Category: In the Media
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The Observer: ‘It was like an earthquake on top of your head. My son was terrified. I held him to my chest’
Eyewitness report by Dr Eyad Al Serraj To view original report, published by The Observer on the 28th December, click here The bombing went on for about 10 minutes. It was like an earthquake on top of your head. The windows were shaking and squeaking. My ten-year-old son was terrified; he was jumping from one…
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IMEMC: Christmas tree lit in protest tent in Jerusalem
To view original article, published by the IMEMC on the 23rd December, click here Archbishop Moneeb Younan, of the Lutheran Church in the Holy Land and Jordan, lit a Christmas tree on Tuesday in a protest tent in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in Jerusalem. He was joined by Jerusalem governor, Adnan Al Husseini and resident Um…
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Ynet: Israeli activist charged with violating disengagement order
Police claim Neta Golan, who sailed into Gaza on activists’ boat, will be charged with violating order prohibiting Israelis from entering Gaza. Meanwhile Lebanese boat prepares to sail for Strip on Jan. 3 By Tova Dadon To view original article, published by Ynet on the 23rd December, click here The Magistrates’ Court in Kiryat Gat…
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The Observer: Israeli blockade ‘forces Palestinians to search rubbish dumps for food’
UN fears irreversible damage is being done in Gaza as new statistics reveal the level of deprivation By Peter Beaumont To view original article, published by The Observer on the 21st December, click here Impoverished Palestinians on the Gaza Strip are being forced to scavenge for food on rubbish dumps to survive as Israel’s economic…
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The Guardian: My expulsion from Israel
When I arrived in Israel as a UN representative I knew there might be problems at the airport. And there were By Richard Falk (Special rapporteur on the Palestinian territories) To view original article, published by The Guardian on the 19th December, click here On December 14, I arrived at Ben Gurion airport in Tel…