Category: Press Releases
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Spirit of Rachel Corrie attacked by Israeli navy
16 May 2011 | Perdana 4 Peace (Monday) The Spirit of Rachel Corrie Mission, involving a Malaysian owned ship carrying aid for Palestine, has been intercepted and attacked by the Israeli naval forces in the Palestinian security zone this morning at 0654 Jordan time. Currently the ship has been forced to anchor in the Egyptian…
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Former IDF spokesperson and Southern Brigade Commander to testify final court hearing of Corrie civil trial on May 22
17 May 2011 | Rachel Corrie Foundation Former IDF Spokesperson Brigadier General Ruth Yaron and former Southern Brigade Commander, Colonel Pinhas (Pinky) Zuaretz are both scheduled to testify on May 22 in what is anticipated to be the final hearing in the Corrie family’s civil lawsuit against the State of Israel. The lawsuit, filed in…
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CPT: Rampaging Israeli settlers invade Palestinian village of Tuba
16 May 2011 | Christian Peacemaker Team (Tuba, South Hebron Hills, West Bank) Late last night, Israeli settlers invaded the village of Tuba, damaged property, and killed and stole several sheep belonging to the Ali Awad family. Palestinians of Tuba reported that they counted seven masked settlers, who entered and left the village on foot,…
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Israeli forces violently arrest demonstrators in al-Walaja
15 May 2011 | International Solidarity Movement At 11 AM on al-Nakba remembrance day, 500 residents from the West Bank village of al-Wallajeh and international supporters marched towards the Israeli Apartheid Wall. The Wall was built to separate the villagers from their original land from which they were expelled in 1948. The demonstration was violently…
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Injured Jerusalem teen dies of wounds
14 May 2011 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee Milad Ayyash, the 17 year-old who was critically injured yesterday in East Jerusalem passed away at the Muqassed Hospital, after all attempts to save his life failed. The killing comes as tensions soar over the upcoming Nakba anniversary. The violent response of Israeli authorities to the protest…
