Jonathan Cook | The National 25 March 2009 A legal battle being waged by Palestinian families to stop the takeover of their neighbourhood in East Jerusalem by Jewish settlers has received a major fillip from the recent souring of relations ...
Read More »Human Rights Watch decries Israel’s use of white phosphorus in report
Human Rights Watch Rain of Fire: Israel’s Unlawful Use of White Phosphorus in Gaza Download the entire report (.pdf / 6mb) Summary This report documents Israel’s extensive use of white phosphorus munitions during its 22-day military operations in Gaza, from ...
Read More »EU urges Israel to suspend East Jerusalem evictions
EU business 23 March 2009 The European Union on Monday called on Israel to suspend eviction notices sent to Palestinian families in East Jerusalem, saying they further threaten the chances of peace. “The EU is deeply concerned by the issuing ...
Read More »Guardian investigation uncovers evidence of alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza
Clancy Chassay and Julian Borger | The Guardian 23 March 2009 Palestinians claim children were used as human shields and hospitals targeted during 23-day conflict Video | Palestinian brothers: used as human shields in Gaza The Guardian has compiled detailed ...
Read More »Tristan Anderson: A voice for justice in Palestine
Starhawk | Al Arabiya 22 March 2009 As I write, my friend Tristan lies in intensive care in an Israeli hospital, shot in the head with a tear gas canister at a nonviolent demonstration in the West Bank town of ...
Read More »Guardian: Parents of critically injured US peace activist demand justice from Israel
Rory McCarthy | The Guardian Peace campaigner was struck in head with teargas grenade during demo in occupied West Bank The parents of an American peace activist who was severely injured by Israeli forces at a demonstration in the occupied ...
Read More »The Nation: Palestinian Revolution?
Roane Carey | The Nation On Friday I went to the anti-separation wall demo in Ni’lin in the West Bank, the same village where International Solidarity Movement activist Tristan Anderson was critically wounded last week. Several hundred villagers were accompanied ...
Read More »Farmers attempting to reach their fields in Deir Istiya turned back by settlers
International Women’s Peace Service 20 March 2009 IWPS was asked to accompany around 20 farmers, including children, from Deir Istiya to their fields in Wadi Qana. The only road leading to their fields passes from the illegal Israeli settlement of ...
Read More »IPS: Israelis Using ‘Excessive’ Force Against Protesters
Mel Frykberg | Inter-Press Service The critical wounding of a U.S. activist has highlighted the excessive use of force by Israeli forces. The activist, Tristan Anderson, 38, was shot in the head by Israeli soldiers during a protest against Israel’s ...
Read More »B’Tselem: ‘Stop whitewashing suspected crimes in Gaza’
B’Tselem 19 March 2009 Israeli human rights organizations have reiterated demands that Attorney General Menachem Mazuz reconsider his refusal to establish an independent investigative body to examine military proceedings during Operation Cast Lead. Such an investigation is critical following the ...
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