Important News
- Israel forces detain Palestinian child, deliberately run over livestock in northern Jordan Valley
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- UPDATE: Israeli forces demolish two Palestinian homes, uproot trees in Ramallah and Jerusalem
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- Colonists damage internet equipment near the Jordan Valley
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- Israeli occupation forces demolish five homes northwest of Ramallah
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- Israeli occupation forces demolish a house in Silwan
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- The US National Education Association votes to ban the teaching or use of curricula from pro-Israel organizations
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- WFP says needs in Gaza are 'greater than ever' as hunger spreads
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- Colonists close road near Nablus with earth mounds
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- Hundreds protest Israel's Netanyahu's visit to Washington
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- Gaza: 17 Palestinians killed in Israeli bombing of areas
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- Israeli forces demolish house near Nablus
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- Weather: Hot conditions continue, no change in temperature
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French FM Calls on Israel to Lift Blockade on Gaza
RAMALLAH, February 16, 2008 (WAFA)-French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner called on Israel ,on Saturday, to lift its blockade of the Gaza Strip and to freeze its policy of building settlements in the West Bank.
"The economic and humanitarian situation in Gaza is especially bad. The blockade directly affects the entire economy and living conditions as well," he said in an interview with Al-Quds newspaper.
"We call for the Gaza blockade to be lifted -- there must be free movement of both people and goods," Kouchner told the main Arabic daily in the Palestinian territories.
