Saturday, October 9, 2010

Raid on Free Gaza Flotilla: family of victims bring case before ICC in The Hague

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The International Criminal Court is being urged to prosecute members of the Israeli defence force for the raid on the Gaza-bound aid ship Ma...
Friday, October 8, 2010

Soldier who abused female Palestinian prisoner identified

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This video circulated a few days ago on the internet, after it had been shown by Al-Jazeera. It's yet another example of how some Israel...

Israeli army again kills two 'wanted' Palestinians

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Two leaders of Hamas' military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, were killed overnight Friday in Hebron during an Israeli army raid in the ...
Thursday, October 7, 2010

Obama tries to bribe Netanyahu, Netanyahu tries to bribe Lieberman, the stakes rise, the standards go down

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  A few days ago, on 30 September, I wrote on this blog that Obama was trying to bribe Israeli prime minister Netanyahu into prolonging the...

Settlers near Nablus torch land, harvest Palestinian olives and cut down trees

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Residents of Huwwara village south of Nablus said Thursday that settlers set dozens of dunums of farm lands on fire, destroying crops. PA ...
Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Chewing qat, a slow way of committing suicide

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The widespread habit of chewing ‘qat’, a mild drug, is to blame for the growing number of mouth cancers in Yemen, according to local NGO N...
Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Egyptian paper Al-Dustour sacks editor amidst signs of growing repression of the press

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The independent Egyptian daily Al Dustour has fired its chief editor, an outspoken government critic. It happened amidst what journalists a...

The trial of Ameer Makhoul enters a new phase

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On 6 May  Ameer Makhoul, director of the foundation Ittijad, was arrested by the Israeli security service Shin Bet. He wads arrested togethe...

Four Bedouin houses destroyed in the Negev

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Israeli forces demolished four houses belonging to Bedouin families in southern Israel on Monday, locals said. Forces demolished the homes...

Israel deports Nobel laureate Mairead Maguire

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Israel on Monday has deported Nobel peace prize laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire after she lost an appeal in the Israeli Supreme Court. ...
Saturday, October 2, 2010

Iraq: chances for Al-Maliki to remain prime minister increase after Al-Sadr drops objections

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The BBC today reminds us that Iraqi politicians broke the world record of the time taken to form a coalition government, which up till n...
Friday, October 1, 2010

The killing of little Muhammed al-Durra, ten years after

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Al Jazeera English made a moving portrait of the family Al-Durra in the Bureij camp in Gaza. The family became world famous ten years ago ...