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Israel: End arbitrary detention of rights activist

Human Rights Watch 4 December 2009 The Israeli military appeals court should end the administrative detention of Mohammed Othman, a West Bank rights activist, and order his release, Human Rights Watch said today. Israeli authorities have detained Othman without charge ...

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Gaza Freedom March less than one month away

Gaza Freedom March | Electronic Intifada 4 December 2009 The Gaza Freedom March that will take place in Gaza on 31 December is an historic initiative to break the siege that has imprisoned the 1.5 million people who live there. ...

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Armageddon is coming to East Jerusalem

Palestine Monitor 5 December 2009 This was the ominous warning issued yesterday by Rabbi Arik Asherman, director of Rabbis for Human Rights who believes that “if nothing changes, Jerusalem will burn.” His remarks come in response to a court decision ...

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Palestinian moderately hurt in Naalin

YNet News 4 December 2009 A 20-year-old Palestinian protestor was moderately injured from a bullet fired by the security forces during a rally against the separation fence in the West Bank village of Naalin, Palestinian sources reported Friday. An Israel ...

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Shock follows footage of settler running over Palestinian

Ma’an News 3 December 2009 An amateur video shocked Palestinians on Tuesday, catching what appeared to be an Israeli settler repeatedly running over a wounded Palestinian at a gas station in Hebron last week. The Palestinian, an unidentified man shot ...

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