Israeli forces kidnap three Palestinian children in Silwan http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=16352

Three Palestinian children Sunday were kidnapped by an Israeli special force in Wadi al-Rababa, an area in Silwan, south of Al-Aqsa Mosque, witnesses said. The children have not been identified yet. Meanwhile, several units of undercover Israeli soldiers disguised as Palestinians are trying to arrest protesters in several areas in Silwan. In addition, Israel soldiers fired sound and toxic tear gas bombs at protesters who responded by throwing stones and empty glass bottles.

Report: Israel arrests 370 Palestinians in May 2011 http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd87MDI46m9rUxJEpMO%2bi1s78CWo1FZy2qmGEF%2b1hek5HfLJihAoOTi5yVkp5lvMyH0nW8fJQp0BXxayLah94aiZu51q03WTjeNyM7hAVxw61onoJnG16IomeNwa6Pndj84%3d

 A report prepared by Gaza's prisoner affairs ministry says 370 Palestinians were arrested during raids in the Palestinian territories in May 2011. Those arrested include 40 minors, five women, two Palestinian Legislative Council members, and 20 foreign pro-Palestinian activists. Al-Khalil city in southern West Bank was a main focus for arrests, with 75 of its locals nabbed.

Israeli investigators used 'spinning cell' to elicit confession http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd87MDI46m9rUxJEpMO%2bi1s734XfSKYOWXPRIOPyUIPtgXBw%2blgOprcRH6rNa1zHgzBnx6Vyyj1YrPThLZl1%2brZ8Gyq74YkTGmi53jdcbvKkSUh47rXLXjqjZTvPsd00bg4%3d

- Israeli authorities used plastic cells that resemble a mixing device to force confessions out of detainees, the popular movement to support the prisoners and Palestinian rights has revealed. It said that Fatima Younis Hassan al-Zeq was tortured with one of these devices when apprehended at the Beit Hanoun crossing in northern Gaza Strip on 20 May 2007. She said the cell spun violently for more than a quarter of an hour and stopped repeatedly for hours as the officer -- who she couldn't see because she was in a squatting position -- yelled.

Bulgaria confirms its support for Palestinian statehood http://english.wafa.ps/index.php?action=detail&id=16345

The Bulgarian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikolay Mladenov confirmed his country’s stance of supporting the Palestinian people to obtain their independence and realize a two-state solution. Mladenov had met with the Palestinian Ambassador to Bulgaria, Ahmed al-Mathbouh, on Sunday, in preparation for the extended meeting initiated by Bulgaria with the ambassadors of Muslim nations.