BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) -- Human Rights Watch on Friday urged Israel and Hamas
to address the ongoing human rights abuses and impunity for violations
of the laws of war, after a ceasefire deal ended eight days of deadly
fighting.
Friday, November 23, 2012
Palestine envoy says Beijing backs UN entry
BEIJING
(Reuters) -- President Mahmoud Abbas' envoy to China said on Friday that
Beijing backs their United Nations membership bid, a day after France
indicated it would support a diplomatic upgrade for Palestine.
Israeli forces detain Hamas lawmaker in Nablus
NABLUS (Ma’an) – Israeli forces detained a Hamas-affiliated Palestinian
lawmaker early Saturday after ransacking his home in Nablus in the
northern West Bank, locals said.
Tension and Confusion Linger in Gaza Strip After Cease-Fire
KHAN YUNIS, Gaza Strip — In the 12 years that he has lived here in the
Abassam neighborhood adjacent to Gaza’s eastern border, Eyad Qudaih
said, he had never ventured more than 20 yards east of his white stucco
home because Israel said the area was off limits.
America’s Failed #Palestinian Policy
MORE than 160 Palestinians and 5 Israelis are dead, and as the smoke clears over Gaza, the Israelis will not be more secure and Palestinians’ hopes for self-determination remain dashed. It is time for a significant re-evaluation of the American policies that have contributed to this morass.
Messages from the war zone
Both sides of the Middle East conflict tell Daniel Flitton how they are heard.
The shouting had gone on long enough. "The problem is, the microphone is shoved in front of the face of some person who is going to yell in either broken English or Arabic," despaired Moammar Mashni.
"When was the last time you saw an articulate, educated Palestinian - who there are millions of - before the cameras?"
The shouting had gone on long enough. "The problem is, the microphone is shoved in front of the face of some person who is going to yell in either broken English or Arabic," despaired Moammar Mashni.
"When was the last time you saw an articulate, educated Palestinian - who there are millions of - before the cameras?"
A fragile peace: in pursuit of a solution
After eight days of battle, hopes of a lasting truce rest with a new power axis in the Middle East, writes Ruth Pollard in Gaza City.
Hamas says Israeli troops kill farmer in Gaza after ceasefire
A Palestinian was shot dead in the Gaza Strip by Israeli border guards and 25 were injured, Hamas said, in the most serious clashes since a cease-fire accord ended more than a week of air bombardment.
#WestBankUnderAttack | Israeli forces detain Members of Parliament around West Bank
NABLUS (Ma’an) — Israeli forces detained at least five members of the Palestinian parliament in the West Bank who are affiliated to Hamas, among 28 Palestinians detained at dawn Friday.
Palestine: China special role in the Middle East
Palestinian envoy seeks 'special role' for China
AFP news agency reports that Bassam al-Salhi, a representative of Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas, at talks in Beijing on efforts to upgrade his people's status at the United Nations and maintain calm in the region, said China can play a "special role" in the Middle East.
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Israel's Violence on Palestenians
Right to Defend itself
Israel has always cried 'holocaust' tears to the world while singing the old tune of "Defending itself and its citizens".
How do they do it? By banning or killing international journalists by bribing their supportive governments.
Palestine is destroyed as a State so is Gaza. Meanwhile the "chronically suffering Israel" has developed to a point it does not need Uncle Sam anymore, see their infrastructure, see their military development up to nuclear programs... and they are the eternal "poor" in need.
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