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Several detained in An Nabi Saleh
07 February 2011 | International Women’s Peace Service On Friday, 5 February, approximately 20 international and Israeli activists joined the residents of the village of An Nabi Saleh in the Ramallah district for the village’s regular non-violent demonstration against land confiscation and Israel’s occupation policies. The village had been placed under curfew since 7am, with all roads blocked by the Israeli military. Prior to the start of the midday demonstration, the Israeli military invaded…
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Winning films announced for the first International Israeli Apartheid Short Film Contest
08 February 2011 | Stop the Wall & itisapartheid.org A year ago, Stop the Wall and itisapartheid.org began to collaborate on the first International Israeli Apartheid Short Film Contest. This contest encouraged the local Palestinian and larger international community to submit short films on the theme of Israeli Apartheid. From the videos submitted, the top ten short films were chosen to be showcased on the website. One of the organizers, Richard Colbath-Hess says, “The media, especially…
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Israeli settlers chase Palestinian children after Israeli military fails to provide escort
08 February 2011 | Operation Dove & Christian Peacemaker Team At-Tuwani, South Hebron Hills, West Bank – On the afternoon of 7 February 2011, three Israeli settlers from Havat Ma’on outpost chased a group of 12 Palestinian schoolchildren who were walking home from school. The Israeli military had failed to arrive to escort the schoolchildren, forcing the children to take a longer path without the army’s escort. Shortly after the schoolchildren and Christian Peacemaker Teams(CPT) volunteers…
