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Palestinian community says no to roadblocks, yes to freedom
*****ACTION CANCELLED***** Following correspondance from one of our activists, we have been made aware that the army wish to remove the road block permanently on Saturday. Although we hold reservations that being Shabbat, this is unlikely to occur, we have to respect the wishes of the village who wish to cancel the demonstration for the time being in good faith that the army will actually remove the blocks. We apologise for any inconvenience and sincerely hope…
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Pulling Up Illegal Settlement From the Root
Report: Al Mazra al Qiblya 22nd August 2007 A demonstrator holds a pulled up seedling planted on confiscated Palestinian land Approximately 60 Palestinian, Israeli and international activists joined together to protest and take non-violent direct action against the illegal confiscation of Palestinian land from the village of Al Mazra al Qiblya. Israel has declared the land state land, despite villagers’ claims to the contrary. Although Israel claims that the land was declared state land in the…
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Journal: About the Combatants for Peace Meeting in Shufa
Shufa, Tulkarem Area, 14th August 2007 Members of Combatants for Peace with the Vice President of the European Parliament Louisa Morgantini A meeting of Combatants for Peace, with an audience of more than one hundred people, took place in this small village adjacent to the illegal settlement of Avne Hafez and with a checkpoint blocking the only road that leads out of the village. The presence of the illegal settlement of Avne Hefez resulted in the…
