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ICAHD: Switzerland – Israel breaking int’l law by razing Palestinian homes
By the Associated Press – November 14, 2008 To view original article click here Photo from ICAHD – Silwan demolition, 6th Nov 2008 Switzerland accused Israel on Thursday of wantonly destroying Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem and near Ramallah in violation of the Geneva Conventions’ rules on military occupation. The Swiss Foreign Ministry demanded that Israel immediately halt the demolitions, which Israel has said are aimed at removing illegally constructed shacks. An Israeli Embassy spokeswoman in…
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Ynet: UN closes Gaza aid centers, citing lack of food
World body says doesn’t have enough food to distribute because of Israeli siege on Strip Associated Press To view original article, published by Ynet on the 15th November, click here UN aid workers are turning away thousands of Gaza residents meant to pick up food from UN distribution centers because the international organization has run out of supplies. Some 20,000 people were meant to pick up rice, flour, sugar and oil on Saturday from a UN…
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Haaretz: The ebb, the tide, the sighs’
By Gideon Levy The young fisherman is now in hospital, feeble and pale, one leg in a cast held in place by iron screws. He is awash with pain. His mother does not leave his bedside. A blind Palestinian physician takes him for a brief physiotherapy session in the corridor. Mohammed Masalah leans on a walker. The blind orthopedist encourages him to take one step and then another, but the pain defeats him and he asks…
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