Category: In the Media

NLG Members in Gaza Document Executions of Civilians, Blocking of Humanitarian Aid, and Destruction of Civil Property

National Lawyers Guild For Immediate Release—February 5, 2009 Contact: Paige Cram, NLG Communications Coordinator, 212-679-5100, ext.15 Gaza—On its second day in Gaza, the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) delegation witnessed the rubble of the American International School in Gaza. An Israeli aerial attack killed the watch guard on duty and completely demolished the school at 2am…

February 5, 2009
Israeli kidnaps five young men from the village of Bil’in near Ramallah

Ghassan Bannoura | IMEMC News Five young men from the village of Bil’in located near the central West Bank city of Ramallah were kidnapped on Wednesday by the Israeli military. Troops stormed the village then raided several houses and searched them. During the search troops took five men away, including: the brothers, Ali and Haitham…

February 4, 2009
Aid workers and journalists risk life in Gaza

International Solidarity Movement volunteers Eva Bartlett and Ewa Jasiewicz were featured on Russia Today for their activism and reporting from Gaza. Humanitarian workers and rights activists in Gaza are helping locals put their lives back together after the three-week-long Israeli offensive. Many aid workers were in the region during the fighting and came under fire…

February 4, 2009