Between the 23rd and 30th June, the farmers of the village Awarta, close to Nablus, challenged the threats of violence from settlers by constructing a well on their land close to the illegal settlement of Itamar. International human rights workers ...
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Gulf News: Arab League may blacklist Levant Jewellery stores
By Abbas Al Lawati To view original article, published on 3rd July in Gulf News, click here The Arab League is considering blacklisting companies belonging to Israeli businessman Lev Leviev and that of his agent in the UAE, the pan-Arab ...
Read More »The Guardian: From triumph to torture
By John Pilger To view original article, published in The Guardian on the 2nd July, click here Two weeks ago, I presented a young Palestinian, Mohammed Omer, with the 2008 Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism. Awarded in memory of the ...
Read More »5 injured as Ni’lin demonstration again halts work on the apartheid wall
On the 1st July, the village of Ni’lin again forced construction on the apartheid wall to halt. Bulldozers and other machinery were also damaged. Video by Israel Putermam Around 200 Palestinians, Israelis and international activists surprised Israeli armed forces guarding ...
Read More »2 Rockets fired at village of Burin from Bracha settlement
Two more home-made rockets were launched from the illegal Israeli settlement of Bracha at the Palestinian village of Burin, near Nablus, on Tuesday 1st July. At 1pm, Jamal Najar, a resident of Burin, was sitting on his veranda when he ...
Read More »Ynet: Foreign Ministry – Ministers may be arrested in Spain
By Tova Tzimuki To view original article, published by Ynet on the 30th June, click here Several Israeli officials instructed not to visit European country due to international arrest warrant issued against them over their involvement in assassination of senior ...
Read More »Targeting Journalists
By Eva Bartlett The killing of Gaza-based Palestinian Reuters cameraman received considerable attention 2.5 months ago. Filming at the site of shelling in Gaza earlier in the day, Fadel Shana was himself targeted by shelling from the very tanks he ...
Read More »B’Tselem: Grave water shortage in the West Bank
To view original press release from B’Tselem click here Average water consumption in Israel is 3.5 times that in West Bank B’Tselem today (Tuesday, 1 July) warned of a grave water shortage this summer in large areas of the West ...
Read More »17 people injured at demonstration in Ni’lin
On the 29th June another demonstration was held in Ni’lin gathering around a hundred villagers. The Israeli soldiers responded fast and violently on the march long before reaching the construction ground. The demonstration resulted in 17 injured persons of which ...
Read More »ISM London: ’60 years of ethnic cleansing is nothing to celebrate’
To view the ISM London website click here On June 28th, members of ISM London staged an action against the ‘Salute to Israel’ rally in Londons Trafalger Square. According to the organisers website, the rally was designed to ‘celebrate 60 ...
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