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Praying against the apartheid wall in Ni’lin
On Friday 20th of June the villagers of Ni’lin gathered to pray on the construction ground of the apartheid wall. Ni’lin is the last village of this area where the wall is not yet completed. The closure of the wall will separate the village from the land that they are dependent on, meaning the village…
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F.F.J – Bil’in: “Despite the hatred of your bullets, we will uproot your wall”
To view F.F.J – Bil’in’s new website click here F.F.J June 20 2008-The Israeli army has used almost every weapon in their arsenal to impose their apartheid on the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank. In many cases these weapons, which are often lethal, are used on the whole of the Palestinian population…
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Farmers in Zawata refuse to let Israeli military keep them from their land
For the past three weeks, international human rights workers (HRWs) have been accompanying farmers from the village of Zawata near Nablus to their lands, in order to care for their olive trees. Ordinarily farmers from this village are too scared to go to their lands, because passing through them, 1 kilometre from the centre of…
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Canadian citizen assaulted and forcibly deported by Israeli authorities
Harmeet Sooden, travelling on his Canadian passport, was forcibly deported from Israel on June 18th after being held incommunicado for 4 days in Israeli detention. Harmeet was refused entry into Israel after being told by airport officials that he was a ‘threat to the security of the State of Israel’. Harmeet, along with Tom Fox,…
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UNICEF Rejects Support From Israeli Billionaire Known for Constructing Settlements on Palestinian Lands
Diamond Mogul, Lev Leviev, Facing Increasing Pressure for Human Rights Violations By Adalah-NY: The Coalition for Justice in the Middle East Media Contact: media@adalahny.org New York, NY, June 19, 2008 – A senior advisor to UNICEF’s Director said in a letter today that UNICEF will reject all partnerships with, or financial support from, Israeli billionaire…
