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Articles of the author Creede Newton
Israel raids southern Gaza in another ceasefire violation
SOUTH SINAI: Israeli troops have raided east of Qarara in southern Gaza, reports the Palestinian Information Center. Locals said that the Israeli forces also raided the area east of Khan Younis before turning north and moving towards Deir (...)

07 - 03 - 2013
Diabetic Palestinian dies in Israeli custody
RAMALLAH: A Palestinian detainee has died in Israeli custody, reports AP. Ayman Abu Sufian, 40, suffered from diabetes and high blood pressure. He was detained on assault charges two days earlier. According to AP, the Palestinian attorney general (...)

03 - 03 - 2013
The fault of Israeli fatalism
This is impossible. It is not possible to solve the conflict here. The conflict can be managed and it is important to manage the conflict" The quote above comes from former Foreign Minister of Israel Avigdor Lieberman. Here, he was speaking of the (...)

02 - 03 - 2013
WATCH: Clashes in Bethlehem, Ofer prison and Hebron, Palestinian child shot by Israeli forces not expected to survive
RAMALLAH: Protests continue in the occupied West Bank as Palestinians clash with Israeli forces, specifically Ofer prison near Ramallah and Hebron. Ofer Prison Yesterday, hundreds demonstrators marched from Bir Zeit University to Ofer prison where (...)

26 - 02 - 2013
Fatah calls for increase in popular resistance, protests rage in Hebron (VIDEO)
RAMALLAH: Azzam Al-Ahmad, a member of Fatah's central committee, has told the Beirut-based al-Mayadeen channel that Fatah supports an increase in popular resistance in the occupied West Bank. “Resistance is a natural right and we agree unanimously (...)

25 - 02 - 2013
Poll shows that Palestinians want immediate elections, Fatah and Abbas ahead of Hamas and Khaled
RAMALLAH: A poll recently conducted shows that Palestinians want to vote immediately, reports the Palestinian News Network (PNN). The responsible organization, the Arab World for Research and Development (AWRAD), says the poll shows that 95% of Gaza (...)

25 - 02 - 2013
Israel assassinated top Iranian official in Syria
RAMALLAH: A report compiled by the Sunday Times claim that Israel assassinated a senior Iranian official in Syria. The official Hassan Shateri, also known as Hessam Khoshnevis, was killed in Syria on February 13. He was a high ranking official of (...)

24 - 02 - 2013
Fatah says settlment freeze and release of prisoners required for talks, Netanyahu has trouble forming coalition
RAMALLAH: Mohammad Shtayyeh, A senior Fatah official, has announced that the Palestinian government is ready to resume negotiations with Israel provided they stop building illegal settlements and release Palestinian prisoners, reports Ma'an (...)

23 - 02 - 2013
Alicia Keys called to cancel first show in Israel
RAMALLAH: Alicia Keys has confirmed her first show in Tel Aviv. The announcement is being met with calls for her to cancel the concert from the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI). “We all ask Alicia Keys to stand on (...)

21 - 02 - 2013
With his health deteriorating rapidly, Ayman Sharawneh's hearing postponed to February 28
RAMALLAH: On Wednesday, The Israeli Supreme Court postponed a hearing over the case of Ayman Al-Sharawneh, a Palestinian prisoner who has been on full and partial hunger strikes for a combined total of 236 days, until February 28 reports Middle East (...)

21 - 02 - 2013
Spanish political party calls for action against the Maccabi football club
RAMALLAH: The second most popular political party in Spain's Pais Vasco (Basque Country) has submitted a motion calling for a boycott against Israeli football team Maccabi. Bildu, a leftist-nationalist party in the northern region of Spain, came (...)

21 - 02 - 2013
Over 275,000 register to vote in Gaza, registration extended due to response
RAMALLAH: Over 275,000 people have registered to vote in Gaza and voter registration has been extended due to the overwhelming response. “Voter registration will be extended until Wednesday, February 20th in the West Bank and Gaza Strip based on (...)

