Latin America

Palestine Review for Feb 18-24

While Israel escalates settlement activity all over the west Bank this week rival Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas continued efforts to reach a final national conciliation, these stories and more, coming up, stay tuned.

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Chavez Gets OK For Cuba Operation

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez was authorized today by the National Assembly (Congress) to leave the country for more than five days to undergo another operation in Cuba for a tumor, which he himself said could be malignant. Optimism and concern is expressed by his supporters.

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Cuba Chosen by Chavez for New Surgery

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is set to undergo additional surgery this weekend in Cuba. “Everything is set there, it’s safer, because they’re the same doctors who operated on me before. They’re even familiar with the incision from that operation,” said the president.

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Cuba Tests Show Chavez Needs New Surgery

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced on Tuesday that he would need more surgery in the area where he had a cancerous tumor removed last summer. He was in Havana, Cuba over the weekend for tests that revealed a “small lesion.”

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Palestine Report for Feb. 11-17

Despite diplomatic efforts, Israel refuses to release Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan, who has been on hunger strike for 63 days, and a tragic traffic accident rocks the Palestinian Territories.

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Correa Criticizes US for Attempt to Exclude Cuba

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa criticized the United States on Thursday for its attempts to exclude Cuba from the Summit of the Americas, and he reiterated that the continental gathering could not be conceived of without the participation of the Caribbean island.

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“We’re Up to Here with This!”, Mexico Bleeds

Gabriela Lara is a Mexican writer. She has spent twenty years of her life publishing books and magazines, mainly academic works. Having worked over that time in a retreat-like environment correcting pages, one day she decided to join others to demand an end to the crimes taking place across her country.

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