Category: Features

  • Israeli police shoot motorist during house demolition

    Rory McCarthy | The Guardian 7 April 2009 Israeli police today shot dead a Palestinian driver they said had tried to attack them during the demolition of a Palestinian home in Jerusalem. The driver was shot at a roadblock set up by border police in Sur Bahir, a district on the city’s Arab eastern side.…

  • Israeli forces impose collective punishment on Saffa village following attack on settler youth

    2 April 2008 Israeli forces imposed collective punishment on the village of Saffa, following an axe attack in a nearby settlement that left a Settler child dead and another injured. At around 1:30pm, dozens of soldiers entered the village, declaring a 24-hour curfew and preventing residents from leaving their homes. Israeli authorities have said that…

  • Funds needed for Tristan Anderson’s medical expenses

    Justice for Tristan Tristan Anderson, an American citizen, was critically injured during a demonstration in the West Bank village of Ni’lin. Anderson was shot in the head with a tear gas projectile from around 60 meters by Israeli forces on 13 March 2009. Tristan (38), is currently in Tel Hashomer hospital near Tel Aviv. To…