Category: Press Releases
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After Multiple Court Appearances, Interrogations and a Heart Attack, Mohammed Mansour’s Trial Continues.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE When: Wednesday March 8th (tomorrow), 1pm. Where: Peace Court in the Russian Compound. Jerusalem. (Judge Ron Alexander) Mohammed Mansour, a Palestinian organiser in the non-violent resistance again faces court in Jerusalem. He was falsely charged with assaulting a police officer, throwing stones, and encouraging others to do likewise. He has also been…
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Action Alert: The New York Times Distorts Key Facts About Cancellation of Play on Activist Rachel Corrie
Please read, write, and forward widely! In his March 6, 2005 New York Times article “Too Hot to Handle, Too Hot Not to Handle”, New York Times cultural critic Edward Rothstein comments on the New York Theatre Workshop’s “postponement” of the play “My Name is Rachel Corrie,” about American activist Rachel Corrie who was crushed…
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A Wave of Non-Violence
1. Protesters Hang Themselves on The Wall, Friday, March 3rd 2. Bil’in and Beit Sira March Together For Peace, Friday, March 3rd 3. Aboud Stops Construction on the Wall Friday, March 3rd, By Harry 4. Soldiers shamed by checkpoint, Saturday March 4th , By Harry 5. Beit Sira Replants Trees in the Shadow of the…