Tag: Bethlehem
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Jab’a Villagers Hold Action Demanding Right to Farm Land
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, April 17, between 9am and 2pm, Jab’a villagers will demand the right to farm their land. They will be joined by Palestinians from nearby villages, and international and Israeli activists in this action against the apartheid wall and the settlements surrounding Jab’a. The villagers will be planting on land that is…
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Destruction and Defiance in the Shadow of Bethlehem
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Christmas in jail for peace campaigners
An Italian peace activist was hospitalized Thursday after refusing to be deported from Israel. Italian, Vittorio Arrigoni, 34, was injured yesterday evening when Israeli authorities tried to deport him and two other detained UK residents,from South Africa and Ausralia, by force, according to Israeli lawyer Gaby Lasky. Lasky added that the authorities failed to notify…