Author: ISM Media Group
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Just Another Day at Huwarra Checkpoint: Journalist Beaten, 10 Men Detained
by ISM Nablus, October 1st Huwarra checkpoint, just South of Nablus, is notorious for its volatile atmosphere and violent soldiers. Today was an example in point. Hundreds of women and men were forced into a large holding pen, with small children being crushed against the turnstiles separating the soldiers from the Palestinians waiting in line.…
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Olive Harvest Campaign 2006 Gets Underway!
1. Beit Furik Demonstrate Against Closures 2. Israeli Settlers Harrass Palestinians, Soldiers Detain Human Rights Worker 3. Farmer Picks Grapes While Harrassed by Armed Israeli Colonist Militia 4. Non-violent Resistance in Bil’in Works 5. Illegal Barriers in Hebron Region Destroyed 6. Palestinian and International Activists Remove Roadblock 7. Harry Potter and the Spell of Transportation…
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Cook: “Bad Faith and the Destruction of Palestine”
Why Did Israel Blow Up Gaza’s Power Station? By Jonathan Cook, Counterpunch, September 29, 2006 A mistake too often made by those examining Israel’s behaviour in the occupied territories — or when analysing its treatment of Arabs in general, or interpreting its view of Iran — is to assume that Israel is acting in good…