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(Photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)Palestinians march in annual mourning ritual
Palestinians hold up their flag as they rally along the Rafah border terminal between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip, on May 15, 2011, during a gathering to mark the 63th anniversary of the "Nakba" (catastrophe). Nakba means "catastrophe" in reference to the birth of the state of Israel 63 years ago in British-mandate Palestine, which led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who either fled or were driven out of their homes during the 1948 war over Israel's creation. (Photo By Ahmed Deeb/ WN)...Full Story

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(Photo: AP / Majdi Mohammed)Palestinian prisoners, Israel make deal to end hunger strike
Palestinians hold pictures of prisoners and Palestinian flags as they celebrate the end of a prisoners' hunger strike in Israeli jails, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Monday, May 14, 2012....Full Story

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Denmark to ban labeling West Bank products as 'Made in Israel', report says
related articles South Africa to ban labeling West Bank settlement products as 'made in Israel' By Amira Hass | May.19,2012 | 8:18 PM | 1 | Denmark is planning to ban labeling products from Israeli settlements in the West Bank as "Made in Israel," the foreign ...Full Story
Following U.K. and South Africa, Denmark plans to label Israeli West Bank products
related articles South Africa to ban labeling West Bank settlement products as 'made in Israel' By Amira Hass | May.19,2012 | 8:18 PM | 1 | Denmark plans to ban labeling of Israeli West Bank products as "Made in Israel," the foreign minister told Danish media ...Full Story
South Africa to ban labeling West Bank settlement products as 'made in Israel'
| South Africa intends to ban marketing products made in Israeli West Bank settlements with the labels "Made in Israel," Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies announced. | The move comes as a result of a year and a half of activity by Open Shuhada Street a...Full Story
South Africa to ban marking West Bank products as 'made in Israel'
| South Africa intends to ban the marketing of products made in Israeli West Bank settlements with the marking "Made in Israel," Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies announced. | The move comes as a result of a year and a half of activity by Open Shuhada ...Full Story
7 casualties in IOF artillery shelling east of Gaza
Saturday, 19 May 2012, 3:10 pm | Press Release: Palestinian Information Center | 7 casualties in IOF artillery shelling east of Gaza | 17/05/2012 | GAZA, (PIC)-- Seven Palestinian citizens were wounded to the east of Gaza city on Thursday in Israeli artillery shelling o...Full Story
Palestinian parties must stand united
| The Palestinian cause has been sidetracked for a variety of reasons — a situation that serves Israel best as it thrives on Palestinians' disunity and infighting. It's high time that the issue is brought back on the agenda and key points are addressed. | Palestin...Full Story
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by Emily L. Hauser May 18, 2012 12:30 PM EDT | ...Full Story
>Palestinians face hurdles to a greener West Bank
| RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — After years of neglect, the Palestinians are going green. | In a society preoccupied with the struggle for independence from Israel, protecting the environment has often been sidelined — as evidenced by the ubiquitous sight of burning tr...Full Story
Palestine: PalFest Literature Festival in Gaza for First Time
| Written by Ola Anan | his year for the first time the Palestinian Festival of Literature, or PalFest [1], was held in Gaza. Since it was founded in 2008, the festival's aim has been to bring together Palestinian and international authors, and it organises public event...Full Story
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>Palestinian PM reshuffles Cabinet in West Bank
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Palestinian Solidarity - The Responsibility of South African Intellectuals
All Africa [Fahamu] The South African academic community should break out of its "silent and inert", albeit sympathetic, posture toward the Palestinians and fully reject cooperation with Israeli institutions. | ...
Palestinians see settlements thwarting state
The Star | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Surrounded by aides, including one whose only task seems to be light his cigarettes, Mahmoud Abbas sits in a vast presidential office and speaks of his ambition to create a Palestinian state. | But outside his sprawling compou...
Palestinians see settlements thwarting state
Yahoo Daily News | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Surrounded by aides, including one whose only task seems to be light his cigarettes, Mahmoud Abbas sits in a vast presidential office and speaks of his ambition to create a Palestinian state. | But outside his sprawling compou...
Palestinians see settlements thwarting state
Hartford Courant | (Reuters) - Surrounded by aides, including one whose only task seems to be light his cigarettes, sits in a vast presidential office and speaks of his ambition to create a Palestinian state. | But outside his sprawling compound on the hills of the W...
Palestinians see settlements thwarting state
Reuters | JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Surrounded by aides, including one whose only task seems to be light his cigarettes, Mahmoud Abbas sits in a vast presidential office and speaks of his ambition to create a Palestinian state. | But outside his sprawling compou...
Palestinians see settlements thwarting state
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Essay by Edward Mast - Gaza CPDS Non-Fiction
Scoop Friday, 18 May 2012, 4:20 pm | Opinion: Gaza CPDS Creative Writing Competition | The Center for Political and Development Studies (CPDS) organised a contest a year ago on Prisoners and Nakba and recieved these submissions. [….] They are sent t...
Essay by Yousef M. Aljamal - Gaza CPDS Non-Fiction
Scoop Friday, 18 May 2012, 4:15 pm | Opinion: Gaza CPDS Creative Writing Competition | The Center for Political and Development Studies (CPDS) organised a contest a year ago on Prisoners and Nakba and recieved these submissions. [….] They are sent t...
Two Poems - Gaza CPDS Poetry #5
Scoop Friday, 18 May 2012, 4:06 pm | Opinion: Gaza CPDS Creative Writing Competition | The Center for Political and Development Studies (CPDS) organised a contest a year ago on Prisoners and Nakba and recieved these submissions. […] They are sent to...
Samah M. Migdad &aposThe Remaining Hope&apos - Gaza CPDS Fiction
Scoop Friday, 18 May 2012, 3:24 pm | Opinion: Gaza CPDS Creative Writing Competition | The Center for Political and Development Studies (CPDS) organised a contest a year ago on Prisoners and Nakba and recieved these submissions. […] They are sent to...
Nigel Holt, Four Poems - Gaza CPDS Poetry #4
Scoop Friday, 18 May 2012, 3:42 pm | Opinion: Gaza CPDS Creative Writing Competition | The Center for Political and Development Studies (CPDS) organised a contest a year ago on Prisoners and Nakba and recieved these submissions. […] They are sent to...
&aposSurvival&apos - Gaza CPDS Fiction
Scoop Friday, 18 May 2012, 3:20 pm | Opinion: Gaza CPDS Creative Writing Competition | The Center for Political and Development Studies (CPDS) organised a contest a year ago on Prisoners and Nakba and recieved these submissions. […] They are sent to...
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