Category: In the Media
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Israeli forces raid Ein Hijleh as villagers remain steadfast
4th February 2014 | Popular Struggle Coordinating Committee | Jordan Valley, Occupied Palestine Large amounts of Israeli forces and Border Police have made several attempts to raid the reclaimed village of Ein Hijleh and in return the villagers stopped their forced advancement into the center of the village. There were many cases of teargas suffocation…
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Zionism is a “false theology,” says new Presbyterian study guide
4th February 2014 | The Electronic Intifada, Joe Catron | Gaza City, Occupied Palestine In five months, the Presbyterian Church (USA) will consider divestment from three US companies with Israeli military contracts, at its general assembly in Detroit. A new study guide published by the church and compiled by its Israel/Palestine Mission Network has turned a critical eye on the Zionist…
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Palestinians launch “Melh Al-Ard” campaign by reviving Ein Hijleh Village in the Jordan Valley
31st January 20014 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee | Jordan Valley, Occupied Palestine Hundreds of Palestinians announced today the launching of “Melh Al-Ard” (Salt of the Earth) campaign by reviving the village of Ein Hijleh in the Jordan Valley on land belonging to the Orthodox Church and St. Gerassimos monastery. The campaign is launched in refusal…
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Two people were injured and dozens more suffered from tear gas inhalation at weekly demonstration in Bil’in
24th January 2014 | FFJ Media Center | Bil’in, Occupied Palestine Two people were injured and dozens of other civilians, including international solidarity supporters, suffered from tear gas inhalation during Bil’in’s weekly protest against the wall and settlements. This week, the demonstrators also marched in protest of the continued siege and starvation of the Yarmouk…
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Israeli warplanes kill member of Palestinian armed group and his cousin in Beit Hanoun, Gaza
23rd January 2014 | Palestinian Centre for Human Rights | Gaza, Occupied Palestine In an extra-judicial execution attempt, on Wednesday 22 January 2014, an Israeli drone fired a missile at a civilian car in Beith Hanoun, Northern Gaza. As a result, both passengers, a member of a Palestinian armed group and his cousin, were killed…
