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Israeli occupation forces storm the village of Bil’in at night
04 April 2011 | Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements The Israeli army and police occupation forces stormed the village of Bil’in at 1:30 am on Monday 4th April, raiding the houses of Ali Ibrahim Bornat, and Khames Abo Rahma. They searched their houses and tampered with the contents under the pretext of search…
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Four days of settler violence in Burin and the Nablus area
03 April 2011 | International Solidarity Movement On Friday afternoon at around 4.30 pm, three young men from the village of Burin, south of Nablus, were attacked by two settlers while picking “akoob” (a plant used in cooking) in the mountains. The men were around 200 meters away from the illegal settlement of Bracha when…
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Three killed in Israeli air strike on southern Gaza
02 April 2011 | Ma’an News Agency Israeli war planes struck the southern Gaza Strip overnight Friday killing three Palestinians and seriously injuring a fourth, medics said. Gaza medical services spokesman Adham Abu Salmiya said the deceased were transferred to the Al-Aqsa Hospital in Khan Younis, adding that their bodies were charred from the intensity…
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Army uses disproportionate force against small demonstration in Beit Ommar
02 April 2011 | International Solidarity Movement Today, small peaceful demonstrations in Beit Ommar were met with disproportionate force by the Israeli army. Just after 11 o’clock this morning, a small group of villagers and internationals marched to the entrance of the village where they were met by lines of soldiers preventing them from exiting…
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Corrie trial resumes in Haifa court with testimony of bulldozer unit commander
29 March 2010 | Rachel Corrie Foundation After a five month recess, the Haifa District Court will resume hearings Sunday, April 3, in the civil lawsuit filed by Rachel Corrie’s family against the State of Israel for her unlawful killing in Rafah, Gaza on March 16, 2003. Rachel was an American student activist and human…
