Category: In the Media

  • Bil’in demonstration reported in local English newspaper

    Peace protestor Sam Grafton this week told of how violence broke out at a march in Palestinian. The 24-year-old, of Willes Road, Leamington, was part of a demonstration in the West Bank town of Bi’lin. He claims he tried to stop aggression towards Palestinians protesting against a ‘security wall’ being built on their land. Mr…

  • Israeli democracy

    In a true example of Israeli democracy Sam from Britian was arrested today for holding a Palestinian flag in Jerusalem. He was released with a caution not to disturb the peace a few hours later. See: Police detain peace activist for waving Palestinian flag near High Court by Itim at http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/587685.html: Police detained a peace…

  • Gandhi Redux

    By Meron Rapaport http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/586551.html Last Friday Laser and Hassan walked side by side along the main street of Bilin. Laser Peles (who was born in Kfar Chabad, abandoned religion, came out of the closet, was the spokesman for the gay-lesbian faction in Meretz and one of the most devoted activists of Anarchists Against the Fence)…