Category: In the Media
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Israel dismantles section of the Separation Wall in Bil’in
26 June 2011 | The Palestine Telegraph Israeli occupation forces started Sunday dismantling a section of the Separation Wall near the village of Bil’in in the northwest of Ramallah in accordance to the decision issued by Israeli supreme court about four years ago. Witnesses told local sources that Israeli soldiers fired tear gases and rubber…
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Waves of attacks against West Bank mosques
18 June 2011 | Middle East Monitor, Ali Badwan In recent months, there have been repeated attacks by Israeli settlers against mosques across the West Bank. They were carried out with the complicity of Israel’s occupation army and encouraged by the leaders of settler groups and political blocs, as well as the rabbinic guides of…
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IMEMC: Settlers torch farmlands near Ramallah
18 June 2011 | IMEMC, Saed Bannoura After a recent burning of its mosque, a group of extremist Israeli settlers torched on Friday Palestinian farmlands planted with wheat in the Al Mogheer village, north of the central west bank city of Ramallah. The settlers burnt the land in broad daylight and the fires consumed most of…
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Freedom Flotilla 2: Message In a Bottle
16 June 2011 | Adam Shapiro Freedom Flotilla 2 is setting sail to Gaza soon. Despite claims that the flotilla is not needed because “Rafah is now open”, the people of Gaza are still trapped and suffocated by Israel’s cruel blockade. Please watch this short video and share it far & wide to spread awareness…
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Gaza: young Palestinians lead a global movement
14 June 2011 | Palestine Chronicle, Joe Catron On a warm, sunny afternoon, I met Eman Sourani and Rana Baker in an airy outdoor café several blocks from the port of Gaza. Both are members of the Palestinian Students’ Campaign for the Academic Boycott of Israel (PSCABI). Sourani, a 22-year-old English literature student at Al-Aqsa…