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PALESTINE : OPINION/EDITORIAL:

ISRAEL'S "AUSCHWITZ BORDERS" REVISITED
By Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 8 December 2008

In 1969, Israel's legendary diplomat Abba Eban warned that
withdrawal from the territories his country occupied in
June 1967 would be a return to "Auschwitz borders." Since
then some Israeli politicians have used these provocative
words to attack almost anyone who defies them. Eban's
meaning was clear -- by comparing Israel to the most
notorious and emblematic Nazi death camp, he was in effect
saying that Arabs in general and Palestinians in
particular are Nazis no less capable and desirous of
exterminating Jews than was Hitler. In Hebron, however, it
is Israeli settlers protected by the Israeli army who
frequently paint threats such as "Arabs to the gas
chambers" on Palestinian houses. EI co-founder Ali
Abunimah comments.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10013.shtml

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PALESTINE : HUMAN RIGHTS:

HEBRON SETTLERS TAKE THEIR FIGHT INTO ISRAEL
By Jonathan Cook, The Electronic Intifada, 7 December 2008

Extremist settler groups currently involved in violent
confrontations with Palestinians in the center of Hebron
have chosen their next battleground, this time outside the
West Bank. A far-right group know as the Jewish National
Front, closely associated with the Hebron settlers, is
preparing to march through one of the main Arab towns in
northern Israel. The march, approved by the Israeli high
court back in October, is scheduled to take place on 15
December, the group announced this week. Jonathan Cook
reports from Nazareth.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10009.shtml

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PALESTINE : DEVELOPMENT:

HOW GAZA GETS POWER
Report, The Electronic Intifada, 6 December 2008

GAZA (IRIN) - Gaza's sole power station supplies about 30
percent of Gaza's electricity; 10 lines from Israel supply
about 62 percent; and two lines from Egypt about eight
percent. The station supplies about 65MW of electricity,
and is functioning at half capacity after its transformers
were bombed by Israel in June 2006, according to UN Office
for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs field officer
Hamada al-Bayari in Gaza.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10010.shtml

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PALESTINE : ISRAEL LOBBY WATCH:

JEWISH "REFUGEE" LOBBY SEEKS TO ECLIPSE PALESTINIAN LOSSES
By Jonathan Cook, The Electronic Intifada, 4 December 2008

A broad coalition of Jewish lobby groups has made a series
of breakthroughs this year in its campaign to link the
question of justice for millions of Palestinian refugees
with justice for Jews who left Arab states in the wake of
Israel's establishment 60 years ago. Referring to these
Jews as the "forgotten refugees" and claiming that their
plight is worse than that of exiled Palestinians, the
campaign has scored political successes in recent months
in Washington, London and Brussels. Jonathan Cook reports.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10004.shtml

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PALESTINE : DIARIES: LIVE FROM PALESTINE:

"WE ARE SLOWLY DYING"
By Sameh A. Habeeb, Live from Palestine, 3 December 2008

Israel has further tightened the screw on Gaza, where some
areas have been completely plunged into darkness as fuel
shortages shut down Gaza's sole power plant 25 days ago.
The power cuts affect all activities dependent on
electrical power as the remaining power sources provided
by Israel and Egypt cannot serve the needs of the whole of
the Gaza Strip. Access to drinking and irrigation water is
affected, as well as sewage treatment, risking disease.
Sameh A. Habeeb reports from the occupied Gaza Strip.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10008.shtml

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PALESTINE : DIARIES: LIVE FROM PALESTINE:

A PSYCHOLOGICAL SIEGE
By Safa Joudeh, Live from Palestine, 3 December 2008

Israel's siege on Gaza, now in its 19th month, has wreaked
havoc on all aspects of life and significant attention has
been paid in particular to the economic consequences of
border closures and blockade. However, an overlooked
epidemic threatens the social and familial ties that bond
the 1.5 million Palestinians in Gaza. Living under a
constant state of crisis in which their livelihoods have
been denied, the people of Gaza's once exemplary
resilience and determination are giving way to an
unfathomable sea of depression and psychological
illnesses. EI contributor Safa Joudeh reports on one Gaza
family's story.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9995.shtml

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PALESTINE : DEVELOPMENT:

UN ASSEMBLY HEAD HAILED FOR SLAMMING ISRAEL
By Thalif Deen, The Electronic Intifada, 3 December 2008

UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - The president of the United Nations
General Assembly, Father Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann,
dropped a political bombshell last week when he lashed out
at Israel for its repressive actions in the Occupied
Palestinian Territories, including the recent blockade of
humanitarian aid to Gaza. "What is being done to the
Palestinian people seems to me to be a version of the
hideous policy of apartheid," he told delegates, during a
meeting commemorating the "International Day of Solidarity
with the Palestinian People."

