Category: In the Media

  • Thoughts on the Death of Rachel Corrie

    David Bromwich | Huffington Post Today is the sixth anniversary of the death of Rachel Corrie. On March 16, 2003, in Rafah, in the Gaza Strip, she was run over by an armor-plated Caterpillar bulldozer, a machine sold by the U.S. to Israel, the armor put in place for the purpose of knocking down homes…

  • Statement from the family of Rachel Corrie

    We thank all who continue to remember Rachel and those who, on this sixth anniversary of her stand in Gaza, renew their own commitments to human rights, justice and peace in the Middle East. The tributes and actions in her memory are a source of inspiration to us and to others. Friday, March 13th, we…

  • Israeli forces hand out another eviction order; claim Qalqiliya-area town as Jewish property

    16th March 2009 | Ma’an News Agency Qalqiliya – Ma’an – The home of 80-year-old Hajj Abdul Mu’ti Salah in Kafr Jammal is on Jewish land, the elderly West Banker was told Sunday, and he must evacuate the property immediately. Since the beginning of March Israeli forces were seen in the 2,000-year-old village northwest of…

  • Guardian: Israelis ‘firing live rounds’ at West Bank protesters

    Peter Beaumont | The Guardian Israeli armed forces and border police used the cover of the war against Hamas in Gaza to reintroduce the firing of .22 rifle bullets – as well as the extensive use of a new model of tear-gas canister – against unarmed demonstrators in the Occupied West Bank protesting at the…

  • Blog against apartheid

    It Is Apartheid The first week in March is International Apartheid Awareness Week. There are now activities in 40 cities around the world. In solidarity, itisapartheid.org is making March Blog Against Apartheid Month. The main stream media does not print what is going on in Israel and Palestine. Blogging can be a very effective way…