Below are daily news feeds from several publications that cover the Middle East. Recommended web sites to check regularly are Ha'aretz.com (an Israeli newspaper) and Maan News (a Palestinian newspaper). BBC News (a British source covering the Middle East. IMEU (Institute for Middle East Understanding) provides a summary of media highlights covering Israel and Palestine. The Jerusalem Post provides an opportunity to read news that generally mirrors Israel's official positions.

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    The Institute for Middle East Understanding offers journalists and editors quick access to information about Palestine and the Palestinians.

    • Palestinians barred from Dead Sea beaches to 'appease Israeli settlers' (Donald MacIntyre, The Independent)
      Feb 04, 2012 - 08:27:37 AM
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      Palestinians are being regularly and illegally barred from reaching Dead Sea beaches in the occupied West Bank, according to a Supreme Court petition filed by Israel's leading civil rights organisation. In the petition a senior Acri lawyer, Limor Yehuda, says: "We are dealing here with travel bans and entry prohibitions to public places in occupied territory which are tainted with discrimination and characteristic of colonial regimes. We have here prohibitions preventing the protected population of the occupied territory from using its own resources, while the very same resources are put at the disposal and enjoyment of the citizens of the occupying power."
    • Settlers Install New Outpost Near Hebron (International Middle East Media Center)
      Feb 04, 2012 - 07:55:49 AM
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      A group of fundamentalist Israeli settlers installed on Friday a new illegal settlement outpost, south of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, while another group of armed settlers invaded areas in Beit Ummar town, north of Hebron.
    • We - the global 99% - shall overcome! (Omar Barghouti, The Daily Pennsylvanian)
      Feb 04, 2012 - 07:40:13 AM
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      There is hardly anything that Israel or its lobbies can do today to quell the healthy growth of BDS in the US and around the world. A movement that dwells in citizens' consciences, that is rooted in an oppressed people's heritage of struggle for justice, and that is inspired by the rich and diverse legacies of Mandela, Tutu and King cannot be defeated or co-opted. Our South Africa moment has arrived.
    • 13 injured in Nabi Saleh demo, including French National (Ma'an News Agency)
      Feb 04, 2012 - 07:36:10 AM
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      Israeli forces injured 13 people in the village of Nabi Saleh, near Ramallah, during a Friday demonstration against Israeli land confiscation, witnesses said. A French national sustained an injury from a tear-gas canister, activists said. She was taken to a hospital in Ramallah where she received stitches before being released, they said.
    • French national injured at weekly West Bank demonstration (Tamimi1966)
      Feb 04, 2012 - 07:01:43 AM
    • 2 hurt in Israeli attack on north Gaza (Ma'an News Agency)
      Feb 03, 2012 - 08:28:31 AM
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      Israeli forces fired on sites across the Gaza Strip early Friday, injuring a young man and a child in Beit Lahiya, a Ma'an correspondent and medical officials said. Medical officials said the child suffered serious injuries to the head and hands. A young man was also hurt, and he was taken to hospital, said Gaza health official Adham Abu Salmiya.
    • Palestinian on 48th day of hunger strike chained to hospital bed (Yossi Gurvitz, +972 Blog)
      Feb 03, 2012 - 08:16:14 AM
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      Khader Adnan, aged 34 of 'Araba near Jenin, is on the 48th day of his hunger strike, and is held chained to a bed in the Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center in Bnei Brak. So reports Israeli NGO Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHR-I). Adnan is protesting his administrative detention. Adnan was detained on December 17, 2011, and went on a hunger strike the following day. He refuses to consume anything but water. Despite his deteriorating situation - PHR-I says a person is in severe danger after the 45th day of a hunger strike – a military judge declined yesterday to review Adnan's detention order and postponed the hearing for the second time. Adnan arrived at the hearing in a wheelchair.
    • Demolitions in East Jerusalem leave 52 Palestinians homeless (Al-Haq)
      Feb 03, 2012 - 08:14:45 AM
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      At approximately 11:00 pm on 23 January, Israeli soldiers, accompanied by workers from the Israeli Civil Administration and a bulldozer, forcibly removed 32 family members after demolishing their homes in Wa'r al-Beik southeast of 'Anata (Jerusalem governorate). Yousef Muhammad Jahalin (37-years-old) is a Palestinian Bedouin who, along with his immediate and extended family, is now homeless following the demolition operation.
