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Child injured in anti-apartheid demonstration near Tulkarem
A 9-year-old child was injured in a demonstration in Far’un near Tulkarem, on Tuesday 24th June. Approximately 100 activists from Tulkarem joined residents of Far’un in the demonstration against the apartheid wall and the house demolitions ordered as a result of its construction. Demonstrators marched to the two currently threatened houses, bearing a banner that read “This is Apartheid!”, as well as Palestinian and party flags; and chanting “No! No! to the wall!” and “This wall…
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Bulldozer forced to vacate Ni’lin during demonstration
In Nilin around 200 protestors marched with international and Israeli activists to the site of the construction of the apartheid wall which will take more land from the village further to that already occupied by the nearby illegal settlement. The arrival of the demonstrators forced a bulldozer to suspend work and vacate from the area. The Israeli army immediately attacked using large numbers of sound bombs and tear gas. The demonstration lasted for three hours during…
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The Barrier in Bil’in: Legal Developments
On May 29th 2008, Bil’in’s attorney Michael Sfard asked the High Court of Justice to establish that the State has violated its ruling concerning the barrier in Bil’in. Sfard argued that the State should be held in contempt, since the November ruling ordered to change the route of the barrier within “reasonable” time, but since then more than seven months passed, yet the security system hasn’t even presented the new route. On June 2nd 2008, Judge…
