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Adalah-NY: Support striking Namibian workers at Lev Leviev Diamonds!
Support Striking Namibian Workers at Lev Leviev Diamonds! Protest Firing Threats, Abusive Managers By: Adalah-NY: The Coalition for Justice in the Middle East, Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Campaign National Committee (BNC) To view Adalah-NY website click here July 5, 2008 Management at Lev Leviev Diamond Polishing Company…
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Palestinian farmer kidnapped, bound and abused by settlers
On the 5th of July, Palestinian farmer Medhat Abu Karsheh, 30 years old, was attacked on his land by armed settlers from the illegal outpost of Asaeel, south of Hebron. Abu Kersheh was kidnapped and bound to a pole for several hours in the burning sun next to the outpost. Settlers brutally battered him and…
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Many injured by Israeli army as Ni’lin remains under siege
For the second day in a row, on the 5th July, the village of Ni’lin remained under siege by the Israeli army, in an attempt to suppress the inhabitants fierce resistance to the stealing of their land due to the construction of the apartheid wall and the expansion of nearby settlements. The army has set…
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The Daily Star: Israel bars UN rights panel from Palestinian areas
By Agence France Presse (AFP) To view original article, published on the 2nd July by The Daily Star, click here AMMAN: Israel’s government has barred a UN human rights delegation from visiting the Palestinian areas on a fact-finding mission, the leader of the group said on Tuesday. “Israeli authorities did not allow us to visit…
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Jewish Daily Forward: Congress delivers promised Israel aid bump despite budget deadlock
Move bypasses normal appropriation process By Nathan Guttman To view original article, published in the Jewish Daily Forward on the 2nd July, click here Washington – While almost all federally financed programs were denied any funding increase for the coming year, aid to Israel from the United States will increase thanks to a legislative loophole…
