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News and stories from the Arab world, the Mediterranean and Europe, from the point of view of 20 women who met for the first time in November 2007, in Alexandria, Egypt

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Palestinian factions fire rockets from south Lebanon, Israel fires back

January 8th, 2009 · No Comments

Early this morning, a palestinian faction known as FPLP-CG, and whose commandment is based in Damascus, fired three rockets from a southern village in Lebanon, between Naquoura and Bint Jbeil. Israel didn’t wait long before firing back.
The government in Lebanon as well as Hezbollah agree (at meast for now, concerning Hezbollah) that Lebanon should respect […]

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Tags: War & Conflict

Gaza

December 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/five-sisters-killed-while-they-slept-1216224.html
Why those five sisters were killed ? what did they do to Israel to be killed in a strike while sleeping?
I am totaly angry ,Israel is not hiting Hamas compound or Hamas officers as the news Headlines in Europe and the USA are saying  ,Gaza is too small to be hit by this huge number of […]

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Tags: Human Rights · Politics

Is Gilad Shalit alive?

December 29th, 2008 · 4 Comments

According to a Hamas website cited by the Naharnet lebanese website, “Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who is held captive by Hamas, was injured during Israeli raids on Gaza”
This could mean that the kidnapped israeli soldier is still alive, and that Hamas will probably use him to bargain an agreement? Only time will tell.

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Tags: Politics · War & Conflict

Can two ships of peace break the siege of Gaza?

July 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Two ships, carrying activists from 17 countries, will sail next Tuesday from Cyprus to Gaza and will try to break the Israeli siege of the Palestinian territory. The two ships, as it was announced in Athens, will start their journey from Piraeus and will stop at Greek ports to receive supporters. Then will reach the […]

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Tags: Human Rights · Politics · War & Conflict

Gaza: on the verge of destruction

March 6th, 2008 · No Comments

The nine-month old blockade of the Gaza Strip is turning into the worst humanitarian crisis since the Israeli occupation began more than 40 years ago, in 1967. Humanitarian organisations reveal the hard reality Gazans experience in their everyday life.
In a region where 56% of the population are children, supplies of food, water, sanitary care […]

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Tags: Human Rights · Politics · War & Conflict · Youth

Israel the state of Hate

March 2nd, 2008 · 4 Comments

Gaza is burning ,the world is watching , some western media is calling the Israeli crime “Middle East violence”
Killing children and women and civilians is not just violence, it’s crime against humanity .
putting Gaza under siege for long days and prevent the principale means for living to the people is not violence, it is crime.

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Tags: Human Rights