Tag: Arrests
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Trapped in the land of Oz
Ofra Edelman | Haaretz 3 January 2010 A complaint to the court ombudsman against Jerusalem District Court Judge Yitzhak Milanov reveals cooperation of questionable legality between the police and Oz, the Interior Ministry unit that deals with illegal foreigners, in the treatment of foreigners who took part in recent demonstrations in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarra…
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Two young men from Bil’in arrested in order to testify against Popular Committee member still held by Israeli military
3 January 2010 For immediate release: Hamouda Imad Yassin (16) and Ibrahim Khalil Yassin (16), two young men from Bil’in, who were arrested on 29 December 2009 during a night raid on the West Bank village, are still being held by the Israeli military. The boys were arrested at 2am on Tuesday, 29 December 2009,…
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Freedom for Ryan Olander, justice for Sheikh Jarrah: US citizen held in Israeli prisons for over two weeks
2 January 2010 For immediate release: Israeli authorities continue to detain Ryan Olander, US citizen and solidarity activist, who was illegally arrested on 18 December 2009 for his support of Palestinian families evicted from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah. Minnesota resident Ryan Olander is facing deportation after being held in Israeli prisons for over two…
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Eight year old boy shot in his head by rubber-coated steel bullet, two arrested during Ni’lin’s weekly protest
1 January 2010 During today’s demonstration in Ni’lin – marking the anniversary of the Fatah movement – one eight year old boy was injured in the head with a rubber-coated steel bullet and two teenage boys (15 and 17 years old) arrested. Around 500 people, including international and Israeli activists attended today’s weekly Friday protest…
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Israeli Occupation Forces arrest two village youth during night raid in Bil’in early Tuesday morning
29 December 2009 Israeli Occupation Forces arrested two village youth from the small West Bank village of Bil’in early Tuesday morning during a night raid operation there around 2:30 am. Lookouts with the Bil’in Committee for Popular Resistance Against the Wall and Settlements spotted Israeli soldiers near the Southwest gates of the town as well…