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– Kommentti :: Israelin sotilaat hieman pahoinpitelivät kansainvälisia aktivisteja, jotka yrittivät Gazaan veneellä, mutta se on pientä verratuna siihen, mitä palestiinalaisille tehdään jatkuvasti. Kalastaminen on riittävä provokaatio ammutuksi tulemiseksi. – “The Israelis told four boats to go back to Gaza. All six boats tried to pull up their nets, but they prevented us. The Israelis […]

OCHA:n (United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs occupied Palestinian territory) raportti siirtokuntalaisten harjoittamasta väkivallasta miehitetyillä palestiinalaisalueilla: The weekly average of settler attacks resulting in Palestinian casualties and property damage has increased by 40% in 2011 compared to 2010, and by over 165% compared to 2009. In 2011, nearly 10,000 Palestinian-owned trees, primarily […]

The Israeli government receives massive international aid but now may agree to proposals to outlaw the foreign funding of civil society organizations as that would constitute ‘interfering in its internal affairs.’ Since when is the occupation of Palestine an internal Israeli affair? Meanwhile, the foreign funding of right-wing organizations remains secure.

Critics say action against broadcaster is a politically motivated attack on democracy Kommentti :: Kts. Freedom Housen rankinglista pressivapaudesta (miehitetyt alueet lyhenteellä ”IOT/PA”). Paremmin sijoittuvat mm. Irak, Afganistan, Chad ja Zimbabwe. Somalia hävisi pisteellä.

Israelin viestintäministeriö on sulkenut israelilaisten ja palestiinalaisten rauhanaktivistien ylläpitämän radiokanavan. Ministeriön mukaan kanava toimi piraattiradiona, koska se on saanut toimiluvan palestiinalaishallinnolta.

UNESCO also wishes to take this opportunity to reiterate that there has been no change in UNESCO’s position on Jerusalem. In line with overall UN policy, East Jerusalem remains part of the occupied Palestinian territory.

But what of the imbalance that sides with the evidence, with the law, with the ‘facts on the ground’ to arrive at its findings and conclusions?

Palestinians are losing out on some $6.9 billion a year, a study shows, as restrictions on water use, resources and imports exact their toll. The Israeli occupation is exacting a high price on the Palestinian economy, according to a report by the Palestinian Ministry of National Economy and the Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem – […]