Tag: Arrests

  • Israeli soldiers raid Palestinian house in Hebron; one man arrested

    15 September 2010 | ISM Media At 21.00 on 12 September 2010, the final day of the Islamic festival of `Eid al-Fitr, eight Israeli army jeeps and armoured personnel carriers (APCs) were observed leaving the Israeli-only apartheid roads in Hebron and crossing into the Palestinian Authority-controlled “H1” region. Five international activists followed the vehicles to…

  • Bil’in’s Abdallah Abu Rahmah cleared of stone-throwing; convicted of incitement

    24 August 2010 | Popular Struggle Protest organizer Abdallah Abu Rhamah from Bil’in was convicted of incitement and organizing illegal demonstrations today, after an eight months long military trial, during which he was kept behind bars. He was acquitted of a stone-throwing charge and a vindictive arms-possession charge. Abdallah Abu Rahmah’s verdict was read today…

  • Storm over Israeli ‘abuse’ photos

    16 August 2010 | Al Jazeera A former Israeli soldier has sparked controversy after posting pictures of herself posing with bound and blindfolded Palestinian prisoners on the internet. Eden Abergil uploaded photographs into a folder entitled “Army- the best time of my life” on Facebook. They show her posing provocatively with the men, prompting lurid…