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Popular Resistance against Israeli occupation in Qaryut, West Bank

The Palestinian village of Qaryut held its first protest against the forced closure of one its main roads by the Israeli army. Since the beginning of...

by Silvia Boarini in Palestinian Territory on 03/02/2012

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Palestinians launch creative protest against Israeli separation wall

Palestinian and activists confront Israeli soldiers during a creative costumed protest against the Israeli separation barrier that would separate...

by Ryan Rodrick Beiler in Palestinian Territory on 27/01/2012

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Palestinian village in a tough neighborhood - Susya

The Palestinian West Bank village of Susya is surrounded by Israeli settlements. Unrecognized by Israeli administration, it is denied building...

by V Moura in Palestinian Territory on 27/01/2012

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03/02/2012 - Popular Resistance against Israeli occupation in Qaryut, West Bank - Palestinian Territory - The Palestinian village of Qaryut held...
27/01/2012 - Palestinian village in a tough neighborhood - Susya - Palestinian Territory - The Palestinian West Bank village of...
31/12/2011 - New Year’s Eve vigil commemorating attack on Gaza - Dublin - Ireland - The Ireland-Palestine Solidarity...
16/12/2011 - Israeli flags raised on the wall of Jerusalem - Israel - Israeli flags raised on the wall of...
16/12/2011 - Israeli soldiers clash with Palestinians on West Bank - Israel - Israeli soldiers in riot gear, and...
09/12/2011 - Palestinians inspect house destroyed in Israeli Airstrike - Palestinian Territory - Palestinians inspected a destroyed...
07/12/2011 - Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav Begins Jail Term for Rape - Israel - Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav...
18/11/2011 - Palestinians Protest Israeli Wall and West Bank Settlements - Palestinian Territory - Palestinians from the West Bank village...

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Orthodox Jewish children visit the Wester Wall - Jerusalem
The Western Wall, Wailing Wall or Kotel is located in the Old City of Jerusalem at the foot of the western side of the Temple Mount. It is a remnant of the ancient wall that surrounded ...
Sit-in held for Islamic jihadist Khader Adnan who is on hunger strike
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Israel Celebrates Tu B'Shvat by planting trees - Itamar
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African immigrants in Israel
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The Jordan Valley
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Human Rights Day March in Tel Aviv
The 2011 Human Rights day March in Tel Aviv was organised by the Israeli Human Rights Group ACRI. The March gave stage to a wide number and variety of human rights organisations. Tel Av...
Knesset Celebrates 63 Years in an Open House Event - Jerusalem
Thousands of Israelis visit the Knesset for an Open House event on the occasion of the parliament’s 63rd birthday. Knesset Speaker Reuven Rubi Rivlin: ”I promise the public an exception...
Popular Resistance against Israeli occupation in Qaryut, West Bank
The Palestinian village of Qaryut held its first protest against the forced closure of one its main roads by the Israeli army. Since the beginning of the year, many new protests have be...
African refugees receive free dinner from charity groups - Tel Aviv
Eritrean and Sudanese refugees, who live in Israel, receive a free dinner in Southern Tel Aviv from a Christian charity and private non profit groups in the area. Israel. 7th February 2...
Shops demolished in the Ras al-Amud neighborhood - Jerusalem
House demolition is a controversial tactic used by the Israeli Defence Forces in Jerusalem, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip against Palestinians and Israeli settlers. Israel. 7th Febr...
Hostile graffiti is written  on Monastery of the Cross - Jerusalem
Settlers are allegedly writing hostile slogans on the Monastery of the Cross and a school in Jerusalem. The graffiti said 'Pay the Price,' among other slogans. Israel. 7th Feb...
Palestinians hold a sit-in protest at the Red Cross - Ramallah
Families of Palestinian prisoners, held in Israeli jails, hold their relatives pictures during a protest in front of the International Committee of the Red Cross offices in the West Ban...
Westerwelle warns of stagnation in the Middle East peace process
German Foreign Minister Westerwelle travelled to Israel and the Palestinian territories to view the upheaval in the Arab world and stagnation in the Middle East peace process, he held p...
Palestinians on hunger strike in solidarity with Khader Adnan
Palestinians continue their hunger strike in solidarity with Khader Adnan,a prisoner in an Israeli jail. They camp in front of the UN headquarters in Gaza City, demanding intervention f...
Religious Extremists Target The Holy Cross - Jerusalem
In an intensifying wave of religious intolerance, two cars belonging to members of the Monastery of the Cross were vandalized overnight. Car tires were slashed and they were littered wi...
Palestinians protest in front of Red Cross headquarters - Gaza City
Palestinian women hold pictures and posters of their imprisoned relatives during a protest calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails outside the Red Cross offi...
Israeli bulldozers flatten land for national park in the Issawiya
Israeli bulldozers and planners flatten land in Issawiya to make way for a national park. The leveling of land in this area is extremely disputed between Palestinians and Israelis. Jeru...
Palestinians protest over relatives held in Israeli jails
Palestinians protest and carry pictures of Palestinian prisoners in front of the International Red Cross headquarters in Gaza City, demanding the release of prisoners held in Israeli ja...
Demonstration against the building of a separation wall
People march in protest against the building of a separation wall in the village of Walaja. Jerusalem. 5th February 2012
Graffiti commemorates life of Vittorio Arrigoni - Gaza
Vittorio Arrigoni, an Italian reporter who worked with the pro-Palestinian International Solidarity Movement in the Gaza Strip from 2008 until his death 2011, is remembered in graffiti ...