Russia slams Israeli decision to build new housing units in O. Jerusalem

[ 13/08/2011 - 09:29 AM ] MOSCOW, (PIC)– Russia criticized on Friday the Israeli government’s endorsement of building 1600 new settlement units in occupied Jerusalem, warning that it would lead to worsening the already “explosive Middle E…


Qurei slams settlement expansion as ‘recklessness’

Maan News Agency | Aug 12, 2011 JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — The Israeli government’s “greed and recklessness” have reached a point that cannot be condoned or tolerated, senior PLO official Ahmed Qurei said Friday. Its plan to build 4…


Israel Occupation Forces serves demolition notice to owner of water well

[ 11/08/2011 - 11:30 AM ] JERICHO, (PIC)– Israeli occupation forces (IOF) served a notice to a Palestinian citizen in Nuwaima village, Jericho province, that his water well would be razed because it was built without permit in area C of the West …


Hamas issues report on violations against historic Ma’manullah cemetery

[ 11/08/2011 - 10:57 AM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Hamas has released a detailed report on the Jerusalem’s historic Ma’manullah cemetery, which has been for decades under attack in a bid by the Israelis to Judaize the holy city. The Islamic cemetery is o…


They try to steal our history, not just our land – video

9 August 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank The demonstrations in Nabi Saleh started the 21 of November 2009, after the illegal settlement of Halamish expanded, costing locals in land and their source of water for home and agric…


Israel ‘deploys drones’ over offshore gas fields

Published today (updated) 09/08/2011 16:36 The “Heron” drone is pictured at the Palmahim Airbase in central Israel [AFP/File Menahem Kahana] JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel has deployed drones to keep watch on gas fields off its northern coa…


Japan condemns Israeli settlement plans

Published today (updated) 08/08/2011 17:21 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Japanese government expressed its “disappointment” on Monday at recent Israeli plans to build 900 homes in Har Homa settlement, a statement said. “The Gove…


Protesters face tear gas at West Bank demo

Published today 20:21| Maan News Agency BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Soldiers fired tear gas Friday at weekly demonstrations in the Palestinian village of Bilin, west of Ramallah, the Popular Struggle Coordination Committee said. Despite the he…


Map of planned Har Homa Illegal Settlement Expansion (983 units) in East Jerusalem

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Jewish settlers confiscate hundreds of dunums in Sa’ir area

[ 28/07/2011 - 10:27 AM ] AL-KHALIL, (PIC)– Jewish settlers have released hounds on Palestinians who stepped foot on land that was taken from them to build the Asfar settlement on the Sa’ir area east of Al-Khalil city, Palestinian sources h…


Israeli moves to legalize Judaization of Silwan district

[ 27/07/2011 - 02:36 PM ] OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)– The Israeli government intends to legalize the seizure of public parks and yards in Silwan district in order to enable the right-wing settler society Elad to take them over and turn them into T…


Knesset right-winger urges her gov’t to steal more Palestinian lands

[ 26/07/2011 - 08:54 AM ] NAZARETH, (PIC)– A right-wing Knesset member urged the Israeli premier to escalate settlement expansion and to seize more Palestinian lands in the occupied territories in Jerusalem and the West Bank at the pretext of see…


Community Organizer to PNN: New Tunnel Under Silwan to the Western Wall

PNN – Palestine News Network -  26.07.11 – 13:06 Jerusalem – PNN Exclusive/Maysa Abu Ghazaleh – On Tuesday, Fakhri Abu Diyab from the committee to defend the Silwan neighborhood in East Jerusalem told PNN that the Jerusalem mun…


Likud MK Calls For More Settlements In the West Bank, Jerusalem, The Negev

Tuesday July 26, 2011 02:50 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies Tzipi Hotovely, Israeli member of Knesset of the Likud party headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, called on the Israeli government to escalate the construction and expans…


The Murder of Non-jews and The Israeli Law Against Boycott

July 17, 2011 |  Kawther Salam Some days ago the israeli knesset passed into law a bill sponsored by the extremists from the „Israeli Beitenu“ and „Likud“ factions, among them one Ze’ev Elkin and one David Rotem, which makes it „illeg…