Tag: Prisoner
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New Year in al-Ma’asara marked with another weekly demonstration against the Apartheid Wall
Al-Ma’asara Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements 1 January 2010 Over 150 local activists protested today in al-Ma’asara and the neighboring villages against the construction of the illegal Apartheid Wall and settlements on the lands of the nine intertwined villages to the South of Bethlehem. Protestors walked through the villages towards the construction site…
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Bil’in demonstrators call for the end of the Siege of Gaza
Bil’in Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements 1 January 2010 Residents of Bil’in gathered today after the noon prayers to demonstrate against the Israeli occupation and the Apartheid Wall on to commemorate the first anniversary of the brutal Israeli aggression on Gaza. In addition, they celebrated the 45th anniversary of the Palestinian National Liberation…
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“I live today, but I am afraid of tomorrow”
Jody McIntyre and Sema Onbus | The Electronic Intifada 29 December 2009 The following is former Palestinian political prisoner Sema Onbus’s story as told to The Electronic Intifada contributor Jody McIntyre: My name is Sema Onbus. I am 37 years old, from Tulkarem refugee camp. My story starts when my brother was killed, on 6…