http://news.linktv.org Link TV News Videos (Filtered by topics: Palestinian Refugees) en-us Wed, 15 May 2013 17:57:00 -0700 Copyright 2011 Link Media, Inc. http://news.linktv.org/videos/palestinians-mark-65-years-since-expulsion?start=0 With no hope of return in sight, Palestinians marked the 65th anniversary of the Nakba -- "Catastrophe" -- when hundreds of thousands of them were forced from their homes in the 1948 war that established Israel. Reuters speaks to an 83-year-man who has lived in a West Bank refugee camp since he was 17. Wed, 15 May 2013 17:57:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/palestinians-mark-65-years-since-expulsion Nakba, Palestinians, 1948 Palestinian exodus, Palestinian Refugees, West Bank, Israel, 1948 Arab–Israeli War, Palestinian right of return, Reuters With no hope of return in sight, Palestinians marked the 65th anniversary of the Nakba -- "Catastrophe" -- when hundreds of thousands of them were forced from their homes in the 1948 war that established Israel. Reuters speaks to an 83-year-man who has lived in a West Bank refugee camp since he was 17. http://news.linktv.org/videos/palestinian-double-refugees-flee-syria-for-gaza?start=0 The Syrian civil war has forced thousands of Palestinians to flee the country. Many of these "double refugees" have gone to Lebanon, but some have made their way to Gaza, where they say they have met a warm welcome despite the tough living conditions.<br /> Thu, 11 Apr 2013 05:27:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/palestinian-double-refugees-flee-syria-for-gaza Refugees of the Syrian civil war, Palestinians, Syria, Gaza, Yarmouk Camp, Syrian Civil War, Palestinian Refugees, Refugee, Hamas, Al Jazeera English The Syrian civil war has forced thousands of Palestinians to flee the country. Many of these "double refugees" have gone to Lebanon, but some have made their way to Gaza, where they say they have met a warm welcome despite the tough living conditions. http://news.linktv.org/videos/syria-battle-rages-for-control-of-damascus-refugee-district?start=0 Clashes between rebels and armed Palestinians loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have continued in a Damascus neighbourhood inhabited mainly by Palestinian refugees. Residents in Yarmouk camp said several mortar rounds landed in the neighborhood on Tuesday and gunfire echoed around the area. Locals said there were no Syrian government troops in the camp and that most of the fighting was between opposition fighters and gunmen from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command (PFLP-GC). The Palestinian refugee forces have been loyal to the regime until now, but that loyalty is being tested after a government air strike killed some Palestinian civilians. Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow reports. Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:28:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/syria-battle-rages-for-control-of-damascus-refugee-district Syrian Civil War, Yarmouk Camp, Syria, Damascus, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command, Palestinian Refugees, Free Syrian Army, Syrian army, Civilian casualties, Air strike Clashes between rebels and armed Palestinians loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have continued in a Damascus neighbourhood inhabited mainly by Palestinian refugees. Residents in Yarmouk camp said several mortar rounds landed in the neighborhood on Tuesday and gunfire echoed around the area. Locals said there were no Syrian government troops in the camp and that most of the fighting was between opposition fighters and gunmen from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command (PFLP-GC). The Palestinian refugee forces have been loyal to the regime until now, but that loyalty is being tested after a government air strike killed some Palestinian civilians. Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow reports. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-110812?start=564 <p>Bashar al-Assad defends Syria as the last stronghold of secularism in the region, world groups organize global day of action in support of Myanmar's Rohingyas, bombings kill several people in Iraq, and more.</p> Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-110812 Syrian Civil War, US-Israel relations, Benjamin Netanyahu, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Syria, Israel, United States, US presidential election, 2012, Rohingya Press TV reports that the American Muslim charity organization, the Holy Land Foundation has been denied a hearing by the US Supreme Court with no explanation. The foundation was once the largest Islamic charity in the United States, and focused on helping Palestinian refugees. During the Bush administration, in 2008, its offices were raided, and five of its members were convicted to 65-year prison sentences on charges of supporting terrorism. http://news.linktv.org/videos/twice-displaced-syrias-palestinian-refugees-flee-to-lebanon?start=0 A half million Palestinian refugees are registered in Syria. Most have remained there but, with the escalation of fighting in and around their camps last month, hundreds of Palestinian families began seeking safer havens in neighboring Lebanon. Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:47:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/twice-displaced-syrias-palestinian-refugees-flee-to-lebanon Syrian Civil War, Palestinian Refugees, Refugees of the Syrian civil war, Syria, Lebanon, Lebanon–Syria relations, UNRWA, Beirut, Palestinians, Voice of America A half million Palestinian refugees are registered in Syria . Most have remained there but, with the escalation of fighting in and around their camps last month, hundreds of Palestinian families began seeking safer havens in neighboring Lebanon. As VOA's Margaret Besheer reports from Beirut, these Palestinians have now been twice displaced. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-073112?start=35 <p>Syria accuses armed rebels of committing crimes against civilians, eight killed as clashes erupt between Yemeni forces and Saleh's loyalists in Sanaa, Turkey grants Iraqi VP permanent residency, and more.