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Today in Palestine for August 28, 2013Today in Palestine--A compilation of reports and commentaries on events in the OPT occurring on or about August 28. dn31/8/2013
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Israel confirms plan to deport African migrants to UgandaReuters in Jerusalem--Interior minister says Israel will set a deadline by which `infiltrators` will have to leave `of their own free will` dn31/8/2013
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A daily routine || West Bank raids: Operational routine or a powder keg about to explode?Amira Hass--The outcome of Monday’s raid in Qalandiyah - three dead and six seriously wounded - is the worst this year in the West Bank. But such raids are carried out on a daily basis: 6,193 times in 2012. dn31/8/2013
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PCHR Weekly Report: One killed; 2 adults and 4 children wounded by Israeli attacks this weekPCHR-Gaza - "In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 15 - 21 August 2013, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found that a civilian was killed and 3 others were wounded, including 2 children, in an excessive use of lethal force in Jenin refugee camp. 2 civilians sustained bullet wounds during clashes in the West Bank. 2 children were wounded when they were near the border fence in Jabalia village in the northern Gaza Strip." ca23/8/2013
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New report by PCATI:"From the Testimony of a Palestinian Woman Prisoner"-Special Report – July 2013Hadeel Badarn - PCATI "This report examines the imprisonment conditions of Palestinian women deprived of their liberty by the Israeli security forces for reasons of “security” (hereafter, for brevity’s sake: “Palestinian women prisoners”) and these women’s treatment as reflected in their testimonies,paying special attention to their needs as women, as Palestinians and as prisoners." ca23/8/2013
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Today in Palestine for Friday, August 16, 2013Today in Palestine--A compilation of reports and commentaries on events occurring in the OPT on or about August 16, 2013. dn18/8/2013
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Protection of Civilians Weekly Report--6 - 12 August 2013OCHA--Israeli forces injure 24 Palestinians in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. In Gaza, one Palestinian killed and another injured in the context of Israeli restrictions on Palestinian access near the fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip. The transfer of construction materials through the tunnels under the Gaza-Egypt border remains severely reduced.dn18/8/2013
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Israeli official warned over offensive Facebook postingsHarriet Sherwood--Daniel Seaman, in charge of promoting Israel`s image online, ordered to stop posting `unacceptable` comments. dn18/8/2013
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Ramadan is Over, Eid Alfiter Passed – House Demolition Policy is backEnglishArabicHebrew - First video from NCF`s video workshop in Al-Arakib, made by the children of the village. dn18/8/2013
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Pro-Palestinian students suffer from harassment, police intimidation and death threats on US campusDr Sarah Marusek--Last April, the Zionist Organization of America and the student group Owls for Israel invited Israeli Colonel Bentzi Gruber to speak at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). dn 18/8/2013
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BBC to censor violinist Nigel Kennedy’s statement about Israeli apartheid from TV broadcastTom Suarez--The BBC has confirmed that it will censor a statement made by violinist Nigel Kennedy from its television broadcast of his performance with the Palestine Strings at a prestigious music festival last week. In his statement at the Proms, Mr. Kennedy used the word “apartheid” to describe the world in which his Palestinian colleagues live. dn18/8/2013
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Boycotts that aid the Palestinians Ben White--Ben White details four main reasons why a boycott on Israeli goods will benefit the Palestinian people. dn17/8/2013
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Between demolition orders, a Palestinian village hangs in a state of limboGideon Levy and Alex Levac--Dakika, a village on the edge of the south Hebron hills, is being slated for demolition with no less than 53 orders from the Civil Administration. dn17/8/2013
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Today in Palestine for Friday, August 9, 2013Today in Palestine--A compilation of reports and commentaries about events in the OPT occurring on or about August 9, 2013.11/8/2013
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Gisha Position Paper for August 2013Gisha--The maximum possible August 2013 A guiding principle for Israeli policy on civilian access to and from the Gaza Strip 11/8/2013
