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BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Testimonies from over 60 Israeli soldiers and officers who fought during last summer’s war in the Gaza Strip were released to the public Monday, raising serious concerns over whether Israel’s military adhered to the most basic principles of International Humanitarian Law. The testimonies — collected by Israeli military watchdog Breaking the Silence […]

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The One-State Conundrum: The Everyday Politics of Confinement in Palestine

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By Sandy Tolan | (Tomdispatch) | – The SUV slows as it approaches a military kiosk at a break in a dull gray wall. Inside, Ramzi Aburedwan, a Palestinian musician, prepares his documents for the Israeli soldier standing guard. On the other side of this West Bank military checkpoint lies the young man’s destination, the […]

Apartheid

UN Report: 2014 Israeli Assault on Gaza Hit 7 UNRWA Schools, Killed 44

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By IMEMC | — 44 displaced persons killed, 227 injured Attacks to be considered of “extreme severity toward those who looked to them for protection and sought refuge and were granted shelter there, had their hope and trust denied”, according to a recent statement by the United Nations. A UN girl’s school was hit 88 […]

Apartheid

Gaza Strip 101: World’s Largest outdoor Prison

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Middle East Eye | – “The Gaza Strip, a coastal enclave wedged between Israel and Egypt, has been under blockade since 2007, shortly after elections brought the group Hamas to power. After repeated bombings by Israel – including one last summer which left over 2000 people dead – Gaza is on the verge of a […]

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The women of Palestine: caught between the occupation and patriarchy

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By Ebru Buyukgul | ( Your Middle East) | – Around this time two years ago, Mona Mahajna, a 30-year-old mother of three, was found shot dead in her apartment in Umm al-Fahm. After her divorce and ensuing separation from her children she took the brave decision to begin a new life. Which sounds admirable […]

Apartheid

Why Gaza Casualties were so High: Israel relaxed rules re: high-explosives in populated areas

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By: Charlie Hoyle – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The unprecedented number of Palestinians killed in the 2014 war in Gaza was linked to changes in the military rules of engagement regarding civilian protection measures by Israel’s army, a London-based NGO said this week. In a new report entitled ‘Under Fire,’ Action on Armed Violence found that […]

Apartheid

Gaza: Shortage of Medicines as Israeli Blockade Grinds On

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By IMEMC News The Palestinian Ministry of Health has announced that the crisis of shortage in medicines and medical disposables has been critically aggravated because of the blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip for more than eight years [which has lowered incomes and made imported medicines expensive – JC]. Director General of Pharmacy, Ashraf Abu […]

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Assad: Syria has ‘no relation’ with Hamas, will Never Trust it Again

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BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Syrian regime no longer has any relationship with former ally Hamas and will never trust the movement again, Syrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview published Friday. “There is no relation at all on the formal level or on the popular level,” the president told Swedish newspaper Expressen, adding, “I […]

Human Rights

On ‘Prisoners Day,’ PLO tells Israel: Let my People Go

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RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — Senior PLO official Hanan Ashrawi on Friday marked Palestinian Prisoner’s Day by demanding that Israel end its “captivity” of the Palestinian people under occupation. “Today, we honor and express our solidarity with all Palestinians who have been and continue to be imprisoned in Israeli jails,” she said in a statement. “We commend […]