Category: Press Releases
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*Updated, with videos!* Demonstrators tell Bush their Freedom is not for Sale despite police repression
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Despite attempts by the Palestinian authority to silence any appearance of dissent, around a thousand people peacefully took to the streets all over Ramallah to protest the ongoing siege of Gaza, and to protest what they said was an attempt to strengthen Apartheid with U.S. President Bush’s visit. Dozens of people were…
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Settlers build structures in Hebron while Police standby and watch
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Today, January 9th, settlers are building structures in Hebron on Palestinian land while police standby and watch. Early this morning at 4am, settlers from the occupied house Beit HaShalom and Kiryat Arba began putting up structures on Palestinian land beloging to the Jabri family, across the way from them. Around 50 settlers…
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Beit Ummar Demonstrates Against Land Theft
On January 5th, around 50 people took part in a demonstration against the theft of land belonging to the village of Beit Ummar. Palestinians from Beit Ummar and other towns were joined by international and Israeli activists and several representatives of the media as they walked to the land, which is now inside the fence…
