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West Bank demonstration reports
An Nabi Saleh – 13/8/2010 On Friday around 35 Palestinians demonstrated against Hallamish settlement with around 15 Israeli and international peace activists in the village of An Nabi Salih. When the peaceful demonstration started, as usual after the noon prayer, the demonstrators went down to the entrance of the village where soldiers and border police were already aiting, blocking the road. After pushing some Palestinians who were trying to walk down the street that leads to…
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PACBI: A million dollar festival will not rescue Israel’s image as an apartheid state
17 August 2010 | PACBI Occupied Ramallah, 15 August 2010 Once again, the Brand-Israel machine is in high gear, this time organizing a million-dollar international youth extravaganza in Eilat in September 2010 called “Funjoya.” This unabashed propaganda exercise is sponsored by the Israel Ministry of Tourism and the Israeli Student Union, among other official and semi-official bodies. The Ministry of Tourism explains one of the aims of the festival: “branding Israel as an attractive tourism destination…
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Storm over Israeli ‘abuse’ photos
16 August 2010 | Al Jazeera A former Israeli soldier has sparked controversy after posting pictures of herself posing with bound and blindfolded Palestinian prisoners on the internet. Eden Abergil uploaded photographs into a folder entitled “Army- the best time of my life” on Facebook. They show her posing provocatively with the men, prompting lurid comments from other users of the popular social networking site. The pictures and associated comments were discovered by bloggers, who circulated…
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