Category: Press Releases

  • Further Arrests Successfully Resisted in Bil’in

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Last night at about 3am the Israeli army entered the West Bank village of Bil’in in yet another of their night time arrest raids there. They awoke one house intending to arrest Palestinian children who had taken part in non-violent demonstrations. The presence of about 20 Israeli and international activists in the…

  • Israeli Military Attacks Civilian Houses in Nablus

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE This morning, international Human Rights Observers based in the Nablus area witnessed the direct aftermath of what the Israeli military is calling an “arrest operation” – a path of destruction and houses destroyed by gunfire and grenades. To the Palestinians of the Al Maskew and Al Shabir neighborhoods of Nablus, it seemed…

  • Bil’in Boy Shot in Head with Rubber Coated Bullet

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, Friday November 11, 2005, in the village of Bil’in, the Israeli army attacked a peaceful gathering of Palestinian, Israeli and International peace activists who were dancing and singing blocking construction of Israel’s separation wall which annexes large parts of the West Bank, including 60% of Bil’in’s agricultural land. During the attack…

  • In Rare Move, Israeli Peace Activists’ Convictions are Cancelled

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Yesterday, when Israeli peace activists Neta Golan and Shelly Nativ appeared before Judge Nitsa Maymon-Saashua in the Kfar Saba court for sentencing, she instead canceled their convictions. The rare step was taken after the recommendation of a probationary officer who was impressed by the “humanitarian motivations” of the two activists. In April…

  • Human Rights Observers Face Deportation

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The four human rights observers who were arrested yesterday, are today appearing before and Israeli judge in the “Peace Court”, Jerusalem. The Ministry of the Interior is seeking an extension to their detention, and are starting the process that will lead to their deportation. On the evening of Tuesday November the 8th…