Category: Reports

  • Israeli Army surrounds Asira demonstrators. shoots one villager

    by Sarita Ahooja Over 250 villagers of Asira, Nablus district, gathered at 10AM this morning to begin the demonstration for free movement and against the military closures that have effected their community since the beginning of the Al-Aqsa Intifada. Israeli Armed Personnel Vehicles, deployed since dawn, surrounded the villagers before they could take Sabaatash road,…

  • Israel denies access to a caravan for justice in Palestine

    by George Rishmawi International Middle East Media Center Israel denied access to a group of 130 international human rights and peace activists of the Caravan for Justice in Palestine, who tried to access the country, coming from Jordan, Palestinian sources reported on Friday. The activists were interrogated for nine hours, according to the source, before…

  • Protesters blocked the path of the Annexation Barrier

    For photos of the action see: freckle.blogs.com/photos/strength_in_unity Bil’in- 6:00 AM Today Protestors blocked the path of the Israeli bulldozers working to build the Apartheid Wall in Bil’in. They were chained together in a cylinder six meters long which allowed only their heads and legs to be visible. The seven protestors include Palestinians, Israelis, and internationals.…

  • IWPS: Killing Salfit

    16 year old boy killed in Salfit following assassination of two men by Apache helicopters; 9 people injured by gunshots, rubber bullets, and tear gas inhalation; Army raids hospital and fires tear gas at entrance; ambulances blocked and doctor beaten. Date of incident: July 15, 2005 Place: Salfit, West Bank Witness/es: Dr. Naim Sabna, director…

  • Is the World Blind: Two more families lose their homes in East Jerusalem today

    Merijn De Jong, Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) www.icahd.org/eng/news.asp?menu==5&submenu==1&item=$6 Two more families in East-Jerusalem lost their homes today and another two families had their belongings thrown out into the street as a new wave of house demolitions swept through Dahiat Al-Salaam and Silwan. In Dahiat Al-Salaam in East-Jerusalem, the Hannafiya family’s home was demolished…