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Thursday May 24, 2012 - 11:30
Reports from PNN have stated that the 18 year old Palestinian, Salah Zghair, is not dead. Full Story
Thursday May 24, 2012 - 10:34
Ma’an News Agency reported today that in an attempt to develop the Palestinian economy, Prime Minister Dr. Salam Fayyad is due to meet with various businessmen and economists from the district of Hebron today. Full Story 
Thursday May 24, 2012 - 10:04
Despite an Israeli High Court ruling that the Ulpana settlement neighborhood must be vacated and demolished because it is illegal, a Knesset bill that had been proposed to circumvent 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 stall any demolitions. Full Story 
Thursday May 24, 2012 - 05:50
Palestinian sources reported that on Wednesday evening dozens of Israeli settlers closed the main road near Tiqua’ town, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, blocking Palestinian traffic which led to an extended traffic jam. Full Story 
Thursday May 24, 2012 - 04:15
The Kol Hai (Live Sound) Israeli Radio reported that on Wednesday morning the Rabbinical Branch of the Israeli Military started 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
According to the Palestine Press News Agency (Palpress) the Palestinian Contractors Union has stated that two Israeli companies have won bids for reconstructing water distilling stations destroyed by Israel during the war on Gaza (December 2008 – January 2009). 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 |
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