Tag: Bil’in

  • Haaretz – Panel: Ultra-Orthodox settlement should be city, despite illegal construction

    By Akiva Eldar, published in Haaretz. To view original article click here The ultra-Orthodox settlement of Modi’in Illit in the West Bank should be granted city status despite suspicions that its council members were involved in authorizing illegal construction, an ad hoc committee set up by the Interior Ministry has recommended. The committee’s decision contradicts…

  • Non-violent demonstrations in Bil’in and Al-Khader

    Bil’in: On Friday the 9thof may, at the village of Bil’in around 100 hundred Israelis, Palestinians and Internationals gathered in solidarity to protest against the illegal wall separating the village and the local residents from their land. Photo By IMEMC’s Haithem El Khatib Shortly after mid-day, local villagers, Israelis and International peace activists marched towards…

  • NY Jewish Week: Protesting Leviev, From Here To Dubai

    by Walter Ruby – Special to The Jewish Week. To view original article, click here N.Y.-based Arab-Jewish group claims credit for UAE snub of diamond merchant; Leviev spokesman says stores will open under his name. Leviev already operates two jewelry stores in Dubai under the name “Levant” through a Moroccan-Palestinian agent Arif Bin Khadra. Israeli…