Family of young activist look higher up chain of command after Israeli soldier convicted of killing Chris McGreal in Jerusalem The Guardian For Tom Hurndall’s parents, the real criminal is not the Israeli soldier convicted yesterday of shooting their son ...
Read More »Israeli soldier is convicted of killing British student
By Eric Silver in Jerusalem Originally published in The Independent A former Israeli soldier has been found guilty by a military court of shooting dead the British student Tom Hurndall while he acted as a human shield for Palestinian children ...
Read More »Bil’in demonstration reported in local English newspaper
Peace protestor Sam Grafton this week told of how violence broke out at a march in Palestinian. The 24-year-old, of Willes Road, Leamington, was part of a demonstration in the West Bank town of Bi’lin. He claims he tried to ...
Read More »Israeli democracy
In a true example of Israeli democracy Sam from Britian was arrested today for holding a Palestinian flag in Jerusalem. He was released with a caution not to disturb the peace a few hours later. See: Police detain peace activist ...
Read More »Gandhi Redux
By Meron Rapaport http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/586551.html Last Friday Laser and Hassan walked side by side along the main street of Bilin. Laser Peles (who was born in Kfar Chabad, abandoned religion, came out of the closet, was the spokesman for the gay-lesbian ...
Read More »Haaretz: Rachel Corrie’s family sues Israel, IDF
By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent The family of Rachel Corrie, a pro-Palestinian activist killed by an Israel Defense Forces bulldozer in Rafah two years ago, sued the State of Israel and the IDF for damages in the Haifa District Court ...
Read More »Fighting Israel’s Wall
By Anne Petter Originally published in The Nation The International Court of Justice has ruled Israel’s “Separation Wall” illegal and has called on Israel to dismantle the wall. Nineteen days ago I came to Israel to protest that wall and ...
Read More »Windows of Hope: Insight on the International Solidarity Movement
By Tala A. Rahmeh Originally published by MIFTAH “It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, ...
Read More »MIFTAH: Windows of Hope: Insight on the International Solidarity Movement
By Tala A. Rahmeh, for MIFTAH “It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes ...
Read More »Letter From Budrus
By Mark Sorkin Originally published in The Nation The van drops us off at the top of a hill and rattles around the bend. It is the middle of the afternoon in Budrus, a tiny village in the occupied West ...
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