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Interview with Abdullah Abu Rahme, Member of the Bil’in Popular Committee
by Taka Nakahara In 1987, Abudullah Abu Rahme was 16 years olds. He spent his high-teens amidst the First Intifada, which he appreciated as successful attempt of continuous Nonviolent Resistance under national unity, at least for the first 6 months. After he started his study in Bir Zeit University, he participated in road blockades using…
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Jabri Family Able to Work Their Land in Hebron
On Friday 16th November, a large group of local Palestinians, together with 7 international Human Rights Workers (HRWs) from ISM, CPT and EAPPI, joined the Jabari family to prepare their land for planting. The land lies between the two illegal settlements of Kiryat Arba and Givat Ha’avot, and has been subject to repeated attacks and…
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Children Beaten Outside Their Home by Israeli Soldiers in Hebron
On the 16th of November two 10 year old Palestinian boys were beaten, harassed and detained by six Israeli soldiers outside their home in central Hebron. Their house is situated next to an illegal settlement which is protected by a large number of Israeli soldiers. The children were playing together with two older friends when…
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NYC Indymedia: Glitterati at Leviev’s New York Gala Stunned by Encounter with Palestinian Rights Protest (Updated)
By Adalah-NY Over 100 well-dressed, well-heeled New Yorkers attending the invitation-only opening of diamond mogul Lev Leviev’s Madison Avenue jewelry store this evening appeared stunned and aghast to find their evening derailed by a noisy protest against Leviev’s construction of illegal West Bank settlements. Gala attendees set down their champagne glasses and gathered by windows…
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Servere Military Repression at Bil’in Demonstration, Members of French Parliament Present
Today saw a large demonstration in Bil’in against the apartheid wall attended by members of the French Parliament. 200 Palestinian, Israeli and international demonstrators marched from the village down to the apartheid wall, where the procession was met by the Israeli army. Extreme force was used to try and push the demonstration back to the…
