Category: Press Releases

  • Israeli Press: Army May Ban Tourists From Holy Sites

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Israeli army says it will forbid entry foreign visitors access to all of the the occupied territories in the West Bank, according to a June 22nd article in the Israeli newspaper Ma’ariv. Although the apparent goal for this seemingly impossible task is to keep international visitors from entering the occupied territories…

  • Gaza Reoccupied, Settler violence in Hebron persists, Non-violent Efforts Continue

    1 – Gaza Action Alert 2 – Israeli Soldiers Kidnap Non-violent Palestinian Activists 3 – Israeli Soldier in Hebron: “I Hate Arabs!” 4 – Gaza Tonight 5 – Vacation in Balata refugee camp 6 – Farmers Fight Against Settlement Control of their Land 7 – Apartheid Wall demo at Al Khadr this Friday 8 –…

  • Gaza Action Alert

    A bridge destroyed by Israeli warplanes on a main road in the northern Gaza Strip, near Gaza City, June 28th. Credit: AP Photo/Hatem Moussa. 28th June: Last night the Israeli Occupation Forces began the grotesquely named “Operation Summer Rain” on the Gaza Strip. Rafah, scene of the May 2004 Rafah massacre by Israel, was re-occupied…

  • Israel Kidnaps Non-violent Palestinian Activists

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Palestinians active in non-violent struggle against the illegal Israeli annexation barrier were taken from their homes in the West Bank last night. This happens at a time when media attention is focusing on the taking of one Israeli soldier by Palestinians, and the mass-taking of 64 Palestinian government officials last night, including…

  • Palestinians Await Execution

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This Friday June 30 2006, the people of Bil’in along with International and Israeli activists will engage in their weekly demonstration against the apartheid wall built through their land. For more than 1 1/2 years the villagers have been non-violently protesting with new creative themes representing various aspects of the Occupation. This…