Category: In the Media
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Youth break through the Wall in Jayyous
Stop the Wall 13 April 2009 Last night youth from the village of Jayyous broke through the Wall in the village. A small group then proceeded to the site where the new path is being constructed, destroying and setting fire to building materials. Occupation forces responded by raiding the village, where they remained into the…
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Key Dutch party: sanctions against Israel if it thwarts peace
Cnaan Liphshiz | Ha’aretz 12 April 2009 The Netherlands must impose economic sanctions against Israel if the new government in Jerusalem thwarts the peace process with the Palestinians, the Dutch Labor party said last week. Members of Labor, which is a member of government as the country’s second largest party, said they intended to write…
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Amnesty International urges Obama to halt further exports to Israel
Ma’an News Agency 11 April 2009 The United States sent a massive new shipment of arms to Israel despite evidence that US weapons were misused against civilians in the Gaza attacks, Amnesty International revealed on 1 April. The human rights organization said about 14,000 tons worth of arms and munitions sent to Israel on the…