Category: Press Releases

  • Village near Bethlehem protests against the Wall

    Village near Bethlehem protests against the Wall by Alice Grey, IMEMC, 11 May 2007 Prayers held at the land slated for annexation in Wadi Neiss (Photo: Alice Grey) Approximately 50 protesters gathered in Wadi Niis on Friday to continue the weekly non-violent demonstrations against the construction of the Wall that have been happening in the…

  • Excessive force in Bil’in leaves Palestinian in hospital with two operations

    Excessive force in Bil’in leaves Palestinian in hospital with two operations by Martinez, 11 May 2007 Photo by Jonas Israeli occupation forces used excessive violence today in Bil’in to quell the regular Friday demonstration against Israel’s Apartheid Wall, arresting 10 and injuring seven. Palestinians were joined by international and Israeli solidarity activists after Friday prayers.…

  • Haaretz: Military Police to probe soldiers’ assault on leftist Israeli activists

    Military Police to probe soldiers’ assault on leftist Israeli activists by Amos Harel VIDEO can be seen HERE The Military Police criminal investigations division is to launch an investigation into an incident in the West Bank on Wednesday in which armed Israel Defense Forces reservist soldiers used violence against left-wing Israelis protesters. The protesters had…

  • Profiles of Peace: Faces of Hope campaign

    Celebrating 40 Israeli and Palestinian peace builders Three ISM Co-Founders Celebrated, Huwaida Arraf, Ghassan Andoni, Neta Golan from American Friends Service Committee, 10 May 2007 June 2007 marks the 40th anniversary of the Israeli military occupation of Gaza and the West Bank. At AFSC, we’re taking this time to reflect on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and…

  • Israeli army demolishes a Palestinian disabled children’s society in Jerusalem (IMEMC)

    by Ghassan Bannoura, 8 May 2007 Israeli army bulldozers demolished a Palestinian owned building that host disabled children’s society located in Wadi Al Joze neighborhood in east Jerusalem on Tuesday morning. Palestinian sources reported that Israeli army troops stormed the neighborhood in the morning then two bulldozers destroyed a building that belongs to Hanni Totah…