Category: In the Media

  • How does Israel decide who gets a visa to Ramallah?

    Amira Hass | Ha’aretz 8 September 2009 Sven Ouzman, a 39-year-old archaeologist from South Africa, violated the terms of his “Palestinian Authority only” visa six times, when unintentionally and for lack of choice, he drove on roads under full Israeli control, between Palestinian Authority enclaves in the West Bank. Ouzman, who was attending a conference…

  • Palestinians protest land seizure

    Al Jazeera Hundreds of Palestinian villagers have made a short but symbolic march to the separation wall that Israel has built on their land, a non-violent protests that they regularly undertake. Equally, the protesters, marching from the village of Bilin, are regularly met with a violent response from the Israeli army. “The village of Bilin…

  • Oslo pressured to dump Africa Israel as well

    Nimrod Halpern | Ha’aretz 7 September 2009 A day after Norway announced its divestment from holdings in electronics defense company Elbit Systems for ideological reasons, human rights organizations are calling on Oslo to dump its holdings in Africa Israel Investments as well. Norway’s problem with Elbit Systems is its provision of equipment to monitor the…

  • The Elders’ view of the Middle East

    Jimmy Carter | The Washington Post 6 September 2009 During the past 16 months I have visited the Middle East four times and met with leaders in Israel, Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, the West Bank and Gaza. I was in Damascus when President Obama made his historic speech in Cairo, which raised high…

  • Two photographers hurt in Na’alin protests

    Anshel Pfeffer | Ha’aretz 6 September 2009 Two photographers were lightly injured during a demonstration on Friday against the separation fence near the West Bank village of Na’alin. One of the injured was noted Israeli artist David Reeb. The other was Palestinian photographer Muhammad Amira. About 250 Israelis and Palestinians attended the Na’alin demonstration. A…