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Settlers desecrate olive groves in Burin
7 January 2010 20 olive trees belonging to the Sufan family of Burin village were destroyed by settlers this morning. Burin, located in the northern West Bank, comes under frequent attack from the settlements of Yitzhar and Bracha enveloping the village. Under the cover of dark, settlers entered the olive groves of the Sufan family […]
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Abdallah Abu Rahmah: No army, no prison and no wall can stop us
Free Abdallah Abu Rahmah January 6, 2010 To all our friends, I mark the beginning of the new decade imprisoned in a military detention camp. Nevertheless, from within the occupation′s holding cell I meet the New Year with determination and hope. I know that Israel’s military campaign to imprison the leadership of the Palestinian popular […]
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Civil Administration backtracks on granting Palestinians access to Bir el-Eid
Amira Hass | Haaretz 6 January 2009 The Civil Administration ordered Palestinian residents of the West Bank this week to stop erecting tents and building animal enclosures in the Bir el-Eid area – even though the state allowed them access to the site only two months ago, after a 10-year enforced absence and a protracted […]