Category: In the Media
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B’Tselem: Israeli Soldiers use civilians as Human Shields
report from B’Tselem, 20th July 2006 B’Tselem’s initial investigation indicates that, during an incursion by Israeli forces into Beit Hanun, in the northern Gaza Strip, on 17 July 2006, soldiers seized control of two buildings in the town and used residents as human shield. After seizing control of the buildings, the soldiers held six residents,…
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When Killings Don’t Count: A Week of Israeli Restraint
By Tanya Reinhart In Israeli discourse, Israel is always the side exercising restraint in its conflict with the Palestinians. This was true again for the events of the past week: As the Qassam rockets were falling on the Southern Israeli town of Sderot, it was “leaked” that the Israeli Minister of Defense had directed the…
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Khaleej Times: “The Berlin Wall fell, so will this one”
by Greta Berlin, 12th July Every Friday, after noon prayers, the people of Bilin prepare to peacefully demonstrate against the Israeli theft of their land. Israel insists it has the right to take over 50 per cent of the land to build a security barrier. But anyone who been to this beautiful village, nestled in…