Palestinians Prepare To Mark Yom Al-Ard Amid Ongoing Land Expropriation By Israel

(MintPress) – This Saturday, thousands of Palestinians are expected to publicly commemorate Yom al-Ard (“Land Day”) marking the confiscation of vast tracts of Palestinian land in 1976 and the death of six Palestinian residents during clashes with Israeli authorities. The event has sparked violent conflicts with police, injuries and arrests in previous years prompting Israeli […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

(MintPress) - This Saturday, thousands of Palestinians are expected to publicly commemorate Yom al-Ard (“Land Day”) marking the confiscation of vast tracts of Palestinian land in 1976 and the death of six Palestinian residents during clashes with Israeli authorities. The event has sparked violent conflicts with police, injuries and arrests in

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Making Health Care A Right: Rolling Jubilee Works To Wipe Out Medical Debt For U.S. Citizens

(MintPress) – “We want a different world where people have access to affordable health care,” said Laura Hanna, a representative for the Rolling Jubilee project to Mint Press News. More than 62 percent of personal bankruptcy cases in the United States are caused because health is treated as a commodity and not a guaranteed human […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

(MintPress) - “We want a different world where people have access to affordable health care,” said Laura Hanna, a representative for the Rolling Jubilee project to Mint Press News. More than 62 percent of personal bankruptcy cases in the United States are caused because health is treated as a commodity and not a guaranteed human right. The

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Syria’s Children Caught In The Eye Of The Storm

AMMAN, Jordan – (MintPress) – Syria’s children, along with the rest of the civilian population, are not just under attack as the two-year civil war grinds on, but this particularly vulnerable group has been increasingly targeted by those fighting in the conflict, UNICEF and other aid groups have warned. “As millions of children inside Syria […]

Dale Gavlak
By Dale Gavlak

AMMAN, Jordan - (MintPress) - Syria’s children, along with the rest of the civilian population, are not just under attack as the two-year civil war grinds on, but this particularly vulnerable group has been increasingly targeted by those fighting in the conflict, UNICEF and other aid groups have warned. "As millions of children inside Syria and

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230-Plus Days: Health Of Palestinian Hunger Strikers Rapidly Deteriorate

NEW YORK – (MintPress) – After more than 230 days on hunger strike, Palestinian prisoner Samer Issawi, 33,  is now on life support. Issawi, who is in Jerusalem’s Kaplan Hospital, is in extremely bad condition, Haithem El-Zabri of the Free Samer Issawi campaign tells Mint Press News. Issawi’s sister, Shireen, wrote on the group’s Facebook […]

Lisa Barron
By Lisa Barron

NEW YORK - (MintPress) - After more than 230 days on hunger strike, Palestinian prisoner Samer Issawi, 33,  is now on life support. Issawi, who is in Jerusalem’s Kaplan Hospital, is in extremely bad condition, Haithem El-Zabri of the Free Samer Issawi campaign tells Mint Press News. Issawi’s sister, Shireen, wrote on the group’s Facebook page

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Part 2 Of Series: A Tale Of 2 Families Who Lost Children To NYPD Killings

This is part II of an exclusive series looking at the impact of incidents involving NYPD infamous shootings of unarmed black youth and their families. Click here to read Part I.   NEW YORK (MintPress)–The killing of 18-year-old Ramarley Graham came almost exactly 13 years to the day of another infamous shooting incident involving the […]

Lisa Barron
By Lisa Barron

This is part II of an exclusive series looking at the impact of incidents involving NYPD infamous shootings of unarmed black youth and their families. Click here to read Part I.   NEW YORK (MintPress)--The killing of 18-year-old Ramarley Graham came almost exactly 13 years to the day of another infamous shooting incident involving the

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Jordan: Ahead Of The Arab Spring Curve Or Treading Water?

AMMAN, Jordan (MintPress)–Key U.S. Mideast ally Jordan says it has been keeping ahead of the Arab Spring upheavals that have seen long-time Arab leaders toppled, but some citizens and analysts say promised reforms are not being realized. Over the weekend, King Abdullah II re-appointed Abdullah Ensour as prime minister to form a new cabinet following […]

Dale Gavlak
By Dale Gavlak

AMMAN, Jordan (MintPress)--Key U.S. Mideast ally Jordan says it has been keeping ahead of the Arab Spring upheavals that have seen long-time Arab leaders toppled, but some citizens and analysts say promised reforms are not being realized. Over the weekend, King Abdullah II re-appointed Abdullah Ensour as prime minister to form a new cabinet

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