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.
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Efforts to negotiate a truce between Israel and the Islamic militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip have hit a snag. As Robert Berger reports from VOA’s Jerusalem bureau, a deadly Palestinian attack has reinforced Israeli concerns.
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Arab Talk Radio speaks with Mohammad Omer of Rafah Today about the current situation in Gaza and the destruction of the border wall with Egypt.
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Osamah Khalil, a a Palestinian-American doctoral candidate in US and Middle East history at the University of California-Berkeley, visits the Gaza Strip via Egypt where he tours the destroyed border wall near Rafah. Part one of two.
This program was produced by The Real News for January 29, 2008.
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More conflict in Gaza. An estimated 350,000 Gazans crossed into Egypt after at least 15 explosions blasted apart two-thirds of the separation wall. Israel completely sealed off Gaza last week, citing increased rocket fire from Gaza into southern Israel. The Real News spoke to Saud Abu Ramadan, an independent Palestinian journalist in Gaza.
This program was produced by The Real News for January 24, 2008.
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Close aides to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas say they have received backing from Arab governments to take over crossing points and borders in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Egypt. VOA’s Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem.
This program was produced by Voice of America for January 28, 2008.
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At least seven Palestinian militants have been killed in the Gaza Strip by an Israeli air strike. VOA’s Jim Teeple reports from Jerusalem hundreds of Palestinians stranded in Egypt after their Haj pilgrimage began returning home, after Egypt opened its border crossing with Gaza.
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The Israeli government declared the Gaza Strip an “enemy entity,” while the army kill eight Palestinians this week. These stories and more in this weeks program.
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In the West Bank, Israeli forces invade a number of areas, kidnapping at least 15 Palestinians. In the Gaza Strip, meanwhile, the European Union has indicated that it will resume the funding of fuel for the region’s only power plant, but only if it receives assurances that Hamas will not impose taxes on electricity bills. These stories and more in today’s update.
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A new US arms deal boosts military aid to Israel by 25%, while the Israeli army continue to attack Palestinian killing seven this week. These stories and more in this weeks program.
This Week in Palestine for August 11 through August 17, 2007 was brought to you by the International Middle East Media Center.
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