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10006.shtml

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PALESTINE : OPINION/EDITORIAL:

WILL PALESTINIANS HIT HILLARY'S GLASS CEILING?
By Dr. Marcy Newman, The Electronic Intifada, 2 December 2008

It is difficult to recall a US secretary of state who
embodied the ideals of the position: the promotion of
dialogue and privileging of diplomacy. Unfortunately, US
President-elect Barack Obama's nominee, Hillary Clinton,
is not likely to restore these ideals to the office.
Clinton has long championed military action against the
former Yugoslavia, Iraq and has promised to "obliterate"
Iran if the state launched a nuclear strike against
Israel. Dr. Marcy Newman comments for The Electronic
Intifada.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10000.shtml

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PALESTINE : HUMAN RIGHTS:

RIGHTS ORG: GAZA FLOUR STOCKS SUFFICENT FOR LESS THAN THREE MORE DAYS
Press release, PCHR, 2 December 2008

On the 27th consecutive day of closure, the Gaza power
plant has been forced to shut down due to lack of fuel,
and Gazans are now totally dependent on electricity
generated from Israel, and to a lesser extent, Egypt.
There are also chronic severe shortages of domestic
cooking gas. Regarding essential food items, IOF have not
permitted any consignments of flour to enter the Gaza
Strip for one week, and current stocks are sufficient for
just less than three days.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10003.shtml

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PALESTINE : ACTIVISM NEWS:

MORE TRANSNATIONAL COMPANIES DIVEST FROM ILLEGAL INDUSTRIAL SETTLEMENTS
By Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada, 2 December 2008

The movement in Europe to put pressure on companies that
benefit from the occupation is growing. Over the last few
months, European, Palestinian and Israeli activists have
won significant victories toward the 2005 call by
Palestinian civil society for boycott, divestment and
sanctions against Israel. In early October, Barkan
Wineries, a subsidiary of Tempo Beer Industry Ltd.,
decided to divest from an illegal settlement in the Barkan
Industrial Park. Adri Nieuwhof reports.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10001.shtml

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PALESTINE : DIARIES: LIVE FROM PALESTINE:

EINAB JUNCTION: INSIDE ISRAEL'S NEW TERMINALS
By Anna Baltzer, Live from Palestine, 1 December 2008

When I first visited the West Bank in 2003, checkpoints
were controlled by young Israeli soldiers, nervously
clutching their weapons and yelling at Palestinians to
stay in line. When I returned in 2005, I found many
checkpoints replaced by metal turnstiles into which
Palestinians were herded to wait for soldiers to push a
button, letting them through one by one or sometimes not
at all. Anna Baltzer writes of her experience at one of
those terminals.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9979.shtml

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Get Your Free 2009 Olive Tree Calendar

Get Your Free 2009 Olive Tree Calendar\ Click here or on the icon above to watch our 2009 grant proposal video. Thanks to your generous support, the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation has had its most effective year yet in 2008. Some of our highlights include: * Holding an international arts competition, entitled "Expressions of Nakba", to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Palestinian dispossession. * Organizing our first-ever national speaking tour, entitled "Separate Is Never Equal: Stories of Apartheid from South Africa and Palestine", with featured speakers Diana Buttu and Eddie Makue. * Coordinating a national advocacy campaign to oppose U.S. arms transfers to Israel. * And launching a national consumer boycott of Motorola cell phones in response to the corporation's profiteering from Israeli human rights abuses. You can read more about our accomplishments by downloading our Winter 2008 Newsletter. But a lot of work remains to be done to achieve our mission of changing U.S. policy toward Palestine/Israel to support human rights, international law, and equality. That's why we're asking you to partner with us to become even more effective in 2009. You can read all about our plans for the upcoming year by downloading our 2009 Grant Proposal and by watching our grant proposal video. Click here or on the icon above to make your tax-deductible contribution of $50 or more and receive your 2009 Olive Tree Calendar. We've got some exciting plans for the upcoming year, but we can't make them happen without your generous support. Please make your tax-deductible contribution to support the educational work of the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation by clicking here. For a limited time, the US Campaign will send you a free copy of a 2009 Olive Tree Calendar, courtesy of our friends at the Joint Advocacy Initiative of the East Jerusalem YMCA, when you donate $50 or more to the US Campaign. This beautiful desk-top calendar makes the perfect holiday gift. Don't forget to make your tax-deductible donation and get your Olive Tree Calendar today by clicking here.

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PALESTINE : OPINION/EDITORIAL:

REBUILDING A GENERAL UNION OF PALESTINIAN STUDENTS
By Raja Abdulhaq, The Electronic Intifada, 1 December 2008

From the very beginning, students have played an active
role in the Palestinian national movement. Their
enthusiasm, motivation, and hard work help them to
overcome even the most daunting tasks. Organizing rallies,
academic events, political debates, fundraising, cultural
programs, students demonstrate the great influence they
are able to assert on societies divided by war, engrossed
by political strife, and weakened by economic turmoil. The
Electronic Intifada contributor Raja Abdulhaq argues that
the General Union of Palestinian Students must be rebuilt.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9981.shtml

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PALESTINE : OPINION/EDITORIAL:

GAZA'S DEATH THROES, AND NO ONE'S LISTENING
By Sonja Karkar, The Electronic Intifada, 27 November 2008

The slow death that is being visited on the Palestinians
in Gaza is finding its first victims in more than 400
critically ill patients who are being prevented from
leaving Gaza for urgent medical attention in Israeli or
Arab hospitals. Thousands of other patients are being
turned away from hospitals suffering from a severe
shortage of 300 different kinds of medicines. Sonja Karkar
comments.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9997.shtml

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PALESTINE : DIARIES: LIVE FROM PALESTINE:

GAZAN BAKERS COPE UNDER SIEGE
By Rami Almeghari, Live from Palestine, 27 November 2008

Israel's 17-month siege, tightened over the past three
weeks, has forced Palestinians to find other ways to meet
their basic needs. Because Israel has closed border
crossings into Gaza, the 1.5 million residents lack many
essential supplies including food, medicines, fuel,
cooking gas, and now, electricity. Rami Almeghari writes
from the Gaza Strip.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9996.shtml

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PALESTINE : DIARIES: LIVE FROM PALESTINE:

THE STRUGGLE IS NOT OVER: REMEMBERING MOHAMMED AL-KURD
By Pam Rasmussen, Live from Palestine, 26 November 2008

