Category: In the Media
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Flap over young Jews’ visits to Holy Land
By Matt Bradley Originally published in The Christian Science Monitor After free trips to Israel, some activists stay on in the Middle East – to work for the Palestinian cause. About 10,000 young Jews from 29 countries will enjoy a generous gift this winter: a vacation to Israel – with the Israeli government and Jewish…
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State mulls criminal probe into illegal settlement construction
State mulls criminal probe into illegal settlement construction By Akiva Eldar, Haaretz Sat, January 07, 2006 Tevet 7, 5766 In a rare move against settlement expansion, the State Prosecution on Friday told the High Court of Justice it will look into the possibility of opening a criminal investigation pertaining to the illegal construction in the…
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Palestinians, Israelis join together in Battle of Bilin
Weekly protest against barrier is rare example of co-operation, The Globe and Mail By MARK MACKINNON Friday, January 6, 2006 BILIN, WEST BANK — Nimrod Eshel is shouting out his disgust at the barrier his country is building through the West Bank when the tear gas starts to fly. The 24-year-old student from the Hebrew…