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Israeli forces spray protesters in Ni’lin with unknown substance
At 1pm on Friday the 8th August the citizens of Ni’lin gathered as usual to pray on their land. They were prevented from reaching the usual site of their Friday prayer by around twenty Israeli soldiers with dogs, and so had to pray in a field very close to the village while being watched by…
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Free Gaza Movement: SS Free Gaza and SS Liberty arrive in Chania, Crete, Saturday 9th August at 21:00 p.m
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE To view the Free Gaza Movement website click here For further information, contact: +6932 766496 for directions or Greta Berlin, +357 99 08 17 67 Nicosia/Lefkosia, Cyprus, August 9. The Free Gaza Movement announced yesterday that their boats, the SS FREE GAZA and the SS LIBERTY, destined to break the Israeli siege…
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Bil’in Popular Committee: Toilet water – the new kind of weapon used against the people from Bil’in
To view the village of Bil’in’s website click here Today, 8th August 2008, after the Friday Prayers, the inhabitants of Bil’in, Israeli, and international peace activists participated in a demonstration against the wall. They raised Palestinian flags and signs with slogans that condemn the policies of the occupation. The slogans condemned the construction of the…
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Israeli soldiers invade international apartment in Tel Rumeida
On Friday 8th of August at 20:45 two international volunteers came home to find their roof occupied by three soldiers. The soldiers had been occupying their roof terrace since 18:45. When asked what the soldiers were doing there, they responded by pointing their guns at the internationals and said “we’re just looking”, the soldiers then…
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Israeli army arrest municipality member in Nablus
On the night between the 5th and 6th of August, Israeli army invaded Nablus to arrest Majida Fada, a 38-year elected member of the municipality. People from the neighborhood report that the army arrived around 1:30am, closing the area and shooting out street lights. About ten soldiers then moved into the residential building where Majida…
