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The Cleansing of Artas- Continuing to Resist
From Um Salamuna to Artas- Big demo against the wall this Friday FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 23 May 2007 This coming Friday, May 25th the residents of the south of Bethlehem area will hold a large demonstration against the wall which separates them from Bethlehem and steals their lands. This week the struggle reached the village of Artas, near Al Hader. It happened when the construction crews reached the fertile lands of the village. The reason for…
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Refusing to Kneel to the Occupation
by ISM Hebron, 22 May 2007 On the morning of Tuesday, May 22. two human rights workers (HRWs) witnessed a young Palestinian man being detained at the Israeli soldier post in the Tel Rumeida district of Hebron. The Israeli soldier at the post started to film the two HRWs with his camera-phone, directly in front of he HRWs’ faces. One of the two soldiers was very aggressive towards the Palestinian detainee from the beginning. The soldier…
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Letter to Black America on Palestinian Rights
and June 10th March & Rally from End the Occupation To Black America: It is time for our people to once again demand that the silence be broken on the injustices faced by the Palestinian people resulting from the Israeli occupation. On June 10th, the national coalition known as the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation will be spearheading a march and rally to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the beginning of the illegal Israeli…