</p> Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-073112 Syrian Civil War, Free Syrian Army, Aleppo, Syrian army, Iraq, Israel, 2011-2012 Saudi Arabia protests, US-Pakistan relations, US-Egypt relations, Sanaa Presenter, Male #1 The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that 40 members of the Syrian regime's armed forces were killed in clashes at a police station in the city of Aleppo. The Syrian Revolution's General Commission said violent clashes are ongoing between the forces of the regime's army and the Free Syrian Army in Aleppo. Our BBC correspondent said that armed opposition fighters confirmed that reports of the regime forces' advance into the Salah ad-Din neighborhood are untrue. Meanwhile, the residents of the city continue to be displaced and head toward the Turkish territories. Reporter, Male #2 Days after Damascus witnessed relative calm, the battles were renewed between the government forces and the Free Syrian Army in many parts of the capital. Clashes erupted in the neighborhood of al-Tadamon and the Yarmouk camp that is home to Palestinian refugees. Reporter, Male #2 In Aleppo, the battles are ongoing between the Free Syrian Army and the regime's army. Opposition sources said fierce clashes erupted near the headquarters of an intelligence branch and the Salihin police station. The Salah ad-Din neighborhood is still the focal point of the struggle over the largest Syrian city of Aleppo. Taking control of the city is considered a strategic gain, and a decisive factor in the power balance between the two sides of the struggle. Reporter, Male #2 And, while the official media announced that the regime's army is controlling the Salah ad-Din neighborhood in the city of Aleppo after fierce battles left dozens dead, the armed opposition in Aleppo denied the government's claim. Guest Male #2 (Abdel Jabar Akidi, Leader of Aleppo's Military Council) My dear brother, this lying regime, this lying media... I dare the regime to have entered a single meter into the Salah ad-Din neighborhood. This lying regime... It's the opposite. We're the ones who are fighting against this regime. It has 4 buildings by al-Hamdaniya. Yes, yesterday, we attacked them and liberated one of the buildings. The criminal regime's forces are deployed in al-Hamdaniya neighborhood, and on the pedestrian side of Ramusi Bridge. They shelled these neighborhoods with planes and tanks, and still they can't advance a single meter into these neighborhoods. Today, this morning, the Saliheen division was liberated, and all those inside were killed, including the head of the division Brigadier-General Ali. Reporter, Male #2 After the Free Syrian Army took control of the strategic Adnan checkpoint only a few kilometers away from the city of Aleppo, the road to Turkey is now able to receive additional support. This video posted by activists online shows the aftermath of the shelling of the Old City of Homs. Reporter, Male #2 And despite the deteriorating security conditions, videos were posted on the Syrian revolution's websites showing protestors in a number of Syrian cities cheering the Free Army, and condemning the shelling of Damascus and Aleppo by the regime. Protests were also held in Douma and Harasta, and the neighborhood of al-Muhajireen, and Qabr Atka in Damascus. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-070912?start=1124 <p>Saudi Arabia's crackdown on protests in Qatif leaves two dead, South Sudan's first anniversary of independence marred by growing tension, Libya's former transitional council chief leads early election results, and more.</p> Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-070912 Israel, Syrian Civil War, Shia Islam, Syria, Nimr al-Nimr, South Sudan, Mahmoud Jibril, Islamic Action Society, Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt, Golan Heights Presenter, Female #1 The citizens of Khirbet Susya, east of Yatta in southern Hebron, live in fear, especially at night as a result, of the provocations by the occupation's soldiers and settlers, who purposely intensify their attacks at night. Reporter, Male #1 Here in Khirbet Susya, east of Yatta in southern Hebron, media outlets usually report on the suffering of the people in the morning, but this time we chose to convey the image at night, as the occupation settlers intensify their attacks during this time. Between the settlements and the Israeli camps, more than 350 residents live in tents that do not protect them from the hot summer or cold winter. But this is the least of their concerns amid the settler's attacks in the late hours of the night, when they enter the village like bats and wreak havoc in it. Guest Male #2 The army's nighttime training operations are very disturbing; it is upsetting for the children and all the residents of the village. Around a year and a half ago, around 12 or 12:30 at night, they came and burned tents while people were sleeping inside of them. Reporter, Male #1 Sara al-Nawagaa, a resident of the village and a recipient of one of the 58 orders that seek to demolish their tents and confiscate their land, manages her household in a primitive way, although she lives in the 21st century. Guest, Female #2 (Sara al-Nawagaa) We live here, where there is no access to roads. No roads and no cars. If someone gets sick, we transport them on a donkey to the doctor. A woman who is about to deliver a baby is put on a donkey or a tractor. They opened a road for the military base. They sometimes open it to us, and other times they close it. Reporter, Male #1 Khirbet Susya lacks life's basic components, as the occupation prevents water and electricity from reaching it. The families of the village are forced to use rainwater and solar energy to be provided with small amounts of electricity. However, the occupation threatened this alternative energy with demolition. Reporter, Male #1 Despite the residents' suffering and primitive way of life, and despite the attacks of the occupation and settlers, they vowed to stay in the lands of their fathers and grandfathers. Guest, Male #3 All of this is an attempt to make us leave this land so that they can take it. But this is my father's land and my grandfather's land. They were here, and it is not easy for me to leave it; it is impossible for me to leave it. We will stay here until we die. Reporter, Male #1 Susya is a marginalized area that requires more support and care and means to promote the residents' resistance, so their lands do not turn into an easy target for the expanding settlements. Sari al-Awaiwi, Palestine TV. ** Contact Mosaic News: mosaicnews{at}linktv{dot}org http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-062812?start=559 The Palestinian Prisoners' Society warned of prisoner Akram al-Rakhawi's deteriorating health as he entered his 78th day of hunger strike, Palestine TV reports. Al-Rakhawi has been in prison for eight years. Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-062812 Syria, Syrian Civil War, Israel, Damascus, Bashar al-Assad, Palestinians, Egypt–Israel relations, 2011-2012 Jordanian Protests, Middle East Peace Process, Hamas Presenter, Male #1 The Palestinian Prisoners' Society and rights organizations warned of prisoner Akram al-Rakhawi's deteriorating health condition. Al-Rakhawi, who suffers from several diseases, has entered his 78th day of hunger strike. Reporter, Male #2 For eight years, a mother and three children have been awaiting the day Akram al-Rakhawi, who entered his 78th day of hunger strike, would be released. At a military checkpoint between Gaza and Khan Younis, occupation forces arrested al-Rakhawi in 2004 and sentenced him to nine years in prison, leaving his children and wife waiting for the day of his return. Guest, Female #1 A lawyer visited him and said, "This is not the Abu-Marwan that I know, we are pulling words out of him." His health condition is very poor, and he is very tired. He is in a coma, and when he gets an asthma attack, he suffocates and he feels like he's going to die. Reporter, Male #2 This is the situation of al-Rakhawi, who is staying at the hospital in al-Ramla Prison, after he suffered from asthma and other diseases, and after he refused to submit to the prison's measures to chain him up while transporting him to the hospital. Guest, Male #3 I am sending a message to all people with a conscience to interfere in my father's case and help release him, because we want to see him and be with him. Reporter, Male #2 Al-Rakhawi's lawyers are exerting tremendous efforts to secure his release after serving two-thirds of his sentence. But all efforts failed, and Akram, a resident of Yebna refugee camp in Rafah, will complete his journey of hardship between prison and the hospital. Guest, Male #4 (Qaddoura Fares, Director of the Prisoners' Society) His case is complicated, as the occupation sentenced him to nine years in jail, and the prison term will end in June next year. Therefore, there is supposed to be an intervention on the political level as well, to settle his case. Reporter, Male #2 Akram al-Rakhawi, 39 years old, shares his prisoner brothers' endurance of all forms of physical and psychological torture, which domestic and international human rights organizations have repeatedly condemned. Guest, Male #5 (Holmi al-Aaraj, Director of the Center for Freedom) The organizations, such as Adalah and Beit Salim, as well as other organizations, have filed hundreds of complaints against Israeli investigators. But the occupation provides immunity to the investigators, while legitimizing their practices of torture against the Palestinian detainees. Therefore, none of them were held accountable. Reporter, Male #2 So Akram al-Rakhawi will remain in this situation, struggling for a dignified life, threatened by death at every moment. Ajwad Jaradat, Palestine TV. http://news.linktv.org/videos/explore-jenin-no-child-is-born-a-terrorist?start=0 Filmmaker Charlie Annenberg travels to the Jenin refugee camp in the Palestinian territories to meet Juliano Mer-Khamis, the founder of The Freedom Theater who was tragically gunned down last year, and Zakaria Zubeidi, former Jenin chief of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades. Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:20:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/explore-jenin-no-child-is-born-a-terrorist Zakaria Zubeidi, Juliano Mer-Khamis, Palestinian territories, Jenin, Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Palestine, Palestinian Refugees, Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, Israelis, Israel Defense Forces Filmmaker Charlie Annenberg and the explore.org team travel to the Jenin refugee camp in the Palestinian territories and discover that perhaps the greatest tool of liberation is not the gun, but the stage. At the center of a labyrinth of graffiti-covered streets lies the Jenin Freedom Theater, founded by Juliano Mer-Khamis in the 1980s to give Palestinian youth a creative outlet. Mer-Khamis, who was tragically gunned down this past year, takes Charlie on an eye-opening journey through Jenin. As he walks the dirt roads with Juliano, Charlie is presented with a rare and risky opportunity: the chance to meet Zakaria Zubeidi, the former Jenin chief of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-051512?start=219 Palestinians held massive marches throughout the West Bank and Gaza Strip on the 64th anniversary of Nakba Day, while an Israeli official report warned that this year's anniversary could be the beginning of a popular intifada, Al-Alam reports. Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-051512 Palestinians, Nuclear program of Iran, Gaza, Iran, Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Yemeni al-Qaeda crackdown, Nakba, Palestinian prisoners in Israel, Middle East Peace Process, Syrian Civil War Reporter, Female #1 Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip commemorated the 64th anniversary of Nakba Day with massive marches. In Ramallah, demonstrators condemned the Israeli occupation's ongoing systematic displacement of Palestinians, and stressed the refugees' right of return to their country, affirming that they would never give up this right. In the Gaza Strip, protestors stressed the importance of the Palestinian people's unity and commitment to their national unequivocal rights. They reiterated that the Palestinian people's rights can only be retrieved by force and through resistance, especially since the negotiations have failed and reached a dead end. Reporter, Female #1 As part of the ongoing events in occupied Palestine to mark the anniversary of Nakba Day, Palestinian youth in occupied Jerusalem burned flags of the Israeli entity and challenged the occupation forces, which attempted to arrest them and prevent them from commemorating Nakba by force. Coinciding with Nakba Day, an Israeli official report warned that this year's anniversary could be the beginning of an overwhelming popular intifada, whether through a decision by the Palestinian leadership, or in the framework of the recent popular protests, influenced by the wave of revolutions witnessed in the Arab world. Reporter, Female #1 So 64 years have passed since the Palestinian Nakba, or catastrophe, which displaced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who fled to neighboring Arab countries, bringing their number now to five million refugees, most of them living in Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. The total number of Palestinian refugees in the world is 11 million. Reporter, Female #2 Sixty-four years have passed since the Palestinian Nakba Day, and the Palestinians' slogan has never changed: "One day we shall return to Haifa, Jaffa and Acre, even if we have to travel far." It is the hope to return that every Palestinian holds on to. This year's anniversary, as previous years, surrounds the Israeli occupation with events and marches in and outside the Palestinian territories. The events extended to various countries around the world, reaffirming the Palestinian people's unequivocal rights to return, liberate their land, and determine their own fate. Reporter, Female #2 With a variety of events, the Palestinian people commemorate this anniversary before the eyes of the occupation, which is mobilizing its forces along the borders with neighboring countries, in anticipation of a repeat of last year's incidents. The Palestinian refugees have never given up the right of return since the Nakba, the day when the occupation invaded their land on May 15, 1948. 