Author: ISM Media Group
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Israel rations Palestinians to trickle of water
Amnesty International 27 October 2009 Amnesty International has accused Israel of denying Palestinians the right to access adequate water by maintaining total control over the shared water resources and pursuing discriminatory policies. These unreasonably restrict the availability of water in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) and prevent the Palestinians developing an effective water infrastructure there.…
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Israeli police arrest Greek diplomat in Sheikh Jarrah
26 October 2006 On Monday 26 October 2009 at 4pm, a group of about 40 – 50 international and Israeli citizens, taking part in a tour organised by the Alternative Information Centre visited the Palestinian neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah. They gathered outside of the house of the Gawi family which was recently forcefully evicted from…
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Tensions escalate in Sheikh Jarrah as settlers attempt to provoke violence
23 October 2009 On Friday 23 October 2009, tensions ran high when 30 settlers conducted a provocative prayer on the street outside the confiscated Gawi family house in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of occupied East Jerusalem. Several heavily armed Israeli police units arrived quickly thereafter but they did not stop the prayer until after one…
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Clashes erupt at Aqsa compound
Al Jazeera 25 October 2009 Dozens of people have been wounded in clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians in and around the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem, a flashpoint site holy to Muslims and Jews. The Red Crescent emergency service said at least 18 Palestinians were wounded in the violence on Sunday. At least three…
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UK: Carmel Agrexco blockaders in court
23 October 2009 On October 26 – 29, 2009 two women will be put on trial in the United Kingdom for taking part in a blockade of Carmel Agrexco’s produce warehouse during the Bloody Valentine Week of Action. They are accused of obstructing police officers and assaulting a police officer during the women only action.…