Category: In the Media

  • “Together we can end this occupation”

    Jody McIntyre | The Electronic Intifada 29 January 2010 The Israeli military recently dropped hundreds of leaflets warning Palestinian residents from the village of Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip not to travel within 300 meters of the border – the distance of Israel’s so-called “buffer zone.” In response, local activists marched to and…

  • Israel signals tougher line on West Bank protests

    Isabel Kershner | The New York Times 28 January 2010 Apparently concerned that the protests could spread, the Israeli Army and security forces have recently begun clamping down, arresting scores of local organizers and activists here and conducting nighttime raids on the homes of others. Muhammad Amira, a schoolteacher and a member of Nilin’s popular…

  • Israel Expels Top Ma’an Journalist

    Ma’an News Agency January 21, 2010 Bethlehem – Ma’an – A week after he was detained and then questioned over news stories criticizing Israel, a top Ma’an journalist was deported on Wednesday. Jared Malsin, chief English editor at the Bethlehem-based news network, had been fighting to attend a hearing on a deportation order issued last…