Category: Press Releases
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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…
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American woman hospitalized with head injury and three international activists arrested in West Bank protest
1 May 2011 | International Solidarity Movement Sandra Quintano, An American 60 year-old women working with the Michigan Peace Team, was evacuated to an Israeli hospital this afternoon, after Israeli soldiers caused her a serious head injury as they demolished a protest tent in the West Bank village of Izbet al-Tabib near Qalqilya. A Swede…
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Volunteer in Gaza with the ISM
The International Solidarity Movement is appealing for activists to join our team in the besieged Gaza Strip. We are hoping that this coming month’s Freedom Flotilla along with the Italian Stay Human convoy will bring an influx of activists into Gaza who will help carry on the important work that Vittorio Arrigoni was an essential…
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More than 40 international and local organizations launch Civil Peace Service Gaza
22 April 2011 | Civil Peace Service Gaza On Wednesday 20th of April, at 11:30 (local time), more than 40 international and local organizations launched a human rights monitoring mission to report potential violations in Palestinian waters. Deploying an international third-party nonviolent Civil Peace Service in Palestinian territorial water is not the initiative of a…
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Colonel Pinhas (Pinky) Zuaretz to testify in Corrie trial Wed, April 27th
20 April 2011 | Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice In a breaking development, an Israeli court has granted the State’s request to move the testimony of former Brigade Commander Pinhas (Pinky) Zuaretz to next week, Wednesday, April 27, nearly one month prior to his originally scheduled appearance. A 5-page affidavit for the witness…
