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FootBall against the Wall
Today, Tues the 21st of February at 11:00 Bil’in villagers will inaugurate a football field on land cut off from their village by the route of the Annexation Barrier. This land has been earmarked by the Israeli authorities for the expansion of Modi’in Elite’s illegal outpost Metityahu Mizrah. Work in Metityahu Mizrah has recently been…
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The Siege on Balata Camp Continues
19:10 February 19, 2006 Twenty-two year old Mohammad Subkhi Abu Hanade was shot in the chest with live ammunition while he was in his home by a sniper in an occupied house adjacent to his. A medical team andinternational volunteers who were in the vicinity say that the atmosphere was quiet when they heard two…
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Freedom Summer 2006 – Building Bridges
Why Palestine? Palestine is a place where you can not only learn valuable lessons in community organizing around non-violent resistance, but can experience first-hand a place where people are resisting occupation every day. Palestine needs internationals to support their demonstrations, to help protect their land, and to support their continuation of everyday life, such as…
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Post Publishes Three Letters in Defense of Georgetown Conference
The following letters were printed on Friday, February 17, 2006, in the Washington Post: Regarding the Feb. 12 Close to Home commentary by Eric Adler and Jack Langer [“Why Is Georgetown Providing a Platform for This Dangerous Group?”] about the student conference being held on the Georgetown University campus this weekend: First, Georgetown prizes its…
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Resistance Collecting Momentum
Photo By AFP The struggle of Palestinian villagers against the separation wall and settlements is collecting momentum. In addition to the ongoing direct action of manning the two Palestinian “out posts” that Bil’in villagers have built on their land to be stolen by the annexation wall, three demonstrations were held this Friday. As usual, the…
