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On June 5th support the Palestinian refugees’ right to return

Posted on: May 22, 2011
On June 5th support the Palestinian refugees’ right to return

22 May 2011 | International Solidarity Movement

The right to return is a core goal of the Palestinian liberation struggle. Since 1947-1948, when over 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly expelled from their homes – and more than 700,000 were ethnically cleansed from their country altogether – they and their descendants have organized to demand the rectification of this historic injustice. The refugees of the Six-Day War in 1967 (after which Israeli forces drove 300,000 Palestinians out of the occupied Gaza Strip and West Bank ), the 1967-1994 Israeli administration of the … Continue reading


Updated on June 10, 2011
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Bloody Nakba Day; 16 killed, 400 injured as Israeli troops attack protesters

Posted on: May 16, 2011
Protests in Ramallah

16 May 2011 | Palestine News Network

As protests commemorating Nakba ended on Sunday night sources confirmed that Israeli military attacks on those protests left 16 killed and 400 injured. Israeli troops attacked Nakba protests in several parts of the West Bank, Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip, in addition to the Lebanese and Syrian borders.

Maroun al-Ras:
10 Palestinian refugees were killed and some 80 others injured when Israeli soldiers opened fire at protesters at the border fence near Maroun al-Ras at the Lebanese borders. The Lebanese army intervened after … Continue reading


Updated on May 16, 2011
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Disappeared Free Gaza activist Teresa McDermott found in Israel’s Ramleh Prison

Posted on: February 9, 2009
Theresa Mcdermott, held in Israel's Ramleh Prison

Free Gaza Movement

Scottish activist Teresa McDermott has been found in Ramleh prison four days after she was “disappeared” by the Israel government after being forcibly removed from a seaborne Lebanese aid mission to Gaza.

In early February Teresa responded to a call for support from internationals from the organizers of a Lebanese humanitarian aid voyage to Gaza aboard the Togo flagged ship, Tali. Teresa was one of only 9 passengers aboard the cargo ship on February 4, 2009 when Israeli gunboats intercepted it, … Continue reading


Updated on February 11, 2009
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Passengers of freighter seized by Israel return home with tales of abuse

Posted on: February 8, 2009

Soldiers kicked and beat activists, journalists before setting them free

Andrew Wander | The Daily Star

BEIRUT: A group of activists arrested after the Israeli navy seized an aid ship bound for the devastated Gaza Strip were expelled from Israel on Friday, a day after being detained by the military. Fifteen of the Togolese-flagged Tali’s crew members were deported back to Lebanon and Syria early on Friday, and three others were preparing to fly to London.

Nine Lebanese and a Palestinian were handed over at the border with Israel to the UN peacekeeping force responsible for monitoring stability in southern Lebanon.

The freed … Continue reading


Updated on February 8, 2009
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Bil’in Mourns 1,000 Dead in Lebanon and Gaza

Posted on: August 4, 2006
Bil’in Mourns 1,000 Dead in Lebanon and Gaza

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Today on Friday August 4, the people of Bil’in joined by Israeli and international supporters marched to the apartheid wall and attempted to cross the gate which separates villagers from their land. They bore Palestinian and Lebanese flags alongside black flags of mourning in memory of over 1,000 people who have been murdered in Gaza and Lebanon, including the horrific massacre in Qana this past week. They delivered words and posters bearing photos and messages rejecting the Israeli aggression which has caused one of the bloodiest months for … Continue reading


Updated on May 28, 2009
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