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PCHR: PCHR condemns IOF measures against Nablus charities

Palestinian Centre for Human Rights – Press Release Date: 8 July 2008 To view the PCHR website click here PCHR strongly condemns Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) for closing several charities and humanitarian organizations in Nablus over the past two days. The Centre calls upon the international community to intervene to put an end to these measures. The Center’s preliminary investigation indicates that at approximately 1:35 on Monday, 7 July, IOF raided the Benevolent Solidarity Association, the…

July 9, 2008

Ynet: Na’alin residents: IDF curfew made us stronger

Residents of West Bank village say will continue to protest construction of Israeli security fence By Ali Waked To view original article, published by Ynet on the 8th July, click here Residents of the West Bank village of Na’alin near Ramallah vowed Tuesday to continue their protest against Israel’s construction of the security fence. Monday evening the Israeli army lifted a curfew it had imposed on the village over the weekend due to violent rallies that…

July 8, 2008

The Guardian: ‘We have no alternative than peaceful protest’

By Rory McCarthy To view original article, published by The Guardian on the 8th July, click here Israeli troops have surrounded a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank after several weeks of demonstrations against the latest stretch of the West Bank barrier. For at least the past two days the military has placed a cordon around the village of Nilin, imposing what it calls a “closure” and preventing people from entering or leaving. Nilin is…

July 7, 2008