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February 17, 2014

Israel frees former hunger striker

The Israeli authorities have freed Hasan al-Safadi after a total of 166 days on hunger strike amid extremely harsh prison conditions. Al-Safadi ended a 93-day hunger strike on September...

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February 17, 2014

Tunisians debate constitutional clause outlawing normalisation with Israel

As post-revolution Tunisia’s politicians try to draft a new constitution, a clause on normalising relations with Israel has created controversy. Article 2.27 of the latest draft reads: “All forms...

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February 17, 2014

Poll says majority of Israelis support apartheid policies

A poll published by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reveals that the majority of Israelis support discriminatory laws and policies against its non-Jewish citizens which create an apartheid system in...

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February 17, 2014

Qatari Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa, visits Gaza

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa, and his wife, Sheikha Moza, finally arrived in the Gaza Strip today following the announcement of their impending trip...

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February 17, 2014

Israel "planned to starve" the people of Gaza

An Israeli court has heard that the government of Ehud Olmert drafted a plan to starve Palestinians in Gaza. The details were revealed after a human rights group obtained...

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February 17, 2014

American critic and thinker Chomsky arrives in Gaza

The internationally renowned thinker, critic and linguistics scholar Noam Chomsky has arrived in the Gaza Strip to participate in an international conference organised by the English Department at the...

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February 17, 2014

Russia admits providing Syria with air defence weapons

Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister has confirmed that it is still supplying the Syrian regime with arms and ammunition, including air defence weapons. Dmitry Rogozin tried to justify this by saying...

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February 17, 2014

Date harvest begins in Gaza

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES Farmers in the Gaza Strip have begun this year’s harvest of dates. About 3,000 dunums (one dunum is equal 1,000 sq metres) are under date cultivation in...

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February 17, 2014

Egypt and Qatar agree on building materials for Gaza reconstruction projects

The London-based newspaper Al Hayat has reported that the Qatari government has reached an agreement with Egypt for building materials to enter Gaza through the Rafah border crossing. Journalist...

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February 17, 2014

Israeli Arabs constitute 11% of undergraduates

Haaretz has reported that an Israeli Council for Higher Education report reveals that only around 11 per cent of undergraduate students are Arab citizens of the state, a figure...

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