May 2nd, 2008 After midday prayers approximately 100 Palestinian, Israeli and international activists gathered for the Friday demonstration against the wall in Bil’in. This week, the protest was held in solidarity with the Palestinian workers to mark International Workers’ Day ...
Read More »Israeli soldiers beat residents and damage vehicles during curfew in Azzoun
The village of Azzoun, nine kilometres west of Qalqilya, was again put under curfew by Israeli soldiers at 6pm on Friday 2nd May, lasting until 2pm the next day. This is the ninth curfew to be imposed on the village ...
Read More »CPT: Hebron girls orphanage sewing workshop raided by Israeli army
At 1:00 am on the morning of April 30th, the Israeli Military raided the Hebron Girls’ Orphanage near the intersection of Salaam and Al Adel (Peace and Justice) Streets. Acting on orders issued by Major General Shemni, soldiers looted the ...
Read More »Checkpoint 17, near Nablus, is opened, but still with restrictions
On Monday 28th April, the Israeli checkpoint Assira ‘Ash Shamaliya, known as checkpoint 17, was opened for the first time in four years. The checkpoint, which separates the city of Nablus from the northern village of Asira ‘ash Shamaliya and ...
Read More »Demonstration in Nablus to commemorate International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners
On Saturday 26th April, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Committee in Nablus organised a demonstration to commemorate the 4th International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners. Sponsored by the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club, the Ministry of Prisoners, Palestinian Women’s Union and Palestinian political ...
Read More »Operation Dove: Israeli settlers impede Palestinian shepherds, flocks and damage water cistern
At 10.20am on the morning of Saturday 26 April, four Israeli national-religious settlers from Ma’on settlement threw stones at three Palestinian shepherds who were grazing flocks on their land near the village of Tuba, in the South Hebron Hills The ...
Read More »Demonstrations in Bil’in, Al-Khader and Shabtin villages, Mass arrests at Tel Rumeida protest
Bil’in: For the original report from IMEMC on the 25th April, click here On Friday, the villagers of Bil’in located near the central West Bank city of Ramallah conducted their weekly non-violent protest against the illegal Israeli wall built on ...
Read More »Palestinian, international and Israeli activists reclaim settler outpost
On 24th April, around forty Palestinian, international and Israeli activists occupied a settler outpost within an abandoned military base in the Ramallah region to protest against the illegal construction within Palestinian territory. After aggression from both the Israeli army and ...
Read More »Riad Elsohl Hamad – 1952-2008
Palestinian Children’s Welfare Fund: Riad Hamad died on April 14, 2008 in Austin, Texas, a victim of drowning in Lady Bird Lake. He was a tireless advocate for Palestinians, and especially women and children living in the occupied West Bank, ...
Read More »Extra-judicial killing by Israeli army in Balata refugee camp, Nablus
On Friday 18th April, 21 year old Hani Kabi, wanted by the Israeli army, was assassinated in a family home by Israeli army Special Forces in the refugee camp of Balata in Nablus. At 2am, over twenty Israeli jeeps entered ...
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