    • Al Arakib Protest JNF Policies (aic)
      Feb 03, 2012 - 08:12:30 AM
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      The Palestinians of Al Arakib protest their eviction and dispossession in front of the offices of the Jewish National Fund (JNF).
    • Israel escalates policy of political repression in East Jerusalem (Al-Haq)
      Feb 03, 2012 - 04:14:35 AM
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      As an organisation dedicated to the promotion and protection of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), Al-Haq is gravely concerned about Israel's escalation of political repression against Palestinian lawmakers, particularly in East Jerusalem. Between 19 and 24 January four Palestinian MPs and a former Minister were detained by Israeli Occupying Forces. At present, there are 27 Palestinian lawmakers in Israeli administrative detention where they are being held without charges in violation of due process and the presumption of innocence.
    • IDF injures over a dozen Palestinians in E. Jerusalem, one critically (Aziz Abu Sarah, +972 Blog)
      Feb 02, 2012 - 08:35:04 AM
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      A Palestinian resident has been critically injured by live IDF fire in Issawiya, East Jerusalem, according to Palestinian sources, among them my family members who live there. Clashes erupted late Tuesday when the Israeli army entered the town in order to arrest a resident on charges of throwing stones. The arrest caused heightened tensions in the town and dozens of young residents gathered to confront the soldiers.
    • Abbas meets UN chief, urges end to settlements (Ma'an News Agency)
      Feb 02, 2012 - 08:29:42 AM
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      President Abbas met with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday and called on Israel to stop settlement building and lift the blockade on Gaza, Palestine TV reported. The UN chief had earlier visited Israeli prime minister Netanyahu, urging the Israelis "to act in a constructive spirit and offer goodwill gestures which will create a positive dynamic."
    • Germany upgrades Palestinian diplomatic status (The Associated Press)
      Feb 02, 2012 - 08:28:09 AM
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      Germany has upgraded the Palestinian diplomatic representation in Berlin from a delegation to a mission headed by an ambassador, visiting German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle announced Wednesday. The decision followed similar steps in recent months by France, Spain, Portugal and Ireland. It
    • Israeli forces attack memorial march (Ma'an News Agency)
      Feb 01, 2012 - 08:17:11 AM
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      Israeli forces on Tuesday fired tear gas and sound grenades at a memorial march in Beit Ummar near Hebron. Residents of Beit Ummar held the march to mark the first anniversary of the death of local teenager Yousef Ikhleil, who was shot dead by Jewish settlers. The march was organized by the local popular committee, which demanded Ikheil's killer be brought to justice.
    • Palestinians blame Israel for "failure" of Amman talks (Monsters & Critics)
      Feb 01, 2012 - 08:12:19 AM
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      Palestinian leaders blamed Israel overnight for what they called the failure of preliminary talks in Amman which international mediators had hoped would lead to peace negotiations. 'In light of the results of the Amman meetings, the Palestinian leadership holds Israel fully responsible for the failure, because these meetings revealed Israel's insistence on continuing settlement activities,' the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) executive committee said.
    • Israeli forces shoot Palestinian near Gaza border (Ma'an News Agency)
      Feb 01, 2012 - 08:05:35 AM
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      Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian farmer on Tuesday east of Gaza City, medical officials and an Israeli military official said. Emergency services spokesman Adham Abu Salmiya said the farmer, who was not identified, suffered a gunshot wound while tending his land east of Gaza City. He was taken from the Shajaiyeh area to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City where he was determined to be moderately injured, Abu Salmiya said.
    • Another day in the annexation: two Palestinian villages in East Jerusalem lose their connection (Allison Deger, Mondoweiss)
      Jan 31, 2012 - 08:33:16 AM
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      A few weeks ago, I covered the confiscation of land from two Palestinian neighborhoods in East Jerusalem. Expropriating from Al- Isawiyah and Al-Tur, the land was re-zoned by the Jerusalem municipality for a nature reserve, which would inhibit the Jerusalem resident Palestinians from use. A legal rights group filed a petition this week to stop construction of the nature park, and the court issued an injunction. However, the environmental ministry is violating the order, already demolishing road access between the two villages.
    • Israel needs a few more lessons in apartheid (Salman Masalha, Haaretz)
      Jan 31, 2012 - 08:12:53 AM
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      Zionism did not merely pave paths of ethnic discrimination in the occupied territories. Discrimination against civilians exists in every corner of the country. Research institutes and the media, whether intentionally or not, cooperate with this discrimination and also perpetuate it. In parallel to that, the slogan "a light unto the nations" is repeated here ad nauseum. It is therefore worthwhile comparing the situation in Israel with that among "the nations."
