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Thursday May 24, 2012 - 12:30
In a PNN report today, the Al-Ahrar Centre for Prisoners' Studies and Human Rights stated that on Wednesday, May 23rd, prisoner Sameh Elaiwe, 50, was transferred from Nablus city to Administrative Detention one hour before his scheduled release date. Full Story
Thursday May 24, 2012 - 12:15
The PNN reported that the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called for the release of Bahaa Khairi Moussa, Director of the Palestinian Prisoner Channel . Full Story 
Thursday May 24, 2012 - 11:52
Ma’an news agency reported earlier today that prisoners in Huwarra prison have taken part in an open hunger strike for the second day to protest to the inhumane treatment of the prisoners. Full Story 
Thursday May 24, 2012 - 11:45
Haaretz reported today that the Amnesty International 2012 Annual Report for 2011 was released on Wednesday, and detailed violations of human rights worldwide. Among other things, the report is highly critical of Israeli policies toward the Palestinians, charging that the Israel Defense Forces frequently use excessive, sometimes lethal, force against demonstrators. In 2011, the IDF killed 55 Palestinian civilians in the West Bank and Gaza, including 11 children, the report said. Full Story 
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 |
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