Tag: International law
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Tell your MEPs to support the new guidelines on Israel’s participation in EU programs
12th October 2013 | European Coordination Committee for Palestine | Brussels, Belgium In July 2013, the European Commission announced new guidelines that aim to prevent Israeli projects in illegal Israeli settlements from receiving research grant funding and prevent Israeli companies and institutions that operate inside illegal Israeli settlements from participating in financial instruments such as loans. The…
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Israel bars children over eight from visiting fathers in prison
15th June 2013 | The Electronic Intifada, Joe Catron | Gaza City, Occupied Palestine On 20 May, Obeida Shamali visited his father, Ahmad Abd Alraheem Shamali, in Israel’s Nafha prison. It was the first time they had seen each other since Israeli forces captured Ahmad in August 2008. “I was very happy,” the seven-year-old said. He was…
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Revisiting Ni’lin after four years
2nd May 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Ni’lin, Occupied Palestine By Team Nablus It’s been four years since I had visited and lived in Ni’lin and the decision to visit on Friday filled me simultaneously with excitement and longing but also dread. Four years ago I had supported the non violent resistance in Ni’lin as…