The saying that a man's home is his castle goes back to
the 1500s. Whether it is a mansion or a mud hut, a home to
which you can retreat and be safe is a basic human need.
But since 2001, Abu Kamel (Mohammed al-Kurd), his wife and
five children were forced to fight every day for the right
to stay in the East Jerusalem home his family had lived in
for decades. Pam Rasmussen remembers Abu Kamel.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9993.shtml

Give Thanks for Increasing Awareness of Israeli Apartheid

Give Thanks for Increasing Awareness of Israeli Apartheid As we prepare to gather with friends and family tomorrow for Thanksgiving, the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation would like to give thanks to Diana Buttu, Eddie Makue, and Katherine Fuchs for concluding our first cross-country speaking and organizing tour, entitled "Separate Is Never Equal: Stories of Apartheid from South Africa to Palestine." To view our photo gallery of the tour, click on the picture to the left or here. We also give thanks for our many donors who will help this tour live on through a film which we are producing. Tax-deductible contributions can be made by clicking here. Diana Buttu, a former legal adviser to the Palestinian negotiating team, Eddie Makue, the General Secretary of the South African Council of Churches, and Katherine Fuchs, the US Campaign's National Organizer, visited 13 cities in two weeks. On the tour, Diana and Eddie shared stories of their struggles to achieve equality under apartheid regimes and spoke out against Israeli apartheid policies against Palestinians, while Katherine encouraged audiences to engage in campaigns of boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) as a strategy for achieving peace, justice, and equality for Palestinians and Israelis. The dynamic trio spoke at more than two dozen public events at universities and religious institutions, had private meetings with faith leaders and congressional staffers, and had interviews and meetings with the media including majors newspapers such as the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times and television appearances on Democracy Now! and GritTV. To read, listen, and watch multi-media appearances from the organizing tour, please click here. If you know of any additional media appearances we should add to this page, please let us know by clicking here. Our speakers also spoke to thousands at the School of the Americas Watch vigil in Fort Benning, Georgia, and were the featured guests at a tea-time reception at the South African Embassy in Washington, DC. To top it off, Eddie Makue was the civil society representative at the United Nations' International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People on Nov. 24th. We couldn't have gotten this message out to thousands of people directly and many more indirectly through the press without the fantastic organizing work and support of the local organizations that planned each stop of the tour. The US Campaign would like to give thanks to the following organizations for making this tour possible: Washington, DC: Busboys and Poets, The Palestine Center Arlington, VA: Arab Law Students Association of George Mason University Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn for Peace & Brooklyn College Anti-War Coalition Manhattan, NY: United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries, Adalah-NY, Columbia Qanun Dearborn, MI: Palestine Office Milwaukee: Peace Action Wisconsin, Marquette University Muslim Student Association, UW-Milwaukee Students for a Democratic Society Chicago: American Friends Service Committee - Great Lakes Region & Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine Boulder, CO: Rocky Mountain Peace & Justice Center, Coalition for Justice in Palestine Los Angeles: American Friends Service Committee - Pacific Southwest Region, Cal State University Long Beach Center for Peace and Social Justice Louisville, KY: Louisville Committee for Peace in the Middle East, Fellowship of Reconciliation, Anne Braden Institute, University of Louisville School of Law, U of L Muslim Student Association Atlanta: American Friends Service Committee - Southeast Region Finally, we'd like to give thanks to all our donors whose generous support made this tour possible. Please help support our continued anti-apartheid education work, including a documentary movie of the organizing tour. When it's completed we'll be working with our member organizations to screen the movie all over the country. Please help us continue to spread the word about this tour by making this film a reality through your generous tax-deductible contribution by clicking here. Donate $25 or more and we'll send you a set of anti-apartheid awareness posters as a gift. Don't forget to make your special Thanksgiving tax-deductible donation today by clicking here.

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PALESTINE : OPINION/EDITORIAL:

UN AID CHIEF TO EI: GAZA PEOPLE "STRIPPED OF THEIR
DIGNITY"
Rami Almeghari, The Electronic Intifada, 25 November 2008

The Electronic Intifada's correspondent in Gaza, Rami
Almeghari, sat down with UNRWA Chief of Operations in the
Gaza Strip, John Ging, to discuss how the siege, and the
latest closures are affecting UNRWA and the civilian
population in Gaza. UNRWA is the UN agency responsible for
providing aid to millions of Palestinian refugees. On 4
November, Israel sent tanks into the Gaza Strip and
carried out attacks which killed six Palestinians,
breaking a ceasefire that had generally held since June.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9992.shtml

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PALESTINE : DIARIES: LIVE FROM PALESTINE:

PHOTO ESSAY: A DARK NIGHT IN GAZA
Sameh A. Habeeb writing from the occupied Gaza Strip, Live
from Palestine, 25 November 2008

On Saturday, 22 November, I toured Gaza City and
authenticated the bleak reality of people through my
camera. The dark streets further demonstrating the
physical and spiritual fatigue experienced by
Palestinians, now enduring the 18th month of Israel's
siege while the world remains indifferent to their
suffering. Sameh Habeeb's photographs tell a story of
Gazans living without power.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9990.shtml

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PALESTINE : ART, MUSIC & CULTURE:

BOOK REVIEW: ABDEL BARI ATWAN'S "COUNTRY OF WORDS"
Atef Alshaer, The Electronic Intifada, 24 November 2008

A Country of Words: from the Refugee Camps to the Front
Page is a remarkable Palestinian memoir, exceptional
because of its abundance of compassion, humor and
humility. Its author is Abdel Bari Atwan, editor of the
London-based Arabic-language daily al-Quds al-Arabi who
also wrote The Secret History of al-Qa'ida. Individuals
have their own lives and create their own narratives, and
for Atwan, his story begins in Palestine. Atef Alshaer
reviews for The Electronic Intifada.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9954.

