by Leila Sansour, December 29th Christmas in Bethlehem this year was the most difficult in memory. This reality probably wouldn’t surprise most Americans who have a general sense of Middle East conflict. However, a survey we commissioned reveals that Americans ...
Read More »PALESTINIANS ARE INVISIBLE…in the US press
American Hummus – CNNI: Extensive report on injured Israeli teen, no mention of Palestinian deaths CNN International, Israel to resume “pinpoint” targeting of militants in Gaza. With dramatic footage of Israeli teenagers injured by a Palestinian rocket, Mathew Chance reports ...
Read More »Action Alert – Hope Flowers School
An Urgent Request to Keep Hope Alive As many of you know, the Israeli authorities started to build a wall around the Palestinian cities and villages a few years ago. In 2003, the Hope Flowers School received a demolition order ...
Read More »Destroyed Homes in Walaja: “It’s always the same picture for us…”
In the space of two weeks, the Israeli occupying army has come to the village of Walaja at least three times. The first time was to demolish an outbuilding that housed animal feed. The second, last week, was to arrest ...
Read More »Newbury News: “Peace worker’s tales of war”
by Neil Welch, December 1st Human rights worker teams up with Newbury shop owner to raise funds for the woman who saved her life A HUMAN rights worker who spent last Christmas in an Israeli jail has visited Newbury to ...
Read More »Palestininan youth worker to be detained without charge for another six months
By the Alternative Information Centre An Israeli military court has approved the extension of Ahmad Abu Hannya’s administration detention until May 14, 2007. By the of this period Ahmad, an Alternative Information Center (AIC) staff member, will have been imprisoned ...
Read More »Free AIC youth worker Ahmad Abu Hannya!
By the Alternative Information Centre An Israeli military court extended the administration detention of Alternative Information Center (AIC) member Ahmad Abu Hannya until November 30 to allow the Israeli authorities opportunity to interrogate him. Ahmad’s attorney, Sahar Francis of the ...
Read More »Army attack non-violent protest in Al Khader village near Bethlehem city
by Michael Whiting, IMEMC, November 3rd Several non-violent protesters were severely beaten by Israeli military and border police troops today, as a demonstration was staged at the tunnel checkpoint on route 60, a main Israeli controled road on the route ...
Read More »Guardian: “Israeli barrier and settlement to leave West Bank village with nowhere to go”
from The Guardian, Monday 30th October. by Rory McCarthy in Wadi Fukin Land confiscation and pollution threaten future of ancient farming community From his rooftop, Mohammad Ibrahim can see from one end to the other of the narrow valley that ...
Read More »March of Grapes Brutally Attacked-6 Arrested, Many Injured
by PSP, October 8 October 8, 2006-Today, Palestinian, international and Israeli activists joined together to demonstrate against land theft, road closures and economic isolation by bringing two tons of the surplus Palestinian grape harvest to an occupation checkpoint along Route ...
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