VTJP Palestine/Israel
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 20 February, 2011: Obama’s veto is the wrong side of history
20 February, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Erekat Criticises PA, Calls For Re-examination of Peace Process IMEMC – Sunday February 20, 2011 – 11:05, Following his resignation as Chief Negotiator for the Palestinian Liberation Organization, Saeb Erekat has, on Sunday, called for a re-examination of the Palestinian Authority. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 19 February, 2011: US Vetoes UN Resolution Condemning Israeli Settlement Expansion
19 February, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Ten Residents Wounded In Tulkarem IMEMC – Sunday February 20, 2011 – 05:32, Palestinian Medical sources reported Saturday that ten residents were treated for the effects of teargas inhalation after Israeli soldiers attacked a nonviolent protest in Dir Al Ghsoun village, north of Tulkarem… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 16 February, 2011: Israel troops may ‘have to re-enter’ Lebanon
16 February, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Army Breaks Into Home Of Jerusalem Palestinian MP IMEMC – Wednesday February 16, 2011 – 19:35, Undercover forces of the Israeli army broke on Wednesday into the home of Jerusalem Legislator, Ahmad Attoun, and detained his brother, Jihad, and his cousin., Attoun, as well… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 15 February, 2011: Mass protests spread in Middle East as Washington reassures Israel, Arab dictators
15 February, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Palestinian Youth Injured By Settlers Fire Near Nablus IMEMC – Tuesday February 15, 2011 – 20:59, Palestinian medical sources reported, on Tuesday evening, that a Palestinian youth was shot and wounded by settlers fire near Jaloud village, south of Nablus, in the northern part… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 14 February, 2011: Egyptian Paper: “Mubarak In A Coma”
14 February, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel closes northern West Bank road; deny report that checkpoints will be dismantled IMEMC – Tuesday February 15, 2011 – 05:47, Over the weekend, Israeli troops erected new earth mounds blocking the Nablus-Beit Iba road, a road which had been closed by Israeli authorities… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 12 February, 2011: Abbas and Netanyahu keep their mouths shut after Mubarak ousted
12 February, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Two workers wounded by Israeli gunfire in Gaza IMEMC – Sunday February 13, 2011 – 06:11, On Saturday, Israeli soldiers stationed at the Gaza-Israeli border fired live rounds at two workers who were collecting rubble to use as building material, in the northern part… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 11 February, 2011: What does the Egyptian Revolution mean for Palestine?
11 February, 2011 – VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Army Attacks Palestinian Protesters In East Jerusalem IMEMC – Saturday February 12, 2011 – 00:34, Israeli soldiers and policemen attacked dozens of Palestinian protesters in Silwan, south of the Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, after the residents conducted Friday prayers at the… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 10 February, 2011: New Gaza factory, jobs destroyed in Israeli attack
10 February, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center France Grants P.A €10 Million To Finance Water Services In Bethlehem IMEMC – Thursday February 10, 2011 – 23:49, The Palestine News and Information Agency, WAFA, reported Thursday that Palestinian Prime Minister, Dr. Salaam Fayyad, signed an agreement with the French State Minister and… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 9 February, 2011: Fundamentalist Settler Rabbi Says Killing “Non-Jews” Is Justifiable
9 February, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Amnesty Lobbies for Justice for Gazans IMEMC – Wednesday February 09, 2011 – 17:07, Amnesty International has announced that it will lobby the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) regarding justice for the victims of Operation Cast Lead, according to reports from the Alternative… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 6 February, 2011: Egyptian Revolution, Israeli Exceptionalism
6 February, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Explosion in Egyptian gas pipeline disrupts Israel’s gas supply IMEMC – Sunday February 06, 2011 – 01:31, An explosion Friday morning took out a natural gas pipeline in the northern Sinai in Egypt, near the border with Israel. Egyptian national television initially reported that… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 5 February, 2011: Egyptians Pay Heavily for Uprising
5 February, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Bil’in protest in solidarity with Egypt attacked by Israeli troops IMEMC – Saturday February 05, 2011 – 12:18, Several hundred Palestinians, along with international and Israeli supporters, gathered in the village of Bil’in on Friday for their weekly non-violent protest. This week’s protest called… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 4 February, 2011: UN condemns Israeli destruction of Palestinian water systems
4 February, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Egyptian protesters return to the streets Friday for ‘Day of Departure’ demonstration IMEMC – Saturday February 05, 2011 – 01:34, At least 100,000 demonstrators held protests in Cairo, Alexandria, Suez and other cities in Egypt Friday, calling on the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 29 January, 2011: Egypt’s uprising and its implications for Palestine
29 January, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center 17-year-old Boy Killed In Beit Ummar, Hundreds Protest After Funeral IMEMC – Saturday January 29, 2011 – 16:13, Hundreds of residents of the town of Beit Ummar, near Hebron took to the streets in the funeral of 17-year-old Yousef Ikhlayyil who was shot dead… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 28 January, 2011: Medics: Settlers shoot teen in head near Hebron
28 January, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center 27 dead in Egypt uprising; Mubarak refuses to step down IMEMC – Saturday January 29, 2011 – 03:42, As hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in Egypt Friday in the 4th straight day of protests, President Hosni Mubarak said that he… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 27 January, 2011: Erekat Names Former CIA, MI6 Agents as Source of Leaks
27 January, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center PA-Controlled Office Sacked in Gaza IMEMC – Thursday January 27, 2011 – 19:30, Unidentified vandals broke into the Palestinian Authority-controlled Civil Administration building in northern Gaza ransacking the office, on Thursday morning, Ma’an News reported. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 26 January, 2011: Palestinians: Don’t Get Mad, Get Even
26 January, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center An-Nabi Saleh Popular Committee Leader Beaten, Two Children Arrested IMEMC – Wednesday January 26, 2011 – 15:18, Following the arrests of Karim Saleh al-Tamimi and, his brother, Islam, the leader of the Popular Commitee Against The Wall & Settlements in Nabi Saleh, Bassam Tamimi… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 25 January, 2011: 11 Palestinians, Including 10-year-old Child, Kidnaped By Soldiers in West Bank
25 January, 2011 – VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Two Civilians, One Officer, Killed in Egypt Protests IMEMC – Wednesday January 26, 2011 – 03:41, As massive protests swept across Egypt demanding the removal of Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, and his government, two protestors and one police officer were killed, the Qatar-based Al… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 23 January, 2011: New Israeli laws targeting human rights groups
23 January, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel’s internal inquiry into killing of humanitarian aid workers finds no wrongdoing IMEMC – Sunday January 23, 2011 – 19:21, The commission created by the Israeli government to ‘investigate’ the Israeli attack on a humanitarian aid flotilla in international waters in May 2010 has… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 21 January, 2011: Israel Acting to Destroy Bedouin Communities, Way of Life
21 January, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Anti-Wall demonstrations in four West Bank villages attacked by Israeli military IMEMC – Saturday January 22, 2011 – 04:38, At the non-violent anti-Wall protests which took place on Friday afternoon, Israeli troops fired CS gas and other so-called ‘non-lethal’ weapons at demonstrators in Bil’in,… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 20 January, 2011: Israeli court permits destruction of 200+ graves in historic Jerusalem cemetery
20 January, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Clinton: “Washington Opposes Security Council Move Against Israeli Settlement Activities” IMEMC – Friday January 21, 2011 – 03:28, U.S Secretary Of State, Hilary Clinton stated Thursday that the White House rejects the proposal that was submitted by the Palestinian Authority to the United Nations… Continue reading