Category: Reports
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No News is Good News
Dec 14th, 2007, Hebron Today roughly 15 internationals and Palestinians joined the Jabri family of Hebron (AKA al-Khalil) for a mid-morning action on the Jabri family land. The Jabri land is uncomfortably nestled between two particularly notorious Jewish settlements, Kiryat Arba and Givat Ha’avot. The expansion of these settlements onto the Jabri property–meaning the theft…
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Teen jailed earlier is now released
Muhammad, aged 16, was released the 6th of December after 14 days in prison. He was arrested together with eight other young men from Azzoun as a result of an early morning raid by the IOF the 22d of November. Still, Muhammad does not know why he was arrested. At 3:00 AM Mohammad and his…
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Once again Azzoun is set upon by Israeli forces
After a few days of quiet, Israeli army jeeps re-invaded Azzoun, again enforcing curfew on the village of 11,000. Military and police jeeps, along with a military hummer and a large personnel carrier, overran the village around 3pm—not coincidentally the time when youths are leaving school. As with prior raids, the army announced their presence…
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Adalah-NY: Despite NYC Palestinian rights protest, Dershowitz buys jewelry from settlement mogul Leviev
Parts one and two of the Alan Dershowitz and Norman Finkelstein debate on Democracy Now. Part 1 Part 2 Notice in part 1 where he says he ‘opposes the settlements, [he] always opposed the settlements’. New York, NY, Dec. 8 – Wealthy Madison Avenue holiday shoppers were greeted Saturday afternoon by boisterous music and dancing,…
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FFJ: Injuries and arrests at demonstrations across the West Bank on Friday
Four injured and two arrested in Bil’in anti-Wall protest After the weekly Friday prayers, residents of the West Bank village of Bil’in, near Ramallah and a group of international and Israeli peace activists took to the streets of the village. The protesters carried Palestinian flags and banners celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the first Intifada.…