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A harsh reality for Palestinians
Ahmad Tibi | The New York Times 6 April 2009 JERUSALEM — The right-wing coalition of the new Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, does not bode well for Palestinians in Israel. With the appointment of Avigdor Lieberman as foreign minister, the extremists are going after the indigenous population and threatening us with loyalty tests and the possibility of “transfer” into an area nominally controlled by the Palestinian Authority. Netanyahu’s intransigence vis-à-vis Palestinians in the occupied territories…
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900 dunums of Palestinian land confiscated in Qaryut village
7 April 2009 Israeli forces have started the construction of three new roads around the village of Qaryut, located in the Nablus district of the northern West Bank. Qaryut is already surrounded on three sides by illegal Israeli settlements, and the new roads are being built to connect these settlements together and to nearby road 60. Road 60 has been closed to Palestinians since 2000, but has remained open to settlers and the army. The closure…
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Fourth Bil’in International Conference on Popular Nonviolent Resistance
Bil’in International Conference on Popular Nonviolent Resistance Date: 22 April – 24 April 2009 Location: Bil’in Village, West Bank, Palestine Registration: register online on the Bil’in Village webpage Cost: accommodation per night is 20 Euros, plus conference registration of 30 Euros Program: DAY 1: Wednesday, 22 April 2009 (panels) Welcome speeches 9:30-10:45 • Eyad Burnat head of Bil’in Popular Committee • Salam Fayad, Prime Minister of Palestine • Luisa Morgantini, Vice President of the EU Parlament…
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