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Israeli forces reintroduce use of high velocity tear gas projectile against demonstrators in Ni’lin
10 April 2009 The villagers of Ni’lin continued their struggle against the construction of the Apartheid Wall on their land with another weekly Friday demonstration on the 10th of April. After the mid-day prayer, around 100 villagers carried signs against the occupation and marched towards the construction site of the Wall. The nonviolent demonstrators split into two […]
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Key Dutch party: sanctions against Israel if it thwarts peace
Cnaan Liphshiz | Ha’aretz 12 April 2009 The Netherlands must impose economic sanctions against Israel if the new government in Jerusalem thwarts the peace process with the Palestinians, the Dutch Labor party said last week. Members of Labor, which is a member of government as the country’s second largest party, said they intended to write […]
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Israeli forces arrest a German national and an Italian national in At-Tuwani
11 April 2009 A German national and an Italian national were taken by Israeli forces while accompanying farmers at 11am. Both individuals have been taken to the police station at Kyrat Arba. Palestinian farmers in At-Tuwani rely on the presence of International and Israeli human rights workers to mitigate violence from settlers. As soldiers in […]