By Amos Harel and Aluf Benn, Haaretz Correspondents and Agencies Israel will from now on bar pro-Palestinian activists from entering the country and will try to expel at least some of the dozens of activists who are already here, according ...
Read More »Haaretz: ‘Dear IDF, Please meet us, allow an open dialogue’
By Joseph Algazy Originally published by Haaretz The family of an international peace activist, felled by an IDF bullet, hope they can help promote an end to the conflict Tom Hurndall, a young Briton active in the International Solidarity movement, ...
Read More »Haaretz: ‘It’s a terrible thing, living with the knowledge that you crushed our daughter’
By Nathan Guttman Originally published by Haaretz WASHINGTON – Craig Corrie sent just one e-mail to his daughter during the seven weeks she spent in Rafah. She addressed most of her letters to her mother, Cindy, and Craig read them ...
Read More »L.A. Times: In West Bank, a risky quest for peace
Ruth Morris | Los Angeles Times Activists’ use of human shields is questioned after two members are killed by Israeli forces. TULKARM, West Bank – Wearing sandals and amber-colored earrings in a region where soldiers don bulletproof vests, Radhika Sainath ...
Read More »CNN: Israeli bulldozer kills American protester
RAFAH, Gaza (CNN) — An Israeli bulldozer killed an American woman Sunday who had been protesting its use to destroy Palestinian houses in Rafah. The woman, Rachel Corrie, 23, of Olympia, Washington, was taken to a hospital, where she died ...
Read More »Haaretz: IDF: Death of U.S. activist in Gaza was ‘regrettable accident’
By Arnon Regular, Haaretz Correspondent, and Agencies The killing of an American woman peace protester Sunday by an IDF bulldozer, which ran her over during the demolition of a house at the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip, ...
Read More »Haaretz: American peace activist killed by army bulldozer in Rafah
By Haaretz Staff IDF expresses ‘regret’; State Department ‘assessing’ reports A 23-year-old American woman, Rachel Corrie, a college student from Olympia, Washington who belonged to the International Solidarity Movement in the territories, was killed yesterday by an IDF bulldozer during ...
Read More »Ha’aretz: Until the bulldozers stop
By Uri Ayalon Originally published in Ha’aretz I met M. last month at an Israeli-Palestinian encounter at Neve Shalom. It seemed that most of the Israelis who came to the weekend did so mostly out of curiosity. The Palestinian participants, ...
Read More »Budrus Has A Hammer
By Kobi Snitz Originally published in Zmag Last afternoon, the Israeli army invaded the village of Budrus during the course of a wedding at which most of the village was present. Many shots were fired, three injuries were suffered and ...
Read More »Guardian: Foreigners bring in the harvest and the wounded
by Chris McGreal Originally published in The Gaurdian Among the most active groups organising foreign volunteers in the Palestinian territories is the International Solidarity Movement, which brings hundreds to the region every year. They have worked alongside Palestinians harvesting olives ...
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