Boston.com | Palestine's exiles find family bonds thru Facebook Boston.com SIDON, Lebanon—As Jewish forces advanced on their village during the war that surrounded Israel's creation in 1948, the Palestinian Faour family piled children and belongings into donkey carts and fled, hoping to return home when the fighting stopped. |
Oman Daily Observer | Solidarity with Palestinian Hunger Strikers Bay Area Indymedia An estimated 2500 Palestinian detainees began open-ended hunger strikes on April 17 - Palestine Prisoners Day. Others haven't eaten much longer. Some are perilously close to death. On May 5, Bilal Diab and Thaer Halahleh refused food for the 68th day. There is no such thing as a two-state solution The Massive Palestinian Hunger Strike: Traveling below the Western Radar Mothers worry about sons who fast in Israel jails |
Palestine's exiles find family bonds thru Facebook Albany Times Union BEN HUBBARD, AP In this April 11, 2012 photo, Palestinian Ali Khatib pours coffee in his home in the village of Shaab in northern Israel, where photos of his ancestors are displayed. Khatib's family was split by Israel's creation, spreading his ... |
Easing the burden: maternal health care in Palestinian camps Chicago Tribune SIDON, Lebanon — Sitting in a dark, cramped living room in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain al-Hilweh, Sawsan, 24, tenderly rocks her three-month-old son Bayan on her knee, whispering sweet-nothings to calm the agitated baby. As his crying subsides ... |
Sabahi aims to support Palestine UPI.com Sabahi said he would support the Palestinian resistance, and threatened to refuse to sign the credentials of Israel's ambassador if Israel tried to prevent Egypt from aiding Gaza. He said he would never recognize a Zionist nation that usurps Arab land. |
Forum shows support for Palestine, Max Brenner 19 Green Left Weekly The event sought to build support for the “Max Brenner 19” — Palestine solidarity activists on trial for taking part in a protest outside a Melbourne Max Brenner chocolate shop last year. Speakers at the forum drew links between the violent attacks on ... |
New York Times | Methodists Vote Against Ending Investments Tied to Israel New York Times After an afternoon of impassioned debate and several votes, the delegates overwhelmingly passed a more neutral resolution calling for “positive” investment to encourage economic development “in Palestine.” However, the Methodists also passed a strongly ... United Methodists Soundly Defeat Divestment Move at General Conference |
Hundreds take part in Anderson County's Relay for Life Palestine Herald Press By CHERIL VERNON Palestine Herald-Press PALESTINE — Forty-six teams and hundreds of people gathered to honor cancer survivors and remember loved ones affected by cancer during the 10th annual Relay for Life of Anderson County Friday in Palestine. |
Press TV | Palestine Literature Festival kicks off in Gaza Press TV The group came to Gaza for Palestine Festival of Literature (PalFest), an event which endorses the Palestinian call for the academic and cultural boycott of Israel. PalFest is a festival of public events, student workshops and meetings with civil ... British Council: no support for boycott aims of Palestinian festival All set for 2012 Palestine literature festival in Gaza, except permits from Egypt The 2012 Palestine Festival of Literature |
HS Baseball Playoffs: Palestine bounced from postseason by China Spring Palestine Herald Press By DAVID ASH Palestine Herald-Press CHINA SPRING — The most successful season in almost a decade for Palestine baseball came to an abrupt end Friday here. China Spring dominated from start to finish of Game 2 at home and completed a sweep of Palestine ... |