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Israeli forces spray protesters in Ni’lin with unknown substance

At 1pm on Friday the 8th August the citizens of Ni’lin gathered as usual to pray on their land. They were prevented from reaching the usual site of their Friday prayer by around twenty Israeli soldiers with dogs, and so had to pray in a field very close to the village while being watched by the army. A foul-smelling unknown substance was sprayed at protesters by Israeli soldiers, suspected to be animal waste. After the prayer…

August 10, 2008

Free Gaza Movement: SS Free Gaza and SS Liberty arrive in Chania, Crete, Saturday 9th August at 21:00 p.m

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE To view the Free Gaza Movement website click here For further information, contact: +6932 766496 for directions or Greta Berlin, +357 99 08 17 67 Nicosia/Lefkosia, Cyprus, August 9. The Free Gaza Movement announced yesterday that their boats, the SS FREE GAZA and the SS LIBERTY, destined to break the Israeli siege of Gaza, will arrive in Chania, Crete, today, Saturday, August 9, at 9 p.m. where a press conference will be held…

August 9, 2008

Bil’in Popular Committee: Toilet water – the new kind of weapon used against the people from Bil’in

To view the village of Bil’in’s website click here Today, 8th August 2008, after the Friday Prayers, the inhabitants of Bil’in, Israeli, and international peace activists participated in a demonstration against the wall. They raised Palestinian flags and signs with slogans that condemn the policies of the occupation. The slogans condemned the construction of the wall, the confiscation of Palestinian lands for the construction of settlements, the road closures, and the seizure of Palestinian villages, towns,…

August 8, 2008