Israel stripped quarter million Palestinians of residency rights : report:
Almost quarter of a million Palestinians -- 100,000 residents of Gaza and 140,000 residents of the West Bank -- have been stripped of their residency rights between 1967 and 1994, an Israeli daily reported on Tuesday. Ref. Source 8
He who pays the piper calls the tune:
Israel advances the Palestinian Authority NIS 180m. To ease finance crisis:
Israel, in a "goodwill gesture" to the Palestinian Authority, gave Ramallah over the last few days a NIS 180 million advance on tax money it transfers on a monthly basis, The Jerusalem Post has learned. Ref. Source 8
Morsi: Palestinian cause a priority:
Morsi said that Palestinian independence "has been a priority of the (Muslim Brotherhood) movement since its birth and it will be so until we achieve a comprehensive solution that will support the right of the Palestinian people to decide their own future and to establish their free state on their own soil." Ref. Source 3
Palestinians slipping deeper into poverty -UN:
The United Nations UNCTAD agency issued a gloomy outlook for the Palestinian economy on Wednesday, arguing that tougher Israeli policies and settlement expansion were pushing the occupied territories and Gaza deeper into poverty. Ref. Source 8
The Israeli navy boarded a ship attempting to break the sea blockade of Gaza on Saturday, and planned to take the passengers into custody.
Those aboard the ship were hoping to call attention to the blockade of the Palestinian territory, which has been under an Israeli blockade since 2007.
Vessels attempting to break Israel's blockade of Gaza have sparked controversy -- and violence -- in the past.
In 2010, an Israeli raid on one flotilla ship resulted in the deaths of nine Turkish activists. Ref. CNN
Israel and Gaza militants agree fragile truce:
A fragile truce took effect between Israel and Gaza-based Palestinian militants early on 25 October, bringing a tentative end to a period of escalating violence between the two sides. Ref. Source 5