In the Media

From Inside Bay Area FOR MORE than 40 years I have visited the region of the Middle East known as Palestine, part of which became Israel in 1948, with the remainder under Israeli military occupation since 1967. I confess I ...

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 ...

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: ...

Banning non-Jews from this flight route is a "technical malfunction"

UPDATE, 15th June, 4:30pm: According to Paul’s lawyer, the final decision will be heard at 8:30am on Sunday morning. More details to follow. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tomorrow morning at 11:30, Paul Larudee, the 60 year-old piano tuner and ISM peace ...

by Khalid Amayreh in the West Bank for Al Jazeera.net, Sunday 11 June 2006 Palestinian families have accused Israel of taking draconian measures, further restricting their freedom of movement. According to Palestinian human rights organisations, the new restrictions involve barring ...

by Amos Harel, Eli Ashkenzi, Haaretz Correspondent and Itim. 13/06/2006 Police on Tuesday detained 20 settlers in the West Bank city of Hebron after they hurled rocks, bricks and glass bottles at Israel Defense Forces soldiers and police. A policeman ...

By No’am Ben Ze’ev, Ha’aretz Gallery, 12th June 2006. Translation by Rann. Paul Larudee, an American who came to tune pianos in Ramallah and Jenin, refused to board a plane against his will and is now waiting for a court ...

Public Statement, 12 June 2006 Amnesty International is calling on Israel to end immediately its reckless shelling and air strikes against the Gaza Strip, which have killed and injured scores of unarmed Palestinians, including several women and children, in recent ...

By Khaled Amayreh, Al-Jazeera, Sunday 11 June 2006 Credit: ISM Hundreds of Palestinians, Israeli and international peace activists have protested against the killing of eight Palestinians while they picnicked on a Gaza beach. Wearing white T-shirts dyed in red to ...