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40 Years of Corruption, Racism, Prison, Hunger…
by Nurit Peled-Elhanan, laureate of the Sakharov Prize of the European Parliament for Human Rights and Freedom of Thought. Speech by Nurit Peled-Elhanan at the demonstration in Tel Aviv to commemorate 40 years of the occupation Translated by Mark Marshall Good evening. It is a great honour for me to stand on this stage beside…
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The Free Gaza Movement
from Free Gaza Project Description This movement is an international nonviolent resistance project to challenge Israel’s siege of Gaza. Israel claims that Gaza is no longer occupied, yet Israeli forces control Gaza by land, sea and air. We’ll enter Gaza from international waters at the invitation of Palestinian NGOs but without Israeli authorization, thereby recognizing…
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Resistance begins, and so does the repression
from ICAHD On June 11, 2007, the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) announced the launching of a campaign to rebuild the home of every Palestinian family whose house is demolished over the coming year. The launch was held in conjunction with the 40th year of the Occupation, for which they returned to the place…
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Home Rebuilding Camp in Bethlehem
Holy Land Trust in Partnership with The Israeli Committee Against House Demolition (ICAHD) 1 July 2007 – 15 July 2007 Purpose of the Camp: The main activity of the camp is to rebuild a home demolished by the Israeli military in a Palestinian area; this is one of the most important issues facing Palestinians living…
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Rights groups demand lawyers’ suspension for slander
By Yuval Yoaz , Haaretz Eight human rights organizations seek the suspension of two attorneys from the High Court of Justice Division of the State Prosecutor’s Office for making offensive remarks about two local human rights groups in a written statement to the High Court about two weeks ago. Justice Minister Daniel Friedmann and Attorney…
