by Qusay Hamed, Nablus, Palestine. 13th May 2006 The term “Financial crisis” is an old/new term in the Palestinian dictionary; this occupied territory – that has scanty resources – is economically bounded with Israel. Nowadays Palestine lives a dramatic financial ...
Read More »Tel Rumeida, Hebron: Recent Settler Attacks
29th May 2006. Tel Rumeida, Hebron 5:30 pm, Shuhada St, near Bet Haddasah settlement Four settler children were throwing stones at a Palestinian home. The two youngest were less than four years old and the older two were between 7 ...
Read More »Occupation Forces Continue Raids on Budrus Village
Report by Shai E. and Matan. Translated by Rann B. On Friday the 26th of May 2006, about six jeeps belonging to the border police unit and gunner unit that is currently serving in the Macabim division drove around the ...
Read More »ICAHD: “Don’t Say ‘We Didn’t Know’ “
From The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions On 1st April 2006 Nasser, together with around ten other Palestinians tried to enter Israel through the Oranit checkpoint in order to look for work. A army ambush discovered them and opened fire. ...
Read More »Non-Violent Demonstration in Bil’in Deliberately Targeted by Israeli Soldiers
by ISM Media office volunteers People of Bil’in carry flags representing the different Palestinian political parties and call for unity to oppose the occupation At today’s demonstration in Bil’in, on May 26th, Israeli soldiers once again deliberately targeted peaceful demonstrators. ...
Read More »Buildings demolished in Qalqiliya district, 26 more to be demolished
by IWPS, 24 May 2006, Hares (Salfit) On the 24.5.06 at approximately 7:45 a.m. the Israeli army came to the village of Funduq, Qalqilya district, with several military vehicles and three bulldozers / drills. Within minutes, they started to demolish ...
Read More »Al-Amari Refugee Camp Mourns
by Sam Bahour Last Wednesday, the victims were: Milad Abu-Aris, Jaafer Khaled, Aysar Kasam and Ra’ad Rabah. As I write, I can hear heavy and loud gunfire coming from the Al-Amari Refugee Camp next to our home. It is the ...
Read More »Clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian civilians in Ramallah
by Sousan Hammad, I’m sitting in the ISC office in Ramallah. I get a phone call from one of the workers of the organization. I really could not understand what he was saying. He was yelling, “Don’t go outside, they ...
Read More »ICAHD: “Don’t Say ‘We Didn’t Know'”
A message from the Israeli committee against home demolitions: A few years ago Zakya from the village Zita donated a kidney to her brother. It didn’t help and he passed away due to delays in the granting of permits for ...
Read More »Bil’in Protest: Journalists Targeted, Many Injured
Hitham al-Khateeb, who was filming the demonstration, suffered a skull fracture from a tear gas canister Today Friday May 19, 2006, the army escalated its violent tactics against non-violent protestors in Bil’in, leaving 26 people injured, including Hitham al-Khateeb, who ...
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