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February 17, 2014

Israel attacks UN Rapporteur for boycott call

The Israeli government has criticised the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967. Richard Falk has called for a boycott of all companies...

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February 17, 2014

Signs of rift in Likud following far-right alliance

Sources in Israel have claimed that anger is spreading within the Likud Party following the Prime Minister’s declaration of the electoral alliance between his party and Yisrael Beiteinu, the...

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February 17, 2014

Israel halts family visits for Gaza prisoners

The Palestinian Ministry for Prisoners’ Affairs has revealed that Israel has stopped family visits for Palestinians from Gaza who are being held in Israeli jails. “Those visits which were...

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February 17, 2014

Israeli helicopters fire into residential areas in Gaza

Israeli helicopters fired into several of southern Gaza’s residential areas on Tuesday morning. No casualties were reported. The firing occurred following bombing sweeps by Israeli jets on Monday evening...

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February 17, 2014

European NGOs criticise EU trade with Israeli settlements

A report commission by European NGOs has condemned the EU’s “inconsistency” of regarding Israeli settlements as illegal while importing goods made on the same settlements. European countries buy 15...

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February 17, 2014

Israel frees former hunger striker

The Israeli authorities have freed Hasan al-Safadi after a total of 166 days on hunger strike amid extremely harsh prison conditions. Al-Safadi ended a 93-day hunger strike on September...

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February 17, 2014

Tunisians debate constitutional clause outlawing normalisation with Israel

As post-revolution Tunisia’s politicians try to draft a new constitution, a clause on normalising relations with Israel has created controversy. Article 2.27 of the latest draft reads: “All forms...

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February 17, 2014

Poll says majority of Israelis support apartheid policies

A poll published by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reveals that the majority of Israelis support discriminatory laws and policies against its non-Jewish citizens which create an apartheid system in...

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February 17, 2014

Qatari Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa, visits Gaza

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa, and his wife, Sheikha Moza, finally arrived in the Gaza Strip today following the announcement of their impending trip...

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February 17, 2014

Israel “planned to starve” the people of Gaza

An Israeli court has heard that the government of Ehud Olmert drafted a plan to starve Palestinians in Gaza. The details were revealed after a human rights group obtained...

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