    • PA slams Israel settlement plans (Ma'an News Agency)
      Jan 31, 2012 - 08:02:34 AM
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      The Palestinian Authority on Monday condemned Israel's decision to offer financial incentives to encourage Israelis to move to settlements in the occupied West Bank. Some 70 settlements are on a list of "national priority areas" for housing and development grants, approved by Israel's cabinet on Sunday, the Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post reported.
    • Water Writes in Gaza (newamericamedia.org)
      Jan 31, 2012 - 08:02:10 AM
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      The Maia Mural Brigade brought artists from The Estria Foundation's Water Writes Project and The Break the Silence Mural Project to travel to Palestine and collaborate with local artists on the creation of public murals depicting local water conditions. We painted 8 murals in 8 days at schools near water filtration systems that provide potable water to over 30,000 children and their families.

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    BBC Middle East News

    • Syria forces 'in Homs massacre'
      Feb 04, 2012 - 09:21:35 AM
      Syrian forces are accused of killing more than 200 people in Homs in the worst violence in months, but the government denies it as the UN Security Council meets.
    • World Cancer Day: Survivors' stories
      Feb 04, 2012 - 05:53:24 AM
      Survivors share experiences on World Cancer Day
    • VIDEO: Hormuz closure threat to shipping
      Feb 04, 2012 - 04:11:40 AM
      The Middle East's experts on maritime security are meeting in Abu Dhabi this week and talk of Iran's threats of closing the Strait of Hormuz will feature prominently.
    • Cairo clashes over football anger
      Feb 03, 2012 - 04:11:32 PM
      At least four people are killed in clashes between Egyptian protesters and police, amid ongoing anger over deaths after a football match.
    • VIDEO: Warning from Iran over attack risk
      Feb 03, 2012 - 03:16:18 PM
      Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has warned that any attempt to attack his country's nuclear programme will meet a forceful response.
    • Sinai gunmen release US tourists
      Feb 03, 2012 - 11:02:15 AM
      Two US women tourists and their Egyptian guide who were kidnapped in the south of Egypt's Sinai peninsula have been released, security sources say.
    • BBC accuses Iran of intimidation
      Feb 03, 2012 - 11:00:47 AM
      The BBC's Director General, Mark Thompson, accuses the Iranian authorities of intimidating those working for its Persian service.
    • VIDEO: Cardboard Ayatollah lampooned
      Feb 03, 2012 - 10:31:55 AM
      A cardboard cut-out version of the founder of Iran's Islamic revolution is mocked online after touring Tehran.
    • Libya ex-envoy dies 'in custody'
      Feb 03, 2012 - 04:53:39 AM
      An ambassador who served under former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi dies after being detained by Tripoli-based militia, Human Rights Watch says.
    • Opposition gains in Kuwait vote
      Feb 03, 2012 - 03:19:21 AM
      Kuwait's Islamist-led opposition makes significant gains in the Gulf state's fourth parliamentary election in six years, official results show.
    • Blame game over Egypt's football clashes
      Feb 02, 2012 - 08:35:18 PM
      The blame game in the wake of a deadly Egyptian football riot
    • Test cricket on sticky wicket in Middle East
      Feb 02, 2012 - 05:06:02 PM
      Why is England Test cricket not bowling fans over in Middle East?
    • Darker side of Egyptian football
      Feb 02, 2012 - 08:34:59 AM
      Egypt's football fans care deeply about their teams - too much so
    • Actor Imam is sentenced to jail
      Feb 02, 2012 - 08:22:19 AM
      Egypt's leading comic actor Adel Imam receives a three-month jail sentence for insulting Islam in films and plays.
    • VIDEO: Emotions run high at Cairo station
      Feb 02, 2012 - 06:33:07 AM
      Freelance journalist in Cairo, Bel Trew, describes emotional scenes as friends and family of football fans wait for the train from Port Said, the site of football riots where at least 74 people died.
    • Gaza protesters target UN chief
      Feb 02, 2012 - 03:59:12 AM
      Palestinian protesters briefly hold up the convoy of visiting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as he crosses into Gaza as part of a regional peace push.
    • Hariri suspects trial in absentia
      Feb 02, 2012 - 03:36:05 AM
      The UN-backed tribunal investigating the assassination of former Lebanese PM Rafik al-Hariri says it will try the suspects in absentia.