760,000 Palestinians were forced to live in exile, far from their country, their land, and their houses, carrying the keys to their homes, their flags, and maps of their occupied Palestinian towns. Reporter, Female #2 They have been retaining these items since the day they were banished, hanging onto their identity and their right of return. They challenge the occupiers, who are celebrating the myth of their Independence Day, built on the ruins of over 90 percent of Palestinians' land. The occupation annexed 774 villages and cities, destroyed more than 530 others, and committed over 70 massacres, martyring around 15,000 Palestinians. Palestinian government figures reported that the number of Palestinians in 1948 was 1,037,000, and their population around the world by the end of 2011 was estimated at over 11 million. Internally displaced refugees account for 44 percent of the entire Palestinian population living in the country. Reporter, Female #2 The number of refugees registered last year at the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees, UNRWA, reached five million, counting for more than 45 percent of the entire Palestinian population in the world. Fifty-nine percent of them live in Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon, 17 percent in the West Bank, and around 24 percent in the Gaza Strip. Approximately 29 percent of Palestinian refugees live in 58 refugee camps, 10 of which are in Jordan, nine in Syria, 12 in Lebanon, 19 in the West Bank, and eight in the Gaza Strip. All that is the outcome of Nakba, which Palestinians, Arabs and Muslims are commemorating today. Reporter, Female #2 The pain of the memory has been deteriorating for over six decades, while the Palestinian people suffer from displacement, killing, and arrests amid the international community's silence towards the occupation's crimes. But the people are the proof of this resistance and embody the right of return. They're determined to return, despite the continuous aggression, because they believe that the night must become dawn and the chain must break. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-050812?start=1333 <p>Interpol issues arrest notice for fugitive Iraqi VP, UN organization estimates one third of Somalis suffer from mental illness, NATO admits to killing Afghan family of six in Helmand Province, and more.</p> Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-050812 Iraq, Israel, Tariq al-Hashemi, Somali people, Helmand Province, US-Pakistan relations, Quran desecration, Syrian Civil War, Copt, Politics of Israel Presenter, Male #1 Joining us in the studio to discuss the Palestinian people's situation in Lebanon is Mr. Ashraf Dabbour, the Palestinian ambassador to the Lebanese republic. Welcome, Mr. Ambassador. To start with, there is broad solidarity movement that supports the detainees everywhere. What does the scene look like in Lebanon in relation to the open-ended hunger strike prisoners and detainees in the occupation's prisons have been waging? Guest, Male #2 (Ashraf Dabbour, Palestinian Ambassador to Lebanon) In the name of God, the most merciful and most compassionate. First of all, we say to our detained brothers in the Israeli prisons, be patient. We tell them that our Palestinian people in Palestine, and our Palestinian people in Lebanon, and all the free people in the world stand in solidarity with them today, and are using all means to express that solidarity. They have adopted a slogan, and we, particularly in Lebanon, adopted the slogan that "We are with you today and every day, and we will never abandon any one of you." We have organized many events in the past several years, and today, on this occasion, these actions were activated with sit-ins, marches, festivals, and public forums. Events are being held in Lebanese universities under the guidance of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Presenter, Male #1 This, of course, with the aim of standing by the side of the prisoners to support them in their battle of empty stomachs. Guest, Male #2 Absolutely, absolutely. Whatever we do, we cannot deny their rights for even a day. These patient heroes waging the battle of empty stomachs reaffirm the firm position of the Palestinian prisoners in the face of their jailors. Presenter, Male #1 Yes, Mr. Ashraf, on the issue of the Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, what are the conditions of our children, our families and our people in Lebanon? Would you talk about the situation of the refugees, and your efforts to improve and strengthen the Palestinian conditions in Lebanon, to improve their temporary presence there, of course. Guest, Male #2 First of all, everyone knows the Palestinian refugees live under harsh conditions in the camps of the diaspora and the refugee camps in Lebanon. The situation is very difficult. Here, we'd like to thank Mr. President Mahmoud Abbas, who initiated a number of programs, beginning with increasing the monetary allowances to the martyrs' and prisoners' families, to President Mahmoud Abbas' foundation to help Palestinian students. Guest, Male #2 In addition, there are economic empowerment funds,; family empowerment funds, and family sponsorship programs, where Palestinian families in Palestine sponsor Palestinian families in Lebanon on a monthly basis by directly transferring funds to them; a committee oversees these transactions. And most recently, the president issued instructions to activate, develop, and support Palestinian sports. He is also paying great attention to improving the living conditions of the Palestinian people and ease their suffering. In fact, due to the difficult conditions, whatever we have done, it is still inadequate for our people, and we need to do more. ** Contact Mosaic News: mosaicnews{at}linktv{dot}org http://news.linktv.org/videos/toulouse-shootings-provoke-diplomatic-row?start=0 Israeli politicians have reacted angrily to comments made by EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, which they say drew comparisons between the killings in France to deaths of children in Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip. Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:55:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/toulouse-shootings-provoke-diplomatic-row 2012 Ozar Hatorah Toulouse shooting, Toulouse, Catherine Ashton, Benjamin Netanyahu, 2012 Midi-Pyrénées shootings , Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Gaza–Israel conflict, Shooting, Air strike In Israel, politicians have reacted angrily to comments made in the wake of the shootings in Toulouse. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticized what he perceives to be comparisons by EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton of the killings in France to deaths of children in the Gaza Strip. "What gets me especially incensed is the comparison between the targeted slaughter of children, including the finishing off of a girl, and the surgical, defensive activities of the Israel Defense Forces that are meant to hit terrorists who use children for human shields," he said. It was in Brussels at a conference on Palestinian refugees where Catherine Ashton made the comments. Her spokesman denied she drew a parallel between Gaza and the deaths in Toulouse, saying her original comments were grossly distorted by a news agency. This is what she said: "When we remember what happened in Toulouse today, when you remember what happened when I was in Norway last week a year ago, when we know what is happening in Syria, when you see what has happened in Gaza and Sderot, in different parts of the world, we remember young people and children who lose their lives." The Israeli Defense Minister added his voice to the diplomatic row. Ehud Barak said the grouping of the Gaza violence with the Toulouse shootings and the fighting in Syria was, "infuriating and detached from reality." http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-123011?start=0 Ignited in Sidi Bouzid and erupting across the Middle East and North Africa, we look back at the regional intifada that made 2011 the year of the people. Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-123011 Arab Spring, Mohamed Bouazizi, Tunisian revolution, Egyptian Revolution, Yemen Uprising, 2011 Libyan Uprising, Syrian Civil War, Sidi Bou Zid, Bahrain Uprising, Israeli–Palestinian conflict Ignited in Sidi Bouzid and erupting across the Middle East and North Africa, we look back at the regional intifada that made 2011 the year of the people. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-122111?start=1222 Amid sporadic gunfire, there is a cautious calm at the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon. Lebanese Armed Forces cannot enter the camp, and fights break out regularly between Islamist and terrorist factions Jund al-Sham and Fatah al-Islam. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-122111 Politics of Iraq, Yemen Uprising, Israeli–Palestinian conflict, US-Iran relations, Syrian Civil War, Bahrain Uprising, Egyptian Parliamentary Election 2011-2012, Palestinian Refugees, Israeli settlement, Tariq al-Hashemi Presenter, Female #1 There is a cautious calm at Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp, amid sporadic gunfire. The commander of the Armed Struggle, known as al-Lino, stressed to New TV the importance of confronting the remnants of Jund al-Sham and Fatah al-Islam in the neighborhood of Ta'meer. Reporter, Male #1 With the help of these crutches, which have become his only support in facing the world, Abu Mohamed walks the alleys of Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp. His disability was caused by one of the absurd gunfire incidents when he was at the vegetable market. Out of curiosity, he and other residents are inspecting the crime scene of the assassination. The empty bullet shells on the ground accomplished their mission and now have become toys that children play with. Meanwhile, the adults' pockets are filled and the chambers of their machineguns are loaded with bullets ready to be fired anytime in any direction in a different kind of game. Guest, Male #2 The fight broke out between the Islamic and national forces. They started firing at the shops and homes, just like the Tatars and Mongols, when the Kurds opened fire at the people. They are gangs and not armed groups. If they were fighters, they would have respected themselves and known where to shoot. Reporter, Male #1 In Ain al-Hilweh, where all rival groups are gathering in a small area, weapons are the common interest that keeps everyone together. The love for weapons and the love to flaunt them are the two common denominators that all the fighters share; the hatred for weapons and those carrying them are the two common denominators the rest of residents share. Guest, Female #2 The purpose is to disturb the camps' security so we suffer the same fate as Nahr al-Bared. However, this will not happen. We, the people, must not remain silent! Reporter, Male #1 Here in the Ain al-Hilweh camp, where machineguns appear every so often, weapons are no longer just an accessory for men. At least that is what the women say, or are trying to say. Moments before the women began their sit-in against weapons, the roar of bullets pierced through the ranks of women gathering in the market, proving once again the fragile security situation of the camp. Amid these events, a cautious calm gradually returns to the area and has now dominated the situation. Behind the scene, more specifically in the headquarters of the commander of the Armed Struggle, Brigadier-General al-Lino appears to be certain that this is the calm before the storm. Guest, Male #3 (Mahmoud Issa, or al-Lino, Brigadier-General) We demand a clear and frank decision on arms, as we live in an existing state of law. No one is above the law. They will be turned in and prosecuted in accordance with the law. Reporter, Male #2 Al-Lino said what he had to say then left, perhaps to prepare for another battle that has become imminent. Everything in Ain al-Hilweh indicates that the time for talks is nearing its end and the time for action may begin soon. From Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp, Firas Hatoum, New TV. ** Contact Mosaic News: mosaicnews{at}linktv{dot}org http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-121311?start=244 <p>Palestinian flag raised at UNESCO marking admission as new member, Libyans protest against new leaders and Jalil's call to pardon Gaddafi loyalists, ex-opposition leader sworn in as Tunisia's new president, and more.