• A West Bank village opts for peaceful protest to broach the Wall

    By MOHAMMED KHATIB The Seattle Post Intelligencer seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/233676_arab24.html Sunday, July 24, 2005 Israel’s planned evacuation of its illegal Gaza settlements is a positive step but it should not be mistaken for the end of Israel’s military occupation. While the world’s media focuses on Gaza, the Israeli government is using the opportunity to expand settlements in…

  • Swedish Activist Apprehended At Tel Aviv Airport

    Swedish ISM-activist Shora Esmailian is currently being held at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv. She arrived 15.00 yesterday and was interrogated for ten consecutive hours. A representative from the Israeli Defence Departement in charge of the interrogation demanded information from Esmailian about certain Palestinians. We do not know if Esmailian even has any information.…

  • Crackdown on peace activists in West Bank

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Israeli forces employed an increased level of brutality against nonviolent Palestinian, Israeli and foreign activists Friday during demonstrations in the West Bank villages of Asira and Bil’in. ASIRA Over 250 villagers of Asira, in Nablus district, gathered at 10 a.m. Friday to begin the demonstration for free movement and against military closures…

  • Agricultural buildings in West Bank village demolished for Israel’s illegal wall

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Residents in the West Bank village of Fundook awoke at 7 a.m. this morning to the sound of their livelihood being demolished as heavy equipment sent there by the Israeli military began demolishing agricultural structures to make way for Israel’s illegal Annexation Barrier. Fundook is a small village in the West Bank…

  • Trio of protests against the wall set for communities across the West Bank

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A trio of demonstrations are planned for Friday in villages and cities around the West Bank. If the Israeli military’s history is any indicator, violent response to the peaceful protests is expected. I. PROTESTING THE “BARRIER” IN JENIN: Israel’s illegal barrier near the northern West Bank town of Jenin consists of a…