• Non-Violent Demonstration in Bil’in Attacked by Israeli Military Once Again

    by Jesse and Asa Today the villagers of Bil’in confronted the theft of their land in yet another creative action against the annexation barrier. The villagers carried plastic and styrofoam models of settlement houses which bore the names of various settlements, and took them to the site of the demonstration. When we got to the…

  • Parents speaking out to keep alive memory of child killed in Gaza

    Photo by Darrell Sapp, Post-Gazette By Gabrielle Banks Originally published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Cindy and Craig Corrie have been doing speaking engagements a few times per month since their daughter Rachel died kneeling in front of an Israeli Defense Forces bulldozer in Gaza nearly three years ago. The 23-year-old peace activist’s death became such…

  • Palestinians demonstrate and appeal for release of Western activists kidnapped in Iraq

    Palestinians demonstrate and appeal for release of Western activists kidnapped in Iraq 1. Palestinians demonstrate and appeal for release of Western activists kidnapped in Iraq 2. Hebron: Palestinians offer their help to gain freedom for kidnapped CPTers 3. Palestinian Solidarity Activists Amongst Four Peace Activist Hostages in Iraq 4. Our son is an HRO 5.…

  • Palestinians appeal for Indo-Canadian hostage’s release

    Originally published in The Indian Express RAMALLAH: An appeal for the release of Harmeet Singh Soodan, the Indo-Canadian volunteer of the Christian Peacemaker Team kidnapped in Iraq, came from an unexpected quarter on Thursday—the International Solidarity Movement that supports the Palesitinan cause, with which Soodan had worked when he was in West Bank and Jenin…

  • Palestinians demonstrate for release of Western activists kidnapped in Iraq

    A demonstration will be held in Rammallah today at the Al Manara square 3:00 PM to call for the release of the four kidnapped peace activists in Iraq. Speakers at the demonstration will include a representative of the Palestinian Islamic Forum, Shawkat Samha The Mayor of Jayouss (where Harmeet and Tom volunteered), Mustapha Barghouti head…