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Bil’in demonstration commemorates Basem Abu Rahme
Bil’in Popular Committee 29 May 2009 After Friday prayers, the people began the weekly demonstration at Bil ‘in, in which a group of international, Palestinian and Israelis from peace and anti-occupation movements gather to resist the building of the wall around the village in order to regain land that was taken in 2004. This Friday, […]
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Settlers attack Palestinian farmers as they work their land in Saffa
Ha’aretz 30 May 2009 Clashes erupted on Saturday between settlers and left-wing activists who were trying to help Palestinians with agricultural work near the village of Safa in the West Bank. Activists from the Jewish-Arab rights group Ta’ayush arrived at the village, which is located near the settlement of Bat Ayin, and were attacked by […]
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International human rights workers to accompany Gazan farmers near the ‘buffer zone’ despite Israeli threats
For Immediate Release: Sunday, 31 May 2009: Four international human rights workers from the ISM-Gaza Strip will be accompanying farmers from Khoza as they harvest crops next to the Green Line, for a second day. In the morning, human rights workers will join Palestinian farmers in Khoza village, located east of Khan Younis in the […]