Category: Reports

  • “They killed him because he was Palestinian”

    Jody McIntyre | Electronic Intifada 14 October 2009 On 30 September 2009 at 11am, 17-year-old Fuad Mahmoud Nayif Turkman was standing outside his school in the village of Yabad, when he was run over by an Israeli military jeep. Yabad is located in the occupied West Bank, near the city of Jenin. An Israeli military…

  • Ni’lin demonstrates in solidarity with Palestine’s political prisoners

    16 October 2009 More than 150 Palestinian, Israeli and international peace activists gathered today in the village of Ni’lin to protest against the occupation and Apartheid Wall. The demonstration was dedicated to the 11,000 Palestinian prisoners  being held in Israeli jails. Demonstrators brought signs with the names of the Ni’lin anti-Wall protesters who are currently…

  • Settler attacks farmers during Qaryut olive harvest

    15 October 2009 Three farmers were attacked by a settler outside the village of Qaryut Wednesday, October 15th as they collected their olives for the yearly harvest.  A struggle followed and the farmers managed to detain the settler until the military arrived. The settler was subsequently released without charge. At around midday, while the Palestinian…