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Army siege on Azzoun village continues
*Update, February 14th* Yesterday the five day curfew of the West Bank town of Azzoun came to an end. Although the new roadblocks barring traffic to Isla and road 60 remain in place, the towns residents can now walk in the streets. The curfew was lifted at 11am on Tuesday, but was reinforced at 5pm that evening, after which the Israeli army arrested six boys during the night, even driving an armored jeep through one boys…
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Clinic and 15 homes threatened at Beqa’a Valley
The first permanent medical centre to be built in Beqa’a Valley village is being threatened with demolition along with 15 more houses. The village is located between Kiryat Arba settlement and Route 60 which divides the valley in two. Many houses in Beqa’a have been demolished before, and have been rebuilt with the assistance of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions, but the clinic is the first of its kind in the area. Currently the only…
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Adalah-NY: New York & London protesters call for Valentine’s boycott of Leviev over Israeli Settlements
For the original article, click here. New York, NY, Feb 9, 2008 – Forty-five protesters called on Madison Avenue shoppers to boycott the jewelry store of Israeli billionaire and settlement magnate Lev Leviev this Saturday, the last major shopping day before Valentine’s Day. The protest was the seventh organized by the New York activist group Adalah-NY since Leviev’s store opened in mid-November. Londoners also joined the campaign to boycott Leviev, with 25 human rights activists picketing…
