10 January 2010 Israeli military forces have demolished 17 buildings in the Palestinian community of Khirbet Tana for the second time. This is the only the most recent chapter in a long struggle for the small agricultural community to keep ...
Read More »Civil Administration backtracks on granting Palestinians access to Bir el-Eid
Amira Hass | Haaretz 6 January 2009 The Civil Administration ordered Palestinian residents of the West Bank this week to stop erecting tents and building animal enclosures in the Bir el-Eid area – even though the state allowed them access ...
Read More »Settler tunnel causes another road collapse in Silwan, East Jerusalem
3 January 2010 For immediate release: At around 4pm, on Saturday 2 January 2010 part of a main road in the Palestinian neighbourhood of Silwan collapsed. The section of road runs above tunneling work carried out by the Elad settler ...
Read More »Israeli military demolish a gas station and supermarket in the northern West Bank village of Qusra
23 December 2009 Residents of Qusra witnessed a Caterpillar bulldozer, flanked by 20 Israeli military jeeps, entering the village at 7am on Wednesday, 23 December. Israeli Occupation Forces quickly occupied the entire village, establishing three checkpoints at its entrances and ...
Read More »No freeze on Palestinian suffering
Seth Freedman | The Guardian 14 December 2009 Within minutes of our arrival in Tuwani, in the south Hebron hills of the West Bank, an army Jeep rolled into the village and shattered the mid-morning tranquillity. “We’re turning this place ...
Read More »A demonstration will be held in the West Bank village of Salim, near Nablus
21 November 2009 For immediate release Demonstration to be held in Salim village in condemnation of Israel’s continued occupation and violation of international law. The village of Salim will host a demonstration this Sunday, 22 November, marking two causes: one, ...
Read More »Extensive Israeli campaign against Palestinian civil construction activities in Area C
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 19 November 2009 New demolition orders issued against 60 Palestinian houses, apartments and other civilian facilities in the West Bank Israeli Occupation Forces have escalated their systematic campaign against Palestinian civilian construction activities in areas ...
Read More »Palestinian cave-dweller fights Israeli eviction
YNet News 12 November 2009 A Palestinian camping in an ancient cave near Jerusalem says he has been told by Israeli authorities to get out because the hillside is slated for a housing development and his “illegal” home will be ...
Read More »Today in Jerusalem
3 November 2009 | de l’autre côté du mur When talking about Palestine and Palestinian’s rights it is difficult to decide where to start. So I will just tell you day about my day of today. 9:39am: I am drinking ...
Read More »Leftist gets month in jail for assault
Aviad Glickman | YNet News 21 October 2009 The Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court sentenced left-wing activist Ezra Nawi to one month in prison, after convicting him of assaulting police officers and rioting during the demolition of illegal structures near South Mount ...
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