Popular Struggle Coordination Committee 3 December 2009 For immediate release: Night raids, conducted by the Israeli army as a part of the ongoing arrest campaign in an attempt to crush the popular struggle against the Apartheid Wall and settlements in ...
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Trying to fill the hole our father has left
Jody McIntyre | Ctrl.Alt.Shift 3 December 2009 As we move into the cold months, many of you in the UK will be looking forward to Christmas. In the Palestinian village of Bi’lin, last weekend marked the Muslim holiday of Eid ...
Read More »Palestinian shot in Naalin claims soldiers said he ‘deserves it’
Hanan Greenberg | YNet News 2 December 2009 Ashraf Abu Rahma, who was shot by IDF soldier during anti-fence protest takes stand in military court, says he was arrested for no reason, bound, and beaten by soldiers. ‘I heard a ...
Read More »Israel stripped thousands of Jerusalem Arabs of residency in 2008
Nir Hasson | Haaretz 2 December 2009 Last year set an all-time record for the number of Arab residents of East Jerusalem who were stripped of residency rights by the Interior Ministry. Altogether, the ministry revoked the residency of 4,577 ...
Read More »Boycott of Ahava Dead Sea products makes an impact
Adri Nieuwhof | The Electronic Intifada 2 December 2009 The international campaign to boycott Ahava beauty products has recently won the support of a Dutch parliamentarian and an Israeli peace group. During the past few months, activists in Canada, the ...
Read More »Israeli courts give permission for settlers to move into Palestinian home in Sheikh Jarrah
1 December 2009 For immediate release Israeli settlers take over Palestinian home, elderly resident suffers severe medical complications On Tuesday morning at around 9.30am, a group of settlers surrounded the al-Kurd family home in Sheikh Jarrah and took over a ...
Read More »Israeli police demolish the only shelter of evicted Palestinian family for the fourth time
2 December 2009 At approximately 9am this Wednesday, four police vehicles containing eight Jerusalem police and four border police armed with automatic weapons came to Sheikh Jarrah and demolished the Gawi tent for the fourth time. The demolition took place ...
Read More »Army renews use of live ammunition against demonstrators
B’Tselem 26 November 2009 On Friday, 13 November, soldiers were documented firing 22-caliber bullets at demonstrators during the weekly demonstration against the Separation Barrier in Ni’lin. The shots were fired a few dozen meters from the targets, and lightly wounded ...
Read More »Let’s Talk About Resistance
Natalie abu Shakra 27 November 2009 The choice of civil resistance in challenging the Israeli occupation is considered by some as a form of “surrender.” In an interview [in Arabic] on Al Aqsa, Palestinian activists Mazen Qumsiyeh and comrade Haidar ...
Read More »The Palestinian Prisoners’ Plight
Bianca Zammit and Fadi Skaik 29 November 2009 There are currently approximately 11,000 Palestinian prisoners being held captive in Israeli jails across Israel. Whilst their imprisonment is of itself in direct contravention of international law, the whole arrest, judiciary and ...
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