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UN, EU concerned over Israeli settlement activity as more settlers pour in OJ

The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has expressed concern over the Israeli occupation authority's (IOA) announcement that 1,300 new housing units would be built in occupied Jerusalem.

Violent clashes between OJ citizens and Israeli security

Israeli occupation policemen stormed the Isawiye suburb in central occupied Jerusalem on Tuesday and provided protection for workers who were using cement cubes to close one of its entrances.

IOA rounded up 33 children in Silwan last month

The Israeli occupation authority (IOA) has detained 33 Palestinian children in the Silwan town, in occupied Jerusalem, a report by the Wadi Hilwa information center said.

Religious affairs ministry warns of upcoming ideological war

-- Palestine’s religious affairs ministry in Gaza warned the Israeli government’s announcement to relaunch the Jerusalem 2020 project, which would reduce the city’s Palestinian population to 20 per cent, could

Big settlement projects approved as Netanyahu flies to US

The Israeli government approved three settlement projects in occupied Jerusalem on the eve of its premier's departure for Washington to meet with US president Barack Obama.

JP: USA supplying Israel with smart bombs

The Israeli air force is to receive soon the first batch of American-made precision-guided bombs that would noticeably boost its ability to shell specific targets, the Jerusalem Post reported on

Israel’s Netanyahu undoubted winner of US mid-term elections – for now

Uri Avnery argues that although the Republican win in the US mid-term elections represents a victory for Binyamin Netanyahu, the longer term prospects for the Israeli prime minister and those

Occupation authorities sell Palestinian property in Silwan to Jewish societies

The Israeli Haaretz newspaper revealed on Friday that the Israeli land authority is selling property in the Silwan suburb in occupied Jerusalem to Jewish settler societies.

Muslim Brotherhood’s Opinion in a Newsletter: MP Demands HEC to Effectively Oversee the Polls

On November 3, the Higher Election Commission (HEC) officially announced that nominations are now open for the 2010 parliamentary elections, as it is a significant qualitative leap towards shaping Egypt's

Undercover police expel minors arrested at scene of alleged stone throwing

An undercover Israeli security unit assaulted and arrested a group of children at the scene of an alleged rock throwing incident and turned them in for questioning, locals reported.