Tag: Christian Peacemaker Team

  • CPT: Palestinian fence damaged in village in At-Tuwani area

    CPT: Palestinian fence damaged in village in At-Tuwani area

    Christian Peacemaker Team – At-Tuwani & Operation Dove On the morning of Wednesday, 4 August, Palestinians from At-Tuwani found that their fence built between the village and the nearby Havat Ma’on settler outpost had been partially destroyed during the night. The fence, made from cemented metal supports and barbed wire, was funded by European Commission…

  • Remembering Art Gish

    1 August 2010 American peace activist Art Gish died on Wednesday in a tractor accident on his organic farm in Athens, Ohio, at the age of 70. Gish and his wife Peggy – currently in Iraq – dedicated much of their lives to promoting peace in the Middle East through nonviolent action. As a member…

  • CPT: Israeli Border Police Demolish Water Infrastructure in Al Baqa’a Valley

    CPT: Israeli Border Police Demolish Water Infrastructure in Al Baqa’a Valley

    Christian Peacemaker Team – Hebron For the third time in 12 days, Israeli Border Police carried out demolitions in Al Baqa’a valley, a fertile farming area northeast of Hebron, along route 60. On July 19, the Israeli Border Police, with the assistance of hired laborers using heavy machinery, destroyed a cistern and removed irrigation pipes…