Tag: Ramallah
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Brighton-Tubas Fellowship: Life in the women’s prison
Two days ago I attended a peaceful demonstration of villagers against the theft of their land by villagers. I found my self assaulted and ‘arrested’ by a settler with the acquiescence of the Isreali army, lied to by the Israeli police, dumped in the punishment block of the women’s prison, driven for miles to the…
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Brighton-Tubas Fellowship: Three British nationals go to trial after non-violent demonstration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Brighton-Tubas Fellowship: For more info contact Tom Hayes on 00447846506710 or Ann on 0522354477 ***Update, after being sent to the Ministry of the Interior to begin the process of deportation, the three women were released. Three British women, Kate Harrison, Caroline Bailey and Sarah Cobham representing the Brighton-Tubas Friendship and Solidarity group,…
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Ha’aretz: Protesters block Highway 443 to protest ban on Palestinian traffic
Israeli and Palestinian demonstrators blocked Highway 443 early Thursday morning to protest the ban on Palestinian vehicles from the road, which is a major artery connecting Jerusalem to Lod, Army Radio reported. The protesters, a coalition of Jewish and Arab members of leftist organizations, carried signs which read, among other slogans, “Caution Apartheid Road” and…