Category: Press Releases

  • Settlers of South Hebron Region Destroy Olive Trees

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On the morning of Friday, January 6th, the village of Jwaya, near Tuwani in the southern region of the West bank, awoke to find one hundred and twenty of their olive trees cut down. The trees were approximately 30-31 years old and owned by Ibrahim Ahmad Al E’ moor and represent an…

  • Bil’in and Aboud to Continue the Struggle to Save their Lands

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bil’in: After the noon prayers on Friday, January 6th, Palestinian villagers in Bil’in, accompanied by Israeli and international activists, will march from the village to the “Centre for Joint Struggle,” the legal Palestinian “outpost.” The outpost is built adjacent to the illicit Jewish settlement outpost Matityahu Mizrah, currently being constructed on land…

  • No Attempt to Kidnap Rachel Corrie’s Parents

    From The Olympia-Rafah Sister City Project NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 4, 2006 News reports stating that the parents of slain American human rights activist Rachel Corrie were the intended targets of an attempted kidnapping Wednesday in Gaza are incorrect. According to Craig and Cindy Corrie, contrary to news reports, the Corries were never…

  • A Non-Violent Victory

    1. A Non-Violent Victory, January 3rd, 2006 2. Harassment of Political Leaders by the “Only Democracy in the Middle East”, Jan 3rd 3. Beit Iba Checkpoint Occupied by Peace, December 31st, 2005 4. Steadfastness and Solidarity in Bil’in, December 31st, 2005 5. The Tale of Two Outposts- A story of Israeli Apartheid, December 29th, 2005…

  • Routine Harasement of Palestinian Political Leaders by the “Only Democracy in the Middle East”

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, Tuesday January 3rd 2006 the third, is the official opening day of the election campaign for the Palestinian Legislative Council. In spite of Israel’s reputation as the “only democracy in the middle east,” Palestinian political leaders still face harasement and arrest by the Israeli Police and Military. At an election rally…