Tag: Ni’lin

  • IPS: Israelis Using ‘Excessive’ Force Against Protesters

    Mel Frykberg | Inter-Press Service The critical wounding of a U.S. activist has highlighted the excessive use of force by Israeli forces. The activist, Tristan Anderson, 38, was shot in the head by Israeli soldiers during a protest against Israel’s separation barrier in the Palestinian West Bank last week. He remains in intensive care in…

  • Statement from the family of Rachel Corrie

    We thank all who continue to remember Rachel and those who, on this sixth anniversary of her stand in Gaza, renew their own commitments to human rights, justice and peace in the Middle East. The tributes and actions in her memory are a source of inspiration to us and to others. Friday, March 13th, we…

  • Guardian: Israelis ‘firing live rounds’ at West Bank protesters

    Peter Beaumont | The Guardian Israeli armed forces and border police used the cover of the war against Hamas in Gaza to reintroduce the firing of .22 rifle bullets – as well as the extensive use of a new model of tear-gas canister – against unarmed demonstrators in the Occupied West Bank protesting at the…