1. Israeli Supreme Court: State Must Defend why Settlement Expansion Near Bil’in Should not be Demolished 2. AP Erases Video of Israeli Soldier Shooting Palestinian Boy 3. The Earth According to Google: Where is Palestine? 4. A Sad Day: for ...
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Amy Goodman and James Zogby Host Event to Honor the Words and Life of Rachel Corrie
When: 8:00 PM Wednesday, March 22, Where: Riverside Church, 490 Riverside Drive, New York, New York Available for media contact: Ann Petter: 212.246.7528, Tom Wallace: 617.461.1041 Hosted by: Amy Goodman and James Zogby Participants include: Cindy & Craig Corrie, Anthony ...
Read More »A Sad Day: for Rachel Corrie
By Starhawk March 17, 2006 Yesterday was a sad day. The third anniversary of the death of Rachel Corrie, crushed by a bulldozer in Rafah, in the Gaza strip. All day the sky glowered, dark and oppressive, while from time ...
Read More »Another Fallen Friend and Martyr
The death of Tom Fox and a true test of solidarity By Joe Carr I first met Tom Fox in Chicago at a Christian Peacemaker Teams’ training and we became good friends through our work together. He was a father ...
Read More »Ghassan Andoni’s Statement Upon Receiving The 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Nomination From The American Friends Service Committee
Ghassan Andoni I am honored that the American Friends Service Committee, winner of the 1947 peace prize, found in my modest contribution to the cause of peace and justice in the Middle East important enough to nominate me for the ...
Read More »The Palestinian Elections
1. The Palestinian Elections 2. The Struggle of Bilíin Continues 3. Life in Tel Rumeida; “It is clear who are the terrorists around here.” 4. HRW Released from Israeli Detention 5. Democracy in the Middle East 6. A Statement From ...
Read More »A Human Rights Worker Writes of her Christmas in Israeli Detention
By Shireen In a prison cell, the few times a day when the door opens are an event. On the evening of Christmas Day, when the rattle of keys was followed by a soft Scottish voice asking cheerfully, “is there ...
Read More »Electorial Candidates Unite Against the Wall
1. Human Rights Workers: IDF Claims a “Zero Tolerance” for Violent Settlers, But Not in Tel Rumeida 2. Despite Injunction from Israeli Supreme Court – Illegal Construction in Metityahu Mizrah Continues 3. Electoral candidates unite against the Apartheid Wall 4. ...
Read More »Human Rights Watch World Report 2006
Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) Read the entire report covering every area of the globe at http://hrw.org/wr2k6/ Following the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in November 2004, Palestinians held their second-ever national elections on January 9, 2005. The main contender, ...
Read More »Solidarity Returned: Palestine Calls For the Release of Hostages in Iraq
1. From the Canadian Press: Deadline extended, fears continue for safety of hostages 2. A Week of Palestinian Calls for the Release of the CPT Volunteers Held Hostage in Iraq 3. Solidarity Returned: Press Conference in Nablus 4. Candle-lit Solidarity ...
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