Author: ISM Media Group
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We Deserve the British Academic Boycott!
Benny Tziper, Haaretz – June 4th 2007 Translated by Rann Bar-on Last Friday morning I drove to the Palestinian village of Bil’in. Bil’in, the village that has turned into a symbol of the struggle against the Apartheid Wall and against the confiscation of Palestinian land by fraudulent Jewish real-estate sharks who hide behind fake patriotism.…
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CPT: Israeli military inflicts collective punishment on Palestinians in Hebron
Contradicting International Law from Christian Peacemaker Teams, 2 June 2007 On the afternoon of Saturday 2 June, in a clear violation of international law1, the Israeli military closed a gate in the H2 area2 of Hebron, preventing the free movement of Palestinians and international tourists. The gate, which leads from the Old City souq (market)…
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Breaking the Checkpoint
Tree Planting and Checkpoint Occupation at Huwara FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3 June 2007 On Tuesday, June 5, in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Golan Heights, Palestinians will stage a demonstration and plant over 50 olive trees at Huwara checkpoint. A large number of groups in…
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Farmers, int’ls, to access farmland in settlement danger zone
Internationals needed to accompany farmers to their land near Karmei Tzur settlement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2 June 2007 This June marks the 40th year since the Occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Golan Heights. On Sunday, June 3, Palestinians from Beit Ummar will attempt to reach their farmland near the illegal Israeli settlement…
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June 5th Initiative’s 3-Day Conference
Forty Years after 1967: Reappraising the Role and Limits of the Legal Discourse on Occupation in the Israeli-Palestinian Context from June 5th Initiative June 5-7 3 day conference Location: Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv University Details: The Minerva Center for Human Rights at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv University – The International Committee of the…