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PALESTINE : ACTIVISM NEWS:

A PALESTINIAN ACTION PLAN TO COMBAT ISRAELI RACISM
Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada, 24 November 2008

In October 2008 the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, and
Sanctions National Committee (BNC) published a strategic
position paper for the upcoming Durban Review Conference,
which will be held from 20-24 April 2009 in Geneva,
Switzerland. At the Conference, attending nations will
assess the progress made toward the Program of Action
adopted at the 2001 World Conference against Racism, which
called for end racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia
and related intolerance. However, Western governments have
repeatedly sidelined efforts to bring the case of the
systematic violation of the rights the Palestinian people
forward in the Durban review process.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9987.shtml

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PALESTINE : ACTION ITEMS:

ORGANIZE TO STOP APARTHEID DANCE TROUPE'S NORTH AMERICA
TOUR
Michelle J. Kinnucan, The Electronic Intifada, 25 November
2008

The Batsheva Dance Company of Tel Aviv is touring the US
and Canada in January, February, and March, 2009. A
recipient of public financing since the 1990s, the dance
troupe is clearly an Israeli apartheid cultural
institution. Writing October 26, 2008, in The Independent
of London, Jenny Gilbert reports that the dance company is
"funded by Israel's government, its performers include
none of Arab extraction, and it is 'proud to be considered
Israel's leading ambassador.'"

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End the Starvation and Siege of Gaza; Rally Outside White House Tomorrow

End the Starvation and Seige of Gaza; Rally Outside White House Tomorrow Take Action With Gazans already impoverished and struggling to survive, on November 5, Israel completely sealed Gaza's border crossings. This followed an unprovoked Israeli attack on Gaza that killed six Palestinians, despite a ceasefire, and Palestinian rocket fire in response. As a result of Israel's closure, the United Nations has been forced to stop food distribution to 750,000 needy people, and 70% of Gaza is now without power due to a lack of fuel. According to reports, even candles are now in short supply. "Let's see this for what it is." said UN spokesman Chris Gunness. "Fifty-six percent of the Gaza Strip are children. Let us not cause suffering of innocent children." Blocking witnesses, on November 13, Israel denied the entry to Gaza of 20 senior EU diplomats. Israel also has refused to allow foreign journalists to enter Gaza. Foreign Press Association chairman Steven Gutnik called the ban "a serious violation of freedom of the press" and said "it is essential that journalists be allowed to enter the Gaza Strip since it is the foreign media that serves as the world's window into Gaza. Israel allowed a trickle of aid to enter Gaza today. Gaza has 1.5 million residents, the large majority of whom are displaced refugees from 1948. In response to calls from Gaza, we urge you to take one or more of the following actions: 1) Contact Your Political Representatives: Contact your congressional representatives (http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=hpBuxgLTbI%2Bzq364jVLmxwrPYgavy631 ) and demand that the US government pressure Israel to stop starving Gazans, end the siege, and respect basic Palestinian rights. Tell this directly to the U.S. Mission to the UN: Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad Phone: (212) 415-4053 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 2) Organize a Protest: Organize public protests and educational events calling for an end of Israel's abuse of Palestinian rights in Gaza. 3) Boycott the Occupier, Not the Occupied: Take action for long-term change and join the growing international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement. Organize a BDS campaign in your community, in response to the call by over 170 Palestinian civil society organizations, until Israel ends its occupation and colonization of all Arab lands, dismantles the Wall, recognizes the rights of Palestinian citizens of Israel, and implements the right of return for Palestinian refugees as stipulated in UN resolution 194. Impacts of Israeli Actions The latest measures are the culmination of a long-term Israeli policy and strategy of displacement and oppression that started in 1948, when Israel expelled Gaza's current refugees from their original villages. According to Oxfam, CARE and Save the Children, "The rise of poverty in Gaza relates to the crippling impact of the Israeli blockade within the broader context of a long-term pattern of economic degradation in Gaza stemming from Israeli-imposed closures since the early 1990s and, more recently, the eighteen-month international aid embargo on the Palestinian Authority that was in place until June 2007." According to the Palestinian Authority Ministry of Health in Gaza, 257 Palestinians have died in Gaza in the last year because they have been unable to leave for necessary advanced care. Israel's Obligations Israel's claim that it no longer occupies the Gaza Strip has been rejected by the international community and rights organizations because "it still maintains effective control over the territory via its control of Gaza's land borders, airspace, territorial waters, tax collection, and population registry." Because Israel is occupying the Gaza Strip, it is morally and legally responsible for protecting the human rights of Gaza's citizens. Yet Israel's siege violates international law and basic human rights like the rights to healthcare, education, freedom of movement, and employment, as well as broader rights like the right to self-determination. Israel's siege also violates its most basic obligations as an Occupying Power under the Fourth Geneva Convention, including the "duty of ensuring the food and medical supplies of the population," and the prohibition against collective punishment. Thank you for taking action and please spread the word. Adalah-NY: The Coalition for Justice in the Middle East (http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=z8jKdmtAOXf6%2BkY1sUNuZArPYgavy631) Network of Arab-American Professionals of NY (http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=JMaZTrukHk0dtmZRedcYKwrPYgavy631) Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee of NY (http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=werw8ci3r2Kei4%2FNJhsJggrPYgavy631) Brooklyn For Peace (http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ONmUuu3mw3o84mtktz9JSAtphq9hkJj5) US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation (http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=pXWTQByPNr%2FS5mgEPDRuCQrPYgavy631) ACTION ALERT "Mercy for Palestinian Children" What: Rally to "End the Siege On Gaza" Where: NW corner of Lafayette Park, on the corner of 16th and H, Washington, DC Nearest metro is: Farragut West (orange/blue) and Farragut North (red). When: Wednesday 11/26/2008 8:00 AM - 10:45 AM On Wednesday November 26, 2008, President George W. Bush will provide a Presidential pardon to two yet-to-be-named turkeys. The turkeys will be housed the night before in a suite at the Willard Hotel and, following the ceremony, taken by motorcade and flown first-class to Disneyland. The day will also mark nearly the fourth week that Israel has completely sealed crossings into the Gaza Strip for even the most basic humanitarian shipments, despite desperate appeals by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and others that Gaza's 1.5 million Palestinians are potentially facing one of the largest man-made humanitarian catastrophes. Half of Gaza's population is under the age of 15. Organized by the Coalition for Justice and Accountability, a demonstration is scheduled outside of the White House grounds during the Presidential Turkey Pardoning Ceremony to highlight the contrast in American policy between fowl livestock and starving children. For more information, contact: Dina Kennedy (703) 658-4547 or Kennedydina@hotmail.com

