• RCF: State again reschedules testimony of Col. Pinky Zuaretz

    26 April 2011 | Rachel Corrie Foundation In another round of last minute maneuvering, attorneys for the State in Corrie vs. State of Israel requested that testimony from their highest-ranking witness be postponed. Former Brigade Commander Colonel Pinhas (Pinky) Zuaretz, who was scheduled to testify on April 27, will not testify until May 22. The witness was originally scheduled to testify on May 22, but on April 17, just before the court recessed for Israel’s Passover…

  • Today the farmers of Beit Hanoun harvested their wheat

    26 April 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Today the farmers of Beit Hanoun harvested their wheat. This would be unexceptional news in any other part of the world, but in Palestine things aren’t always so simple. Beit Hanoun is close to the Israeli border, a border where Israel imposes an illegal “buffer zone” in which it claims the right to shoot anyone it wishes. Israel claims the buffer zone is 300 meters wide, but farmers…

  • Mourners gather in Palestine and Italy for Vittorio’s funeral

    25 April 2011 | International Solidarity Movement Yesterday evening mourners gathered in Ramallah and Gaza in memorial events for ISM activist Vittorio Arrigoni. The events were planned to coincide with Vittorio’s funeral in Bulciago, Italy, which was attended by hundreds of people. In Ramallah, crowds gathered outside the municipality to hear speeches made by friends, politicians and fellow solidarity activists. Those who had known and worked with Vittorio, including friends from Gaza, recounted their memories of…

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