Category: In the Media

  • Israeli police break up non-violent student demonstrations in Jerusalem

    by Ma’an, November 15th Reuters photo from November 9th of a previous demonstration in front of Damascus Gate against the Beit Hanoun massacre The Israeli occupation police on Wednesday, stopped a peaceful demonstration, organized by hundreds of Palestinian students, commemorating the 18th anniversary of the declaration of Palestinian independence. The police intervened immediately as the…

  • Al Haq: Legal challenge to British government support of Israel

    Al-Haq press release, November 15th Al-Haq is cooperating with solicitor Phil Shiner of the Public Interest Lawyers firm (PIL) as part of its efforts to secure the implementation of the July 2004 International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Israel’s wall. This court decision found Israel’s construction of the Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory…

  • The Guardian: “Getting to know the neighbours”

    by Conal Urquhart, November 14th Isra Damouni is transported from the operating theatre pale and still, the latest casualty from the latest Israeli raid on Nablus. The 16-year-old was lying in bed when a bullet pierced her window and hit her thigh at around 3.30am. She screamed and the soldiers threw a percussion grenade at…

  • Ynet: “Still Dreaming of Israelis and Palestinians Living Together”

    Translated from the Hebrew original by Rann Bar-On. “As a doctor, a mother and a human being I have always been strongly against any attacks on civilians, Israelis or Palestinian. But here we are serving as target practice for an organized army. The people are hungry, there is no water, electricity or communications, it is…

  • Jerusalem Post: “Rabbis for Human Rights volunteer held”

    Theresa in the Bengurion airport detention centre after being prevented by Israel from attending the Celebrating Nonviolence conference in Bethlehem last December. UPDATE: Theresa remains in detention after an Israeli judge today postponed a decision on her appeal against denial of entry until November 15th. by Ori Raphael, November 13th Theresa McDermont came to Israel…