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Palestinian Centre for Human Rights: Weekly Report: On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory 26 Feb.- 04 Mar. 2009 No. 09/2009
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue Systematic Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) and Continue to Impose a Total Siege on the Gaza Strip Continue reading
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Peace Now: Israel planning to construct 73,300 (illegal) housing units in the West Bank
An examination of the data available on the Israeli government that contains maps and information from the Ministry of Housing, reveals that in plans for the West Bank at least 15,000 housing units have already been approved, and plans for an additional 58,000 housing units are yet to be approved Continue reading
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PCHR 26 February, 2009: The Fact-Finding Mission Mandated by the League of Arab Nations to Investigate Israeli War Crimes Concludes Its Works in Gaza on Friday
The fact-finding mission of the League of Arab Nations mandated by the League of Arab Nations to investigate war crimes committed by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) during the latest offensive on the Gaza Strip is going to finish its works in the Gaza Strip on Friday, 27 February 2009, with a tour in Rafah to… Continue reading
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GAZA CHRONOLOGY June 19 – Dec. 27, 2008
19th June: Israeli warships fire four rockets at Palestinian fishermen in Palestinian waters. On the same day aircraft circling over Gaza City break the sound barrier near the ground and trigger a panic among the people. In the area of Khan Yunis Israeli patrols shoot over the border fence at farmers who work on their… Continue reading
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Theatre – London: Go to Gaza, Drink the Sea
Until the 14 March 2009 Passion Pit Theatre & Zeitgeist Theatre Present 7pm Mon – Sat written & directed by Justin Butcher & Ahmed Masoud designed & co-devised by Jane Frere / film design by Zia Trench / sound design by Sebastian Frost A vibrant and haunting theatre piece, Go to Gaza, Drink the Sea Continue reading
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Amnesty International’s scandalous obliquity By Khalid Amayreh in occupied East Jerusalem
With all due respect to AI and its efforts to safeguard and defend human rights, there is no legal or moral equation between a rape victim’s right to defend herself against her attacker and the criminal act initiated by the rapist Continue reading
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Video by ISM Gaza Strip of target practice on Palestinians by Israeli snipers
Palestinian farmers, accompanied by international Human Rights Workers (HRWs), were fired upon by Israeli forces in the village of Khoza’a, near Khan Younis, this morning. The farmers and HRWs were attempting to work on land around 300m from the ‘Green Line’. Continue reading
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Video: Gaza – Reflections of War – 14 Feb 09 – Part 4
Part 3 | Part 2 | Part 1 Continue reading
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Video: Gaza – Reflections of War – 14 Feb 09 – Part 3
On December 27, 2008, Israel’s already crippling siege on the neighbouring Gaza Strip escalated into a brutal war. Al Jazeera was the only global news network reporting from both inside Gaza and Israel for the entirety of the conflict. Throughout Ayman Mohyeldin and Sherine Tadros brought news of the human tragedy unfolding to living rooms Continue reading
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Video: Gaza – Reflections of War – 14 Feb 09 – Part 2
On December 27, 2008, Israel’s already crippling siege on the neighbouring Gaza Strip escalated into a brutal war. Al Jazeera was the only global news network reporting from both inside Gaza and Israel for the entirety of the conflict. Throughout Ayman Mohyeldin and Sherine Tadros brought news of the human tragedy unfolding to living rooms Continue reading
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Justifying Israeli War Crimes By Reem Salahi
Having left Gaza now, I am trying to come to terms with what I saw, what I heard and honestly, what I don’t think I will ever understand – the justification. Continue reading
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A Camp Follower Who Aims to Please: How Anthony Cordesman Proved that Israel Fought a Clean War By Norman G. Finkelstein
This preposterous, barely literate ‘analysis’ Cordesman cobbled together after his junket is unlikely to fool anyone, although in fairness to camp follower Cordesman it must be said that he plainly did his best to please and the American Jewish Committee plainly got its money’s worth from him. Continue reading
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Video: Reporting from Gaza: Reflections of War Part 1
Throughout Ayman Mohyeldin and Sherine Tadros brought news of the human tragedy unfolding to living rooms throughout the English speaking world. They found themselves as vulnerable as the civilians of Gaza and now they give their full accounts of what it was really like to report that war. Continue reading
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Palestinian Centre for Human Rights: Weekly Report: On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory No. 07/2009, 12- 18 Feb. 2009
Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) Continue Systematic Attacks against Palestinian Civilians and Property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) and Continue to Impose a Total Siege on the Gaza Strip Continue reading
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“Operation ‘Cast lead’: News Control as a Military Objective By Reporters Without Borders.
News was another casualty of this war. The sealing off of the Gaza Strip, which was the full responsibility of the Israeli authorities, is unacceptable and disturbing. Continue reading
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Video: The Free Gaza Movement, February 2009
The Free Gaza Movement is a human rights group that in August 2008 sent the first international boats to land in the port of Gaza in 41 years. We want to break the siege of Gaza. Continue reading
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Palestinian Center for Human Rights: Aftermath (2) Gaza’s forgotten elderly
In this new series of personal testimonies, PCHR looks at the aftermath of Israel’s 22 day offensive on the Gaza Strip, and the ongoing impact it is having on the civilian population. Continue reading
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Richard Silverstein: The Israeli foreign ministry itself is asking volunteers to flood news websites with pro-Israel arguments and information
I view it as a cynical attempt to flood the web and news media with favorable flackery in a vain attempt to tilt public opinion toward Israel. Continue reading
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Shooting at farmers, what gives Israel the right? Eva Bartlett
The Israeli soldiers’ shooting was not a new thing, but a resumption of the policy of harassment that Palestinians in the border areas have been enduring for years Continue reading
The New Dark Age 