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The Power of Aboud
by Mansour The villagers of Aboud have taken up a campaign of nonviolent resistance against the Israeli Aphartied wall which will steal agricultural land, olive trees and water resources. On the second demonstration there, we touched the core of Palestinian popular resistance. The whole village decided that the popular movements that lead the first Palestinian…
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Andrew in the Scotish press
Scotland Today’s video about Scottish activist Andrew McDonald currently in Israeli detention awaiting deportation is worth watching. Their internet article, on the other hand erroneously refers to “Israel’s West Bank” and states that “The involvement of foreigners trying to help the Israelis and Palestinians live together is welcomed by officials in Tel Aviv.” View it…
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Three New Olive Trees Successfully Planted in Bil’in; Palestinian Man Hit by Rubber Coated Bullet
Villagers from Bil’in, supported by international and Israeli activists, succeeded in planting three new olive trees at the construction site of the illegal apartheid wall, close to their village on the West Bank. Soldiers responded to this practical and symbolic gesture with brute force and by shooting tear gas and rubber coated bullets at the…
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Solidarity Returned: Palestine Calls For the Release of Hostages in Iraq
1. From the Canadian Press: Deadline extended, fears continue for safety of hostages 2. A Week of Palestinian Calls for the Release of the CPT Volunteers Held Hostage in Iraq 3. Solidarity Returned: Press Conference in Nablus 4. Candle-lit Solidarity Demonstration in Ramallah for the “CPT Four” 5. Press Conference of Palestinians Calls for Release…
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A Conference Against the Wall in Bil’in
[BILIN, West Bank] In our village of Bilin, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, we are living an important but overlooked story of the occupation. Though Israeli forces withdrew from Gaza earlier this year, they are continuing to expand their West Bank settlements. On our village’s land, Israel is building one new settlement and…
