50 settlers attack Palestinian family following Hebron shooting; Israeli soldiers stand and watch

Posted on: September 1, 2010 |
50 settlers attack Palestinian family following Hebron shooting; Israeli soldiers stand and watch

1 September 2010 | ISM Media

Just after midday a large group of settlers from an illegal outpost near to where four Israeli settlers where shot and killed last night, carried out an attack on an innocent Palestinian family.

At about 12.30 between 50 and 70 Israeli settlers emerged from the Givat Gal outpost near the illegal settlement of Kiryat Arba and came down the hill towards a Palestinian home.

Palestinian Younis Idris and his large family, including 8 children, watched as the settlers hurled rocks at the house, smashing four windows. A family … Continue reading

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Israeli court resumes trial in killing of American activist Rachel Corrie

Posted on: September 2, 2010 |
Israeli court resumes trial in killing of American activist Rachel Corrie

2 September 2010 | Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice

Haifa, ISRAEL

On Sunday, September 5th, the Haifa District Court will resume hearing testimonies in a civil lawsuit filed by Rachel Corrie’s family against the State of Israel for her unlawful killing in Rafah, Gaza.  Rachel Corrie, an American student activist and human rights defender from Olympia, Washington, was crushed to death on March 16, 2003, by a Caterpillar D9R bulldozer while nonviolently protesting Palestinian home demolitions with fellow members of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM).  The second phase of the trial is expected to shed more light on the … Continue reading

Updated on September 2, 2010
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400 days and counting: nonviolent Bil’in activist Adeeb Abu Rahmah to remain incarcerated

Posted on: September 2, 2010 |
400 days and counting: nonviolent Bil’in activist Adeeb Abu Rahmah to remain incarcerated

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2 September 2010

Ramallah, WEST BANK

A military court of appeal yesterday (1st Sept. 2010) rejected a petition calling for the release of Adeeb Abu Rahmah, a leading activist from the West bank village of Bil’in, imprisoned in Israel’s Ofer military detention centre since 10th July 2009.

The decision comes 8 days after the conviction of another Bil’in activist – Abdallah Abu Rahmah – on very similar charges, was openly criticized by the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Chief Catherine Ashton, who said the verdict appeared to … Continue reading

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Israeli academics boycott West Bank settlements

Posted on: September 1, 2010 |

31 August 2010 | BBC News

More than 150 Israeli academics say they will no longer lecture or work in Jewish settlements in the West Bank.

In a letter, they said they supported the recent decision by a group of actors and others not to take part in cultural activity there.

The academics said that acceptance of the settlements caused “critical” damage to Israel’s chances of achieving peace with the Palestinians.

The actors were criticised for refusing to perform at a new cultural centre.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the last thing Israel needed as it resumed direct peace talks was … Continue reading

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