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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