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January 27, 2014

On the absurdity of a “Palestinian incitement index”

A common blueprint of Israeli hasbara, or official propaganda, is to deflect criticism of its actions in the Occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip by stressing that within the...

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January 27, 2014

UN’s Richard Falk under attack again – from the Palestinian Authority

By Omar Radwan The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Richard Falk, has come under renewed attack in recent days. Professor Falk’s remit...

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January 27, 2014

Fahmi Shabana and evidence of corruption in the PA

Dr. Abdel Sattar Qassem As soon as Fahmi Shabana appeared on Israeli television to offer details of the evidence he has about corruption among officials of the Palestinian Authority,...

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January 27, 2014

Fayyad ‘courage’ and Abbas ‘excuses’

By Abdel Bari Atwan The Palestinian scene is full of paradoxes and strange situations which are difficult to understand, but the past few days have witnessed two major issues...

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January 27, 2014

Why is the PA so reticent about Shabaneh’s revelations?

By Khalid Amayreh in RamallahSexual and financial corruption is “rampant” throughout the Palestinian Authority (PA), according to Fahmi Shabaneh. The former PA intelligence official has made these grave allegations...

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January 27, 2014

Silencing Palestinian voices in Jerusalem

By Omar RadwanLast week, the Israeli Ministry of Interior issued Palestinian geographer Khalil al-Tafakji with a six-month travel ban. Tafakji’s activities are largely confined to surveying and cartography, he is...

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January 27, 2014

Sewage collapse threatens health of Palestinians in Gaza

Palestinians in Gaza have a lot to contend with, especially since the war launched by the Israeli Occupiers just over a year ago. With the loss of more than...

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January 27, 2014

The custodian of Al-Aqsa imprisoned yet again; but who is Sheikh Raed Salah?

By Yassir ZaatraOn Wednesday 13 January, an Israeli court sentenced Sheikh Raed Salah to nine months in jail with an additional six months suspended for inciting protests and “assaulting...

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January 27, 2014

Post-Mabhouh, are we seeing the first signs of world opinion turning against Israel?

By Nasha’at Halabi Despite last year’s Israeli invasion of Gaza and the strong evidence that war crimes and crimes against humanity had been committed by the Israeli armed forces,...

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January 27, 2014

The goodwill of a truly international convoy

By Dr Hanan Chehata The Viva Palestina (VP) Convoy 2009/10 brought together an extremely diverse group of people with at least seventeen countries represented. Citizens of Australia, Poland, Belgium,...

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