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Israeli Policy in Gaza: Kill the children, halt rockets

By Dr. Akram Habeeb - In Gaza Strip "Are limbs so dear-achieved, are sides Full-nerved, - still warm, - too hard to stir?") When you see in front of your eyes ten members o f the same family killed in Gaza...

created by Sameh Habeeb | 25 wks ago
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Why I oppose Palestine Statehood Bid

Not accidently, this is the third time we announce a Palestinian state. The first time to have a state announced was on September 1948. It was announced by the commons of Palestine government. The second time was in Algeria in 1987. And here we go, this September we announce...

opinion by Sameh Habeeb | 1 year ago
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Sameh Habeeb: Israel and the incomplete Arab Spring – Egypt

It was bewildering to see Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, welcoming the Arab spring. It was even more puzzling to see its president, Shimon Peres, repeatedly support and salute these "So called spontaneous" revolutions. But is it really a source of joy and...

opinion by Sameh Habeeb | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Gaza health conditions in crisis

The Israeli siege continues to disturb different facets of the living conditions for the entire population of 1.7 million living in the Gaza Strip. With news that Egypt opened the Rafah border permanently, pressure on Gazans increased. The crossing didn't open properly...

created by Sameh Habeeb | 1 year ago
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Does Israel seek War or Peace?

Successive Israeli governments have failed to achieve peace with the Palestinians. The reasons were sometimes vague, while in other times they were crystal clear. It was after the killing of Yitzhak Rabin that a lack of vision became dominant in the Israeli political arena...

opinion by Sameh Habeeb | 1 year ago
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In Israel: Palestinian Prisoners Health conditions deteriorate

A European Network to Support the Rights of Palestinians Prisoners (UFree) based on Norway, demanded Saturday 21.05.2011, prompt implementation of international treaties and accords that protect rights and health conditions of prisoners in the occupied Palestinian...

created by Sameh Habeeb | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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UFree: Human Rights NGOs must access secret Israeli prisons Read

An independent European human rights network based in Europe, Norway to defend the Rights of Palestinian Prisoners called on the International community to stop Israeli policy of arrests against Palestinians. The organization known as UFree said that the plight of those...

created by Sameh Habeeb | 2 years ago
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US Immigration separates Palestinian mother from her 4 children

London, (Pal Telegraph) - She lived 20 years in USA: US Immigration separates Palestinian mother from her 4 children -- This is a story that embodies the Palestinian plight of the refugees displaced worldwide. Millions of Palestinians are scattered across the world. Huge...

created by Sameh Habeeb | 2 years ago
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Is Aljazeera English another Fox News?Israeli Civilian or Settler

Media outlets reported the killing of an illegal Israeli settler in theWest Bank city of Nablus today morning. The victim was an illegal settler who lives in the occupied cities and towns of the West Bank. He and others stormed the city for praying armed with...

opinion by Sameh Habeeb | 2 years ago
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11 Palestinians Killed, 60 Injured as Israel attacks Gaza Strip

Gaza, (Pal Telegraph) - According to medical sources in the Gaza Strip, Shifa Hospital, a number of Palestinians were either killed or wounded. The recent Israeli escalation claimed the lives of 11 Palestinians in 24 hours while more than 60 people were injured in the...

created by Sameh Habeeb | 2 years ago
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Are we too critical of Israel? Exposing Douglas Murray

Full link on Palestine Telegraph London, (Pal Telegraph) - On the 23rd of March, 2011, I was invited by the Royal Holloway Student body to debate whether we are too critical of Israel? The other participants included Douglas Murray, Director of the Centre for...

opinion by Sameh Habeeb | 2 years ago
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Review/ Readings on Channel 4 - The Promise

British Media outlets are busy analyzing “The Promise,” which is Peter Kosminsky's new four-part drama about British involvement in Palestine and the establishment of the Israeli state. The serial indeed shapes a new era in British mainstream media and their...

opinion by Sameh Habeeb | 2 years ago
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Understanding the Issue of Palestinian Prisoners in Israel

Journalists, newspapers, editors and mainstream media outlets differ in their definition of the term "Palestinian prisoners." Some in Israel and the United States consider them killers with blood on their hands; while others consider them terrorists best kept in...

created by Sameh Habeeb | 2 years ago
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Gaza Siege, “Endless Closure”

Successive Israeli governments imposed a tight siege on the costal enclave Gaza Strip 4 years ago. The siege continues but with different facets. Israeli propaganda machines help their leadership by recommending new strategies in every new stage. Mid of Gaza war, Israelis...

opinion by Sameh Habeeb | 2 years ago
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Palestine Memorial Week to be held across UK

As the Palestinian cause continues; the suffering of its people gets longer. Activities of solidarity grow day by day. More people are learning about Palestine. Whilst, Israel carries on with its apartheid and grim racist policies against Palestinians. In the United Kingdom,...

created by Sameh Habeeb | 2 years ago
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