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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 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 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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Iran, Syria, Turkey, Israel and NATO: The Dangers of Military Escalation By Stephen Lendman
Days of Syrian/Turkish border incidents threaten further escalation into something more serious. Free Syrian Army (FSA) militants fired mortar rounds on Turkish territory from Syrian locations they control. 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 23 September 2012: Two water pipes for two peoples: Palestinians and Israelis
23 September 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center PCHR Statement Regarding Recent Israeli Violations In JerusalemIMEMC – Continuing its Efforts to Judaize Occupied East Jerusalem, Israel’s Forces Close the Ras Khamis Checkpoint and Declare the Establishment of a Bridge between Silwan and al-Buaq Wall. … Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 20 September 2012: Has David Miliband Changed His Spots?
20 September 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center P.A Security Captures Three Soldiers In Nablus, Hand Them Back To IsraelIMEMC – Members of the Palestinian security forces in the northern West Bank city of Nablus captured, Thursday, three Israeli soldiers who infiltrated into the city using a civilian vehicle, and handed them back to… Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 7 September 2012: Settlers burn 130 olive trees in northern West Bank
7 September 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Palestinians Hold Protests Against High Living CostsIMEMC – Several protests and demonstrations were held, starting on Thursday evening and extending to early Friday morning, as thousands of Palestinian youths took to the streets protesting the sharp increase of living costs despite the limited income of most… Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 26 August 2012: Testimonies by Israeli soldiers detail abuse of Palestinian children
26 August 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel denies entry to Welcome to Palestine visitorsIMEMC – In a precedented measure, Israel denied entry to nearly 85 international visitors who were planning to enter Palestine through the King Hussein bridge via Jordan. … Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 25 August 2012: PA considers legal action against Israeli officials, settlers
25 August 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Swiss Forensic Experts To Examine Arafat’s RemainsIMEMC – Experts working for the Swiss Radiophysics Institute stated Friday that they will be arriving in the West Bank to examine the remains of the late president, Yasser Arafat, after receiving the approval of his widow, Soha Arafat. … Continue reading
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VTJP News & Articles 24 August 2012: Israeli lies unchecked, Palestinian perspectives censored on BBC
24 August 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Police Repeatedly Taser Palestinian Vacationing With His FamilyIMEMC – Israeli daily, Haaretz, reported Friday that a Palestinian man from Jerusalem was shocked by an Israeli Policeman with an electric gun five times; the incident took place at a park in Tel Aviv last Tuesday. The man… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 16 August 2012
16 August 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Father, Mother And Children Injured By Settlers FirebombIMEMC – Palestinian medical sources in Bethlehem reported Thursday that a cab driver, a Palestinian father, mother and their children, from Nahhalin town, near Bethlehem, suffered moderate to severe injuries after fundamentalist Israeli settlers hurled a firebomb at the… Continue reading
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Media Lens: Blocked By The BBC on Twitter By David Cromwell
Has the internet made journalists more accountable to the public? Only if media professionals are actually willing to engage with those who consume their output. In the case of the publicly-funded BBC, the onus on editors and journalists is surely all the greater. Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 6 July 2012: “Collaborator Confesses To Poisoning Arafat”, Al-Mayadeen Reports
5 July 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center General Assembly of US Presbyterian Church Narrowly Votes Against DivestmentIMEMC – The General Assembly of the US Presbyterian Church narrowly voted against divestment in three companies doing business with the Israeli military. The extremely close vote on Thursday, 333-331 against the resolution, came after the… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 5 July 2012
5 July 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Maher Abu Rmeileh First Palestinian to Qualify for Olympics in JudoIMEMC – Judoka Maher Abu Rmeileh becomes the first Palestinian to qualify for the Olympic games based on his performance in a recent qualifying match in Japan. … Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 3 July 2012: Caught on video: Israeli policeman kicking Palestinian boy
2 July 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Committee of US Presbyterian Church votes to divest from IsraelIMEMC – At its annual assembly in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, the Middle East Committee of the Presbyterian Church USA voted to divest from three companies involved in business with the Israeli military, citing human rights abuses… Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 2 July 2012: Israel Continues To Pound Gaza, Injure Civilians
2 July 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center Israel Planning A Military College In Mount OliveIMEMC – The Israeli Regional Planning and Construction Committee in Jerusalem approved, Monday, a plan to build a Military College near the Augusta Victoria Hospital in Mount Olive, in occupied East Jerusalem. … Continue reading
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VTJP Palestine/Israel Newslinks 1 July 2012: Time to abandon never-ending futile talks with Israel
1 July 2012 — VTJP News International Middle East Media Center P.A. Security Forces Assault & Detain Protestors, JournalistsIMEMC – For consecutive days protests by Palestinians in Ramallah have been broken up with violence by Palestinian Authority security forces. … Continue reading
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