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Activists to demonstrate outside of European Commission Delegation in Barcelona
NOVA 8 June 2010 The European Union must put an end to the shameful and illegal siege that Israel imposes on Gaza. For 4 years, 1.5 million people have been living in inhumane conditions for having democratically elected a party Israel does not accept; for 43 years, Israel has been blocking all access to Gaza and controlling its territorial waters. From Friday 11 to Monday 14, when we know the outcome of the EU Foreign Affairs…
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Demonstrators interrupt illegal wall construction in Al Walaja
International Solidarity Movement 9 June 2010 A group of over 30 demonstrators came to Al-Walaja today at 7am to obstruct the path of a bulldozer being used to construct the illegal annexation wall. Three demonstrators were arrested during the action; the legitimacy of two of the arrests remains in question. Among the arrested was former Yale Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh. The activists were successful in stopping construction for an hour by chaining themselves to the bulldozer. Qumsiyeh…
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Weekend demonstrations commemorate Flotilla massacre
International Solidarity Movement 8 June 2010 Bil’in On Friday June 4th, the village of Bilín’s own Freedom Flotilla ship was attacked by soldiers from the Israel military, after it had been driven to the site of the Apartheid Fence which separates the village from much of its lands. The ship had been accompanied by large numbers of Palestinian and international supporters, including a delegation of 12 from Brazil, who were forced to retreat hastily when the…
