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ICAHD: Video of Prof. Jeff Halper being detained while attempting to prevent house being demolished
Original Ma’an report (click here) Israeli police arrested Jeff Halper, the founder and coordinator of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) for attempting to prevent the destruction of a Palestinian house in the town of Anata, within the municipal boundaries of Jerusalem, on Wednesday morning. He was detained at the Metsudat Adumim police headquarters for two hours before being released. He has not yet been charged with any criminal offence but has been told he…
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The Guardian: Parents of Briton shot by Israeli soldier seek talks with ambassador
By Rory McCarthy (for original article click here) Five years after their son was fatally shot by an Israeli soldier in Gaza, the parents of the British student Tom Hurndall are still pressing the Israeli government for compensation and a formal apology as they try to build a criminal case against senior Israeli army officers. Hurndall, a 22-year-old photography student, was shot five years ago today during a demonstration in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.…
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Many injured in weekly demonstrations
Road 443 – IMEMC: Several injuries reported during a nonviolent protest near Kharabtha village (for original article click here) Palestinian sources reported on Friday that several residents were injured after the army fired at residents, Israeli and international peace activists who carried a nonviolent protest against the continued closure of a main road since late 2000. Picture from IMEMC Dozens of vehicles drove from the center of the village towards the road while dozens of protesters…
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