Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) 28 September 2009 In conjunction with the presentation of the UN Fact Finding Mission’s report to the Human Rights Council on 29 September, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) release “Through Women’s Eyes: ...
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Israel demands PA drop war crimes suit at The Hague
Amos Harel and Avi Issacharoff | Ha’aretz 27 September 2009 Tensions are mounting between Israel and the Palestinian Authority following Ramallah’s call on the International Court at The Hague to examine claims of “war crimes” that the IDF allegedly committed ...
Read More »How Israel targets and suppresses opposition to Its Annexation Wall
Stephen Lendman | The People’s Voice 23 September 2009 Established in 1992, the Addameer (Arabic for conscience) Prisoners Support and Human Rights Association helps Palestinian prisoners, and works to end torture, arbitrary arrests and detentions, other forms of abuse, and ...
Read More »Mount Hebron: Leftists bring Palestinians water
Olga Gouresky | YNet News 27 September 2009 Activists of several left-wing organizations transferred water to Palestinians in the South Mount Hebron area on Saturday. They also tried clearing ways in order to access the Palestinian villages. One of the ...
Read More »Arrest of Palestinian children on the rise
Mel Frykberg | The Electronic Intifada 25 September 2009 BILIN, occupied West Bank (IPS) – Eight children between the ages of 10 and 17 were arrested and detained by Israeli soldiers during military raids Monday night and Tuesday morning in ...
Read More »Free Mohammad Othman now!
Stop the Wall 24 September 2009 On September 22, Mohammad Othman was arrested by soldiers on the Allenby Bridge Crossing, the border from Jordan to Palestine. He is now being held in Huwara prison as a prisoner of conscience, arrested ...
Read More »Israel to close West Bank for Yom Kippur
Ma’an News The Israeli military announced a closure of the West Bank beginning at midnight on Saturday, lasting until midnight on Monday, which is the Jewish holy day Yom Kippur. Under ordinary circumstances, most Palestinians from the West Bank are ...
Read More »ICC may try IDF officer in wake of Goldstone Gaza report
Yotam Feldman | Ha’aretz 24 September 2009 A senior prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in The Hague said Monday that he is considering opening an investigation into whether Lt. Col. David Benjamin, an Israel Defense Forces reserve officer, allowed ...
Read More »Israeli forces target Palestinian cameramen at Bil’in demonstration
UPDATE: Haitham was released with a condition to not be near the Apartheid Wall. The Israeli solidarity activists were given a condition to not be in the village of Bil’in. For Immediate Release 25 September 2009: Israeli forces target Palestinian ...
Read More »Three arrested in Ni’lin while filming demonstration
25th September 2009 In this week’s Friday demonstration, three persons – Swedish, French and Israeli – were taken away by the Israeli armed forces while filming the protest against the Wall. They were taken to the police station in the ...
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