20 - 02 - 2013
Israel denies release of 550 prisoners ahead of Obama visit
RAMALLAH: Israel has denied any possibility of a prisoner release deal ahead of President Obama's visit in March, reports Palestinian News Network (PNN). The denial comes from both sources in the Palestinian Authority (PA) as well as the office of (...)

20 - 02 - 2013
Palestinian journalists gather in Ramallah and Hebron to protest Israeli arrests of reporters
RAMALLAH: Journalists in Ramallah and Hebron held sit-in protests today in Ramallah and Hebron, Palestinian News Network (PNN) reports. The protests were against the arrest of two reports by Israeli forces and took place outside of the Ofer military (...)

20 - 02 - 2013
Erekat urges the EU to take action concerning Palestinian prisoners
RAMALLAH: “I am writing you regarding the urgent situation of thousands of Palestinians in Israeli occupation prisons, and particularly the desperate situation of four hunger strikers, to respectfully urge you to take immediate action in order to (...)

19 - 02 - 2013
Photos: Prisoner solidarity protest marches through Ramallah
RAMALLAH: A prisoner solidarity march is taking place in Ramallah. The march began with a demonstration in Al-Manarah, the city center. Al-Manarah has been covered in Democratic Front for the Liberatin of Palestine (DFLP) flags for two days. (...)

19 - 02 - 2013
Palestinian engineer held in two year solitary confinement losing ability to speak
RAMALLAH: A Palestinian prisoner being held in solitary confinement is losing his ability to recall language, Ma'an News reports. Dirar Abu Sisi, the prisoner held in confinement, was visited by a lawyer from the Palestinian Prisoners Society who (...)

18 - 02 - 2013
Palestinian activists close down settler-only street 60 near Bethlehem
RAMALLAH: Street 60, a settler-only road near the village of Al-Khader, was shut down by Palestinian activists reports Palestinian News Network (PNN). Al-Khader is southwest of Bethlehem. Elsewhere, activists mobilized in order to deliver a letter (...)

18 - 02 - 2013
Samer Al-Issawi releases letter from prison
RAMALLAH: Samer Al-Issawi, the Palestinian who has been on hunger strike for over 200 days, has released a letter from prison. “My health has deteriorated dramatically and I'm hung between life and death. My weak body is collapsing but still able (...)

17 - 02 - 2013
155,000 register to vote in Gaza
RAMALLAH: As of Saturday, 155,000 voters have registered in Gaza, the Central Elections Commission (CEC) of Gaza announced. There are two days remaining for voters to register. The head of the CEC told Maan News that 79% of eligible voters are now (...)

16 - 02 - 2013
Fatah and Hamas outline unity plans, set talks for March
RAMALLAH: Fatah and Hamas, the leaders of the occupied West Bank and Gaza respectively, have set a date for talks concerning unity, reports DPA. February 19 will be the date that the two rival factions will meet to discuss forming a new unity (...)

14 - 02 - 2013
Abbas asks Ban Ki-moon to urge Israel to meet the demands of hunger strikers
RAMALLAH: Palesitnian premier Mahmoud Abbas has asked the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, to urge Israel to meet the demands of prisoners on hunger strike, reports Global Post. Otherwise, things well get “complicate and become (...)

13 - 02 - 2013
The identity of Israel's “prisoner X”, who committed suicide in 2010, is revealed
RAMALLAH: The identity of Israel's “prisoner X" has been revealed, reports the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Information uncovered by Australian Broadcasting Corporation strongly suggetst that his name was Ben Zygier, an Australian (...)

13 - 02 - 2013
Gaza begins voter registration
RAMALLAH: Voter registration centers are open in Gaza, Ma'an News reports. Some 16,000 people have already registered since Monday. There are currently 257 voter registration centers that will be open until for one week in order to update the voter (...)

12 - 02 - 2013
Israel detains AP photographer for five hours
RAMALLAH: On Saturday an AP photographer was handcuffed and forced to sit for five hours without food, water or the chance to relieve himself, according to a statement made by the Foreign Press Association (FPA). According to AP, the soldiers came (...)

11 - 02 - 2013
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