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Al-Kurd family evicted from their home in East Jerusalem – Eight international solidarity activists arrested from protest camp
Israeli police have evicted the Al-Kurd family from their home in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem, and arrested 8 international solidarity activists that were staying on the property. The evicted Al-Kurd family have been staging a 3 1/2 month popular campaign against their eviction, establishing a protest camp and regular community actions (www.sheikhjarrah.com) At around 4:30am, Israeli police arrived at the property of the Al-Kurd family. Eight internationals, from the USA, Canada, Britain and Sweden, were situated…
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Israeli soldiers terrorise villagers in Zawata
Three households were terrorised by Israeli soldiers in the village of Zawata on Friday night, 7th November. At least twenty Israeli soldiers from the nearby military base at Shave Shomron stormed through the upper parts of the village on foot – throwing sound bombs and firing at family homes; surrounding houses and forcing families out into the night. Soldiers advised the invasion and terror tactics were a response to the discovery of a few small children…
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FGM: Dignity arrives in Gaza
To view the Free Gaza Website click here Larnaca: The DIGNITY pulled into Gaza at 9:15 a.m. Gaza time after an uneventful trip from Cyprus. The 23 passengers and crew on board were tired but ecstatic that they’d arrived. The 11 members of various European parliaments, originally denied entrance through the Rafah border, had made the crossing by sea, courtesy of the Free Gaza Movement’s blockade-busting boat, the third trip for this human rights organization. “I…
