This Week in Palestine week (Feb. 4-10)
Main Palestinian rival groups Fatah and Hamas leaders met this week, as Israeli settlers stepped-up their attacks on Palestinians across the West Bank. These stories and more, coming up, stay tuned.
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Latin America
Colombia FM Visits Cuba as Mediator
Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin will arrive in Cuba today to “mediate” the possible participation of the island in the upcoming Summit of the Americas, which will be sponsored by the US but will take place in Colombia,
Read MoreAnti-Wall Protest in Palestine Attacked by Israeli Troops
On Sunday, villagers from Al-Walaja, Palestine and international supporters went to the area where Israeli authorities are in the midst of destroying lands to build the Annexation wall. They held a non-violent march and rally, until a group of Israeli soldiers attacked the marchers.
Read MoreRousseff Defends ‘Economic Acceleration’ with ‘Sustainability’
In her speech before the World Social Forum in southern Brazil, that country’s president, Dilma Roussef, previewed the position of her government in the forthcoming “Rio+20” UN conference on sustainable development.
Read MoreWeekly Report from Palestine (Jan 19-25)
The following is the latest Weekly Report on Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (Jan 19-25, 2012) published by the International Middle East Media Center.
Read MoreCuba Demands UN Action Against Israel
In a meeting of the United Nations Security Council yesterday, Cuba called for practical steps to be taken so that Israel would end policies and actions that violate international law.
Read More‘Hunger Caravan’ Arrives in Mexico City
Some 2,000 small farmers from the northern states of Chihuahua and Zacatecas arrived in Mexico City to ask the government for resources to address the crisis in agriculture and livestock caused by a severe drought – the worst in 70 years.
Read MoreThis Week in Palestine Jan. 14-20
The following is the weekly report on the situation in Palestine from the International Middle East Media Center (IMEMC) for the period January 14-20, 2012
Read MoreWhat Was Ahmadinejad Doing in Cuba?
Ahmadinejad arrived in Cuba making the “V” for victory gesture and smiling. Maybe he was pleased about having so many political prisoners, or condemning to hanging or stoning of so many homosexuals, converts to Christianity, and thousands of women for even been accused of infidelity.
Read MoreMiddle East Media Center Jan. 5-11 Report
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 05- 11 January 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights found that a Palestinian woman was wounded by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, and 3 civilians were wounded in the West Bank.
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