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  • Gingrich tells Palestinian-American Republican
    questioner his identity was invented in 1970s
    Responding to a Palestinian-American Republican's question with remarks reminiscent of those made in past debates, Newt Gingrich echoed his earlier statements that Palestinians are an "invented people" and Mitt Romney blamed Palestinians for the failed peace process. The IMEU offers the following factsheets to elaborate on these issues:



  • Palestinian teen charged for spilling water on Israeli soldier
    17-year-old Amal Hamamdeh tried to hand her cousin a water bottle to wash her pepper-sprayed eyes as they both protested demolitions by Israeli forces in their village. When soldiers interfered, some water was spilled on them. Amal's first military court session took place January 15th on charges of throwing water, spitting, and swearing.

    The charges come just a week after a Jewish Member of the Israeli Knesset (MK) threw water at a Palestinian MK. Criminal charges have not been filed in the latter case.

  • French parliament report says Israel engaged in water apartheid
    The French parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee published an unprecedented report two weeks ago accusing Israel of implementing "apartheid" policies in its allocation of water resources in the West Bank. The report said that water has become "a weapon serving the new apartheid" and gave examples and statistics that ostensibly back this claim.
  • 27,000 Palestinians near settlement face expulsion

    Israel plans to expel 27,000 Palestinians living in the completely Israeli-controlled "Area C" part of the West Bank. At first, some 2,300 people will be expelled from their homes near the Ma'ale Adummim settlement and relocated to a site next to the Abu Dis garbage dump, east of Jerusalem.
  • Israeli high court upholds law banning
    Palestinian spouses from living in Israel
    The supreme court has voted to uphold a law which bans thousands of Palestinians who are married to Israelis from living in Israel. The ruling was denounced as racist by human rights organisations. The law has prevented thousands from the West Bank and Gaza from living with their spouses who are generally Palestinian citizens of Israel.

FROM THE MEDIA

Israeli judges are the confessors in savage new film on legitimizing the occupation
Michael Ratner, Mondoweiss (Jan 27, 2012)

Villagers: Israel to demolish 17 structures in al-Aqaba
Ma'an News Agency (Jan 27, 2012)

Halper vows to rebuild Palestinian home destroyed five times by Israeli soldiers
Phil Weiss, Mondoweiss (Jan 26, 2012)

SA condemns Israeli settlement activities at UN
Ma'an News Agency (Jan 26, 2012)

Ashrawi: Israel 'thwarting' all efforts to resume peace talks
Ma'an News Agency (Jan 26, 2012)

Israel jails Palestinian parliament speaker without trial
Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian (Jan 25, 2012)

Israel's legal abuse of Palestinian citizens is undemocratic
Oudeh Basharat, Haaretz (Jan 25, 2012)

Inter-Parliamentary Union meets on MPs held by Israel
Ma'an News Agency (Jan 25, 2012)

Israel illegally detains 2 more lawmakers
Ma'an News Agency (Jan 24, 2012)

The Palestinian children - alone and bewildered - in Israel's Al Jalame jail
Harriet Sherwood, The Guardian (Jan 24, 2012)

'Palestinians in Israel: Segregation, Discrimination and Democracy'
Ben White (Jan 24, 2012)

EU Foreign Ministers: Israel's settlement building 'particularly' worrying
Haaretz (Jan 24, 2012)

Israeli bulldozer, soldiers destroy entire Bedouin community near Anata in West Bank
Phil Weiss, Mondoweiss (Jan 23, 2012)

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LIFE & CULTURE

Palestinian Women Behind The Wheel, And Ahead Of The Pack
Bill Chappell, National Public Radio (Jan 23, 2012) 

Sleeping on Stones seeks to 'Take Hebron to the People'
IMEU (Jan 16, 2012) 

Its Official! Gaza Children Get World Record For Kite Flying
Scoop Independent News (Jan 15, 2012) 

Palestinian artist 'creates' Gaza metro
Agence France Presse (Jan 15, 2012) 

Eastern Christians celebrate Christmas in Gaza
Middle East Monitor (Jan 10, 2012) 

Christmas in Palestine 2011
IMEU (Dec 22, 2011) 

Festival shows disability 'not a curse'
Ma'an News Agency (Dec 21, 2011) 

Palestinian filmmakers long for home
Debra Kamin, Variety (Dec 18, 2011) 

Photostory: The brighter side of Gaza
Sami Kishawi, The Electronic Intifada (Dec 8, 2011) 

Google Taps Palestine For New Business Development
Nancy Cook, Fast Company (Dec 7, 2011) 

Palestinian photographer wins second place in international competition
Palestine News Network (Nov 29, 2011) 

The stunning water murals of Gaza
Arwa Aburawa, Green Prophet (Nov 29, 2011) 

A love story, a Palestinian story
Lina al-Sharif, The Electronic Intifada (Nov 24, 2011) 

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