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Justice, Israeli style
22 October 2010 | MWC News By Sherine Tadros “Does anyone know the Hebrew word for ‘occupation’?” A question from the state assigned Hebrew translator to the packed out courtroom. And that kicked off the trial into the killing of US activist Rachel Corrie, which took her family seven years to secure. Today, several months later, we were back at Haifa District Court to hear from the Israeli soldier who was driving the bulldozer that killed…
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Israeli Military’s negligence exposes schoolchildren to Israeli settler threats
25 October, 2010 | Christian Peacemaker Team On the afternoon of Monday October 25th, Palestinian schoolchildren from the villages of Tuba and Maghayir al Abeed were threatened by four adult Israeli settlers from the Havat Ma’on outpost while walking home from school. The children, aged 6-13, were walking without their normal Israeli military escort because the military had, for the second consecutive afternoon, failed to arrive to accompany the children. After waiting for the military for…
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ALERT: Call for Gaza volunteers falsely attributed to the International Solidarity Movement
25 October 2010 | International Solidarity Movement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Recently an article titled “We are looking for the next Rachel Corrie” appeared on several IndyMedia websites purporting to be an official ISM call for volunteers in Gaza. This article was not written or released by the International Solidarity Movement. Some versions of the article may have Huwaida Arraf, an ISM co-founder, falsely cited as the article’s author. Official ISM appeals for volunteers, financial support, or…
