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2007 USA Speaking Tour
1. 2007 USA Speaking Tour 2. Residents demand freedom of movement at Tel Rumeida checkpoint 3. Nine Year Old Boy Arrested for Chasing Ball in Hebron 4. This is what democracy looks like 5. “They’re the army. They’re always right” 6. Soldier ‘attacked’ by HRWs in Hebron – soldier: “this is fun” 7. Ethnic Cleansing…
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Exit Denied: An Escalation in the Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing
by Noura Khouri, January 26th At around 12:30 am this morning I was heading back to Bethlehem, by myself, from Ramallah so as to avoid the early morning delay at the dreaded Qalandia terminal. At night there are very few cars, so I thought I’d take advantage and avoid the waiting and anxiousness to cross…
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Bethlehem Villagers Celebrate Wedding on Land Razed for Wall
by the ISM media team, January 26th Villagers from neighbouring villages gathered this afternoon on the bulldozed land of Umm Salamuna to celebrate the wedding of Mohammed Brejiah, 28, and Sunai Abu Raiyeh, 25. The local men and children sang and danced Dabka while soldiers and settlers looked on from afar. The villagers have vowed…
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Protesters Caught in Crossfire in Bil’in
by the ISM media team, January 26th Today’s sun-drenched demonstration in Bil’in was marked by the usual Occupation violence as the media and peaceful protesters alike were frequently forced to run for cover and attacked as they were doing so. The theme of today’s weekly demo was the ongoing annexation of the land around the…
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Haaretz: Twilight Zone / ‘I’ve lost my heart’
by Gideon Levy, January 25th Was it the stun grenade that hit her head, the shock caused by its explosion or the rubber bullet fired by the Border Police? Does it make any difference? Did the Border Policeman intend to kill a child of 11 – or not? What difference does it make? The real…