</p> Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-121311 Syrian Civil War, Bahrain Uprising, Palestinians, Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Syria, Bahrain, State of Palestine, Jenin, 2011 Libyan Uprising, US-Iran relations Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened an emergency meeting with senior security officials in his office today following an attack by some 50 settlers on an army base in the West Bank. Yes, the prime minister is taking this incident very seriously. Among those attending the meeting today were Defense Minister Ehud Barak, IDF Chief of General Staff Benny Gantz, OC Central Command Avi Mizrahi, Police Commissioner Yochanan Danino, and Public Security Minster Yitzhak Aharonovitch. The 20 minute incident took place earlier this morning when about 50 people broke into the Ephraim Brigade's base in the Jordan Valley, setting tires on fire and damaging vehicles with stones, bottles of paint, and by placing nails on the road. IDF troops eventually dispersed them. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-120711?start=1091 <p>Hundreds of Libyans demonstrate against former rebels, Bahraini forces attack protestors marching to Martyrs' Square, Afghanistan's Karzai blames Pakistan group for deadly attack, and more.</p> Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-120711 Protest, Israel, Demonstration (people), 2011 Libyan Uprising, Egyptian Parliamentary Election 2011-2012, Bahrain Uprising, 2011-2012 Saudi Arabia protests, Syrian Civil War, Homs, Yemen Uprising An unknown group has made an assassination attempt on a Fatah official in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon. The attack on the camp of Ein el-Hilweh left a bodyguard of the Fatah official severely injured. The incident has caused tension in the camp. Fatah has blamed an al-Qaeda affiliated group in the camp of the assassination attempt. Ein el-Hilweh is the largest refugee camp in Lebanon with over 70,000 Palestinian refugees. It is located on the outskirts of Sidon. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-120611?start=1408 Twin bombings kill scores of Afghans on Shiite holy day, Kuwait's emir dissolves parliament amid corruption allegations, thousands in Saudi Arabia's Qatif condemn killing of protestors, and more.<br /> Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0800 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-120611 Syrian Civil War, Arab–Israeli conflict, Syria, Israel, Day of Ashura, Palestine, Muharram, Homs, Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah Presenter, Male #1 Some families in the Gaza Strip are enduring a life harder than death. They live alongside the dead in graveyards that have turned into shelters. Reporter, Male #2 In Gaza, the living and the dead are neighbors. The Kahil family is one of 45 families crowding the dead in their tombs. Or is that tombs are crowding them in their homes? This family has spent 50 years with their ancestors here. They have no land, no decent house, or any money. To make a living, family members either collect gravel or work as blacksmiths to gain barely enough daily food. Guest, Female #1 (Umm Sabir Kahil, Grave Resident) Sometimes they sleep hungry. Some days, they find something to eat, maybe an onion or butter. Whatever they find edible they eat. They have never tasted meat. Reporter, Male #2 Extreme poverty and large graveyards called homes that lack sanitation are the conditions the children of these families grow up in. They play in between the tombstones with the animals they share food with. They are not scared of stray dogs, scorpions, snakes or insects. Guest, Male #3 (Sabir Kahil, Grave Resident) When my children see dogs in front of them, or they see snakes and similar things?I tell you, I can't take it. I don?t want my children to see what I've seen in this graveyard. Reporter, Male #2 The history of residence of most families here can be traced back to decades ago, or more specifically to 1948, when their parents fled to Gaza. As for the other families, they came here more recently, such as those who lost their homes in the Israeli war. In both of these cases, no solution has been provided so far for these people who are calling on everyone to help them restore a normal life. These families residing in these graveyards are living another kind of death, with meager dreams and insurmountable worries. No one hears them but these tombstones. Omar Bashir, Palestine TV, the Gaza Strip. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-100511?start=38 In the Gaza Strip, nearly 200 schools run by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees were shut down in protest of the agency's suspension of Suhail al-Hindi, the head of the Arab staff union. Al jazeera has this report. Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-100511 Protest, Bahrain, Air strike, UN Security Council, Detention, Refugee, International Red Cross, UNRWA, Gaza, Syrian Civil War Presenter, Male # 1 In the Gaza Strip, nearly 200 schools run by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees were shut down in protest of the agency's suspension of Suhail al-Hindi, the head of the Arab staff union, for three months. Presenter, Female # 1 The agency justified its decision by pointing to al-Hindi's community work that was attended by the leaderships of Palestinian political factions. Meanwhile, some considered the decision to be the result of al-Hindi's activities with the Hamas movement. Presenter, Male # 1 Our correspondent Wael el-Dahdouh attended the sit-in in Gaza. Reporter, Male # 2 There was no teaching on International Teachers' Day in the schools of the Relief and Works Agency for Refugees in Gaza. Schools were closed in response to the call of the agency's Arab staff union. The reason is the agency's suspension of the head of the union for three months under the pretext that he is carrying out activities that conflict with the agency's regulations. This means political work and meeting with politicians. So, thousands of teachers celebrated teachers' day in their own way. They held a strike and chanted against the decision they say is only one facet of the restriction of freedoms, the ideological oppression, labor injustice, and administrative corruption carried out by the agency against the employees. Guest, Male # 3 (Suhail al-Hindi, Suspended Union Head) After this day, we ask our colleagues not to sign, not to sign, not to sign, any contract that compromises our homeland. Reporter, Male # 2 The sit-in is considered the first in the agency's history by its employees in Gaza. It is the culmination of a series of protest actions taken in the past two weeks. Guest, Male # 4 (Mahmoud Hamdan, UNRWA teachers' union) It is the beginning of a very strong message to the agency's administration to reverse its unjust decision. For this reason, we have the right to escalate the actions of the entire union so we can restore this right to its owner until the agency reverses its unjust action. Reporter, Male # 2 The UN agency denied all these claims and considered a drastic solution with the employees' union a requirement seeing that an escalation will serve to destroy the lives of the refugees, who will be the only ones to lose from this action. Guest, Male # 5 The next step is to reach an agreement and a drastic solution with the employees' union and to reestablish the trust in order to serve the people of the Gaza Strip. There is no substitute and a pessimistic outlook will imply the complete destruction of the lives of 1.2 million Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip. Reporter, Male # 2 Schools were shut down but the case remains open. And seeing that it is a sensitive case and is linked to the fate of hundreds of thousands of refugees, it needs to be solved and needs to remain an important and sensitive issue. Wael el-Dahdouh, al-Jazeera, Gaza, Palestine. