• Israel begins new settlement, despite U.S. opposition

    Ha’aretz 18 May 2009 Israel has begun constructing a new settlement in the northern West Bank for the first time in 26 years, Army Radio reported. The move comes on the eve of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s first meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama, despite Western calls for Israel to halt its settlement activity. Tenders […]

  • Arabs slam bill to criminalize ‘nakba’

    Brenda Gazzar | The Jerusalem Post 17 May 2009 Arab activists and politicians are slamming proposed legislation that would criminalize commemorating the establishment of the State of Israel as a day of mourning. The bill, which has been submitted by MK Alex Miller (Israel Beiteinu), would punish citizens with jail terms of up to three […]

  • Ni’lin holds demonstration to honor the Nakba

    15 May 2009 Palestinians, accompanied by international and Israeli solidarity activists, gathered to demonstrate against construction of the Apartheid Wall in Ni’lin. During the demonstration, a home of an elderly couple was occupied by soldiers, who used their roof to shoot at protesters. Several people were injured with tear-gas inhalation, tear gas canisters and a […]

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