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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…
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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…
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Haaretz: The ebb, the tide, the sighs’
By Gideon Levy The young fisherman is now in hospital, feeble and pale, one leg in a cast held in place by iron screws. He is awash with pain. His mother does not leave his bedside. A blind Palestinian physician takes him for a brief physiotherapy session in the corridor. Mohammed Masalah leans on a…
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MSP asks Israeli embassy to investigate Israeli Defence Force “misinformation”
PRESS RELEASE 12 November 2008 For Immediate Use Dr Bill Wilson, SNP MSP for the West of Scotland, today announced that he had suggested the Israeli Embassy in London launch an inquiry into the “misinformation” he implied it was being fed by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF). The suggestion was made in a letter he…
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Nine residents of Ni’lin arrested for particpation in popular resistance against the apartheid wall
12th November 2008 Eight people have been arrested during Israeli invasions of Ni’lin on the nights of November 10th and 11th. Another resident of Ni’lin also decided to turn himself in to Israeli authorities after his home had been invaded by the army for several consecutive nights while his wife and children were harassed by…
