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Leonard Cohen is not playing in Ramallah!
Palestinian Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) 12 July 2009 PACBI has been heartened by the untiring efforts of BDS activists in the US and UK in organizing demonstrations and pickets at Leonard Cohen’s performances in advance of his planned concert in Tel Aviv later this summer. The call, “don’t Play […]
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IDF’s JAG says .22-caliber rounds should not be used to disperse protesters
Amos Harel | Ha’aretz 12 July 2009 The army does not classify .22-inch caliber bullets as a suitable means to disperse demonstrators, the judge advocate general, Brig.-Gen. Avichai Mendelblit, told the human rights group B’Tselem yesterday. According to the organization, the use of .22-caliber bullets resulted in the death of at least two unarmed Palestinians. […]
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Physicians for Human Rights Israel, mobile clinic in Bil’in
Bil’in Popular Committee 11 July 2009 Today, July 11th, Physicians For Human Rights Israel came to visit the Palestinian village of Bil’in. Volunteer doctors, nurses, paramedics, optometrists, pharmacists, psychologists and translators came to Bil’in with the mobile clinic to offer their support to the community. At their arrival, PHR Israel was warmly welcomed by the […]