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CPT: Israeli settlers pursue Palestinian children on their way to Summer camp; Israeli military fails to escort children
For more information on the Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) work in Palestine click here AT-TUWANI – On Wednesday 23 July, three Israeli settlers, one masked and wielding a stick, pursued 14 Palestinian children who were on their way to a summer camp in At-Tuwani. The children from the villages of Tuba and Maghaer Al-Abeed waited […]
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Haaretz: MKs okay new West Bank homes, despite vow to freeze settlements
By Haaretz Service and News Agencies To view original article, published by Haaretz on 24th July, click here A key panel of lawmakers on Thursday approved 20 new housing units at Maskiot in the West Bank, Israel Radio reported, despite a 2007 pledge to the United States to halt construction at the site. Jerusalem agreed […]
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Give ‘Free Gaza Movement’ thumbs up!
By Debbie Menon Edward Said reminded the world shortly before his death in 2003 that it is easier for the West to demonise the Palestinian – through ‘the vicious media and government campaign against Arab society, culture, history and mentality’ – than actually attempt to humanize what they don’t fully understand. The Gaza imprisonment in […]