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Ismael Mohamad / United Press International Further violence against prisoners as second stage of swap deal begins - 16 December 2011

As the second stage of the prisoner swap deal begins, Israel is escalating its violations of the simplest rights of the Palestinian political prisoners still behind bars and exercising more violence against them.

Source: The Electronic Intifada

Israel’s Reut Institute claims "price tag" attacks on EI, Irvine 11 and Palestine Return Centre - 15 December 2011

Israel’s Reut Institute, which notoriously called on Israeli government agencies to “sabotage” and “attack” the Palestine solidari

Source: The Electronic Intifada

Legal researcher on Israel: "Segregation within segregation within segregation" - 13 December 2011

When people discuss apartheid in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), they tend to talk about the discrimination against the Palestinians on both sides of the separation barrier. Simone O’Brien, a legal researcher at Badil, proposes a

Source: The Alternative Information Center

Khan Al-Ahmar: Forced expulsion of Bedouins from Area C - 13 December 2011

“From the 1970?s until today, the Israelis used to demolish our tents and houses but not to deport us”  says Abu Hamis, a member of the Jahalin Bedouin tribe . “We used to rebuild our places but the new policy which they are adopting is that they wa

Source: International Solidarity Movement

Significant Rise in Demolitions in the Past Week - 12 December 2011

The Displacement Working Group reports that in the past week since December 5th, 20 structures were demolished and at least 61 people displaced and left homeless.

Source: ICAHD

Man, daughter injured in airstrike on Gaza City - 11 December 2011

A man and his daughter were injured early Sunday after an Israeli airstrike hit the Gaza Strip overnight.

Source: Ma'an News Agency

Nabi Saleh protester hit in head by tear gas canister dies from wounds - 10 December 2011

Mustafa Tamimi, 28, died this morning at Belinson Hospital after sustaining critical wounds yesterday in the village of Nabi Saleh when an Israeli soldier fired a tear gas canister directly at his head from a short distance.

Source: 972 Magazine

Gaza death toll rises to 4 - 10 December 2011

Violence has flared between Israel and Gaza, with the Israeli air force killing four Palestinians and armed groups firing rockets far across the border.

Source: Ma'an News Agency

Israel to forcibly remove bedouin communities in settlements push - 6 December 2011

Relocation of 2,300 people in West Bank to site near Jerusalem rubbish tip would make contiguous Palestinian state impossible

Source: The Guardian

Book of censored Gaza children’s artwork published - 3 December 2011

The collection of original artwork was scheduled to be exhibited in September by the Museum of Children’s Art in Oakland (MOCHA), but Source: The Electronic Intifada