• The Sunday Herald: Scottish activist films Israeli navy shooting at Gaza fishermen

    Claims of 14 deaths in previous incidents By Billy Briggs To view original article, published by The Sunday Herald on the 16th November, click here A SCOTTISH human rights activist has filmed the Israeli navy firing machine guns at unarmed Palestinian fishing boats in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of the Gaza Strip. The…

  • Nine injured in N’ilin demonstration

    On November 14th, nine people were injured in a demonstration against the construction of the apartheid wall in Ni’lin. The demonstration started from the centre of the village at 11.30am and made it all the way to the construction site. The Israeli army, situated right outside the village, did not attack the non-violent action immediately…

  • ISM Gaza: Israeli navy shoots cables on Palestinian fishing boat

    On 15th November, 2008, seven human rights observers accompanied four Palestinian trawling vessels from the port of Gaza City as they fished in Palestinian territorial waters. At approximately 09:00 an Israeli naval gunboat marked ‘833’ approached one of the fishing vessels and proceeded to circle it. A soldier, possibly the commander of the gunboat, began…

  • ICAHD: Switzerland – Israel breaking int’l law by razing Palestinian homes

    By the Associated Press – November 14, 2008 To view original article click here Photo from ICAHD – Silwan demolition, 6th Nov 2008 Switzerland accused Israel on Thursday of wantonly destroying Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem and near Ramallah in violation of the Geneva Conventions’ rules on military occupation. The Swiss Foreign Ministry demanded that…

  • Ynet: UN closes Gaza aid centers, citing lack of food

    World body says doesn’t have enough food to distribute because of Israeli siege on Strip Associated Press To view original article, published by Ynet on the 15th November, click here UN aid workers are turning away thousands of Gaza residents meant to pick up food from UN distribution centers because the international organization has run…