Important News
- Ten more Palestinians die due to starvation and acute malnutrition in Gaza
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- Israeli forces obstruct movement south of Bethlehem
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- Israeli colonists establish new outposts, expand existing ones in Masafer Yatta
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- Palestinian Presidency warns Israeli escalation threatens regional stability
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- Colonists expand illegal outpost, attack shepherds south of Hebron
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- Over 200 European diplomats call for urgent action to halt war on Gaza
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- Pope Leo joins Jerusalem Patriarchs’ call for peace in Gaza
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- Israeli forces attack Palestinian residents, raid homes and shops in Nablus-area town
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- Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs calls on churches worldwide to end genocide, starvation, and forced displacement in Gaza
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- Injuries reported during ongoing Israeli military raid on Nablus city
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- Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate recipient of Unifor’s Nelson Mandela Human Rights Award
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- Republic of Korea announces $30M for emergency humanitarian aid in Gaza
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Arafat: Palestinian People, Land and Freedom Defender
RAMALLA, 15, 2004 April 15, 2004 (WAFA)- President Yasser Arafat has reiterated that the Palestinian people will not abandon their goals of achieving freedom, independence and national sovereignty in the Palestinian independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.... In a live speech broadcast by Palestine TV on Thursday, Arafat said that "our fate is to defend our right to self-determination and the right to return to their homeland".... Arafat also stressed that the Palestinian people has the right to defend their land and freedom to achieve a stable life away from the Israeli occupation.... He also affirmed that the Palestinian people and its leadership will continue defending the holy Christian and Moslem sites.... President Arafat also reiterated that peace could be achieved through the total ending of Israeli occupation and restoring the usurped Palestinian land as well as establishing the Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital....
