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Soldiers Demolish Four Palestinian Homes In Jerusalem Israeli soldiers demolished, Wednesday, four Palestinian homes in several parts of the occupied Palestinian capital, Jerusalem, in the West Bank. The soldiers invaded the as-Sal’a neighborhood in Jabal al-Mokabber town, east of Jerusalem, before demolishing a two-story home, owned by Khaled and his brother Monir al-Abbassi. The Abbasi brothers built their building in the year 2016, and attempted to obtain the required construction permits; however, their applications were denied. The two siblings managed to obtain court rulings freezing the demolition, but the army went ahead and destroyed their property. The City Council in occupied Jerusalem also said it will impose more fines and fees, in addition to forcing them ...

By: Sammi Ibrahem,Sr The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has confirmed that Nazi soldiers abducted, on Monday at dawn and morning hours, at least fourteen Palestinians, including siblings, a female journalist, and former political prisoners, in several parts of the occupied West Bank. In the central West Bank governorate of Ramallah, the soldiers abducted a journalist, who is also a former political prisoner, identified as Bushra Tawil, from the al-Biereh city, after stopping her at a sudden military roadblock near Nablus, in northern West Bank, before moving her to Huwwara military base, south of Nablus. The Nazi soldiers also invaded the al-Jalazoun refugee camp, in addition to Doura al-Qare’ town, north of Ramallah, and used a military surveillance drone while conducting s...

Richard Becker Download PDF flyer With the announcement by its initiator and leader Marwan Barghouti that he will stop drinking water, the Palestinian mass hunger strike, now in its 32nd day, has entered a critical stage. Barghouthi’s dramatic step came as a response to the Israeli government’s refusal to engage in negotiations with the strikers. More than 1,300 Palestinian prisoners are participating in the “Freedom and Dignity” strike. The strike is calling for an end to the denial of family visits, improved health care, access to higher education, and an end to solitary confinement and administrative detention. Without water, a person, especially one already weakened by more than a month without food, is unlikely to survive more than a week. The Palestinian Committee of Pr...