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Right to Enter: Israeli Authorities Deny Entry to Clergyman
17 September 2007 In a continuing demonstration of Israel’s arbitrary denial of entry policy, and disregard for the Palestinian population’s right to practice their religion and worship freely, Father Faris Khaleifat, priest of Ramallah’s Greek Catholic Melkite Church was barred entry to the West Bank on Friday, 14 September. Father Faris, a holder of both…
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AL-HAQ: UK High Court to hear legal challenge to UK arms sales to Israel
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UK High Court of Justice to Hear Legal Challenge on UK Sale of Arms-Related Equipment to Israel 19 September 2007 A full public hearing will be held before the UK High Court of Justice in London on 10 -11 October 2007 in the case of R (Saleh Hasan) v Secretary of State…
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ICAHD: GAZA; A CALL FOR URGENT ACTION
The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) deplores the unanimous decision by the Israeli cabinet to impose sanctions on supplies of electricity, fuel and other basic goods and services to the civilian population of Gaza, and calls upon the international community to prevent this crime against humanity from being carried out. Indeed, the very legal…
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Army Incursion in Al Ayn refugee camp, Nablus.
Tuesday, September 18th: Video from Nablus TV: Israeli occupation forces (IOF) assaulted Al Ayn refugee camp in Nablus. The IOF attacked the camp and were met with fierce resistance from inside the camp. One soldier and one resistance fighter was killed. The camp was closed off and a curfew was put in place. A road…
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Znet: Bil’in will continue to struggle against the wall and settlements
by Mohammed Khatib On September 4, after nearly three years of nonviolent protests by our village of Bil’in, the Israeli Supreme Court ruled that Israel’s wall here must be moved further west, returning 250 acres of our farmland. In Bil’in we celebrated, along with our Israeli and international supporters. But Israel’s Supreme Court demonstrated both…
