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Women’s demonstration in Ni´lin is attacked by Israeli army
On the 23rd of July a women’s demonstration against the construction of the apartheid wall took place in Ni’lin. Girls from the local summer camp had painted placards and made two big banners saying “Women against the Apartheid wall” for the demonstration. Palestinian women came all the way from Tulkarem and Ramallah to join the demonstration. In total around 100 Palestinian, international and Israeli women participated in the march aiming at the bulldozers working on the…
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UPDATE: Canadian activist arrested in Ni’lin to be deported
Canadian activist Victor MacDiarmid, who was arrested at a non-violent demonstration against the construction of the apartheid wall in Ni’lin on the 23rd July, will be deported in the immediate future He is currently being held in Maasihau Detention Center, but after his deportation hearing today (27th July) he will be deported on the next available flight. This is despite no formal charges being brought against him or him being given the chance to defend himself…
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Haaretz: U.S. protests eviction of Arab family from East Jerusalem home
By Akiva Eldar To view original article, published by Haaretz on the 25th July, click here The United States this week filed an official protest with Israel for harming Palestinians, including the eviction of the al-Kurd family from their home in the Shimon Hatzadik complex in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood. The U.S. also demanded explanations for the harassment of Palestinian residents in the West Bank by Israeli settlers. A diplomatic source told Haaretz that the…
