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January 23, 2014

EU parliament reminded of Palestinian political prisoners' plight

In a joint letter to the European Parliament, sixteen Palestinian and Israeli human rights organisations have urged the European Parliament to send a fact-finding mission to “assess the current...

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January 23, 2014

This Egyptian struggle transcends borders

What is going on in Egypt is not merely a political crisis but also an Egyptian struggle which transcends borders and will, no doubt, affect the Islamic world, putting...

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January 23, 2014

Opposition to release of Palestinian political prisoners

Israel’s reported decision to release 82 pre-Oslo Palestinian political prisoners has unleashed a furore among right wing Knesset members who are opposing the move. The prisoners who are mostly...

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January 23, 2014

Proposed Knesset reforms would undermine Palestinian representation

On Wednesday, the Knesset is expected to vote for parliamentary reform allegedly intended to preserve unity and enhance the government’s prospects of serving a full electoral mandate. Based upon...

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January 23, 2014

Deconstructing resistance into a 'hobby'

“Children have hobbies, and my hobby is throwing stones.” The simplistic, out of context comment, uttered by a Palestinian teenager interviewed for a recently published New York Times report,...

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January 23, 2014

These violations of international law in Egypt must be challenged

Recent dangerous developments led to overthrew of Egypt’s democratic experience whilst still in its infancy. These developments included constitutional violations, as well as violation of international law, which suggest...

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January 23, 2014

Israelis 'concerned’ about Palestinian livelihood

While Israel continues to defy international law by further settlement approval and a lack of cooperation with the European Union about the recently publish guidelines restricting projects in areas...

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January 23, 2014

Pro-Israel propaganda fabricates moral right to land while justifying illegal activity

A recent blog on the Times of Israel by the former president of the American Jewish Congress, Robert K. Lifton, has called upon Israelis to support Netanyahu’s strategy with...

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January 23, 2014

Rabaa and Nahda give birth to new victory sign

A sign of a hand with four fingers raised with the thumb closed is fast spreading as a profile picture among Facebook and Twitter users who reject the military...

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January 23, 2014

Israeli violence and Palestinian memory

Breaching Israeli military orders has become the norm, despite IDF claims that it endeavours to minimise physical harm to Palestinians. A report by Defence for Children international – Palestine...

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