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South Africa strongly condemns Isaraeli actions in east jerusalem

by MRN
January 1, 2013July 25, 2013

Forced Removal of Palestinian Families Reminiscent of Former Apartheid Regime

(source: Hamsayeh.Net)

The South African government issued a harsh statement criticizing Israelis for their planned housing constructions in East Jerusalem. The statement condemned Israeli for forcefully evicting Palestinians from their homes comparing such actions to the ‘forced removals’ of the apartheid era by the former racist government of South Africa.

We condemn the fact that Israeli settlement expansion in East Jerusalem is coupled with Israel’s campaign to evict and displace the original Palestinian residents from the City," the statement said. "South Africa is deeply concerned that these activities by Israel will only serve only to deepen the cycle of violence in the region."

Christmas in the palestinian territories

by MRN
January 1, 2013July 25, 2013

By Paul Woodward, Online Correspondent

As Christians around the world celebrate Christmas, the town where Jesus was born has become a place of sorrow. Most visitors from overseas stay for less than two hours and most of the revenue from tourism goes to Israel.

Bethlehem, home to one of the world’s oldest Christian communities is now a virtual prison within which its residents are cut off from their land and from Jerusalem by the Israeli separation wall.

Austen Ivereigh wrote: "The town has become a ghetto, severed from lands to the north and west by the wall, and to the south and east by settler-only roads and a forest of checkpoints, leaving it barely able to trade. Hundreds of acres of land has been confiscated from Christian Arabs in the name of security; Jerusalem, Bethlehem’s lifeline, a mere 20-minute drive away, is now barred to West Bank Arabs; unemployment in Bethlehem is above 50 percent. That strangulation, and that alone, is the reason why Christians make up just a third of the district’s population. The wonder is that so many stay. Read More »Christmas in the palestinian territories

Gfm1

by MRN
January 1, 2013July 25, 2013

Gaza Freedom March Convoy
Returns To Syria…

Embark on 19 Hour Ferry Ride
To Egypt… Read More »Gfm1

Gaza continues to fall victim by the iofs use of du eu weapons

by MRN
January 1, 2013July 25, 2013

By Peter Eyre

(source: Palestine Telegraph)

Whenever I try to break away from talking about the deeply disturbing use of American and Israeli WMD’s both during the Lebanon conflict in 2006 and in Gaza during Cast Lead in 2008/9 I find myself being haunted by more gut-wrenching stories coming out of the strip.

Christmas for the people in the West is a very special time for family and friends to gather round in a cosy, warm, healthy and secure environment to share the joy of this special time of year. We share the love of family and the joy of distant relatives coming to stay with us. We share the opening of presents and see the faces of the children as they unwrap these colourful parcels. We eat and drink until one can hardly move and feel so bloated.

Unfortunately I also want to experience this same joy but the anniversary of the attack on Gaza is casting a very dark grey cloud over my home and it is when I research more and more into this terrible act against humankind that I know in my heart the people of Gaza will not share the luxuries that we enjoy.