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Important calls in the British media for movement on Palestine in 2011 - 4 January 2011

2011 looks set to be a year for increased awareness and discussion on the major issues surrounding the conflict in Palestine.

Source: Middle East Monitor

Palestinian woman killed by tear gas at protest - 3 January 2011

Jawaher Abu Rahmah, 36, was evacuated to the Ramallah hospital yesterday after inhaling massive amounts of tear-gas during the weekly protest in Bil’in, and died of poisoning this morning.

Source: Jewish Voice For Peace

Role of Israeli firms raises boycott concerns about Rawabi - 30 December 2010


The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee (BNC) in Palestine, has expressed its concern following reports that Israeli companies have been contracted to take part in the construction of Rawabi, an already controvers

Source: electronic intifada

1,100 Palestinian Children Detained During 2010 - 30 December 2010

The Palestinian Authority Ministry of Detainees' Affairs reported, on Wednesday, that Israeli forces arrested 1,100 Palestinian children in 2010, most of them in East Jerusalem and Hebron.

Source: IMEMC

Jesus Recruited: God-TV Helps Israel Oust Bedouin - 30 December 2010

Half a million trees planted over the past 18 months on the ancestral lands of Bedouin tribes in Israel's Negev region were bought by a controversial Christian evangelical television channel that calls itself God-TV.

Source: Palestine Chronicle

How Europe aids the occupation: David Cronin interviewed - 20 December 2010

In his new book Europe's Alliance with Israel: Aiding the Occupation, journalist David Cronin traces the intricacies of the relationship between the State of Israel and institutions such as the European Union and NATO.

Source: Electronic Intifada

Hamas 'never given chance to govern' - 15 December 2010

Interview with Norman Finkelstein, an author and political scientist, and Saeb Shaath, a Middle East affairs expert

Source: Press TV

'Our lives became something we'd never dreamt': The former Israeli soldiers who have testified against army abuses - 12 December 2010

Former Israeli soldiers who have testified against army abuses have for the first time given up their anonymity, to make their voices all the harder to ignore. Donald Macintyre gets an exclusive preview of a powerful new book

Source: the independent

Israel accused over 'cruel' Gaza blockade - 30 November 2010

Report calls for end to embargo, saying easing agreed by Israel six months ago has done little to improve plight of Gaza civilians

Source: guardian.co.uk

Review: paintings scream to break walls of silence - 29 November 2010

Scottish artist Jane Frere's exhibition In the Shadow of the Wall reminds us that the plight of the Palestinian people is not just confined to periods of overt conflict, but is an ongoing, everyday experience.

Source: Electronic Intifada