• Bil’in and Beit Sira March Together For Peace

    by Henry and Sara The weekly non-violent protests against the Israeli Apartheid wall continued this Friday in Bil’in and Beit Sira, with Palestinians from both villages uniting once again with Internationals and Israelis in a display of resistance to the ongoing theft of their villages’ land for the construction of the Apartheid Wall. After the…

  • A Message Crushed Again

    From the Los Angeles Times By Katharine Viner March 1, 2006 THE FLIGHTS for cast and crew had been booked; the production schedule delivered; there were tickets advertised on the Internet. The Royal Court Theatre production of “My Name Is Rachel Corrie,” the play I co-edited with Alan Rickman, was transferring later this month to…

  • Over 200 Palestinian Children Arrested in Two Months

    March 2, 2006 – Defence for Children International – Palestine Section (DCI/ PS@dci-pal.org) Israeli occupation forces are arresting scores of Palestinian children each week, bringing the number of juveniles currently held in appalling conditions in Israeli detention centres and prisons to new record levels. Information gathered by the DCI/PS Research & Information and Legal Units…

  • Protesters Hang Themselves on The Wall

    Photo: Reuters At 9:30 AM Friday morning, Palestinians and Israelis hung themselves from the annexation barrier being constructed illegally on Bil’in’s land. The protestors wrapped themselves in shrouds symbolizing the death sentence that the barrier represents to the Palestinian people and economy. Photo By Reuters Other protestors chained their arms into metal tubes and attached…

  • Invasion of Balata

    By Harrison Healy Palestine Pal. Last week was a conference on “International Struggle Against the Occupation of Palestine” held in Bil’in. Unfortunately, many of the ISM and IWPS (International Woman’s Peace Service) activists in Palestine including myself, were unable to attend due to an “incursion” taking place in Balata refugee camp. Balata Refugee camp is…