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Thursday May 24, 2012 - 10:04
Despite an Israeli High Court ruling that the settlement in Ulpana was to be vacated and raised due to it illegality a bill that had been proposed to circumnavigate the court’s ruling has been stalled to allow more time for the government to settle the issue. Meanwhile Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed his own Defense Minister to disobey the high court and halt any demolitions. Full Story 
Thursday May 24, 2012 - 05:50
Palestinian sources reported that dozens of Israeli settlers closed, on Wednesday evening, the main road near the Tiqua’ town, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, blocking Palestinian traffic an issue that led to an extended traffic jam. Full Story 
Thursday May 24, 2012 - 04:15
The Kol Hai (Live Sound) Israeli Radio reported that the Rabbinical branch of the Israeli Military started, on Wednesday morning, the removal of 100 corpses of Palestinians buried in the “Numbers Graveyard” in the Jordan valley, in the first phase on an agreement to hand the bodies to the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. Full Story 
Thursday May 24, 2012 - 02:57
The Palestinian Contractors Union stated that two Israeli companies won bids for reconstructing water distilling stations destroyed by Israel during the war on Gaza December 2008 – January 2009), the Palestine Press News Agency reported (Palpress). Full Story 
Wednesday May 23, 2012 - 13:40
The WAFA News Agency reported a statement issued by the spokesperson of the EU’s High Representative Catherine Ashton yesterday that the European Union defends the right of Palestinians to hold peaceful protests against illegal Israeli settlement construction on their land. Full Story 
Wednesday May 23, 2012 - 12:10
The WAFA News Agency reported a press release by the Palestine Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) today that hotel occupancy in the Palestinian areas decreased by 16% in the first quarter of this year compared to the previous quarter, and by 13% when compared to first quarter 2011.
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Wednesday May 23, 2012 - 10:18
Givat HaMatos or “Airplane Hill”, so named for the military plane shot down during the six day war in 1967, has major new settlement plans for 2,610 housing units and 1,100 hotel rooms. These extensive plans were released earlier in the year, however the speed with which planning and approval these plans have proceeded is unprecedented. Full Story 
Wednesday May 23, 2012 - 10:13
Ma’an News Agency reported today on a Christian family whose four sons have all been imprisoned by the Israeli Military. "Since 2004, the whole family did not gather, not even once. Someone is always missing," said Alexandra Halabi, the Christian mother of four sons. Full Story 
Wednesday May 23, 2012 - 09:40
The Palestinian News Network, PNN, reported that Israeli forces invaded an area east of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip this morning. Full Story 
Wednesday May 23, 2012 - 09:11
The Palestinian News Network, PNN, and Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot, reported that Israeli forces invaded several areas of the West Bank on Tuesday, and abducted seven Palestinians. The Israeli Army transferred the detainees to unknown destinations to investigate allegations that they are wanted by the army. Full Story |
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