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-092911?start=1402 <p>Bahrain sentences one protester to death and jails medics for treating demonstrators, Syrian defectors fight back against Assad's forces as the US is accused of inciting violence, and rival Yemeni forces clash across Sanaa.</p> Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-092911 Palestinians, Israel, West Bank, Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Political party, Palestinian state, Yemen, 2011 Libyan Uprising, Bahrain, Syrian Civil War Palestinian political prisoners languish in Israeli jails [Algeria TV, Algeria] http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-091511?start=1118 <p>Syrian activists form an opposition council in Istanbul, Israel to uproot thousands of Bedouins from the West Bank to expand its settlements, fresh clashes erupt between armed tribesmen and Saleh's forces in Sana'a, and more.</p> Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-091511 Israel, Protest, Palestinian state, Veto, 2011 Libyan Uprising, Yemen Uprising, Ali Abdullah Saleh, Israeli settlement, Bedouin, Mahmoud Abbas Israel has evacuated its diplomatic staff from the Jordanian capital Amman. Angry protestors rallied against the US and Israel outside the American embassy earlier. They promised to break into the Israeli embassy later on Thursday. Anti-US and anti-Israeli sentiments are flaring up in the Middle East. Thousands of Jordanians have held protests against Washington and Tel Aviv in Amman. The demonstrators took to the streets to vent their anger at plans to resettle Palestinian refugees in Jordan. http://news.linktv.org/videos/military-assault-continues-in-latakia?start=0 Syria's military assault on the port city of Latakia has continued into a fourth day. Thousands of people have been forced out of the al-Ramel Palestinian refugee camp, and activists say thousands of people have been rounded up by the army and are being held in a sports stadium. Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:39:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/military-assault-continues-in-latakia Latakia, Syria, Palestine refugee camps, Bashar al-Assad, Syrian army, Syrian Civil War, Civilian casualties, Protest, Offensive (military), Military of Syria Syria's military assault on the port city of Latakia has continued into a fourth day. Thousands of people have been forced out of the al-Ramel Palestinian refugee camp. It's been a focus for protests since the Syrian uprising began. Southern and southeastern neighbourhoods were also targeted, and activists say thousands of people were detained by the army. Al Jazeera's Nisreen el-Shamayleh has the latest developments from Ramtha, on the Syria-Jordanian border. http://news.linktv.org/videos/syria-palestinian-refugee-camp-in-latakia-under-fire?start=0 A spokesperson for the UN agency handling Palestinian refugees says the Syrian army has fired at a refugee camp in the city of Latakia. He condemns the violence and calls for immediate access to the site. Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:23:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/syria-palestinian-refugee-camp-in-latakia-under-fire Latakia, Syria, Palestinian Refugees, Syrian army, Military of Syria, Refugee camp, UNRWA, United Nations, Al Jazeera English Chris Gunness, a spokesman for the UN agency handling Palestinian refugees says the Syrian army has fired at a refugee camp in the city of Latakia. He condemns the violence and calls for immediate access to the site. ---- Syria: Palestinian Refugee Camp in Latakia 'Under Fire' http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-081511?start=35 <p>A wave of deadly explosions rock Iraqi cities, Human Rights Watch blames all sides for crisis in Somalia, Tunisians take to the streets to denounce the transitional government, and more.</p> Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-081511 Protest, Israel, 2011 Israel protests, Tunisia, Tent city, Latakia, India, Egypt, Somalia, Pakistan Presenter, Male # 1 The Syrian army renewed its shelling of several neighborhoods in Latakia, stormed the Palestinian camp of al-Ramel, and the city of Hula in Homs province. Meanwhile, the Syrian Arab News Agency, SANA, denies that Syrian security forces used gunboats to shell Latakia. Reporter, Female # 1 For the third consecutive day, the Syrian scene is of the shelling of Latakia neighborhoods, most notably al-Ramel al-Janoubi, considered one the poorest area in the city. In addition, the Palestinian al-Ramel camp, which is home to 10,000 refugees, and al-Sakanturi were shelled. The outcome was the killing of civilians, including a woman on board a bus carrying a family fleeing al-Sakanturi. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the Syrian army renewed its shelling of several areas in the city and stormed al-Ramel camp. The observatory indicated that security forces sealed off the city's Ugarit Square and set up checkpoints, asking for identification cards and searching cars, and indicated that the number of detainees has exceeded 300 so far. The observatory confirmed that a convoy of tanks, armored vehicles, and personnel carriers entered the area of al-Hula in Homs province and began a wide-scale arrest campaign. And while rights organizations say the Syrian regime used gunships to shell Latakia, a high-ranking Syrian military official categorically denied any naval bombardment of the al-Ramel al-Janoubi neighborhood in the city. SANA confirmed that security forces are pursuing armed men terrorizing citizens and sabotaging private and public properties. It added that gunmen are using machine guns and explosives from behind barricades and are shooting from rooftops. It indicated that two members of a security unit were killed and 14 were injured while carrying out their duties. Presenter, Male # 2 A Syrian military source denied claims of a naval bombardment of al-Ramel