Category: In the Media
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Take Action: Verdict in Corrie Case Requires U.S. Investigation
September 19 2012 | US Campaign to End the Occupation Urge the U.S. Government to Investigate Israel’s Attacks on Rachel and Others Rachel Corrie Rachel Corrie was a U.S. citizen and a human rights defender committed to ending Israel’s illegal demolition of Palestinian homes. According to the Israeli Committee against House Demolitions,Israel has demolished an estimated 27,000…
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Family home raided in Silwan after settler attack on children
By SILWANIC 28 August, 2012 | SILWANIC, Silwan, Jerusalem Israeli forces raided a Palestinian family home in Silwan on Saturday, 18 September. The Karki family were accused by armed forces of attacking nearby Israeli settlers. Ahmad Siyam told Silwanic that a group of Palestinian children playing in the street were in fact attacked by settlers,…
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Rachel Corrie: Blaming the victim
Attorney Hussein Abu Hussein, who represented Rachel Corrie’s family in its suit against Israel, says they knew from the beginning that it would be an uphill battle to find truth and justice in an Israeli court. By Hussein Abu Hussein 02 September, 2012 | Haaretz On Tuesday, Judge Oded Gershon of the Haifa District Court…
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Judge blaming Rachel Corrie for her own death highlights Israel’s impunity, family says
By Jillian Kestler-D’Amours 28 August 2012 | Electronic Intifada, Haifa The Haifa District court ruled earlier today that the Israeli military is not responsible for killing American activist Rachel Corrie, and that Corrie was to blame for her own death. “Even when she saw the mount of earth moving towards her, she did not move…
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‘Welcome to Palestine’ group denied entry into West Bank
26 August, 2012 | Ma’an News, Bethlehem, West Bank Dozens of foreign peace activists were denied entry into the West Bank by Israeli authorities at the Allenby Bridge crossing on Sunday evening, organizers of the third ‘Welcome to Palestine’ initiative said. “The Welcome to Palestine Campaign decries the Israeli denial of entry via the Allenby…
