Lt Col Muammar Al-Qaddafi

Libyan leader Lt. Col. Muammar al-Qaddafi is at an unknown location. He seized power in a bloodless coup in 1969

King Hassan of Morocco welcomes Qaddafi to The Arabian Summit in Rabat, Morocco two months after he became Libya's de facto leader, Dec. 18, 1969.

Muammar Qaddafi arrives in Beirut, June 6, 1970

Egyptian President Anwar Sadat (right) meets with other Arab leaders in Cairo. From left are: Qaddafi, Sudan’s President Gaafar al-Nimiety and Syrian President Hafez Assad, April 13, 1971

Qaddafi looks over arms and ammunition made by the Yugoslav metal company Krusik in Valjevo. The company was building a similar factory in Libya. Nov. 20, 1973

Qaddafi and leaders of Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait were hosted by Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (left of Gaddafi). Here they attend prayers at a Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan. Feb. 23, 1974

Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Yasser Arafat, raises his hands in a salute to delegates, with Qaddafi and PLO leader George Habash, at the Arab Nations Summit in Tripoli, Dec. 4, 1977

Qaddafi arrives at Moscow Airport and is met by Soviet President Leonard I. Brezhnev, April 27, 1981

One of Qaddafi’s early women body guards stands by the Libyan leader's limousine in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia while he attended a meeting with other African leaders to prepare the opening of the 19th Organization of African Unity, June 6, 1983

Qaddafi at the 8th Non-Aligned Movement Conference in Harare, Zimbabwe, in which he threatened to withdraw because some of the members recognized Israel, Sept. 4, 1986

Qaddafi talks with former Iranian President Syed Al Khameini during the 8th Non-Aligned Summit in Harare, Zimbabwe, Sept. 2, 1986

Former President Jimmy Carter tells reporters in Oak Park, Illinois that the U.S bombing of Libya has made Qaddafi a hero in the eyes of many and will worsen terrorism it was meant to discourage, Thursday, April 17, 1986

Qaddafi and former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak visit a panorama and weapons exhibition of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war in Cairo, Egypt, June 1, 1990

In this image released by Libyan television Qaddafi walks through a crowd after an alleged assassination attempt during a rally in Libya. Qaddafi said the alleged assailant, was an agent of the British intelligence and had confessed while the British government denied an assassination attempt, Sept. 11, 1998

Qaddafi shakes hands with Nelson Mandela on his first foreign trip since sanctions against Libya were suspended. He had supported the South African president and the African National Congress fight Apartheid, June 13, 1999

Qaddafi greets Fidel Castro prior to their talks in Tripoli, May 17, 2001

Qaddafi with former British PM Tony Blair outside Tripoli, March, 25, 2004

Qaddafi and Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi during the inauguration of a multibillion-dollar natural gas pipeline linking their two countries beneath the Mediterranean, Oct. 7, 2004

Qaddafi holds a copy of the Green Book during a debate that was moderated by David Frost, (left) for the BBC. The program also hosted American political theorist Benjamin Barber (second right) and British social scientist Anthony Giddens, (right), on the sidelines of celebrations marking the 30-year anniversary of the declaration of the "rule of the masses, in Libya, March 2, 2007

Qaddafi cut deals for $14.7 billion in contracts for armaments and a nuclear reactor with France, on his first official visit Monday to a Western country after renouncing terrorism and doing away with weapons of mass destruction, Dec. 10, 2007

President Barack Obama and Qaddafi pictured during the G8/G5 summit in L'Aquila, Italy, July 9, 2009

Libyan protesters offer Friday prayers as they gather at the court square to protest against Qaddafi, in Benghazi, Libya. Militias loyal to Muammar Qaddafi are reported to have opened fire on protesters streaming out of mosques in the Libyan capital on Friday, witnesses said, reporting at least four killed, Feb. 25, 2011

A pro-Qaddafi supporter shouts as she points to a photograph of the Libyan leader at a pro-regime rally in Green Square, Tripoli. Qaddafi has reportedly been arming civilian supporters to set up checkpoints and patrol the capital to quash dissent, Feb. 26, 2011

Qaddafi leaves after speaking in Tripoli at an event to celebrate the 34th anniversary of the declaration of transferring the "Power to the masses," and announcing the establishment of the "Republic of the Masses", March 2, 2011

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Gaza Now, Celebrating The Freedom of the Palestinian Prisoners .

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by Omar Karem

Nael Barghouti, The Oldest Prisoner in the World .. 

Arrested on 4 April 1978, Came out after 33 Years in Prison .. Photo Shows when he was Arrested "19 Years old " and when he Got Released Today " 52 Years old "

 

Irina Sarahna .. Palestinian from Ukrainian Roots, Hugs her daughters for the first time since Years .. She was sentenced to 20 years in jail, She was Freed Today While her husband still in the Prison ..

