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PALESTINE : OPINION/EDITORIAL:

SALAM FAYYAD'S FALSE OPTIMISM

By Rami Almeghari, The Electronic Intifada, 1 July 2009

A Palestinian state could become "a firm reality" by the

"end of next year or within two years at the most," Salam

Fayyad, the prime minister appointed by Palestinian

Authority (PA) leader Mahmoud Abbas, was quoted as saying

on 22 June in a speech at Al-Quds University in Abu Dis, a

village outside Jerusalem. Such expectations have been

frequently voiced before by former Palestinian prime

minister and negotiator Ahmad Qureia, or the late

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. But what is more evident

are the facts on the ground that do not provide much

support for these expectations. Rami Almeghari comments

for The Electronic Intifada.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10632.shtml

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PALESTINE : MULTIMEDIA:

MONTH IN PICTURES: JUNE 2009

Photostory, The Electronic Intifada, 1 July 2009

The below photographs are a selection of images from the

month of June 2009. "The month in pictures" is an ongoing

feature by The Electronic Intifada. If you have images

documenting Palestine, Palestinian life, politics and

culture, or of solidarity with Palestine, please email

images and captions to photos A T electronicintifada D O T

net.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10635.shtml

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PALESTINE : HUMAN RIGHTS:

CASUALTIES RISING IN GAZA'S "BUFFER ZONE"

By Eva Bartlett, The Electronic Intifada, 30 June 2009

This is not an unusual situation in Gaza, where Israel has

repeatedly used the dart bombs. Due to their design,

flechettes dig deeply into their target -- flesh, cement

and metal alike -- with their "tails" frequently breaking

off, leaving multiple injuries and rendering them nearly

impossible to extract without inflicting more injury in

the surgical search. In most cases, doctors opt against

surgery, leaving the darts inside the victim's body. Eva

Bartlett reports from the Gaza Strip.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10630.shtml

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PALESTINE : HUMAN RIGHTS:

ISRAELI DOCTORS COLLUDING IN TORTURE OF PALESTINIAN DETAINEES

By Jonathan Cook, The Electronic Intifada, 30 June 2009

Israel's watchdog body on medical ethics has failed to

investigate evidence that doctors working in detention

facilities are turning a blind eye to cases of torture,

according to Israeli human rights groups. The Israeli

Medical Association (IMA) has ignored repeated requests to

examine such evidence, the rights groups say, even though

it has been presented with examples of Israeli doctors who

have broken their legal and ethical duty towards

Palestinians in their care. Jonathan Cook reports.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10631.shtml

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PALESTINE : ART, MUSIC & CULTURE:

"EMBERS AND ASHES:" AN INTELLECTUAL'S EXILE, STRUGGLE AND SUCCESS

By Atef Alshaer, The Electronic Intifada, 30 June 2009

In his autobiography, Embers and Ashes: Memoirs of an Arab

Intellectual, the late Hisham Sharabi transports the

reader seamlessly from his early life in Palestine, where

he was born in 1927, to his studies at the American

University of Beirut, and finally his own American

experience and life as a university professor at

Georgetown. While it occasionally lacks cohesion, the book

is unmistakably personal and insightful. Atef Alshaer

reviews for The Electronic Intifada.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10629.shtml

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PALESTINE : ACTIVISM NEWS:

ISRAELI GUNBOATS SEIZE GAZA AID SHIP

Press release, Free Gaza Movement, 30 June 2009

Today Israeli Occupation Forces attacked and boarded the

Free Gaza Movement boat, the Spirit of Humanity, abducting

21 human rights workers from 11 countries, including Noble

laureate Mairead Maguire and former US Congresswoman

Cynthia McKinney (see below for a complete list of

passengers). The passengers and crew are being forcibly

dragged toward Israel.

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article10633.shtml

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