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Feb 7, 2012
Hamas and Fatah sign Palestinian unity deal

The leaders of the rival Palestinian parties, Hamas and Fatah, have agreed to a new unity government. All previous attempts at unity have failed - but both sides say they are now committed to making this government work. Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, condemned Monday's deal, saying Israel will not negotiate with Hamas until it renounces violence. Al Jazeera's Cal Perry reports from the West Bank.


Feb 6, 2012— Politics
Denial of Palestinian Residency by Israel

Israeli policies on Palestinian residency have arbitrarily denied thousands of Palestinians the ability to live in, and travel to and from, the West Bank and Gaza, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Israel should immediately stop denying or cancelling the residency of Palestinians and close family members with deep ties to the West Bank and Gaza, and end blanket bans on processing their applications for residency.


Feb 4, 2012— Politics
French national injured at weekly West Bank demonstration

Three civilians were injured in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh today and required hospitalization, according to reports from several eyewitness. A French national, whose name is reportedly Amissy (unconfirmed), was hit in the neck with a projectile - either a tear gas canister or a steel-coated rubber bullet. In a video of the shooting (below), unarmed demonstrators are standing and chanting slogans when IDF soldiers shoot tear gas canisters directly at their heads. The French woman, who is on the right side of the frame, is hit and falls to the ground at around 12 seconds. Note that the soldiers continue to shoot, not stopping to help the injured woman.


Feb 3, 2012
Al Arakib Protest JNF Policies

The Palestinians of Al Arakib protest their eviction and dispossession in front of the offices of the Jewish National Fund (JNF).


Jan 28, 2012— Politics
New film 'We are Nabi Saleh' offers a 'portrait of a Palestinian village in resistance'

'We are Nabi Saleh' is the portrait of a Palestinian village in resistance. Various aspects of the Israeli occupation are reflected in this village with only 500 inhabitants.
 A checkpoint is installed at the entrance of Nabih Saleh, olive trees are cut for security reasons and orders for the demolition of houses follow.
 In 2009 the source of the village has been taken over by the colony. From that moment, every Friday the residents of Nabih Saleh organise a protest march towards the source. Every Friday the protest is beaten down with injuries and arrests as a result. The creators of the documentary "We are Nabi Saleh" followed the protests for six months and stayed several weeks in the village to make a unique portrait of Nabi Saleh.


Jan 24, 2012— Politics
'Palestinians in Israel: Segregation, Discrimination and Democracy'

Trailer for British journalist Ben White's new book, 'Palestinians in Israel: Segregation, Discrimination and Democracy' (Pluto Press), with a foreword by Palestinian Israeli MK Haneen Zoabi.


Jan 22, 2012— Politics
Protest against the occupation, Nabi Saleh, West Bank

In the video above, by YisraelPNM, the video description notes that in minute 6:38 of the video, a masked soldier is seen holding a rifle capable of firing metal bullets coated with rubber or another kind of live ammunition. The point here is that the soldier, unlike any of his colleagues, is wearing a full face mask in order to hide his identity in case he were to be held accountable if he seriously injured or killed a Palestinian unarmed protester. In the video above, you can see at minute 3:45 a medic who was directly shot at by soldiers with high velocity tear gas canisters on his thigh.


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