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The National: Palestinian family fights settlers

By Jonathan Cook, Foreign Correspondent To view original article, published by The National, click here JERUSALEM: It must be the smallest Israeli settlement in the occupied Palestinian territories: just half a house. But Palestinian officials and Israeli human rights groups are concerned that it represents the first stage of a plan to eradicate the historical neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem, cutting off one of the main routes by which Palestinians reach the Old City…

August 2, 2008

Free Gaza: Can unarmed seaborne civilians break the siege of Gaza?

A press conference at The Journalists’ House, Nicosia At RIK / CBC Avenue 12, Nicosia Monday, 4th August, 2008 at 10.00 a.m. [Camera crews to come early, please, for set up] Inaugurating The Free Gaza Movement Sailing to Gaza DESTINATION: GAZA PORT In August, unarmed Palestinians, Israelis and internationals will sail directly to Gaza without going through Israeli territory or seeking permission from Israeli authorities. They include an 81-year-old Catholic nun, an 83-year-old Holocaust survivor, Palestinians…

August 2, 2008

Maan: Bil’in – dozens injured after inhaling tear gas, town waits for court verdict

To view original article, published by Maan on the 1st August, click here Dozens of residents and a Palestinian journalist suffered breathing problems after inhaling tear gas fired on them by Israeli soldiers during a peaceful protest in the village of Bil’in on Friday afternoon. Photos courtesy of Activestills The protest is a weekly event against the construction of the separation wall which cuts the village off from its ancestral land. After Friday noon prayers, Bil’in…

August 1, 2008