Category: Press Releases
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Israeli Army: Bil’in and Ni’lin a Closed Military Zone for a Six Month Period
Popular Struggle Coordination Committee 14 March 2010 One week after the head of the Israeli Shin Bet threatened to aggravate the repression of the Palestinian popular struggle, a large military force raided the villages of Bil’in and Ni’ilin at 3:30AM this morning. The sole purpose of the raids was to post decrees designating the land…
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Autopsy doctor admits to violating court order in Rachel Corrie autopsy
Rachel Corrie Foundation 14 March 2010 For Immediate Release: Today 14 March 2010 the Haifa District Court saw the second full day of testimony in the civil lawsuit filed by Rachel Corrie’s family against the State of Israel for her unlawful killing in Rafah, Gaza. Rachel Corrie, an American human rights defender from Olympia, Washington,…
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Family Appeals Decision to Close Investigation on Shooting of US Citizen Tristan Anderson
Popular Struggle Coordination Committee 12 March 2010 This week the parents of Tristan Anderson filed an appeal on the decision to close the investigation concerning their son’s injury.– The 38 year-old American was critically injured by a high velocity tear gas projectile shot by Israeli Border Police in the West Bank village of Nili’in on…
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Israeli Court Begins Hearing Testimonies in the Unlawful Killing of 23 year old American Activist Rachel Corrie
Rachel Corrie Foundation 10 March 2010 For Immediate Release The Haifa District Court began hearing eyewitness testimonies today, March 10, 2010, in a civil lawsuit filed by Rachel Corrie’s family against the State of Israel for her unlawful killing in Rafah, Gaza. Rachel Corrie, an American human rights defender from Olympia, Washington, was crushed to…
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Montreal: 500 Artists Against Israeli Apartheid
Tadamon! February 25, 2010 A call from Montreal artists to support the international campaign for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions against Israeli apartheid. Today, a broad spectrum of Montreal artists are standing in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for freedom and supporting the growing international campaign for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against the Israeli state.…