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Haaretz: One swift kick
By Gideon Levy To view original article, published in Haaretz on the 7th June 2008, click here Even now, six weeks later, his speech and movements are still halting. He says he is emotionally shattered. For him, the moment of crisis was when he awoke from surgery and noticed a plastic jar on the nightstand.…
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Telling lies about Bil’in
By Kim Bullimore To view Kim’s blog click here 6 June 2008 Today, once again, the Israeli military lied to its citizens and the rest of the world. In an article published on the 6th June by Ynet, the online version of the Israeli mass daily Yedioth Ahronoth, the Israeli military claimed that it was…
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Protest camp built in Qaffin, Tulkarem, as part of ‘Summer Against Apartheid’
On the 5th June, hundreds of Palestinians, joined by international and Israeli activists demonstrated in the village of Qaffin, in the Tulkarm region of northern Palestine, marking the beginning of the ‘Summer Against Apartheid’ campaign. Qaffin village is situated close to the apartheid barrier and, while it has traditionally enjoyed good relations with the people…
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Demonstration against Beit Eba checkpoint, Nablus: ‘Summer Against Apartheid’ is launched
On 5th June, at 11am, approximately 50 demonstrators attempted to march to Beit Eba checkpoint to commemorate the 41st anniversary of the occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza and as part of the 3-day, Palestine-wide, launch of the ‘Summer Against Apartheid’ campaign. Organised by the Nablus Committee Against the Siege; the Women’s…
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Haaretz: Welcome to year 41
By Michael Sfard To view original article, published by Haaretz, click here The military commander of the West Bank, Major General Gadi Shamni, is a busy man. He has a country to run, and he has no separation of powers to worry about. He is at once legislator, judge, and director general of his little…
