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May 20, 2012— Politics
Yala to the Moon (Yala al Amar)

Nine-year-old Aseel sells CDs on the streets of the West Bank to make money. In her spare time she scavenges a junkyard for items to transform into beautiful artwork. Yala to the Moon demonstrates that art truly is where you find it. Yala to the Moon is an official selection at Toronto International Film Festival (Kids).


May 20, 2012— Politics
Fated to Poverty!? Policies of poverty in East Jerusalem

Prolonged policies have stifled the job market and the economical development of East Jerusalem, according to a report and short film released today (16 May 2012) by the Association for Civil Right in Israel (ACRI), ahead of “Jerusalem Day,” which will be marked this coming Sunday. The report and the film outline the harmful policies and the neglect of the Israeli state authorities and the Jerusalem Municipality, which have lead to an unprecedented deterioration in the state of 360,882 Palestinians in the Jerusalem: 78% of the total Palestinian population in the Jerusalem District live below the poverty line, including 84% of the children, according to the Israeli National Insurance Institute.


May 17, 2012
Israeli Troops Wound Palestinian Nakba Protesters


May 17, 2012
Palestinians Commemorate Al-Nakba on 5/15/12

Palestinians on Tuesday marked their mass displacement three generations ago; hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled or were forced from their villages during the war that established the Jewish state in 1948, an event they commemorate every year as their "Nakba," or catastrophe. Thousands of Palestinians took to streets in West Bank and Gaza to mark the anniversary, as they were hailing the end of hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners; a general strike was also observed across the West Bank and Gaza.


May 16, 2012
Palestinians mark Nakba with protests

Palestinians are marking the Nakba or Catastrophe. It is a day they mourn the loss of their homeland and the displacement of their people by the creation of the State of Israel. There has been minor scuffles between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint in Qalandiya, The crowd is expected to get larger through the course of the day. More than 760 thousand Palestinians fled or were expelled from their homes in 1948 - their descendants now number around 4 point 7 million. Around 160 thousand Palestinians stayed behind. Their descendants - known now as Palestinian Israelis - make up 20 percent of Israel's population.


May 15, 2012
Palestinians celebrate end of hunger strike

About 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have ended their hunger strike after a deal was reached to improve prison conditions. The prisoners have been demanding an end to solitary confinement and detention without charge. The deal holds special meaning for the people in Gaza as they will be able to visit family members held in Israeli jails, something that they haven't been allowed to do in more than seven years. Al Jazeera's Caroline Malone reports.


May 14, 2012— Politics
Action for Palestinian Prisoners at Ma'ale Adumim Settlement

Action for Palestinian prisoners, Ma'ale Adumin, West Bank on May 13, 2012. Pro Palestinian demonstrations continued today as Palestinian activists, International and Israelis activists blocked the entry to Ma'ale Adumim settlement. Two Palestinian activists were arrested as the road/entrance to the settlement was blocked to oncoming vehicles for a good hour and traffic was stalled for over a mile. Today's rally was in solidarity with the hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners. In the last few weeks, thousands of Palestinian prisoners have been on a hunger strike while in detention at Israeli jails, and several are at risk of death. The hunger strike is in protest of their administrative detention without trial, restrictive visiting rights, limited access to educational materials and unjust treatment. Many prisoners have carried on the hunger strike for over 60+ days, while Pro Palestinian activists join the protest outside of jail in may cities along the West Bank and Gaza in hopes to bring world wide attention to the treatment of Palestinians by the Israeli government.


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