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No Arafat poison probe results before May

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:16:00 +0100

The results of a probe into claims Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was poisoned by polonium will not be known until the end of May at the earliest, the Swiss lab carrying out the tests says.

Pro-Palestinian activists halted in Geneva

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:52:00 +0200

Several dozen pro-Palestinian activists protested at Geneva airport on Sunday, saying authorities prevented them from boarding a Tel Aviv-bound flight as part of a "fly-in" that Israel has vowed
to block.

'Flytilla' activists blocked at Geneva airport

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:40:00 +0200

Some 50 passengers who described themselves as "pro-Palestinian" were prevented from embarking on a flight to Israel from Geneva airport on Friday, officials said, prompting flight delays.