by Ali Waked, November 22nd Priest, nun from Michigan join dozens of Palestinians gathered at Gaza houses in effort to prevent bombing, say ‘If Israel claims family member involved in violence, arrest them, don’t’ destroy home populated by entire family’ ...
Read More »Free AIC youth worker Ahmad Abu Hannya!
By the Alternative Information Centre An Israeli military court extended the administration detention of Alternative Information Center (AIC) member Ahmad Abu Hannya until November 30 to allow the Israeli authorities opportunity to interrogate him. Ahmad’s attorney, Sahar Francis of the ...
Read More »Maariv: “The settlers’ welcome: a bottle in the head”
Translation from original Hebrew by Rann Bar-on. Tove Liljeholm, a 19-year old woman from Sweden, was attacked by settlers in Hebron, who threw a bottle at her while she was assisting Palestinian children. “Afterwards, they laughed” by Itamar Inbari, November ...
Read More »Haaretz: “25-year-old Palestinian shot for protesting IDF’s treatment of women”
by Amira Hass, November 19th A critically wounded Palestinian youth is hospitalized at Beilinson, allegedly after Israeli soldiers shot at him for protesting their treatment of women. Heitham Yassin, 25 years old, has been under heavy sedation and on a ...
Read More »Ynet: “Evacuate? Settlers continue to expand outposts”
by Efrat Weiss, November 16 Givat Assaf. Building under the nose of the civil administration Rumors of upcoming evacuation haven’t deterred outposts in Binyamin region in the West Bank from expanding. A Ynet tour of area reveals new permanent structures ...
Read More »Israeli police break up non-violent student demonstrations in Jerusalem
by Ma’an, November 15th Reuters photo from November 9th of a previous demonstration in front of Damascus Gate against the Beit Hanoun massacre The Israeli occupation police on Wednesday, stopped a peaceful demonstration, organized by hundreds of Palestinian students, commemorating ...
Read More »Al Haq: Legal challenge to British government support of Israel
Al-Haq press release, November 15th Al-Haq is cooperating with solicitor Phil Shiner of the Public Interest Lawyers firm (PIL) as part of its efforts to secure the implementation of the July 2004 International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Israel’s ...
Read More »The Guardian: “Getting to know the neighbours”
by Conal Urquhart, November 14th Isra Damouni is transported from the operating theatre pale and still, the latest casualty from the latest Israeli raid on Nablus. The 16-year-old was lying in bed when a bullet pierced her window and hit ...
Read More »Ynet: “Still Dreaming of Israelis and Palestinians Living Together”
Translated from the Hebrew original by Rann Bar-On. “As a doctor, a mother and a human being I have always been strongly against any attacks on civilians, Israelis or Palestinian. But here we are serving as target practice for an ...
Read More »Jerusalem Post: “Rabbis for Human Rights volunteer held”
Theresa in the Bengurion airport detention centre after being prevented by Israel from attending the Celebrating Nonviolence conference in Bethlehem last December. UPDATE: Theresa remains in detention after an Israeli judge today postponed a decision on her appeal against denial ...
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