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Escalating harassment from settlers in Hebron
On 9th August 2008 15:48 At around 15:30 three donkeys which had been stolen by settlers in the morning were released by Palestinians under protection from Israeli police. This took place on land that has been occupied by settlers illegaly for 5 months. The land is owned by Palestinians and has grape, olive and almond […]
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Noise demonstration in Ni’lin
At 6.30pm on Saturday August the 9th villagers of Ni’lin accompanied by Israelis and internationals walked to their fields to have a noise demonstration against the nearby settlement of Hashmonaim. The settlement was built in 1981 on 8000 dunums of land belonging to the farmers of Ni’lin. The demonstrators built rock road blocks on the […]
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Mahmoud Darwish 1942-2008
In memory of Mahmoud Darwish who died on the 9th August 2008 This article was published by Al-Ahram Weekly in April 2002. To view original article click here “Yet, Israeli forces, armed to the teeth with racist superstitions and military hardware, are besieging the Palestinians’ right to live ordinary lives, albeit lives lived on a […]