• AFP: Israel turns back senior UN official

    To view original report, published by AFP on the 15th December, click here JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel has turned back UN human rights envoy Richard Falk upon his arrival at Ben Gurion airport, authorities said on Monday, accusing him of “legitimizing Hamas terrorism.” “Israel has made clear that Mr. Falk was not invited, nor would…

  • Israeli army invades Zawata

    Israeli soldiers raided the village of Zawata late Sunday night, going house to house throughout the village, tearing down doors and scaring residents. The occupying army stayed well into the morning terrorizing young children on their way to class. On December 14th, at approximately 11pm, Israeli soldiers entered Zawata and began to go house to…

  • Friday demonstration against the illegal apartheid wall in Ni’lin

    On Friday 12 December 2008 at 12 o’clock approximately 200 villagers from Ni’lin together with 15 internationals and Israelis protested against the construction of Israel’s illegal Apartheid Wall on their land. The level of violence from the Israeli army was high from the beginning of the demonstration. They shot live ammunition in the air regularly…

  • Gulf News: Call to boycott Israeli jeweller

    By Abbas Al Lawati To view original article, published by Gulf News on the 14th December, click here Dubai: Activists campaigning against Israeli diamond mogul Lev Leviev urged Dubai residents to boycott the jeweller during the screening of a documentary film on activist hip hop at the Dubai Film Festival on Friday. Forty T-shirts and…

  • Settlers torch Palestinian property as violence continues in Hebron

    On the night between the 11th and the 12th of December, settlers burnt and damaged Palestinian cars and attempted to torch a Palestinian house in the city of Hebron. The Tel Rumeida neighbourhood was attacked by settlers from 11.30pm until 3am in the morning. The settlers burnt and damaged at least two Palestinian cars, and…