Month: September 2011
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Gaza court questions accused in death of Italian
22 September 2011 | AFP GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories — A Gaza military court on Thursday played the alleged confessions of four men accused in the April kidnap and murder of Italian peace activist Vittorio Arrigoni. Of the four men, all from Gaza, two are accused of murder, a third of having helped in the kidnap…
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Israel’s “Scream” fails to silence Palestinian resistance
22 September 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Wednesday, demonstrators at the Qalandia checkpoint were met with a new weapon referred to as the “Scream,” an obnoxious siren that sounded once demonstrators had organized near the checkpoint in spirit of a future Palestinian state. The new sound weapon was used for the first…
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Hebron rally: “Like everyone else, we want to be free”
21 Wednesday 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank A huge rally for Palestinian statehood surged through the streets of Hebron all day Wednesday, mobilizing thousands and culminating in prolonged and sustained Israeli military attacks on Palestinian civilians in the narrow and crowded markets of the Old City. The demonstration began at 10:30 AM around…