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صورة الأردن في فيلم Body of Lies Posted: 21 Nov 2008 06:10 AM CST مبارح من الزهق ما لاقيت الا أنه أروح على السينما, أشوف شو في أفلام جديدة نازلة, وأحضر شي فيلم . لفت نظري فيلم جديد إسمو Body of Lies للمثل Leonardo DiCaprio, وبحسب القصة المكتوبة في بروشورات الفليم: بادي أوف لايز فيلم مستوحى من رواية الصحافي في الواشنطن بوست ديفيد إجناتيوس والتي صدرت عام 2007 وتدور أحداثه [...]

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PALESTINE : HUMAN RIGHTS:

ISRAELI GUNBOATS KIDNAP GAZA FISHERMAN, PEACEWORKERS
By Eva Bartlett, The Electronic Intifada, 21 November 2008

On the evening of Tuesday 18 November Khalid al-Habeel sat
surrounded by his wife, family, and other concerned
fishermen. Until the early hours of the following day,
they had no idea what charges were being laid against 15
fishermen, including two of al-Habeel's sons, Adham (21)
and Mohammed (20), after they were nabbed from Gaza's
territorial waters earlier that morning and taken to an
Israeli interrogation center at Ashdod port. Nor did they
know when or if their boats -- their livelihoods -- would
be returned. Eva Bartlett reports.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9985.shtml

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PALESTINE : DIARIES: LIVE FROM PALESTINE:

GAZA'S HOSPITALS STRUGGLE TO SAVE LIVES AMID ISRAELI SIEGE
Rami Almeghari writing from occupied Gaza Strip, Live from
Palestine, 21 November 2008

Over the past two weeks, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip
have faced a sharply deteriorating humanitarian situation
as Israel further tightened its closure of the border
crossings. Virtually no food, medicine or other vital
supplies have been allowed in to the territory that is
home to 1.5 million people. Despite desperately needed
medication, equipment, supplies, and spare parts, doctors
continue to try to save lives and look after their
patients at the European Gaza Hospital. Rami Almeghari
reports from Gaza.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9984.shtml

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PALESTINE : ACTIVISM NEWS:

"SHIMON PERES, YOU'RE A WAR CRIMINAL!" SAY OXFORD STUDENTS
Abigail Humphries, The Electronic Intifada, 21 November
2008

Text messages came from student protestors who had managed
to get inside the lecture hall. They let the their fellow
demonstrators outside know that their chanting could be
heard inside over the voice of Israeli President Shimon
Peres. There was clapping and stamping of feet and
placards banged on the railings to make as much noise as
possible, along with the constant "Free, free Palestine"
which did not stop for a moment of the hour-long lecture.
Abigail Humphries reports from Oxford.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9983.shtml

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PALESTINE : HUMAN RIGHTS:

ONLY FEEBLE PROTEST OVER FAMILY'S EVICTION
By Jonathan Cook, The Electronic Intifada, 21 November
2008

The middle-of-the-night eviction last week of an elderly
Palestinian couple from their home in East Jerusalem to
make way for Jewish settlers is a demonstration of Israeli
intent towards a future peace deal with the Palestinians.
Mohammed and Fawziya Khurd are now on the street, living
in a tent, after Israeli police enforced a court order
issued in July to expel them. Jonathan Cook analyzes.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9978.shtml

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PALESTINE : OPINION/EDITORIAL:

NO FREE PASS FOR RAHM EMANUEL
By Remi Kanazi, The Electronic Intifada, 19 November 2008

James Zogby isn't just an Arab American with an opinion.
He is the president of the Arab American Institute, a
well-known writer, and an esteemed leader within the Arab
American community. Many non-Arab Americans highly regard
his analysis and look to his articles as a resource to
understand the Middle East. This is precisely why his
latest article, "Rahm Emanuel and Arab Perceptions,"
published by The Huffington Post, is so disturbing. Remi
Kanazi comments.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9974.shtml

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PALESTINE : OPINION/EDITORIAL:

PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA AND THE PROSPECTS FOR ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN PEACE
By Ali Abunimah, The Electronic Intifada, 18 November 2008

