Year: 2012
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Israel treats every Palestinian child as “potential terrorist”: government-backed UK study
By Asa Winstanley 28 June 2012 | Electronic Intifada, London A new report funded and supported by the UK government that accuses Israel of violating international law with its treatment of Palestinian child detainees was launched in London by a high-profile group of human rights lawyers on Tuesday. The report says Israel is in violation…
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On the sixth day of Israeli attacks on Gaza
By Rosa Schiano 23 June 2012 | il Blog di Olivia, Gaza The sixth day of Israeli attacks on Gaza. Today we have arrived at 16 deaths, including a child of 5 and a half years, and over 60 injured individuals. This morning in Khan Younis of the southern Gaza Strip an Israeli tank fired…
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The spirit of Ni’lin in the face of apartheid
By Steve Plaank 2 July 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Friday, June 29th, dozens of residents of the Palestinian village, Ni’lin demonstrated in opposition to the ongoing apartheid carried out by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF). The village of Ni’lin is located near the 1967 Green Line and has been a center…
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Aqaba: Family of 12 receives home demolition order
By Sunny 28 June 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Sunday, June 24 in Aqaba, Muhammed and Nassa Al-Jabba received a demolition order by Israeli authorities demanding that they evacuate the premises of their home within the next 3 days. The Al-Jabba family have not evacuated the home as it is the sole…
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Jordan Valley: Palestinian family’s water confiscated, internationals arrested
By Rosa Andersson and Amina Simonsson 25 June 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Thursday, June 21, Israeli forces confiscated a water tank from a Bedouin Palestinian family in the Jordan Valley, leaving them with no access to water. Three Swedish women were arrested for standing in solidarity with Palestinian women and children…