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Israeli soldiers reoccupy ‘House of Contention’ in Hebron
17th March 2009 | Ma’an News Agency Hebron – Ma’an – Three months after Israel’s army evacuated settlers from the Ar-Rajabi building that was confiscated two years earlier, soldiers have returned to reoccupy it. Dubbed the Hebron-area House of Contention, the building is owned by a Palestinian family before it was taken over by Jewish […]
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Israeli army attack non-violent demonstration and steal cameras in Burin, Nablus region
On the 13th of March 2009, in Burin village (Nablus district), the Israeli army repressed a peaceful and non violent demonstration by shooting live ammunition and teargas canister aimed directly at protesters. The protesters decided to hold ground, before a group of twenty Israeli soldiers started to chase the demonstrators down to the village, beating […]
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6 Years Later: Remembering Rachel Corrie
On this day six years ago, Rachel Corrie was killed by Israeli soldiers in Rafah, Gaza. By now the story is well known: Rachel, standing in front of the home of a doctor and his family in hopes of preventing a demolition, was run over by an armored bulldozer, a Caterpillar D9. After six years […]