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The Israel Defense Forces is supposed to be the tie that binds Israel but is there trouble in the ranks? Memphis Barker--Line up!" On the order, 44 nervous Israeli recruits stepped into formation. One stood still. Shaking slightly, the only person to find himself out of line in a Tel Aviv draft centre opened his mouth to say the seven words that would lead him to an interrogation in the `weirdo` room – the Ta Harigim – "I refuse to serve in the army". Then, for Moriel Rothman, it would be jail. dn11/8/2013
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Haifa muezzins to be silent during High Holidays Lior El-Chai--Muslim cleric instructs mosque criers in northern city to avoid calls to prayer on loudspeakers during High Holidays. `There are things we can do without for the benefit of our neighbors,` he says. dn11/8/2013
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Illegal Israeli settlements expanding rapidly Al Jazeera--Figures show increase of 7,700 settlers in occupied West Bank during first six months of 2013, according to army radio.dn11/8/2013
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Founding little Israel in BrooklynDebra Nussbaum Cohen--“There are 8 million Israelis, 1 million live outside of Israel, about 650,000 live in North America and about 150,000 live in driving distance of Columbus Circle” in midtown Manhattan, said Heiman, 44, in an interview with Haaretz.”—[Yes but less than 80% of Israelis in Israel are Jews--see http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/israeli-population-approaching-8-million-4-live-beyond-green-line-1.493991 [stats released January 14, 2013 by Central Bureau of Statistics] dn11/8/2013
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Poll: Palestinian youth divided on return to negotiating tableGABRIELLA TZVIA WEINIGER - Jerusalem Post - Interestingly, support for a return to negotiations among Gaza youth was slightly higher than West Bank youth (48 percent to 45 percent). This may be explained by the decline in support of the two-state-solution, down from 57 percent in 2012 to 47 percent today. The significant decline is attributable to West Bank youth, where 47 percent support a two-state solution now, compared to 57 percent in early 2012 bz13/8/2013
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Israel won`t sign EU agreements until settlement clause is removedAlistair Dawber--Leading ministers would rather forgo millions in research grants than agree to anti-settlement conditions dn10/8/2013
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The Maximum Possible - new position paper with infographics by GishaGisha - The new report addresses the gap that should be bridged between the current policy of allowing the minimum necessary access, i.e. meeting basic humanitarian needs only, and achieving the maximum possible, meaning what Israel can do to ensure normal life for Palestinians and respect their right to freedom of movement without compromising its own security interests. bz6/8/2013
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Hebron Hills rights violations June 2013 Operation Dove - AIC - A report on human rights violations in the South Hebron Hills during the month of June 2013. The report includes details of settler and solder harassment, demolitions, settlement expansion and checkpoints, amongst other issues. It also details incidents of resistance by local residents5/8/2013
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Today in Palestine for Friday, August 2, 2013Today in Palestine--A compilation of reports and commentaries on events in the OPT that occurred on or about August 2, 2013. dn4/8/2013
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Who is `Judaizing` King David`s Tomb?Nir Hasson--The Israel Antiquities Authority`s peculiar decision not to reconstruct smashed Ottoman tiles in King David`s Tomb means the vandals who attacked the site last year managed to erase virtually every remnant of it Muslim past. dn4/8/2013
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Erratic bookkeeping _ Hundreds of Eritrean asylum-seekers `missing` from Israel`s state recordsIlan Lior--Population, Immigration and Border Authority data implies they left voluntarily, but migrant rights activists doubt that is the case. dn4/8/2013
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Israel turns its back on African refugeesEric P. Schwartz and Mark Hetfield-- The Israeli government sent 14 Eritreans back to their country of origin last month after they formally abandoned their requests to remain in Israel. Many more such returns are expected. Israel is seeking to address its refugee challenges by promoting the fiction that it hosts few, if any, Africans fleeing persecution, only “infiltrators” and “illegal work migrants.” The action is a troubling departure from Israel’s proud tradition of refugee protection. dn4/8/2013
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Video Shows Iran’s President-Elect Was Misquoted on IsraelROBERT MACKEY--A video report from Iran’s state-owned Press TV included subtitled remarks by President-elect Hassan Rouhani that were misreported by other Iranian news agencies on Friday. dn4/8/2013
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Today in Palestine for Friday, August 23, 2013Today in Palestine--A compilation of reports and commentaries on events occurring in the OPT on or about August 23, 2013. dn25/8/2013
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