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ACTION ALERT: Palestinian Gandhi Re-arrested
The Palestinian Gandhi, Abdullah Abu Rahme, and Akram Al Khatib, two members of the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements in Bil’in, were arrested Friday, July 15, 2005 and are still being held at Ofer Military Base. The two were arrested during a non-violent demonstration against the Annexation Barrier in Bil’in and are being…
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Lawyers Challenge EU and UK over Inaction on Palestine
Lawyers acting for campaigns group War on Want will today send letters to President José Manuel Barroso of the European Commission and UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw challenging them to provide evidence of any action they have taken to curtail human rights abuses against Palestinians living under Israeli military occupation. One year after the International…
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UN Conference of Civil Society calls for boycott, divestment and sanctions!
Worldwide Activism, The Grassroots Palestinian Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign In their recent session in Paris, July 13, 2005 the UN International Conference of Civil Society for Peace in the Middle East unanimously adopted the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions. Through the call participating groups recommitted themselves to ending the Occupation of Palestine and to…
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Sharing Each Others’ Pain
By Peggy Gish CPT Hebron “A donkey was stolen by an Israeli settler from the Karmel settlement, and we saw it inside the settlement compound. Please come with us to photograph it for evidence when we make our complaint.” two Palestinians asked the CPT and Operation Dove team in the South Hebron Hills village of…
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Immatin, West Bank under curfew as punishment for non-violent resistance
Military jeeps invaded Immatin early this morning and announced curfew until 6 PM. One of the soldiers told an international volunteer that the area would be opened when work on the wall for today was completed. However, some of the villagers defied the curfew to perform Friday prayer at the village mosque. Soldiers surrounded the…
