Palestine Today 0528 2012
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Israel Court Rejects Appeal to Free Palestinian Legislator
On Sunday, Israel’s high court on Sunday rejected an appeal to end the administrative detention of Palestinian legislator Hussam Khader. Khader has been detained without charge or trial since June…
Bassem Tamimi to Receive Sentence from Military Court, on Tuesday
PNN has reported on Monday that the Ofer Military Court will deliver its sentence in the case of non-violent activist Bassem Tamimi on Tuesday, May 29.Tamimi, a grass-root organizer from…
Youth Activists Voice Opposition to UN Agencies in Gaza
Youth activists in the Gaza Strip have suspended their demonstrations against the UN International Childrens Emergency Fund (UNICEF) which reportedly placed contracts with Israeli companies for reconstruction projects in Gaza.…
Palestine Airlines Resume Flights After 7 Years
Palestine airlines are finally back to business in Jordan following seven years of being grounded. The carrier Palestine Airlines is a small operation which owns two 48 seat turboprop planes…
Six Palestinians Arrested by Israeli Forces at Dawn
An Israeli army spokesman as saying that several Palestinians were arrested in various Palestinian cities at dawn this morning, the Palestine News Network (PNN) reported.The source added that the six…
Palestinian Citizen Wounded by Settler
PNN has reported Israeli sources as announcing that a resident of the Palestinian village of Urif near Nablus had been seriously wounded during a confrontation with Israeli settlers. The Israeli…
Hezbollah ‘Deplores’ Houla Massacre in Syria
Reuters reported Sunday that the Shiite political party and militant group, Hezbollah, President Bashar Assad’s main Lebanese ally, said it deplored the Houla massacre in neighboring Syria.Without assigning a blame…
DFLP leader Calls for Settler Watch Groups to Counter Increasing Settler Violence
B’Tselem reported that after armed settlers arrived in Asira al-Qibilya on Saturday two Palestinian men were injured. DFLP leader, Qais Abed al-Karim, stressed the importance of forming popular watch committees…
Footballer: Prisoners’ Health Deteriorates After 70 Days on Hunger Strike
Ma’an News has reported a PA Ministry of Detainee Affairs warning from Sunday that a prisoner on hunger strike for 70 days is suffering deteriorating health.Mahmoud al-Sarsak, a 25-year-old soccer…
Soldiers Invade Bil’in, Break Into Home Of Local Peace Activist
Late on Sunday night Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Bil’in, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and attempted to kidnap a local peace activist, one of the…
African Immigrants in Tel Aviv Attacked by Racist Israeli Mobs
Beginning on Wednesday and continuing through Saturday night, mobs of right-wing Jewish Israelis have attacked the neighborhoods of African immigrants in the southern part of the city of Tel Aviv,…
Australia Offers 90 million Dollars to UNRWA
PNN has reported that Australia has offered the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) 90 million dollars to help cover costs of the services provided for Palestinian…
Turkish FM: “No Peace, Stability, Unless Conflict Resolved”
Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmad Davutoglu, stated Sunday that there can be no peace and stability in the Middle East without a fair solution to the Palestinian/Israeli conflict that ensures the…
“WHO” Denounces Israeli Siege On Gaza
The World Health Organization (WHO) adopted a resolution submitted by Arab member countries condemning the Israeli siege on Gaza, calling for its and lifting all restrictions on Gaza border terminals.The…
Army Kidnaps Four Children In Jerusalem
Israeli soldiers kidnapped, on Sunday evening, four Palestinian children, in the Palestinian neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, in occupied East Jerusalem, and took them to an interrogation facility in Salah ed-Deen…