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Haaretz: IDF – “Reuters reporter risked his life by going to Bil’in”
Original article published in Haaretz on the 19th April 2008, to see click here The Israel Defense Forces spokesman on Friday said the Reuters writer who was lightly to moderately wounded by IDF fire near the West Bank separation fence in Bil’in put his life in danger by going to the area. “It upsets us…
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Body of 15 year old Palestinian boy found mutilated in Israeli settlement
At 3pm on Wednesday, 16th April, the mutilated body of 15 year old Hammad Nidar Khadatbh was found in lands of the illegal Israeli settlement of Al-Hamra by his father, who was out searching for his missing son. Hammad had left the house at 9am on Tuesday, 15th April to work on the family’s land,…
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People of Nablus show solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners
On Thursday 17th April, 2008 approximately 800 protesters marched through the streets of Nablus as part the International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners. Organised by the Palestinian Prisoners’ Socieity, demonstrators protested against the imprisonment of the 11500 Palestinians currently being held in Israeli prisons, demanding their release. Since 1967 over 650,000 Palestinians have been…
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Protest outside UNRWA building, Nablus, after more killings in Gaza
On Wednesday 16th April, 2008, up to fifty people protested outside the office of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Nablus, in repsonse to attacks that have taken place in Gaza by the Israeli army. The protesters called on UNRWA to take action in regards to the recent Israeli attacks on Gaza, and…
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IMEMC: Palestinians Prisoners day: 9750 Palestinians are imprisoned by Israel
Original article published by IMEMC, 17th April 2008, click here As Palestinians marked the Prisoners National Day on Thursday, official records showed that Israel still holds 9750 Palestinian political detainees. Since 1967, when Israel occupied the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Israeli troops have taken a total of 750, 000 Palestinian political detainees, the…
