By Harrison Healy, Jerusalem On February 8, Palestinian activist Mohammad Mansour made his 11th court appearance relating to “crimes” committed at a demonstration in 2004. For over a year-and-a-half, Mohammad Mansour has been repeatedly required to appear before Judge Ron ...
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United action against apartheid wall
By Harrison Healy Since January 2005, there have been regular demonstrations in Bil’in against the apartheid wall being constructed in the West Bank. The wall has divided Palestinian towns, destroyed homes, removed access to fertile land and imprisoned the Palestinian ...
Read More »Supreme Court Hearing concerning the Matityahu Outpost
This Wednesday, 15 March 2006, at 8:00 am, the High Court of Justice will hold a hearing on the petition of Peace Now and the Head of the Council of Bil’in against the construction of the Matityahu East neighborhood on ...
Read More »The Association of Muslim Scholars in Palestine calls for the release of the remaining hostages
English translation of the statement: In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful, The Association of Muslim Scholars in Palestine deeply regrets the killing of the peace activist Tom Fox on Iraqi land. We were shocked and grieved to ...
Read More »Another Fallen Friend and Martyr
The death of Tom Fox and a true test of solidarity By Joe Carr I first met Tom Fox in Chicago at a Christian Peacemaker Teams’ training and we became good friends through our work together. He was a father ...
Read More »Palestinians saddened at Fox’s killing
By ASSOCIATED PRESS JAYYUS, West Bank Palestinians throughout the West Bank expressed sorrow Saturday over the killing of American Tom Fox, 54, who had traveled to the West Bank to protest for their cause before he was taken hostage in ...
Read More »We Mourn the Loss of Tom Fox
“Why are we here?” Reflection written by Tom Fox in Iraq the day before the abduction 2 December 2005 As I survey the landscape here in Iraq, dehumanization seems to be the operative means of relating to each other. U.S. ...
Read More »Kalandia and the Meaning of ‘Security’
Israeli Military overseeing further construction outside Kalandia Checkpoint By Jon Traveling between Ramallah and Jerusalem used to be a relatively easy trip, despite the various demarcations and borders the two cities contained, both within and between them. Things have changed ...
Read More »Bil’in Continues to Defy Israeli Violence
by Henry The weekly non-violent protests against the Israeli Apartheid wall continued this Friday in Bil’in, with Palestinians from the village uniting once again with Internationals and Israelis in a display of resistance to the ongoing theft of their village’s ...
Read More »Two protests against the Annexation Wall, Friday 10th of March
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Both protests will begin at 12:00 from Bil’in and Beit Sira’s respective Mosques. Villagers of Bil’in who’s land is being annexed will hold its weekly demonstration. This week the people in the village are planning on bringing ...
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