US President-elect Barack Obama's election victory has
revived hopes that stalled Palestinian-Israeli peace
negotiations could finally lead to a two-state solution.
Few new presidents have been greeted with such optimism
and associated high expectations. However, the chances for
progress depend on more than a new American president.
There are several interrelated factors: US engagement, the
availability of a viable peace agreement, Israeli and
Palestinian internal politics and the broader
international situation. Ali Abunimah analyzes.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9969.shtml

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PALESTINE : JOURNALISTS IN DANGER:

RAMALLAH PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY BLOCKS WEBSITE REPORTING ON CORRUPTION
Report, The Electronic Intifada, 18 November 2008

The Palestinian Authority (PA) in Ramallah has blocked
access to a popular news website because of the site's
reporting on widespread corruption among the entourage of
PA President Mahmoud Abbas. For several days, Palestinians
in the West Bank and Gaza Strip have been unable to view
the website Donia al-Watan (http://www.alwatanvoice.com)
as access has been blocked through the PA-controlled
telecom company. Readers outside Palestine and a few
inside the country using proxies are still able to access
the site. The Electronic Intifada confirmed that several
users attempting to access the website in Ramallah and
other parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank could not do
so and instead saw a message in English stating "We are
sorry, the site was blocked based on attorney General
instructions [sic].

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9972.shtml

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PALESTINE : JOURNALISTS IN DANGER:

ISRAEL BANS FOREIGN JOURNALISTS FROM ENTERING BESIEGED GAZA
By Cherrie Heywood, The Electronic Intifada, 18 November 2008

RAMALLAH, occupied West Bank (IPS) - Israel has imposed a
virtual news blackout on the Gaza Strip. For the last ten
days no foreign journalists have been able to enter the
besieged territory to report on the escalating
humanitarian crisis caused by Israel's complete closure of
Gaza's borders for the last two weeks. Steve Gutkin, the
AP bureau chief in Jerusalem and head of Israel's Foreign
Press Association, said that he personally "knows of no
foreign journalist that has been allowed into Gaza in the
last week.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9973.shtml

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LEBANON : OPINION/EDITORIAL:

MEET THE LEBANESE PRESS: STRATEGIC DEFENSE OR STRATEGIC SHIFT?
By Hicham Safieddine, Electronic Lebanon, 18 November 2008

Civil strife usually ends when there is truth and
reconciliation. In Lebanon, it subsides when a truce poses
as reconciliation. Top Lebanese leaders are doting over
each other, calling for a new pact of political rivalry
that is confined to the arena of democratic and peaceful
confrontation. Meetings between top March 14 and March 8
officials have calmed fears of further clashes on the
streets. With the notable exception of Christian leaders,
all sectarian heads are trying to unite their ranks in the
run up to next year's parliamentary elections. Meet the
Lebanese Press is The Electronic Intifada's regular review
of what is making the rounds in the Lebanese press and the
pundits' take on it.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9967.shtml

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PALESTINE : OPINION/EDITORIAL:

THE REAL GOAL OF ISRAEL'S GAZA BLOCKADE
By Jonathan Cook, The Electronic Intifada, 17 November 2008

Israel has blamed its latest shocking restrictions of aid
and fuel to Gaza on Hamas's violation of a five-month
ceasefire by launching rockets out of the Strip. But
Israel had a hand in shattering the agreement: as the
world was distracted by the US presidential elections, the
army invaded Gaza, killing six Palestinians and provoking
the rocket fire. The humanitarian catastrophe gripping
Gaza is largely unrelated to the latest tit-for-tat
strikes between Hamas and Israel. Nearly a year ago, Karen
Koning AbuZayd, commissioner-general of the UN's refugee
agency, warned: "Gaza is on the threshold of becoming the
first territory to be intentionally reduced to a state of
abject destitution." Jonathan Cook comments.

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You Can Influence the New Administration & Congress…Come to DC, Feb. 1-2

