Year: 2009
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Demonstration outside Jelemeh prison in solidarity with arrested Palestinian grassroots activist
16 December 2009 A demonstration was held outside Jelemeh prison in Haifa today in protest against the arrest and imprisonment of grassroots activist Wa’el Al Faqeeh Abu As Sabe. Demonstrators planted olive trees and hung Palestinian flags and banners outside the prison gates, calling for the release of Palestinian political prisoners. The night that the…
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Gaza Freedom March: Palestinian Non-violence and International Solidarity
Max Ajl | MR Zine 16 December 2009 I’m going to discuss the utility of non-violent resistance as it applies to resolving the Israel-Palestine conflict and, specifically, the occupation and blockade of the Gaza strip. Even more specifically, I’m going to discuss the Gaza Freedom March (GFM), of which I’m one of the organizers. But…
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IDF raids Naalin photographer’s home
Ali Waked | YNet News 16 December 2009 Family members of a girl who shot a video showing an Israel Defense Forces soldier firing a rubber bullet at a bound Palestinian in the West Bank village of Naalin last year say the army has been harassing them ever since. The relatives told Ynet that a…