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Plea to boycott firms with Israel link
Abbas Al Lawati | Gulf News 17 November 2009 Group urges GCC states to shun Alstom and Veolia involved in Occupied Jerusalem projects Dubai: A pressure campaign targeted at Gulf states was launched in Occupied Jerusalem on Monday by a coalition of 170 Palestinian organisations urging Arab states to boycott companies complicit in Israel’s expansion […]
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Resisting through education
Marryam Haleem | The Electronic Intifada 16 November 2009 Marryam Haleem writing from Beit Hanoun, occupied Gaza Strip, Live from Palestine “That was the happiest day of my life,” Ahmad explained, “I was freed that day.” “Come on,” I laughed as we walked down the dusty Gaza street, the Mediterranean sun beating down hard on […]
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IDF uses ‘two-two bullets’ in Ni’ilin clash
The Jerusalem Post 15 November 2009 IDF troops used ammunition equivalent to live bullets against protesters at Ni’ilin on Friday, where a weekly protest by Palestinians and left-wing activists from Israel and abroad is held against the West Bank security barrier. The military ordinarily only uses protest-dispersal means such as tear gas and a recently […]