    • Iranians feel sanctions bite
      Feb 01, 2012 - 10:03:52 PM
      Ordinary Iranians feel the pain as sanctions bite
    • Iraq executions despite UN rebuke
      Feb 01, 2012 - 10:52:30 AM
      Iraq announces the execution of another 17 people, days after the UN condemned Baghdad for carrying out a large number of executions.
    • UN positive about Iranian talks
      Feb 01, 2012 - 10:36:01 AM
      UN nuclear inspectors back from a trip to Iran to discuss its nuclear programme have said the country is "committed" to "resolving all outstanding issues".
    • Gun fight erupts in Libya capital
      Feb 01, 2012 - 09:42:06 AM
      Rival Libyan militias fight a brief gun battle in central Tripoli amid tension between former rebel groups, witnesses and officials say.
    • Iran web abuzz at film's Oscar nomination
      Feb 01, 2012 - 08:28:05 AM
      Iran social media websites abuzz after film's Oscar nomination
    • Yemen profile
      Jan 25, 2012 - 07:23:31 AM
      Provides an overview of Yemen, including key events and facts about one of the poorest countries in the Middle East
    • Iran country profile
      Jan 23, 2012 - 08:46:54 AM
      Provides an overview of Iran, including key events and facts about this country whose supreme leader is an Islamic cleric
    • Libya country profile
      Jan 23, 2012 - 05:22:04 AM
      Provides an overview of Libya, including key events and facts about this major oil producer which was ruled by Colonel Gaddafi for 42 years.
    • Egypt profile
      Jan 23, 2012 - 04:08:48 AM
      Provides an overview of Egypt, including key events and facts.
    • Saudi Arabia profile
      Jan 16, 2012 - 10:09:53 AM
      Provides an overview of Saudi Arabia, including key events and facts about the birthplace of Islam
    • Oman profile
      Jan 16, 2012 - 09:33:23 AM
      Provides an overview of Oman, including key events and facts about the oldest independent state in the Arab world
    • Mauritania profile
      Jan 16, 2012 - 08:27:28 AM
      Key facts, figures and dates
    • Lebanon profile
      Jan 11, 2012 - 07:53:01 AM
      Provides an overview of Lebanon, including key events and facts about a country which has been at the centre of the Middle East conflict
    • Kuwait profile
      Jan 11, 2012 - 05:06:18 AM
      Provides an overview of Kuwait, including key events and facts about this oil-rich state.
    • Jordan profile
      Jan 10, 2012 - 06:24:51 AM
      Provides an overview of Jordan, including key events and facts about this small country in the Middle East.
    • Bahrain country profile
      Jan 10, 2012 - 06:15:22 AM
      Provides an overview of Bahrain, including key events and facts about this oil-rich state which has become a financial services centre
    • Algeria profile
      Jan 10, 2012 - 04:30:49 AM
      Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Algeria
    • Iraq country profile
      Jan 10, 2012 - 02:48:26 AM
      Provides an overview of Iraq, including key events and facts about the home of some of the earliest civilisations
    • Syria profile
      Jan 07, 2012 - 03:50:08 AM
      Provides an overview of Syria, including key events and facts about this influential Middle Eastern country.
    • Morocco country profile - Overview
      Jan 05, 2012 - 09:36:13 AM
      Provides an overview of Morocco, including key events and facts about this mountainous kingdom at the far end of the Maghreb
    • Tunisia profile
      Dec 13, 2011 - 03:22:08 AM
      Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Tunisia
    • Sudan profile
      Nov 29, 2011 - 03:56:22 AM
      An overview
    • Qatar profile
      Nov 01, 2011 - 08:42:07 AM
      Provides an overview of Qatar, including key events and facts about this small country which has become a major oil producer.
    • Palestinian territories profile
      Aug 31, 2011 - 03:09:45 AM
      Provides an overview of the Palestinian territories, including key events and facts
    • Israel profile
      Aug 31, 2011 - 02:57:40 AM
      Provides an overview of Israel, including key events and facts about the world's only majority-Jewish state
    • Golan Heights profile
      Aug 30, 2011 - 10:17:24 AM
      Provides an overview of the Golan Heights, including key events and facts about this strategically important Syrian territory occupied by Israel.
    • United Arab Emirates profile
      Aug 28, 2011 - 11:56:15 AM
      Provides an overview of the United Arab Emirates - known as the UAE - including key events and facts about this federation of seven states.
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