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  • January 27, 2014

    Forty cities around the world observe “Israeli Apartheid Week”

    By Omar Radwan This week is the sixth annual “Israeli Apartheid Week”, a series of events including lectures, film screenings, workshops, rallies and other activities highlighting Israel’s ongoing oppression...

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  • January 27, 2014

    Dispatches: The Children of Gaza

    Putting a human face to the tragedy – Re-igniting the call for accountability On Monday 15th March Channel 4 aired an episode of Dispatches entitled “The Children of Gaza”....

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  • January 27, 2014

    On the absurdity of a "Palestinian incitement index"

    A common blueprint of Israeli hasbara, or official propaganda, is to deflect criticism of its actions in the Occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip by stressing that within the...

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  • January 27, 2014

    UN’s Richard Falk under attack again – from the Palestinian Authority

    By Omar Radwan The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Richard Falk, has come under renewed attack in recent days.  Professor Falk’s remit...

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  • January 27, 2014

    Fahmi Shabana and evidence of corruption in the PA

    Dr. Abdel Sattar Qassem As soon as Fahmi Shabana appeared on Israeli television to offer details of the evidence he has about corruption among officials of the Palestinian Authority,...

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  • January 27, 2014

    Fayyad 'courage' and Abbas 'excuses'

    By Abdel Bari Atwan The Palestinian scene is full of paradoxes and strange situations which are difficult to understand, but the past few days have witnessed two major issues...

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  • January 27, 2014

    Why is the PA so reticent about Shabaneh's revelations?

    By Khalid Amayreh in RamallahSexual and financial corruption is “rampant” throughout the Palestinian Authority (PA), according to Fahmi Shabaneh. The former PA intelligence official has made these grave allegations...

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  • January 27, 2014

    Silencing Palestinian voices in Jerusalem

    By Omar RadwanLast week, the Israeli Ministry of Interior issued Palestinian geographer Khalil al-Tafakji with a six-month travel ban. Tafakji’s activities are largely confined to surveying and cartography, he is...

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  • January 27, 2014

    Sewage collapse threatens health of Palestinians in Gaza

    Palestinians in Gaza have a lot to contend with, especially since the war launched by the Israeli Occupiers just over a year ago. With the loss of more than...

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  • January 27, 2014

    The custodian of Al-Aqsa imprisoned yet again; but who is Sheikh Raed Salah?

    By Yassir ZaatraOn Wednesday 13 January, an Israeli court sentenced Sheikh Raed Salah to nine months in jail with an additional six months suspended for inciting protests and “assaulting...

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