Tag: Bethlehem
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Guardian: “Israeli barrier and settlement to leave West Bank village with nowhere to go”
from The Guardian, Monday 30th October. by Rory McCarthy in Wadi Fukin Land confiscation and pollution threaten future of ancient farming community From his rooftop, Mohammad Ibrahim can see from one end to the other of the narrow valley that contains the village of Wadi Fukin. Beyond houses bunched around the tall minaret of the…
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March of Grapes Brutally Attacked-6 Arrested, Many Injured
by PSP, October 8 October 8, 2006-Today, Palestinian, international and Israeli activists joined together to demonstrate against land theft, road closures and economic isolation by bringing two tons of the surplus Palestinian grape harvest to an occupation checkpoint along Route 60. In a display of civil disobedience akin to the North American Boston Tea Party,…
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Salon.com: “Up Against the Wall”
Israel continues building a mammoth barrier in the name of border security. Opponents charge that it’s carving more land for Jewish settlements — and assaulting Palestinians’ human rights. by Rachel Shabi, Salon.com Sept. 18, 2006, WEST BANK: “We haven’t seen our land since January last year,” says Abdul Ra’uf Khalid, sitting in his home in…