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April 26, 2016

Egypt releases 859 prisoners following presidential pardon

Some 859 prisoners were released from Egyptian jails after a presidential amnesty was issued on the anniversary of Sinai Liberation Day, the interior ministry revealed yesterday. No details were...

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April 26, 2016

Hamas: Abbas’ withdrawal of international complaint over the Israeli settlements ‘scandalous’

The head of the Legal Committee in the Palestinian Legislative Council accused the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of “conspiring against the Palestinian cause” describing him as “a failed...

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April 26, 2016

Torture in Tunisia and the return of the conditions for a revolution

In a report that is scheduled for presentation to the UN Committee Against Torture this month, Amnesty International offered an embarrassing description of the post-revolution human rights situation in...

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April 26, 2016

Youngest freed Palestinian prisoner fears re-arrest by Israeli occupation

Palestinian girl Dima al-Wawi, 12, is living in a state of fear and shock after she was released from an Israeli jail on Sunday. The minor spent 75 days...

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April 26, 2016

Israel closes Ibrahimi Mosque to Muslims for Passover

Israeli occupation authorities have closed the Ibrahimi Mosque for two days in the face of Muslim worshipers in order to allow Jews to celebrate Passover, QudsNet reported yesterday. In...

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April 26, 2016

Swiss efforts to achieve Palestinian reconciliation

Switzerland is working to resolve outstanding issues ahead of reaching internal Palestinian reconciliation, QudsNet reported member of the Fatah Executive Committee Azzam Al-Ahmad saying yesterday. “Switzerland is moving to...

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April 26, 2016

Popular Protest in Palestine: the uncertain future of unarmed resistance

A comprehensive and detailed work, “Popular Protest in Palestine: the uncertain future of unarmed resistance” (Pluto Press 2015) provides a historical overview of Palestinian activism and popular resistance. It...

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April 26, 2016

Senior Israeli politicians visiting Hebron urge annexation of West Bank

Senior Israeli politicians in the ruling coalition government called for the annexation of the Occupied West Bank, during a Passover event in Hebron on Monday. According to reports, “tens...

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April 26, 2016

Journalists arrested in Egypt, others banned from reaching protest

The Egyptian security forces yesterday arrested three journalists in front of the Journalists’ Syndicate building in central Cairo, and prevented others from reaching the area ahead of protests against...

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April 26, 2016

The French plan

The decision by the French government to call for a consultative meeting in Paris on 30 May to prepare for an international conference on Israeli–Palestinian peace might have caught...

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