Category: Press Releases
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CCR files lawsuit seeking US knowledge of and role in Flotilla raid
24 May 2011 | Center for Constitutional Rights Center for Constitutional Rights Launches Case Seeking U.S. Knowledge of and Role in Deadly Israeli Attack on Humanitarian Flotilla to Gaza U.S. Victim’s Father Hopes Documents May Shed Light on Son’s Killing CONTACT: Jen Nessel, 212.614.6449, jnessel@ccrjustice.org; David Lerner, Riptide Communications, 212.260.5000 May 24, 2011, Washington, D.C.…
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Jewish protester disrupts Netanyahu During Congressional Address
24 May 2011 | Move Over AIPAC During the Joint Session of Congress while Prime Minister Netanyahu was speaking, Rae Abileah stood up from the gallery and shouted “Stop Israeli War Crimes.” From the peace group CODEPINK, Rae is a 28 yr. old Jewish American of Israeli descent. She has traveled to Israel, the West…
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Ahava’s theft of occupied natural resources finally exposed
21 May 2011 | Jordan Valley Solidarity After years of strenuous denial, Ahava Dead Sea Laboratories, an Israeli cosmetics firm with its main manufacturing plant in an illegal West Bank settlement, is proven by documentary evidence to be in violation of international law through its theft of Palestinian resources. This evidence was recently discovered by…
