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Palestine : Diaries: Live from Palestine:

"HOW WILL I  CARE FOR MY CHILDREN?"
By Rami Almeghari, Live from Palestine, Sep 3,  2007

"May God close the eyes of anyone who attempts to shut
down the  al-Salah charitable society that provides us our
living." So said Halima Abu  'Isa, a 45-year-old widow and
mother of two in reaction to the decision of  the
Palestinian Authority in Ramallah to close down 103
Palestinian  charities. The monthly allowance of 900
shekels (US $230) that Abu 'Isa  receives from al-Salah, an
Islamic charity with links to Hamas, is the only  thing
that stands between her and destitution. EI correspondent
Rami  Almeghari reports on how the decision will affect her
and thousands of other  charity-dependant Palestinians.

_http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article8971.shtml_ 
(http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article8971.shtml)   

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Palestine  : Activism News:

OPEN DOOR TO BOYCOTT DEBATE AND UPHOLD ACADEMIC  FREEDOM
Statement, PACBI, Sep 2, 2007

While British colleagues prepare  to discuss the
Palestinian boycott call and consider the implications  of
normal academic links with the Israeli academy during the
coming  academic year, a disturbing development has been
noted in the United States  and Canada. No sooner had the
UK's University and College Union motion  deploring the
denial of educaitonal rights for Palestinans been  passed
than dozens of American and Canadian university presidents
and  rectors rushed to condemn the Union, basing their
attacks on mostly false or  inaccurate data.

_http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article8972.shtml_ 
(http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article8972.shtml)   

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Palestine  : Opinion/Editorial:

SHAMELESS
By Osamah Khalil, The Electronic  Intifada, Aug 31, 2007

Over the past two months a coalition has formed  around
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in an attempt to
bolster his  rule. Desperate to maintain his hold on power,
Abbas has chosen to forgo  national unity and rely on
support from the US and Israel to tighten his hold  on the
West Bank and target Gaza. Abbas and his benefactors have
made it  clear to the residents of Gaza that only by
abandoning Hamas will the siege  be lifted. In the interim,
any deaths or starvation, while regrettable, are  the
requisite price to maintain Abbas' presidency and the
position of his  cronies. Osamah Khalil comments for EI.

_http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article8969.shtml_ 
(http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article8969.shtml)   

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Palestine  : Human Rights:

ISRAELI FORCES KILL THREE CHILDREN, ARREST 13 IN  GAZA
Report, Al Mezan, Aug 30, 2007

The Israeli Occupation Force (IOF)  has escalated its
aggression against the Gaza Strip. The IOF, which has  full
control and clear sight over the borders, killed three
children and  arrested 13 civilians yesterday. According to
field investigations by Al  Mezan, at approximately 5.10pm
on Wednesday 29 August 2007, the IOF fired one  missile
that landed where three children were playing near their
homes by  the Industrial Zone, which is only two kilometers
from the borderline to the  south of the northern Gaza town
of Beit Hanoun.

_http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article8976.shtml_ 
(http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article8976.shtml)   

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Palestine  : Opinion/Editorial:

BUREAUCRATIC DISPOSSESSION
By Ben White, The  Electronic Intifada, Aug 29, 2007

On 20 August 2007, a story appeared in  the Israeli daily
Haaretz about the disputed ownership of a piece of land  in
East Jerusalem. The "land in question," the report said,
is "an olive  grove called Kerem Hamufti" and part of the
"Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood."  According to Haaretz, the
"Israel Lands Administration is working together  with the
Ateret Cohanim association to wrest from Palestinian
landowners  control of 30 dunams (7.5 acres) of land in
East Jerusalem and to transfer it  to the association
without a tender." Ben White analyzes for EI.

_http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article8965.shtml_ 
(http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article8965.shtml)   

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