Category: In the Media
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Youth, 17, says shot in the eye by Border Police officers
By Jonathan Lis Originally published in Haaretz Matan Cohen, an Israeli demonstrator against the separation fence, told Haaretz on Saturday that doctors are not sure if he will be able to see out of his eye again after he was reportedly shot the day before by a Border Police officer during a protest. Cohen said…
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Injured anti-fence ‘anarchist’ speaks out
by Meital Yasur Beit-Or Originally published at Ynet.com Matah Cohen has sustained eye injuries while protesting the security fence near Ramallah; Says: ‘I feel like the blood of Left-wing activists is cheap’ Matan Cohen, 17, from Tel Aviv, and a member of the “Anarchists Against the Fence” organization, was injured while demonstrating against the security…
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Ten anti-separation fence protesters hurt in clash with IDF
By Arnon Regular, Haaretz Correspondent At least ten people – Israelis and Palestinians – sustained light injuries Thursday afternoon in a clash with Israel Defense Forces troops at a separation fence construction site, between the Palestinian village of Beit Sira and the town of Maccabim, within the Green Line. Dozens of “Anarhists Against the Fence”…
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Post Publishes Three Letters in Defense of Georgetown Conference
The following letters were printed on Friday, February 17, 2006, in the Washington Post: Regarding the Feb. 12 Close to Home commentary by Eric Adler and Jack Langer [“Why Is Georgetown Providing a Platform for This Dangerous Group?”] about the student conference being held on the Georgetown University campus this weekend: First, Georgetown prizes its…
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The anger at racist cartoons continues
18 February 2006 issue 1988 From Socialist Worker From London’s Trafalgar Square to Ramallah in Palestine, from Lebanon to Austria, the caricatures of the prophet Mohammed, first printed in a Danish paper, have sparked rage Some 20,000 protesters filled Trafalgar Square in London on Saturday of last week for a rally against Islamophobia and incitement.…