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More than 20 wounded; American activist shot in the head at third year anniversary of the popular struggle in Bil’in
By Meron Rappaport (Article from Ha’aretz, pictures from Reuters (Eliana Aponte & Yannis Behrakis)) More than 20 activists were wounded Friday as Israel Defense Forces troops fired rubber bullets and tear gas grenades at protesters marking three years of struggle against the West Bank separation fence in the West Bank town of Bil’in. Among the wounded was an American activist. The IDF spokesman’s office said that one soldier was hurt when a rock was hurled toward…
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Demonstration in Azzoun against the planned destruction of a children’s park
At 10am, February 21st, a demonstration took place at the children’s park of Azzoun. Approximately 50 children came together with their teachers, other Palestinians, internationals and Israelis to play and have fun together in what is now left of the park. About three weeks from now, on March 15th, the park is due to be demolished. What was a day full of playing in the sun for the children from the kindergartens of Azzoun, was also…
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Ha’aretz: Report: U.K. gov’t hid reference to Israel on Iraq weapons dossier
Click here for the original article. The British newspaper The Guardian reported Thursday that the Foreign Office in London had successfully managed to conceal a reference to Israel in a September 2002 document on Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction, fearing harm to bilateral ties. The Guardian says that the word “Israel” was handwritten next to a statement in the “now discredited” dossier which said that “no other country [apart from Iraq] has flouted the United Nations’…
