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10/01/2012
| | Palestinian Sesame Street falls victim to US Congress Damien Pearse - The Guardian - Shara`a Simsim hit by Congress decision to suspend £130m of aid funding to punish Palestinians for UN membership bid | | | The Gaza Music School: A composition in defiance and harmony Donald Macintyre - The Independent - It was damaged by an Israeli bomb – but the Gaza Music School is quickly becoming a symbol of resilience | | | The Stolen War Uri Avnery - Gush Shalom - "Even worse, Hamas is about to join the PLO and take part in the Palestinian government. High time to do something about it. Attack Gaza, for example. Compel Hamas to become extremist again. Not content with stealing our war, Mash’al is carrying out a series of more sinister actions. By joining the PLO, he is committing Hamas to the Oslo agreements and all the other official deals between Israel and the PLO. He has announced that Hamas accepts a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders" | | | Economic separation under Israeli control Shir Hever - AIC - "Israeli citizens, and especially Jewish settlers, enjoy privileges in the OPT over the indigenous Palestinian population. As a result, the Palestinian economy is strangled. Businesses depend on special permits from the Israeli authorities for importing raw materials and machinery, for transporting finished goods (not only to Israel but also within the OPT itself). As the Palestinians have no borders, Israel controls all of their imports and exports, and collects customs from products intended for the OPT (customs which are often withheld by the Israeli government" | | | Israeli legislators admit to leaking info on army’s movements to right-wing settlers Saed Bannoura - IMEMC News - "No charges have been filed against the two legislators, and none are planned" | | | Six common misconceptions about Gaza that are so 2011 | | | Right-wing extremists` growing influence on the West Bank is worrisome Amos Harel - Haaretz - That sensitive IDF information is available to settlers is known; but when sensitive data falls into the hands of extremists the problem seems more urgent | | | Reut seeks meaning in her life Gideon Levy--Instead of encouraging our young to volunteer and help society, we send them to the Border Police; it be better were they to stay at home.dn | | | Today in Palestine A compilation for January 6, 2012 of events in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and commentaries
dn | | | National park land-grabs from two East Jerusalem neighborhoods Allison Deger--Last week, Israel opened a new checkpoint, ramped up plans to cut the West Bank in half, and stripped up to 70,000 Palestinians of their Jerusalem IDs. This week, Israel is taking another step in purging East Jerusalem of its Palestinians-- with a national park. dn | | | For previous articles since 2004 go to respective sections | |
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