Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated his call for Palestinian national unity this week while the Bil’in conference on popular resistance ends with a nonviolent protest against the separation wall. These stories and more in this week’s update.
This Week in Palestine for June 1 through June 6, 2008 was brought to you by the International Middle East Media Center.
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This week saw renewed internal Palestinian clashes between Fatah and Hams while the Israeli army killed at least 10 Palestinians in the Gaza strip. These stories and more in this weeks program.
This Week in Palestine for September 1 through September 7, 2007 was brought to you by the International Middle East Media Center.
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Sunday, June 10th marks four decades of Israel’s illegal military occupation of Palestine, against a backdrop of nearly sixty years of ethnic transfer and displacement.
On this national Pacifica special, producers from around the country investigate the cause and effect of Israel’s continuous military occupation policies toward the Palestinians, which permeates every aspect of life — from the suffocating checkpoints and land theft inside the West Bank to the violence and chaos inside a hermetically-sealed Gaza strip; to the issues of identity and culture in a widening diaspora.
This program was produced by Pacifica Radio for June 10, 2007.
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A young Palestinian girl breaks down at Qulandiya checkpoint near Ramallah when Israeli soldiers refuse to let her mother and younger sister pass. They eventually relent, though the hundreds of Palestinians waiting in line will, most likely, not be so lucky. There is no audio for this video.
This program was produced by Tamar Goldschmidt.
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Individual stories are far better for communicating the reality of the occupation than reports, statistics, and speeches. PalCast re-broadcasts Sarah Olson’s documentary on agriculture and health care from 2004.
As the Christian world prepares to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ tomorrow, residents of the holy land are still waiting for peace. Palestinians are facing increased pressure from the occupation, and a continuation of Israeli policies of land confiscation, restrictions on movement, home demolitions and the denial of access to health care, education, and community. In this half hour documentary produced by FSRN correspondent Sarah Olson, we zero in on agriculture issues related to the settlements and the Wall Israel is building in and around the West Bank. We look at Palestinian access to health care and the difficulties of living through daily checkpoints and home demolitions. We hear the stories of Palestinians living in the West Bank, their experience of occupation, and what they are doing to challenge their situation.
This program was produced by Sarah Olson for Free Speech Radio News on December 24, 2004.
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One man dies of wounds sustained during internal clashes in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army continues to attack civilians in the West Bank. These stories and more in today’s update.
Palestine Today for April 10, 2007 was brought to you by Polly Bangoriad and Ghassan Bannoura for the International Middle East Media Center.
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This Week In Palestine for March 31st through April 6th, 2007 is a service of the International Middle East Media Center.
In the West Bank this past week, nonviolent resistance against the occupation and wall construction continued. In Bil’in village, 15 protesters were injured Friday during the weekly demonstration against settlement and wall construction. Six protesters, including two Israelis, were injured in demonstrations in Al Ma’assara village near Bethlehem.
International sanctions against the Palestinian Authority unity government continue, though Europeans countries are beginning to host talks with Palestinian officials. US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi visited Palestine on Wednesday as part of her tour of Middle Eastern nations including Lebanon, and Syria.
The Israeli military carried out 24 invasions of Palestinian communities in the West Bank this week. At least 36 Palestinians were abducted, bringing the yearly total to 897. Israeli checkpoints continue to heavily restrict travel throughout the West Bank despite Israeli claims that these restrictions have eased. Israeli settlers continued to escalate their attacks on Palestinian civilians.
In Gaza, Israeli undercover forces carried out several attacks. Palestinian fishermen continue to be targeted by the Israeli navy and two Palestinians were wounded. Civil unrest continues to plague Gaza with civilians injured amidst the fighting. BBC reporter Alan Johnston is still being held captive by unknown people. His abduction sparked protests by Palestinian journalists in solidarity.
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In Gaza renewed internal clashes killed one Palestinian man. Local residents fear that increased tension between Hamas and Fateh members in Beit Lahia threaten wider spread violence. In the West Bank one Palestinian teenager was killed and another person injured in the village of Aboud when Israeli forces opened fire on them. Abductions occurred across the West Bank. A Palestinian man was detained at a checkpoint in Hebron and beaten by Israeli soldiers before being released.
Palestine Today for March 22, 2007 was brought to you by Polly Bangoriad and Ghassan Bannoura for the International Middle East Media Center.
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A large explosion in the Gaza Strip levels an apartment building, killing one man and injuring ten others. The Al Qassam brigades claimed responsibility for what sources say was a sniper attack on an Israeli man near the Karni crossing point that left him injured. In the West Bank, Israeli soldiers at the Beit Iba checkpoint between Nablus and Tulkarem opened fire on Palestinian civilians, injuring one man. Israeli soldiers abducted a number of Palestinians from across the West Bank.
Palestine Today for March 19, 2007 was brought to you by Oliver Eacott and Ghassan Bannoura for the International Middle East Media Center.
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This is the fourth of a six-part series looking at the role of women in Palestinian society and resistance. It was produced by the International Middle East Media Center.
While many female Palestinian prisoners remain in prison, their counterparts on the outside have had to contend with another type of prison: the prison of occupation. For while Palestinians recently elected a President, the Palestinian Authority has little real control over the reality on the ground.
The borders of the Palestinian areas are tightly controlled by the Israeli army, and all Palestinian roads and towns are blocked by Israeli checkpoints. Ala is a student from the Palestinian city of Qalqilya. She describes an Israeli military invasion, a common occurrence in the walled-in city of Qalqilya.
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