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Bil’in Tries to Bridge Over Troubled Waters
by ISM Media office volunteers At about 1:20 pm this Friday 31st of March the weekly demonstration against the apartheid barrier in Bil’in set off. As usual, it consisted of Palestinians, Israelis and internationals – about 300 in all. When we got to the fence, we were met by a crowd of about 50 Israeli…
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Land Day Actions
Since 1976 Land Day is marked by Palestinians on the 30th of March to protest against the grabbing of Palestinian lands by Israel. This year, thousands of Palestinians, along with Israeli and international activists held a series of large-scale peaceful protests against the ongoing occupation and continued theft of Palestinian land by Israel. Demonstrations took…
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Digest: Normal Oppression
1. Thousands of olive trees are being planted on land day demonstrations March 30th 2. Human Rights Worker Attacked near Hebron Settlement March 27th 3. Border Police enter home And beat Palestinians and 75 year old Australian volunteer March 26th 4. Palestinians, U.S. citizen complain of Hebron settler violence from Haaretz March 27th 5. Normal…
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Normal Oppression
By Jane Tel Rumeida- Today, 28th March 2006, at the Tel Rumeida check point, an Israeli soldier lashed out injuring a Palestinian man by kicking him and hitting him with his rifle. Everyone is saying that it is tense here in Tel Rumeida. As today is the Israeli election the settlers are not at work…
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Rachel Corrie is the new Anne Frank
1) Katharine Viner, co-editor of the play, “My Name is Rachel Corrie”, on the controversy over the postponement of her play. Link 2) Debate Between NY Theater Workshop and Katharine Viner. Transcript MP3 Download 3) Democracy Now, Rachel Corrie’s Parents Reaction to postponement. Transcript Mp3 download _____________ 1) Katharine Viner, co-editor of the play, My…