West Bank lockdown extended.

Published Sunday 14/03/2010 (updated) 15/03/2010

Palestinian teachers argue with an Israeli soldier preventing them access through
a checkpoint in Qalqiliya between their homes and their work places on 11 March 2010.
[MaanImages/Khaleel Reash]

Bethelehem - Ma'an - Israeli authorities extended a closure of the West Bank on Saturday evening as restrictions on Palestinian entry into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound remain in place.


The closure, expected to end on Saturday night, was extended until Tuesday "In accordance with the directives of the Minister of Defense, Mr. Ehud Barak, and following additional situation assessments adopted by the defense establishment," an Israeli military statement read.

Gaza…1000 Days Under Siege!

14 March 2010 : GAZA CITY – Pitifully looking at her baby child, Om Yamen is recalling the past 1,000 days of her life under a crippling Israeli siege (picture).

“Life has been a living hell,” she told IslamOnline.net on Tuesday, March 9, in a broken voice.

“We can’t stand this anymore. The siege has exhausted us and broken our backs.”

Palestinians protesting against the on-going construction...

NoCommenttv | March 14, 2010 - In Beit Umar in the West Bank, dozens of Palestinians protesting against the on-going construction of the separation barrier in the West Bank.

The Palestinian demonstrators scuffled with Israeli soldiers who used tear gas to break up the demonstration....

'Just and Holy' - Karadzic defends Bosnian war at genocide trial

Video 1 : Russia Today | March 01, 2010 - Radovan Karadzic, the wartime leader of the Bosnian Serbs, has accused prosecutors in the Hague of fabricating the evidence used during his tribunal. The comments were made as his trial resumed on Monday. Karadzic faces 11 charges of war crimes, including genocide and crimes against humanity, in connection with the Bosnian conflict which left more than 100,000 people dead. During his defence speech Karadzic said: "I will defend that nation of ours and their cause, which is just and holy and in that way I shall be able to defend myself too and my nation."