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  • December 9, 2017

    Egyptian churches insist Jerusalem is a Palestinian Arab city

    The leading Protestant Christian in Egypt insisted on Friday that Jerusalem is a Palestinian Arab city, Anadolu has reported. “It is inevitable that it will return to Palestinian sovereignty,”...

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  • December 9, 2017

    US closes embassy in Tunis

    The US Embassy in Tunis closed its doors on Friday in the wake of protests against the decision of President Donald Trump to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, local...

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  • December 9, 2017

    Thousands protest in Britain against Trump’s Jerusalem announcement

    Thousands of people took the streets of Britain yesterday in protest against the decision by Donald Trump to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Demonstrations were held in...

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  • December 9, 2017

    Huge protests in Istanbul in support of Palestinians and Jerusalem

    As many as 39 protests were organised yesterday in Istanbul in response to Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The protests were called by...

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  • December 9, 2017

    South African churches call for mass prayer in protest at Israeli violations

    This weekend has been declared a “Weekend of Prayer” by several South African Churches in protest at Israel’s human rights violations. One of church leaders behind the initiative is...

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  • December 9, 2017

    The First Intifada showed that if we stay silent, we lose

    Palestine experiences a plethora of daily human rights violations by the Israeli occupation. However, the soundtrack of gunshots, teargas thrown between homes, the armoured jeeps’ doors closing behind detained...

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  • December 9, 2017

    The First Intifada: Nostalgia

    This month marks the 30th anniversary of the First Intifada, an event which fundamentally altered the profile and trajectory of the Palestinian national struggle against occupation. It shifted political...

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  • December 9, 2017

    Remembering the First Intifada

    On this day 30 years ago, the First Intifada broke out in occupied Palestine. It was an uprising which would last for over five years, and witness the deaths...

  • December 9, 2017

    Facts about the First Intifada

    The First Intifada is typically dated from 9 December 1987. It involved many forms of civil disobedience, including: massive demonstrations, general strikes, refusal to pay taxes, boycotts of Israeli...

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  • December 9, 2017

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