Palestinians Coming Home Received As Heroes October 18, 2011 Akashma Web Blogs Edit Leave a comment Rate This Posted on October 18, 2011 by Marivel Guzman Gaza TV News Parents of prisoners released in a feast of joy now in Gaza. Since early in the morning on this day October 18, 2011 thousands of people started gathering in different parts of Palestine to welcome The Heroes coming home. The Red Cross was preparing  the buses that have to be used to transport hundreds of Palestinians to 3 different spots in Palestine, Rafah Gaza Border to be officialy received by Haniyeh, Twenty-two female and 96 male prisoners are to pass through Beituniya on their way to Ramallah, where they will meet Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Rafah Egypt, Khaled Meshaal the leader of Hamas in Damascus will be arriving  in Cairo where 40 Palestinians will be welcome by him, as the first step to find their next home, there are 3 countries already confirmed to take some of them into exile; Turkey was confirmed yesterday, Qatar and Syria the other two countries. The names still non known, as there still diplomatic conversations deciding the luck of these Palestinians. The World Eyes are in Gaza Rafah Border, where a historic Deal is being taking place, hundreds of Palestinians were pardoned on an exchange Deal. I m so anxious to see families reuniting with their Loves ones. God help the other families to cope with their pain now, but I m sure that all Palestinians as resistant fighters that they are they all are happy because 477 brothers are being release today Historic deal taking place in these moments, thousands of Palestinians families await for their love ones to come home. The high court of Israel stayed out of the Deal. Israel President pardoned officially 477 Palestinians Resistant fighters, and Political prisoners. “I’m so excited I have tears in my eyes, I just can’t wait to hug him,” said Halia Bazain, brother of Ala Adin Bazain, a resident of the Old City, who was in jail for 25 years. “I feel so happy. It’s really good but I think that straight away there will be two or three more Schalits,” said Muhammed Isawiyeh, a distant relative of Ahaled Ahmed Muahatsi, from Issawiya.  “There are still 5,000 Palestinian prisoners in jail.” Expectation, and anxiety around the world, as we all were ready to receive the first Photos and videos that would make history,  Palestinians that have spent their whole lives in Israel Jails are coming home to find a completely different landscape and politics, like Ala Adin Bazain, 25 years, Ahmad Abd-Al-Rahman Husein Abu-Hasira, 35 years, Mustafa Ayyad Ahmad Abu Hasana 30 years, Tayir Mahmud Jamil Kared 30 years, Jamal Amar Muhammad Arqiq 30 years with 3 months, as you can see this Deal is considered historic because have save the lives of 1027 Palestinians from the hands of Israel, before few weeks ago their life were being waste, languished in Israel  prisons know for their inhumane treatment to Palestinians prisoners. “This deal will bring relief to Gilad Shalit and his family after an ordeal that has lasted more than five years. Many Palestinian families will feel a similar sense of relief today when they are reunited with their relatives, many of whom have spent decades under harsh conditions in Israeli detention,” said Malcolm Smart, Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Director. Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, IDF Soldier Gilad Shalit and his father, Noam Shalit, after landing at Tel Nof Air Base, In a surprise interview Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier who was has been released as part of a swap deal with Hamas, has said he would be “very happy” if all Palestinian prisoners still held by Israel could be freed and return home. Speaking to Egypt’s Nile TV, Shalit, who had been held in captivity for five years, said “I hope this deal will help the conclusion of a peace deal between the Israelis and Palestinians.” Thousands of Activists around the world were joining in the celebration, and sharing the first photos taken from the Hamas run channel Al-Aqsa TV live, Al jazeera and Elahmad.com that have been intermittently transmitting the events from Jerusalem, West Bank, Rafah Gaza, Egypt and Israel. Today is Celebration day for Palestine and around the world, it is a victory for Hamas, for the Prisoners that have been released, for the families, for we do not forget the other more than 6,000 still in Israel Jails, we don’t forget Marwa Barghouti, Ahnmad Asa’aad and other key political leaders still waiting to be release. Ammesty Internal and other Human Rights Groups around the world still working to guarantee release of the other Palestinians Prisoners that are considered conscience prisoners and not criminals, as they were only exercising their right and duty to defend their land, their person, belongings and families. Gaza TV News Parents of prisoners released in a feast of joy now in Gaza. Defense Minister Ehud Barak, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, IDF Soldier Gilad Shalit and his father, Noam Shalit, after landing at Tel Nof Air Base, Gilad Shilat First concersation with his parents after being release in an historic Deal October 18, 2011