al-Janoubi neighborhood in Latakia as reported by media outlets inciting unrest. The source confirmed the news is completely baseless, adding that gunboats were on a routine patrol to protect the coast and prevent weapons' smuggling into the country, as it has occurred in other areas. Guest, Male # 3 I am a resident of the Palestinian al-Ramel camp and I deny and condemn all these allegations. There are some armed men who are trying to kill soldiers. Guest, Male # 5 They want freedom, so they set up checkpoints. They think this is an emirate. They have weapons and are shooting from rooftops. They are firing at the army. Reporter, Female # 1 The Syrian Observatory announced that the army stormed a number of areas in Hama's countryside amid heavy gunfire and launched an arrest campaign. Syrian state-run TV broadcast videos of Hama, confirming that the city is regaining vitality and that official business has resumed. Politically, the Palestine Liberation Organization issued a statement denouncing the storming of al-Ramel camp in Latakia and the displacement of its residents. UNRWA announced that over 5,000 refugees fled the camp due to the shelling and demanded Damascus allow it to enter the camp. In addition, Jordanian Prime Minister Maaruf al-Bakhit called on his Syrian counterpart Adel Safar to immediately put an end to the violence in Syria and to begin implementing reforms and resort to dialogue. http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-072011?start=1349 <p>The UN declares famine in war-torn Somalia, Russia-Libya talks begin in Moscow as war stalemate continues, "revolt" over high rent prices hits Israel, and more.</p> Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/mosaic-news-072011 Syria, Syrian army, Iraq, Bahrain, Israel, Libya, Yemen, Arab people, Somalia, Palestine Presenter, Male #1 The land of their fathers and grandfathers called for them and they responded to the call. More than 30 young Palestinians living in the United States came to learn about their motherland for the first time. Their visit is part of a program organized by the Holy Land Foundation that will continue in the coming years. Official and popular figures welcomed the visitors, who came as part of the "Know Your Heritage" initiative. The initiative aims at creating a bond between Palestinian youth and their motherland by living on the land and learning about its hardships. Our correspondent Mohamed al-Said reports from Bethlehem. Reporter, Male #2 This is the first time they set foot in Palestine. More than 30 young men and women born and raised far away from their fathers' birthplace were driven by their longing to return to their roots. They came as part of the "Know Your Heritage" initiative, which aims at introducing them to their culture and to the land of their ancestors. Guest, Male #3 (Rateb Rabie, Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation) There are over seven million Palestinians in the Diaspora. We have to maintain contact with each other. If we don't start now, we will lose them. The atmosphere right now is focused on building a new Palestinian state and there must be a specific way to have contact between the Diaspora and the upcoming state of Palestine. Reporter, Male #2 Bethlehem, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, may peace be upon him, was their first stop. Following irregular measures carried out by Israeli occupation forces and investigations that lasted eight hours, they entered the city through al-Qarama border crossing between Jordan and Palestine. However, getting close to their family and heritage made them forget the painful experience. Guest, Female #1 Well, it was absolutely, totally horrible, I don't understand why they can't travel from one city to another to see their relatives. The border is very difficult to cross, and if you don't have a permit you cannot move. I will try and explain this to American citizens. Reporter, Male #2 Due to the importance of this event, which will be organized again in the coming years, Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad headed the delegation welcoming the group. Guest, Male #4 (Salam Fayyad, Palestinian Prime Minister) It is important to continue this interaction and connection. These groups will convey their impression of their motherland to Palestinian communities abroad. This will give Palestinian communities, not only in the United States but in various parts of the world, a chance to learn about their homeland. This is certainly a powerful factor. Reporter, Male #2 Parallel to this first experience for Palestinians was the recruitment of thousands of Israelis to support their government and organizations; the goal of which is to add settlements in a country unwelcoming of its original owner. This is the first time these youths, born far away, visit their country. They were brought here to learn their heritage from up close. Perhaps, this is the first step for their return. Between the warm welcome that Palestine gave them and the bitter reality that its people are enduring, they will face the most difficult choice: living in their besieged motherland or continuing to drift in a large foreign world. Mohamed al-Said, Dubai TV, Bethlehem. ** Contact Mosaic News: mosaicnews{at}linktv{dot}org http://news.linktv.org/videos/un-slams-israel-for-ill-treatment-of-palestinians?start=0 UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos criticizes Israeli treatment of Palestinian refugees. Wed, 25 May 2011 08:03:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/un-slams-israel-for-ill-treatment-of-palestinians Israel, Palestinian Refugees, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, West Bank, Israeli-occupied territories, Palestinians, Valerie Amos, East Jerusalem, New York, Press TV UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos spent four days in the occupied territories of East Jerusalem al-Quds and the West Bank. She delivered her findings on Tuesday -- and she was intensely critical of Israeli treatment of Palestinian refugees. Press TV's Hank Flynn reports from New York. http://news.linktv.org/videos/debate-over-future-of-historic-palestinian-village?start=0 The Jerusalem District Court said the lands of Lifta should not be offered for sale to real estate developers, but Israel's Land Authority could act otherwise. Wed, 11 May 2011 16:03:00 -0700 http://news.linktv.org/videos/debate-over-future-of-historic-palestinian-village Lifta, Israel, Real estate development, Palestinian Refugees, Palestinians, Jerusalem, Middle East, Al Jazeera English The Jerusalem District Court said the lands of Lifta should not be offered for sale to real estate developers, but Israel's Land Authority could act otherwise.