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Settlers destroy natural spring used by Palestinians for farming near Salfit
International Solidarity Movement 8 March 2010 A group of Israeli settlers today destroyed a spring by the village of Qarawat Bani Hassan in the Salfit district. The settlers poured sand and cement into the spring, guarded by five armed members of the Israeli military. Palestinians from the village were forced to watch helplessly as events unfolded, prevented by the soldiers from moving close to the spring or from filming what was happening. International Solidarity Movement volunteers…
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Call to action: Rachel Corrie trial in Israel
Rachel Corrie Foundation 8 March 2010 Friends, As many of you know, a civil lawsuit in the case of our daughter Rachel Corrie is scheduled for trial in the Haifa District Court beginning March 10, 2010. A human rights observer and activist, Rachel, 23, tried nonviolently to offer protection for a Palestinian family whose home was threatened with demolition by the Israeli military. On March 16, 2003, she was crushed to death by an Israel Defense…
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UPDATE: Boy critically injured by Israeli Forces in An Nabi Saleh in a coma
International Solidarity Movement 8 March 2010 UPDATE: Ehab Fadel Beir Ghouthi, who was shot by Israeli Occupation Forces on Friday during the weekly demonstration has been in intensive care since reaching the hospital in Ramallah. On Monday 8 March, after a few days of slow improvement he was reported to have gone into a coma. Doctors have not been able to give precise information about his condition. Report from 5 March 2010: Demonstrators in An Nabi…