You Can Influence the New Administration & Congress Come to Washington, DC, Feb. 1-2, 2009 Barack Obama's historic election as President of the United States has inspired a sense of hope and a call for change throughout the country. However, as we all know, change will not come on U.S. policy toward Palestine/Israel without the concerted efforts of citizens like you who value human rights, international law, and equality as the basis of our country's foreign policy. People like us need to make our voices heard. As Israel's siege of Gaza intensifies, stranding its residents without humanitarian relief or electricity, and as Israel continues to bulldoze Palestinians out of their homes in Jerusalem, we need to demand that our decision-makers stop supporting Israeli military occupation and human rights abuses against Palestinians. If you don't come to Washington to clamor for change, then we can expect more of the same. More acquiescence to the expansion of Israeli colonies. More justification of Israeli apartheid policies. More transfers of military hardware to Israel to injure and kill innocent Palestinian civilians. It's time to take our message of change to Capitol Hill. Join Interfaith Peace-Builders and the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation for a two-day Grassroots Advocacy Training and Lobby Day, February 1-2. Grassroots Advocacy Training and Lobby Day, February 1-2, 2009, Washington, DC REGISTER TODAY TO GAIN IMPORTANT SKILLS FOR YOUR ACTIVISM & MAKE AN IMPACT IN THE NEW CONGRESS! The United States has long been the most dominant international player in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. As a result, U.S. citizens bear a deep responsibility to address our government's role and support Palestinian and Israeli peace efforts. This Grassroots Advocacy Training will provide both seasoned organizers and new activists with the skills and experience needed to make a real impact. Join Interfaith Peace-Builders and the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation for a unique opportunity to make real change. Your participation will enrich your understanding of the conflict and help build a strong grassroots U.S. movement for peace and justice in Palestine/Israel. There has never been a better chance to make a change. The recent election has provided a new opportunity. Participants will gain access to new resources on United States aid to Israel and attend workshops led by experts in the field. The lobby day corresponds with the first weeks of the new Congress and is a crucial time for citizens to have their voice heard in Washington. REGISTER HERE. THE SKILLS & EXPERIENCE OUR MOVEMENT NEEDS Workshops will provide essential skills on current topics for US-based activists. Building on the success of the US Campaign's Grassroots Training Institute program, experienced leaders and experts will lead sessions on the following topics: United States Policy and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Engaging Elected Officials for an End to Military Aid and a Just Foreign Policy Challenging Mainstream Discourse in Your Local Media Faith-Based Organizing: Raising Voices of Conscience in Faith Communities Coalition Building in Diverse Communities A Civil Society Response to Apartheid: Campaigning for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions REGISTER HERE. EXPERT PRESENTERS & WORKSHOP LEADERS Interfaith Peace-Builders and the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation work with a variety of experts and activists from civil society and academia. Workshop leaders are at the forefront of the movement for peace and justice in Palestine/Israel. For an updated list of presenters see http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=BkBUhfvTu%2BnGVdeNCskiRLh1HmvXeMpw REGISTER HERE. REGISTER TODAY & GET $100 FOR AN IFPB DELEGATION! Registration for the training and lobby day is a sliding scale donation of $25 - $100 LIMITED OFFER: Register by December 1 to receive a $100 credit for any upcoming Interfaith Peace-Builders delegation. Student and low-income reductions may also be available. More details, including a housing and ride board, coming soon at www.ifpbdel.org/grassroots REGISTER HERE.

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PALESTINE : ART, MUSIC & CULTURE:

"OCCUPIED SPACE 2008" ADDS PALESTINIAN COLOR TO LONDON'S ART WORLD
By Isabelle Humphries, The Electronic Intifada, 17 November 2008

Using what they call the "simplest language," the Eltiqa
Group for Contemporary Art seeks to challenge the harsh
obstacles of life in their native Gaza: "we color life for
the others." In the past month some of their work has
reached London as part of a new exhibition organized by
the UK Palestine Solidarity Campaign in association with
the A.M. Qattan Foundation. Occupied Space 2008: Art for
Palestine brought together over 100 works not only from
Palestinian artists, but from those across the globe from
Algeria, Tunisia and Jordan to the UK to China. Isabelle
Humphries reviews for The Electronic Intifada.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9965.shtml

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PALESTINE : HUMAN RIGHTS:

ISRAEL EXECUTES FOUR IN GAZA; SIEGE AFFECTS ACCESS TO DRINKING WATER
Press release, Al Mezan, 16 November 2008

The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) continued to seal off
the Gaza Strip for the eleventh day in a row, in an
escalation of the collective punishment of Gaza's
population imposed since 2000. The IOF resumed its
military attacks and killed four Palestinians this morning
in an air strike in east Gaza

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9963.shtml

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PALESTINE : ACTIVISM NEWS:

GROUPS PROTEST SETTLEMENT FUNDRAISER AT NEW YORK HOTEL
Press release, Adalah-NY, 16 November 2008

Eight groups representing tens of thousands of people in
the United States, Palestine and Israel have called on the
Marriott Marquis hotel in Manhattan to cancel the 17
November dinner for the Brooklyn-based Hebron Fund aiming
to raise money for Israeli settlers in the
Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Hebron. In a 7 November
letter the groups stated: "The Marriot Marquis will be
facilitating activities that directly violate
international law and US foreign policy, actively promote
racial discrimination, and, at least indirectly, support
brutal Israeli settler attacks on Palestinian civilians
and the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Hebron."

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9964.shtml

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PALESTINE : HUMAN RIGHTS:

ISRAEL TIGHTENS CHOKEHOLD ON VILLAGE OF ENTREPRENEURS
By Jonathan Cook, The Electronic Intifada, 15 November 2008

The sun is sinking fast behind the trees of an olive grove
on the outskirts of the West Bank village of Nilin. After
a day of confrontations between the Israeli army and the
Palestinian villagers over Israel's building of its
separation wall on Nilin's land, the soldiers appear
finally to have gone. Jonathan Cook reports.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9962.shtml

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PALESTINE : DIARIES: LIVE FROM PALESTINE:

MENDING THE BROKEN WING
By Abdallah Mesleh, Live from Palestine, 14 November 2008

Thousands of hectares of land have been confiscated,
hundreds of olive trees were uprooted and tens of
thousands of trees were burned at the hands of Israeli
occupying forces. In Palestinian villages, where social
and economic development is sustained from the land, the
villagers are left asking: What's left for next
generations?! Abdallah Mesleh reflects on the significance
of the harvest to his besieged village of Nilin.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9956.shtml

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PALESTINE : HUMAN RIGHTS:

UN SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY MEMBER COMPANY TIED TO SETTLEMENTS
By Ida Karlsson, The Electronic Intifada, 15 November 2008

UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - A company that is a member of the
UN Global Compact for corporate social responsibility has
ties to production in an Israeli settlement on the West
Bank considered illegal by the United Nations. A
spokesperson for the company, Vileda said he was unaware
of the contract with a manufacturer in the West Bank.
However, a representative of Plasto confirmed that the
company was a subcontractor for Vileda.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article9960.shtml

Live ammunition used again in Ni'ilin

11/08/2008

A private security guard, hired by the Israeli Ministry of Defense, opened fire on unarmed Palestinian, Israeli and international demonstrators in Ni'ilin. No one was hit by the bullets, but a number of demonstrators were hit by bits of stones that ricocheted as a result of the bullets' impact.

