• East Jerusalem home demolitions continue

    Ma’an News Agency 13 July 2010 Israeli bulldozers demolished two homes in the East Jerusalem town of Al-Isawiya on Tuesday morning, saying the buildings were constructed without permits, with a third reported by a Reuters cameraman in Beit Hanina. Witnesses in Al-Isawiya said Israeli forces entered the town early in the morning, blocking off main…

  • IDF to probe death of Palestinian protester at West Bank rally

    Anshel Pfeffer | Ha’aretz 12 July 2010 The Military Advocate General on Monday ordered the army’s criminal investigations unit to investigate the death of a Palestinian protester who was killed by a tear gas canister at a demonstration in Bil’in in April 2009. The Military Advocate General had refused to open a criminal investigation into…

  • Hebron ‘dance protest’ against Israeli soldiers and settlers

    Hebron ‘dance protest’ against Israeli soldiers and settlers

    10 July 2010 Over 100 Palestinians together with international solidarity activists gathered in Hebron this Saturday to protest against the closure of Shuhada street. As a response to the infamous YouTube video of soldiers dancing near the illegal settlement of Tel-Rumeida, some protesters staged a dance protest: three dancers took the role of soldiers and…

  • Aljazeera: Gaza farmers risk being shot

    Aljazeera English As a Libyan backed aid ship sails for the Gaza Strip, another group of international activists has been defying the blockade, but this time on the land. Foreigners acting as human shields have been helping farmers in Gaza harvest their crops. About 30 per cent of Gaza’s arable land is on the border…

  • Iraq Burin: protests for the right to protest

    Around 20 people trying to travel to Iraq Burin from Nablus for the weekly protest on Saturday 10th July, a group made up of Palestinians and international activists, were stopped by armed forces on the road leading to the small village; the media gathered and a protest against this decision ensued. Despite the attempts from…