Egypt
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Tunisia Newslinks for 25 January, 2011
25 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Egypt Braces for Anti-Government Protests New York Times The call to protest comes as Egypt and other Arab countries wrestle with the aftermath of Tunisia’s revolution. There, weeks of protests that started after … www.nytimes.com/2011/01/26/world/middleeast/26egypt.html?src=twrhp 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 2 January, 2011: Nonviolent Protestor Killed After Being Asphyxiated by Tear Gas in Bil’in
2 January, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Palestinian Killed by Army Fire At A Roadblock In The Jordan Valley IMEMC – 2 Jan 2011 – Sunday January 02, 2011 – 09:44, Palestinian medical sources reported on Sunday morning, that Israeli soldiers stationed at the Al Hamra roadblock in the Jordan valley,… Continue reading
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Information Clearing House Newsletter 1-2 January, 2011: Weekend Edition – Tortured Until Proven Guilty
2 January, 2011 — Information Clearing House Why Washington Hates Hugo Chavez By Mike Whitney While Bush and Obama were expanding their foreign wars and pushing through tax cuts for the rich, Chavez was busy improving the lives of the poor and needy while fending off the latest wave of US aggression. www.informationclearinghouse.info/article27170.htm Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 1 January, 2011: Europe’s alliance with Israel: aiding the occupation
1 January, 2011 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Woman Killed After Being Asphyxiated by Tear Gas in Bil’in IMEMC – 1 Jan 2011 – Sunday January 02, 2011 – 00:28, Jawaher Abu Rahma, aged 36, died on Saturday, after suffering the effects of tear gas inhalation fired by the Israeli military during… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 31 December, 2010: Knesset Approves $564 million for Settlements in the New Year’s Budget
31 December, 2010 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Child, Paramedic Wounded By Army Fire During Nabi Saleh Weekly Protest IMEMC – 31 Dec 2010 – Saturday January 01, 2011 – 03:14, As dozens of residents and international peace activists held their nonviolent weekly protest against the Annexation Wall in Nabi Saleh village,… Continue reading
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Sending a laptop to Gaza Ahmed Moor writing from al-Arish, Egypt
A friend in Cairo mentioned that he had a laptop and some CDs that were intended for a friend of his in Palestinian Rafah. He knew that I planned to go to al-Arish, and if I could make it past the checkpoints, to Egyptian Rafah, and asked if I could arrange to have the items… Continue reading
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“Gaza Freedom Marcher Missing” By Max Ajl
Today I spoke with Kristen Coughlin Carr, the aunt of one of our dear GFMers, Shannon Hughes (who was staying at Select Hotel). She informed me that Shannon is missing in Egypt. It has been reported to the US embassy, and they have declared her ‘missing or abducted’ and described the situation as ‘dire’. Here’s… Continue reading
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Amira Hass: Pro-Gaza activists under siege – imposed by Egypt and Hamas
In the week before the planned march, the Foreign Ministry in Cairo made it clear that the protesters would not be permitted to enter Gaza. Boats even mysteriously disappeared from the Nile on Sunday evening. The Egyptian authorities knew that scores of activists were planning to sail and light candles to mark the first anniversary… Continue reading
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Egypt deports British lawmaker Galloway
Cairo has deported British lawmaker George Galloway, following clashes between a Gaza-bound aid convoy he was accompanying and Egyptian police. The lawmaker was planning to return to Gaza via the Rafah crossing early Friday when several Egyptian plainclothes security forces detained him and bundled him into a plane and flew him to London. Continue reading
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Egypt ‘deports aid convoy leader’
George Galloway, the British MP leading the Viva Palestina international aid convoy to the Gaza Strip has been forced to leave Egypt, the group has said on its website. Galloway was apparently picked up by Egyptian officials at the Rafah border crossing on Friday and driven to Cairo where he was placed on a flight back… Continue reading
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Egypt deports MP George Galloway By Tim Moynihan
Plain clothes police officers bundled the Respect MP on to a plane bound for London, said a spokeswoman for the Viva Palestina convoy. Continue reading
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BRITISH MP GEORGE GALLOWAY in CAIRO ‘DEPORTATION’
British MP George Galloway was officially deported from Cairo today (Friday), when Egyptian ununiformed plane clothes police officers bundled him onto a London plane. Galloway had been trying to return to Rafah after news broke that seven of the Viva Palestina convoy members were said to be arrested. Continue reading
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Riot police attack Britons in Gaza aid convoy by Terry Kirby
British members of a convoy of pro-Palestinian activists trying to take aid into Gaza have been injured in clashes with Egyptian riot police. The violence in the port of Al Arish erupted after the activists staged a demonstration protesting at the refusal of the Egyptian authorities to allow the convoy of more than 250 vehicles… Continue reading
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