• Israeli soldier arrested for beating Palestinian

    AFP 9 October 2009 Israeli military police have arrested a soldier accused of beating a Palestinian activist involved in regular protests against the West Bank separation barrier, an Israeli human rights group said. Yesh Din said the arrest was made after it filed a complaint and demanded an investigation into claims Mohammed Khatib, a member of the Bilin regional council, was beaten by soldiers last month. The army confirmed the arrest and said the soldier will…

  • Israel Arrests Soldier Over Beaten Protester

    Dominic Waghorn | Sky News 8 October 2009 The move comes as concern mounts about Israeli methods in handling protests in the West Bank village of Bil’in. Village councillor Mohammed Khatib was treated in hospital after he allegedly was beaten to the head on September 15, during an attempt to arrest one of his friends. Human rights organisation Yesh-Din has released a photograph showing the injuries he sustained. Bil’in has been the scene of a persistent…

  • Organizer admits City of David endangers Arab homes

    Akiva Eldar | Ha’aretz 5 October 2009 A video tape made during a guided tour of the archaeological excavations at Silwan (the City of David) near Jerusalem’s Old City walls reveals how Elad, the association that runs the dig, works together with the Israel Antiquities Authority, the Israel Nature and Parks Authority and the Jerusalem municipality to dig under the homes of Arab residents. In the tape, made a year ago, the founding head of Elad,…

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