Category: Press Releases
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World Bank condemns roadblocks, 5 activists arrested for dismantling them
by the ISM Media Crew, 16 May 2007 UPDATE, May 17 From Kobi Snitz: All 5 of us were released thanks to the excellent work by Gaby Lasky who made the prosecution seem especially ignorant today. We were not required to deposit any money and the conditions of release are that we stay 500 m…
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The children of Al Hadidiya live here no more
The children of Al Hadidiya live here no more by Daphne Banai, 15 May 2007 A month ago we went to see the people of El Hadidiya. They have been living in the Israeli Occupied Jordan Valley for over 100 years, but have been expelled – to accommodate the needs of the illegal Israeli settlement…
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B’Tselem: Where Silence Reigns
Israel’s Separation Policy and Forced Eviction of Palestinians from the Center of Hebron Joint report with The Association for Civil Rights in Israel> from B’Tselem, May Report 2007 Summary: Over the years, Israel established a number of settlement points in and around the Old City of Hebron, which had traditionally served as the commercial center…
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Call to Action: Israeli army to uproot trees in Artas village
Bulldozers waiting to uproot Palestinian trees in the morning in Artas village by the ISM Media Crew, 15 May 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15 May 2007 Artas Village, BETHLEHEM– At 10am tomorrow, Wednesday May 16, Israeli Occupation Forces will demolish a field of olive trees in the Palestinian village of Artas, according to residents of…
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To steal my land you must first break through us!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 14 May 2007 “To steal my land you must first break through us!” Hebron, WEST BANK– The J’abri family has been routinely threatened and assaulted. Access to their land, located between the illegal Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba and the Kiryat Hafut police station, has been prohibited by Israeli soldiers and settlers.…