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Apartheid Masked: Fourth in a Series of Non-Violent Protests Against Apartheid Road 443
The fourth in a series of non-violent protests against apartheid road 443 took place today. 150 Palestinians and internationals marched to the side of the road to protest the Israeli system of apartheid, of which road 443 is a large part. Even though highway 443 is located in the West Bank, and its expansion was built on seized Palestinian land, Palestinians are not allowed to use it. The separate road system has become a symbol of…
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Members of French Parliament Attending Tomorrows Demonstration in Bil’in
For Immediate Release Tomorrow 36 members of the French Parliament and regional mayors will join the people of Bil’in for their weekly protest against the apartheid wall and settlements. Palestinian, Israeli and international protestors will meet at 12pm by the mosque in Bil’in village to march to a site near the Modi’in Illit settlement. The popular committee of Bil’in have been organizing weekly protests for almost three years now, culminating in an Israeli supreme court decision…
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Israels Abuse of Bedouin Rights
By Thom The Ministry of Foreign Affairs writes on their website that the Bedouin enjoy a higher standard of living than elsewhere in the Middle East. But countless Bedouin homes and villages have been destroyed by Israel. The government’s ‘township’ policy, displacing Bedouin into townships so they can be easily managed, luring them with electricity and water and cheap housing so they can be put in one place, kept under control, is what the government refers…
