• Israeli Apartheid deepens as building continues in Har Homa

    Today a group of Palestinian, Israeli and international peace activists gathered at the entrance to the illegal settlement Har Homa, not far from Bethlehem, to protest against Israel’s ongoing expansion of illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. The demonstrators lined up at the settler road with banners, flags and speeches about peace, justice and a settlement freeze. Settlers passing by answered the demonstrators with verbal abuses and obscene gestures. Israel is planning to build over…

  • PCHR: Gaza Pilgrims Remain on Board of Ferries and in the Open in El-Arish Waiting for their Return Home

    January 2nd, 2008 PCHR strongly condemns the continuation of the crisis of the return of Gaza pilgrims to their homes. The pilgrims are stranded on the back of a transport ship in the Red Sea and in Egyptian city of El-Arish. The Centre condemns denying these pilgrims of their right of safe return to their homes, noting that all Muslim pilgrims returned to their homes one week ago. The Centre calls upon the international community, especially…

  • Settlers throw their trash at Hebron residents

    January 2nd, Tel Rumeida, Hebron At approximately 10:30 AM, Human Rights Workers (HRWs) received a call that settlers from the Beid Hadassah settlement were throwing objects at Palestinian business and onto the Al Shallalah street. HRWs arrived on the scene too late to film the settlers in action but followed a shopkeeper around the area as he pointed out the objects thrown onto the street: a brick, a mostly empty can of paint, some white powder,…

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