13 November 2011 | Freedom Riders Inspired by the Freedom Rides of the US Civil Rights Movement Palestinian activists will attempt to board segregated Israeli settler buses to occupied East Jerusalem Groups of Palestinian Freedom Riders will attempt to board ...
Read More »Proceedings in US national’s civil suit over West Bank injury to begin
13 November 2011 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee UPDATE: The opening court date has been postponed from 17 November to 24 November 2011. Tristan Anderson, a US National, suffered a life-threatening injury after being shot in the head with a high velocity tear-gas projectile during an anti-Wall demonstration on March 13th, 2009. On 13 March 2009, Israeli Border Police officers shot US activist from California, Tristan Anderson, in the head with a high velocity ...
Read More »Solidarity with the Palestinian Freedom Riders
10 November 2011 | Jewish Voice for Peace On November 15th, Palestinian activists will attempt to board segregated Israeli settler public transport headed to occupied East Jerusalem in an act of civil disobedience inspired by the Freedom Riders of the ...
Read More »Palestinian Freedom Riders to challenge segregation by riding settler buses to Jerusalem
7 November 2011 On Tuesday, November 15th, 2011, Palestinian activists will reenact the US Civil Rights Movement’s Freedom Rides to the American South by boarding segregated Israeli public transportation in the West Bank to travel to occupied East Jerusalem. Next Tuesday, ...
Read More »Act Now: Rafah border crossing closed for 6 days
5 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Only hours after activists from popular committees and youth movements throughout the West Bank formally presented the Egyptian ambassador, His Excellency Yasser Othman, with an appeal and a petition to open the Rafah crossing unconditionally and permanently, ...
Read More »Act now to defend today’s boats to Gaza
2 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Two boats, called “Freedom Waves to Gaza,” are now traveling on the high seas to the besieged Gaza Strip. Their civilian passengers include people from five countries, including Palestinians from 1948. This ...
Read More »Palestinian youth join boats set to challenge Israel’s siege of Gaza
2 November 2011 | Freedom Waves FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Palestinian youth join boats set to challenge Israel’s siege of Gaza Irish and Canadian boats in international waters on their way to challenge illegal siege policy Palestinian activists call for end ...
Read More »#FreedomWaves launches to bring Gaza humanitarian aid
by Ben Lorber 2 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank On Wednesday, November 2, two international ships left the Turkish harbor to carry humanitarian aid through the Israeli blockade of Gaza. The event, called ‘Freedom Waves for Gaza’, ...
Read More »CPT-Palestine closes At-Tuwani project
November 2, 2011 | Christian Peacemaker Team – Palestine In 2004, the village of At-Tuwani and its Israeli partner, Ta’ayush, approached CPT’s Hebron team and the Italian peace group, Operation Dove, asking if they could provide accompaniment for the children ...
Read More »Main Witness to Testify Tomorrow in Trial of West Bank Protest Organizer, Bassem Tamimi
23 October 2011 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee Islam Dar Ayyoub, the 14 year-old who incriminated Tamimi after being unlawfully interrogated, will take the stand tomorrow at the Ofer Military Court. Tamimi has been incarcerated for seven months, in which ...
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