Author: ISM Media Group

  • Fire Dancing in Hebron

    Today, during the daytime, we were sitting near some Border Police. Sometimes they like to joke and be friendly with us. What follows actually happened: one of them TOOK OFF his helmet, flak jacket and gun, put them down next to us and started doing back flips and no handed cartwheels in front of us.…

  • Chicago Tribune: “Palestinian issue dominates Caterpillar meeting”

    By James P. Miller, Tribune staff reporter, Published June 15, 2006 Caterpillar Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Jim Owens told shareholders at the company’s annual meeting Wednesday that because the heavy-equipment giant has “strong economic winds at our back,” prospects for continued growth appear promising. Owens clearly wanted to discuss the record earnings the Peoria-based…

  • HRW: “Israeli artillery fire was to blame” in Gaza Beach Massacre

    UPDATED, 18th June: A follow-up report from HRW and an investigation by the Guardian, that cast further doubt on the Israeli military’s “investigation” of itself, can both be found at the end of this report. Human Rights Watch report: “Israel: Investigate Gaza Beach Killings” Artillery Strike Probably Killed Palestinian Family (Gaza City, June 13, 2006)…