Border policemen pushing back demonstrators moments after the shooting. The guards can still be seen in the back

The shooting began only several minutes into the demonstration, as demonstrators got close to the heavy machinery, and despite the fact that some of the protesters held their hands over their heads. There was absolutely no threat posed to the guards or work crew. The shooting was not preceded by stone throwing or any other form of violence by the demonstrators. A border police force arrived at the scene very quickly and started using teargas and rubber-coated bullets. Eight were injured, including a seven year old who was hit in the back by a rubber-coated bullet and a French demonstrator who was shot in the head with a teargas projectile.

Border policemen shooting teargas at the crowd

Approximately two weeks ago a ten year old and a seventeen year old were shot to death by border policeman as part of the violent military suppression of the popular Ni'ilin uprising against the wall. For the past three months, the army has been using harsh and illegitimate violence against the village, which besides the two deaths included, amongst other things, the imposition of siege and curfew , the wounding of four demonstrators by live ammo, the pointblank shooting of a cuffed and blindfolded detainee, dozens of arrests and hundreds of injuries.

Since the beginning of the struggle in Ni'ilin, the army portrays demonstrators as violent and provoking through the mainstream media. Though the army's violence in the suppression of popular insurrections was very clearly exposed by its actions in the last three months, the military still peddles the same story.

The legal measures taken against a few of the perpetrators of military violence were forced on the army by public outrage. This is pure lip service, and the very mild measures prove that the army does not see such acts as problematic, except on a public relations perspective.

Al dameer al arabi "the arab conscience"

In 1998 “El-Helm El-Arabi” (The Arab Dream) brought together 23 singers from all over the Arab World; they sang for world peace, it was a very touching song especially when it shows how we, and every single person living in the Middle East suffers from continuous fighting, killing, and struggle every single day.
A decade has passed since the last time Arab singers united and released El-Helm El-Arabi, Unfortunately, nothing has changed! Apart from more problems and more conflicts; and of course more children dying every single day in Palestine and Iraq... We still have the same problems and conflicts we used to have 10 years ago. Gaza, Beirut, and of course Baghdad! Sadness everywhere, the death toll following the Israeli assault against Gaza Strip since last Wednesday has increased to 118, mainly children, while more than 350 were wounded.
The Arab singers have decided to unite again and present a new song which is called “Al Dameer El-Arabi”, hoping for a better future.

اغنية الضمير العربي

أغنية ضمت 23 مطرب عربي من مختلف الدول العربية كمصر ، الاردن ، فلسطين ، سوريا ،تونس ، لبنان, المغرب، الجزائر، الامارات العربية، السعودية، وغيرهم. أغنية معبرة ومحزنة تلمس الواقع الذي يعانيه العالم والعالم العربي بالتحديد وتذكر بالوحدة العالمية والسلام والمحبة بين الاديان الثلاث والانسان. مدة الاغنية أكثر من 40 دقيقة

أنتجت أغنية الضمير العربي بعد مرور عشر سنوات من عمل الحلم العربي والتي للأسف لم يتغير شيئ من الصراع العربي الاسرائيلي

وما زال الحزن والاسى في فلسطين والعراق ولبنان والسودان.

لتنزيل أغنية الضمير العربي النسخة الاصلية 97ميجا بايت إضغط هنا م بي ثري

To Download the MP3 file click here Al-dameer-alarabi 97MB

• Right click on the link and choose "save as"

Settler attacks Palestinian woman in her house

Palestine - elKhalil (Hebron) Jewish settler forcing a Palestinian woman to close her house door, and calling her a whore. While the Palestinian woman refuses to close the door, and asking the settler to leave her alone and stop bothering her family.
Knowing that the Jewish settlers occupied most of the houses of this Palestinian neighbor, and they are planning to occupy.

The Sabra and Shatila Massacre (16-18 September 1982)

26 years ago,
For 40 hours in September 1982, members of the Israeli-allied Lebanese Phalangist militia raped, killed, and injured a large number of unarmed civilians, mostly children, women and elderly people inside the encircled and sealed Sabra and Shatila camps. The estimate of victims varies between 700 (the official Israeli figure) to 3,500.

Fighting Palestinian Poverty

A survey of the economic and social impact of the Israeli
occupation on the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

For a detailed analysis of how Israel’s occupation is creating poverty download the full report here [pdf].

East Jerusalem demonstration protests Wall in Beit Hanina

Hundreds of Jerusalem citizens and residents of Beit Hanina protested along the Wall in the northern Jerusalem town. The nonviolent demonstration stressed the right of Palestinians to preserve land confiscated by construction of the Wall.
Beit Hanina served as a significant site to protest on the four year anniversary of the International Court of Justice decision. Building of the Wall caused the destruction of olive trees planted there hundreds of years ago.Beginning early in the morning, protestors assembled in front of a council of Beit Hanina officials, calling on them to combine their efforts to take down the Wall.Demonstrators remembered the ICJ decision against the legality of the Wall four years ago Wednesday. They demanded that the international community push Israel to apply the ruling.Israeli soldiers stood at the scene, hindering movement in the streets. Their strong presence reflected the determination of Palestinians to claim their right to access their land.Israeli forces surrounded demonstrators on the main street of Beit Hanina. Verbal altercations ensued as protestors demanded that soldiers leave the area. Dozens of young protesters tried to go over the Wall but Israeli forces prevented them from doing so. Five were arrested.