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Telling lies about Bil’in
By Kim Bullimore To view Kim’s blog click here 6 June 2008 Today, once again, the Israeli military lied to its citizens and the rest of the world. In an article published on the 6th June by Ynet, the online version of the Israeli mass daily Yedioth Ahronoth, the Israeli military claimed that it was justified in attacking an anti-wall and occupation demonstration, in which an Irish Nobel Peace Laureate and the Vice President of the…
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Protest camp built in Qaffin, Tulkarem, as part of ‘Summer Against Apartheid’
On the 5th June, hundreds of Palestinians, joined by international and Israeli activists demonstrated in the village of Qaffin, in the Tulkarm region of northern Palestine, marking the beginning of the ‘Summer Against Apartheid’ campaign. Qaffin village is situated close to the apartheid barrier and, while it has traditionally enjoyed good relations with the people of the nearby Jewish town of Metzar (in Israel proper), illegal seizures of farmland for the construction of the wall has…
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Demonstration against Beit Eba checkpoint, Nablus: ‘Summer Against Apartheid’ is launched
On 5th June, at 11am, approximately 50 demonstrators attempted to march to Beit Eba checkpoint to commemorate the 41st anniversary of the occupation of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza and as part of the 3-day, Palestine-wide, launch of the ‘Summer Against Apartheid’ campaign. Organised by the Nablus Committee Against the Siege; the Women’s Union; the Committee of Political Parties; and the Workers’ Unions, in conjunction with villages around Nablus, the demonstration commemorated the 41st…
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