arrived in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday morning through the Rafah border terminal, between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, marking the first visit of a senior… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel News & Articles 22 October 2012: The full story behind the war against free speech in Israel’s universities
22 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Gaza Prepares To Welcome The Prince Of QatarIMEMC – The Hams-led government in the Gaza Strip, the Hamas movement and various sectors in the Gaza Strip are preparing for the historic visit of the Prince of Qatar, Hamad Bin Khalifa, and his wife Mouza, who will… Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 21 October 2012: Erekat: Israel Doesn’t Want to End Occupation, Rather They’re Imposing Apartheid
21 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israeli navy illegally seizes humanitarian aid ship in international watersIMEMC – In an act violating international maritime law, Israeli naval forces boarded a humanitarian aid ship, the SV Estelle, that was en route to the Gaza Strip bringing humanitarian aid supplies including musical instruments and building… Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 19 October 2012: Protests and strikes as Israel raids Bedouin villages, threatens to destroy homes
19 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center As Ship Approaches Gaza Shore, Israel To Attack Estelle ShipIMEMC – The Canadian Boat To Gaza reported that they received a message from the Finnish Foreign Department informing that Israel informed them that its soldiers will board Estelle solidarity ship currently around 120 Nautical Miles away… Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 18 October 2012: Israel approves 800 new homes in Gilo settlement
18 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Al-Qassam Publishes Video Documenting Shalit AbductionIMEMC – Video Included Marking the first anniversary since the implementation of the Egyptian-mediated prisoner-swap deal that secured the release of 1037 of Palestinian detainees, the Al-Qassam Brigades published a video detailing the planning and actual implementation of the cross border… Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 16 October 2012:
16 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Soldiers Demolish Home, Shed, In JerusalemIMEMC – Israeli soldiers demolished, Tuesday, a Palestinian home and a shed in Beit Hanina, in occupied East Jerusalem, the Quds Media Center reported. … Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 15 October 2012: EU support for Israeli crimes makes it unworthy of Nobel Peace Prize
15 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Army Invades Azzoun, Imposes CurfewIMEMC – Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday evening, Azzoun village, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and imposed curfew on the village forcing its residents under house arrest. … Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 10 October 2012:
10 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Two Palestinians Injured After Being Attacked By Settlers Near NablusIMEMC – Palestinian medical sources reported that two Palestinians were injured, on Wednesday evening, after being attacked by several extremist Israeli settlers in Burin village, near the northern West Bank city of Nablus. … Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 9 October 2012: Israel’s abuse of anti-Semitism tackled head-on in new memoir
9 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center 1 Palestinian Man Assassinated, Another WoundedIMEMC – 8 civilians, including 4 children and 1 woman, Injured In The Attack The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns the assassination, on Sunday, 07 October 2012, of 1 Palestinian man and the severe injury of another. 8… Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 8 October 2012: Extremists Hurl Molotov Cocktails, Stones, At Jerusalem Church
8 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Children Evicted From Five Gaza Schools Due To Israeli BombardmentIMEMC – The Palestinian Ministry of Education in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, evicted Monday dozens of schoolchildren from five schools, east of Khan Younis, due to heavy Israeli bombardments targeting the… Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 7 October 2012: Families Of Marmara Victims File Lawsuit Against Israel
7 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center 10 Palestinians Injured By Army Missiles In RafahIMEMC – Palestinian medical sources reported that ten Palestinians were injured, on Sunday evening, when the Israeli Air Force fired several missiles into Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. Some of the wounded residents are in… Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 6 October 2012: Israeli soldiers prevent farmers from accessing land
6 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Families Of Marmara Victims File Lawsuit Against IsraelIMEMC – The Turkish Hurriyet Daily reported that 33 family members of Turkish citizens who were shot and killed by the Israeli army when Israel attacked the Mavi Marmara solidarity ship that was heading to Gaza in 2010, filed… Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 5 October 2012: Why Israel’s “refugee day” is a smokescreen to deny Palestinian rights
5 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Solidarity Ship Sailing to GazaIMEMC – The Helsingin Sanomat Swedish paper reported that Estelle, a Swedish-owned ship sailing under a Finnish flag, is on en route to the besieged Gaza Strip carrying tons of aid supplies to the besieged coastal region. … Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 4 October 2012: Empire trapped: US role in a new Middle East
4 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Soldiers Invade Tulkarem, Jenin And Hebron; Clashes ReportedIMEMC – Israeli soldiers invaded, on Thursday at dawn, several areas in the northern West Ban districts on Tulkarem, Jenin and Hebron, broke into several homes and buildings leading to clashes with dozens of local youths, injuries were reported.… Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 3 October 2012: The deeply disturbing Israel court ruling on Rachel Corrie
3 October 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel Believes Al-Qaida Was Behind Attack On Border With EgyptIMEMC – Israeli security sources reported that the Israeli investigations into an attack that took place on the border with Egypt last month, leading to the death of one Israeli soldier and three gunmen, was carried out… Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 25 September 2012: UN Chief: “Door Closing To Two-State Solution”
25 September 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel To Build New Settler-Road Near QalqiliaIMEMC – The so-called Israeli Civil Administration Office, run under the Israeli Military in the occupied West Bank, is planning to pave a new road to be used by Jewish settlers, in the northern West Bank district of Qalqilia. … Continue reading