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Thaer Halahleh's letter to his daughter: "My Beloved Lamar...Forgive me"

Linah Alsaafin 12 May 2012

On his 75th day of hunger strike, Thaer Halahleh sends a heartbreaking message to his 2 year old daughter Lamar: “Lamar my love: I know that you are not to be blamed and that you don’t yet understand why your father is going through this battle of the hunger strike for the 75th day, but when you grow up you will understand that the battle of freedom is the battle of going back to you.” Read more about Thaer Halahleh's letter to his daughter: "My Beloved Lamar...Forgive me"

"I have never lived a settled life": Church of the Nativity deportees mark 10 years of exile

Shahd Abusalama 12 May 2012

Yesterday marked Deported Palestinians’ Day, commemorating the anniversary of the siege of the Church of the Nativity 10 years ago. Read more about "I have never lived a settled life": Church of the Nativity deportees mark 10 years of exile

Why the Palestinian Authority is afraid of the "intifada in Israeli jails"

Linah Alsaafin 11 May 2012

Palestinian Authority police once again showed their true colors by repressing a protest of Mahmoud Abbas’s empty gesture toward the families of hunger striking political prisoners. Read more about Why the Palestinian Authority is afraid of the "intifada in Israeli jails"

Palestinian Authority silent as Israel consolidates fuel monopoly

Charlotte Silver Ramallah 11 May 2012

Israel’s monopoly over distribution of fuel to the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip has yet to be challenged by the Palestinian Authority. Read more about Palestinian Authority silent as Israel consolidates fuel monopoly

Israeli police brutally arrest hunger strike demonstrators, threaten them with rape

Sawsan Khalife' the Galilee 11 May 2012

A complaint has been lodged with the Israeli ministry of justice after the violent arrest of 17 demonstrators at a hunger strike solidarity protest near Ramle prison. Read more about Israeli police brutally arrest hunger strike demonstrators, threaten them with rape

Palestinian, Dutch groups tell The Hague: don't give contract to Israel settlement profiteer Veolia

Adri Nieuwhof 11 May 2012

Palestinian and Dutch rights organizations call on the urban region of The Hague, to end its business with Veolia. Read more about Palestinian, Dutch groups tell The Hague: don't give contract to Israel settlement profiteer Veolia

The Electronic Intifada Weekly Podcast - 10 May 2012

Nora Barrows-Friedman 10 May 2012

This week on The Electronic Intifada podcast: Up-to-date coverage of the ongoing hunger strike protests by thousands of Palestinian prisoners; Linah Alsaafin and Asa Winstanley report from the West Bank on prisoner solidarity actions; and much more. Read more about The Electronic Intifada Weekly Podcast - 10 May 2012

Palestinian children work for a pittance in Israel's settlements

Jillian Kestler-D'Amours 10 May 2012

Extreme poverty forces hundreds of children to work in Israel’s illegal settlements. Read more about Palestinian children work for a pittance in Israel's settlements

UNRWA mysteriously removes top official's statement on Israel’s treatment of hunger strikers

Benjamin Doherty 10 May 2012

A widely reported statement by UNRWA Commissioner General Filippo Grandi that merely noted the health conditions of hunger striking prisoners and the validity of their demands has been removed from UNRWA’s web site without explanation. Read more about UNRWA mysteriously removes top official's statement on Israel’s treatment of hunger strikers

Thaer Halahleh told he "could die any moment," as hunger strikers' condition increasingly urgent

Ali Abunimah 10 May 2012

Thaer Halahleh has been told he “could die any moment,” by an Israeli prison doctor, as the gravely ill Palestinian who is held without charge or trial by Israel, completed his 73rd day of hunger strike. Read more about Thaer Halahleh told he "could die any moment," as hunger strikers' condition increasingly urgent

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