Tag: Jerusalem
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Jahalin residents and activists build a school
15 July 2009 An italian architect from the organisation Vento Di Terra is leading a project of building a bedouin school in the village of Jahalin, south of Jerusalem. Several solidarity activists from different organizations, such as Rabbis for Human Rights, Operation Groundswell and ISM participated to help the village reach its 15 July 2009…
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Chicago activists picket Israeli consulate as part of international day of action against house evictions and demolitions in Palestine
13 July 2009 On Monday, the 13th of July, around 35 Chicago activists picketed the Israeli consulate in response to a call to action from Palestinian residents of occupied East Jerusalem currently facing house eviction or demolition at the hands of Israeli authorities. When one demonstrator attempted to deliver an eviction notice to the staff…
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Chicago activists drop 88 banners across city protesting Israeli eviction and demolition of Palestinian homes
13 July 2009 Monday, July 13th 2009, 5am: In perhaps the largest campaign of its kind in Chicago’s history, over a dozen activists dropped 88 banners across Chicagoland this morning decrying Israel’s policies of evicting or destroying Palestinian homes. Each banner represents one of 88 Palestinian homes in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan…
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Copenhagen demonstrates in solidarity with East Jerusalem residents facing evictions and demolitions
13 July 2009 International day of solidarity with East Jerusalem residents facing eviction or demolition of their homes. Demonstration in front of the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen. At 8.30 in the morning on Monday 13th of July Scandinavian activists showed their solidarity with the Palestinians in East Jerusalem facing eviction or demolition of their houses…
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Transportation Ministry to Hebraize road signs
Udi Etzion | YNet News 13 July 2009 Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz recently ordered a change in roadside signs across Israel’s highways so that the all names appearing on them in English and Arabic would be a direct transliteration of Hebrew. For example, the sign directing drivers to Jerusalem would read Yerushalayim, Nazareth will become…