Tag Archives: Palestinian people
By Hasan Afif El-Hasan In 1917, Jews constituted 7 percent of the indigenous Palestinian population and owned 1 percent of the land. Britain, as a colonial power and the victor of World War I forced the Palestine Mandate and gave … read more »
Posted in Global Issues, Middle East
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Tagged AncientEgypt, Canaan, Canaanite, Egypt, Euphrates, Hyksos, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Palestine, Palestinian people
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DCI/Palestine “is a national section of the international non-government child rights organisation and movement (dedicated) to promoting and protecting the rights of Palestinian children,” according to international law principles. On December 28, it submitted a complaint to several UN authorities … read more »
Posted in Global Issues, Middle East
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Tagged Convention on the Rights of the Child, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Jerusalem, Palestine, Palestinian people, Petah Tikva, Solitary confinement, United Nations Special Rapporteur
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Israeli settlement at Ariel One of the more incendiary, obscene things to issue forth from Newt Gingrich this past week was his allegation that the Palestinians – all of them – are terrorists who teach terrorism in their schools. He … read more »
If many American Jews really are drifting away from support for Israel right or wrong, that could make taking on and defeating the Zionist lobby a more manageable proposition for a second-term President Obama. wikileaksnews.net photo (LONDON) – It’s now … read more »
There is a danger in giving an account of the human damage sustained there that an image will be given of Gaza as a society of victims. Gaza is an exceptional social, political and economic space full of extraordinary paradoxes. … read more »
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Tagged Gaza, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Israel, Middle East, Palestinian people, Rafah
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Tributes to Francis Khoo (1947-2011) In addition to the countless reasons Francis will be sorely missed by his friends and loved ones, he will be missed because he leaves a void for many of us who were and remain inspired … read more »
November 2, 2011 by benim
Israel and the US have no moral justification to continue resisting Palestine’s bid for statehood. Israel’s concerns against the Palestine Liberation Organization as a terrorist organization are no more valid, especially after both had exchanged letters of recognition as far … read more »
Posted in America, Columnist, Global Issues, Michael Bokor
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November 2, 2011 by benim
Even before the United Nations votes on Palestine’s application for full membership—a preparatory step for its becoming a full-fledged state—one of its organs has taken a giant step to boost Palestine’s status in the community of nations. The United Nations … read more »
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September 23, 2011 by benim
New York – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Friday he was ready to return to the negotiations with the Israelis, saying he did not want to isolate or delegitimise Israel. “Here I declare that the Palestine Liberation Organisation is … read more »
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September 3, 2011 by benim
The United States and its friends have long known that to take Egypt out of the Middle East equation is to make the Arab contribution almost insignificant. For more than thirty years, a compliant Egyptian Government has allowed US and … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday killed one gunman and wounded five other Palestinians, medical sources said, after militants in the Hamas-controlled territory fired rockets into southern Israel. No injuries were reported in a rocket attack on … read more »
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Dozens of Palestinian protesters in Gaza on Saturday stormed the iron gate of a border crossing with Egypt shut for the first time since it reopened late last month, Hamas border officials and witnesses said. Palestinian border officials said three … read more »
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RAFAH, Gaza Strip – After a four-year blockade, Egypt on Saturday permanently opened the Gaza Strip’s main gateway to the outside world, bringing long-awaited relief to the territory’s Palestinian population and a significant achievement for the area’s ruling Hamas militant … read more »
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Egypt’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that the next parliament, which will be elected in September, will review the establishment of diplomatic ties with Iran. Nabil al-Arabi told the official MENA news agency that he informed his Iranian counterpart, who … read more »
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Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak, ordered to stand trial over the killing of protesters, is in stable condition but suffers bouts of depression, the state news agency reported on Wednesday. It was citing a director at the Red Sea resort … read more »
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CAIRO – Egypt will open its only crossing with the Gaza Strip this weekend, the Cairo military government announced Wednesday, significantly easing a four-year blockade on the Hamas-ruled territory but setting up a potential conflict with Israel. Egypt’s official Middle … read more »
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Cairo – More than 350 people were injured in a protest outside Israel’s embassy in Cairo to mark the displacement of Palestinians at the 1948 creation of the Jewish state, the Egyptian state news agency said on Monday. Several hundred … read more »
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Cairo – Egyptian protesters demanding the expulsion of Israel’s ambassador clashed with riot police outside the Israeli embassy in Cairo on Sunday, leaving at least 24 people wounded. The police, who were backed by the army, fired dozens of tear … read more »
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Cairo – More than half of all Egyptians would like to see the 1979 peace treaty with Israel annulled, according to results of a poll conducted by the US-based Pew Research Centre released on Monday. The poll highlights the deep … read more »
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Hamas supporters stormed a crowd of protestors in the Gaza Strip who had gathered on Tuesday to demand Palestinian unity, witnesses said. Tens of thousands of Palestinians had initially answered a rallying call on Facebook demonstrate in Gaza and the … read more »
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January 23, 2011 by benim
• Massive new leak lifts lid on negotiations • PLO offered up key settlements in East Jerusalem • Concessions made on refugees and Holy sites The biggest leak of confidential documents in the history of the Middle East conflict has … read more »
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, breaking news, East Jerusalem, Embassies and Consulates, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Israel, News local news, newspapers, Palestinian National Authority, Palestinian people, Saeb Erekat, west bank, World news
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January 12, 2011 by benim
The militant Hamas rulers of Gaza appealed to other armed Palestinian groups in the territory Tuesday to halt a recent spike in violence, fearing an all-out Israeli invasion in response. In the latest incident, a missile fired by an Israeli … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Afrika, Benjamin Netanyahu, breaking news, Gaza–Israel conflict, Hamas, IndepthAfrica, Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, News local news, newspapers, Palestinian people, west bank, World news
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The death of a Palestinian woman following a West Bank village protest in which teargas was fired by Israeli soldiers has become a battleground of competing narratives between the victim’s family, Israeli military sources and advocates on both sides of … read more »
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December 28, 2010 by benim
Security forces discover large cache of ammunition, weapons and explosives in isolated desert warehouse facility, Ma’an reports. Egyptian security forces in the Sinai Peninsula recently seized a large store of weapons and explosives that were to be smuggled into the … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, air Egypt, Arish, breaking news, Egypt, Egypt air, Gaza Strip, Hamas, IndepthAfrica, Israeli Air Force, News local news, newspapers, Palestinian people, Rafah, Sinai Peninsula, weapon, World news
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