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Haaretz: Housing Ministry to issue tender for building 120 homes in Har Homa
To view original article, published in Haaretz on the 30th May 2008, click here Days before Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s departure for Washington, Housing Minister Ze’ev Boim announced Friday that his ministry will issue a tender on Sunday for the construction of hundreds of housing units in two controversial East Jerusalem neighborhoods: 120 units in Har Homa and 700 units in Pisgat Ze’ev. Both Har Homa and Pisgat Ze’ev are under the jurisdiction of the Jerusalem…
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Residents of Deir Istiya prevented from planting olive trees on their land by Israeli forces
On 30th May 2008 residents of the village of Deir Istiyia in the Salfit region, as well as Israeli and international activists, attempted to plant 50 olive trees in the Palestinian-owned land where the illegal Israeli settlement of Revava is attempting to expand its borders. The illegal settlement began construction last week, illegally and without any consultation. Villagers were able to temporarily halt the construction work on Monday 26th May by confronting the construction workers and…
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Gulf News: Adalah rally outside UAE UN office in New York
By Abbas Al Lawati, published in Gulf News on 29th May 2008. To view original article click here Dubai: A Jewish-Palestinian advocacy group held a thank-you rally outside the UAE’s representative office in New York on Tuesday over the country’s stand on not allowing a controversial Israeli businessman from opening a store in Dubai. The Coalition for Justice in the Middle East (Adalah) gathered on Tuesday outside the UAE representative office in New York city to…
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