From What’s on Stage News My Name Is Rachel Corrie was the biggest straight play winner in this year’s Theatregoers’ Choice Awards, triumphing in three categories: Best New Play, Best Solo Performance and Best Director (See News, 31 Jan 2006). ...
Read More »Bil’in Waiting for Justice
Palestinians of Bil’in, Israelis and Internationals waiting to enter the High Court of Justice, Feb 1st High Court queries route of security fence near Bil’in By DAN IZENBERG, Jerusalem Post The High Court of Justice on Thursday issued a showcause ...
Read More »Palestine Solidarity Activist Fined; Pie in the Face Humor not Appreciated
Pro-Palestinian activist fined for throwing pie at Sharansky By The Associated Press SOUTH BRUNSWICK, New Jersey – A man who threw a pie in the face of then-cabinet minister Natan Sharansky just before he was to speak at a packed ...
Read More »High Court Wants Answers from the State; Bil’in Decision Coming Soon…
(Israeli peace activists and Palestinians from Bil’in demonstrate together in front of the High Court of Justice) 1.High Court: State must explain why it won’t move separation fence in Bil’in By Yuval Yoaz, Haaretz Correspondent The High Court of Justice ...
Read More »J.A.G., the Jerusalem Post & Kalandia
Jews Admit Defacing Kalandiya Sign by MARGOT DUDKEVITCH Photo: Civil Administration Members of a group called Jews Against Genocide (JAG) claimed responsibility for defacing the newly erected sign to the Kalandiya terminal checkpoint north of Jerusalem, daubing on it the ...
Read More »Jerusalem Post on Kalandia Grafiti
Photo: Civil Administration It’s the ISM, not Machsom Watch… From Jpost TalkBack : by Judy – Israel ” Margot Dudkevitch reports that Machsom Watch defaced the Kalandia entrance. I’m no friend of Machsom Watch, but anyone monitoring the rantings of ...
Read More »15 hurt in fence protest
by Ali Waked for Ynet Anti-fence protesters, security forces clash near Palestinian village of Bilin. About 15 protesters have been injured on Friday in clashes between security forces and protesters against the West Bank security fence during a weekling demonstration ...
Read More »Flap over young Jews’ visits to Holy Land
By Matt Bradley Originally published in The Christian Science Monitor After free trips to Israel, some activists stay on in the Middle East – to work for the Palestinian cause. About 10,000 young Jews from 29 countries will enjoy a ...
Read More »State mulls criminal probe into illegal settlement construction
State mulls criminal probe into illegal settlement construction By Akiva Eldar, Haaretz Sat, January 07, 2006 Tevet 7, 5766 In a rare move against settlement expansion, the State Prosecution on Friday told the High Court of Justice it will look ...
Read More »Palestinians, Israelis join together in Battle of Bilin
Weekly protest against barrier is rare example of co-operation, The Globe and Mail By MARK MACKINNON Friday, January 6, 2006 BILIN, WEST BANK — Nimrod Eshel is shouting out his disgust at the barrier his country is building through the ...
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