• AP: “World Council of Churches denounces settler attacks on Christian volunteers in Hebron”

    By The Associated Press GENEVA – The World Council of Churches denounced on Wednesday two attacks on Christian volunteers in Hebron, and called on Israeli authorities to punish the Jewish settlers responsible. In both cases, the attacks occurred as the volunteers were helping Palestinian children on their way to school, said the Geneva-based WCC, the…

  • Human Rights Workers’ Press Conference: Escalating Settler Violence in Hebron

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jerusalem: A broad coalition of activists and advocacy groups held a press conference today to call on the Israeli authorities to uphold the law and arrest settlers perpetrating violence against Palestinians and international volunteers that attempt to protect them before one of them is seriously injured or killed. Recent attacks against Palestinian…

  • Open Letter to the Israeli Military and Police

    To: Shaul Mofaz, Outgoing Minister of Defense Amir Peretz, Designate Minister of Defense Dan Halutz, Israeli Forces Chief of the General Staff Meni Mazuz, Attorney General Yair Lotstein, Military, Legal Advisor on the Territories Avihai Mandelblit, Military Advocate General Ofer Mey-Tal, Israeli Military Liaison for International Organizations Ben Artzi, Head of the Foreign Liaison Office…

  • Yedioth Aharonot: “Outside The Fence”

    By Asafa Peled – Yedioth Aharonot 14/4/2006 Translation: Adam Keller The Separation Fence is closing in upon more and more Palestinian villages. Their inhabitants are cut off from sources of livelihood. Some Israelis are not willing to remain silent. Matan Cohen lost an eye because of it. Shai Karmeli-Polak gave up for its sake a…

  • Lauren’s Journal: Shaheid means Martyr

    Oh. God. They killed another one. Another shaheid. Another child martyr. Oh. God. Oh god. Ohgod. His blood. On the rocks. A hole in his head. It was a big hole. He is still alive after an hour from the shooting. But what does a rubber bullet 2 inches inside his brain with multiple skull…