Tag: Ramallah
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MER: “The Only Place Where There’s Hope”
An Interview with Muhammad Khatib, Jonathan Pollak and Elad Orian, Middle East Report Beginning in December 2004, and then every Friday since February 2005, Palestinians, Israelis and internationals have converged on the West Bank village of Bil‘in to demonstrate against the barrier that Israel is building there, as part of the chain of walls and…
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St Louis Post: “Area woman, 24, places herself as human shield for Palestinians”
by Sylvester Brown Jr. St. Louis Post, 08/29/2006 The woman’s defiant stance – back arched, arms outstretched – seemed to say, “Bring it on!” Yet, the scene seemed to betray her resolve. St. Louis County resident Jennifer Presson, 24, stood in front of a line of Israeli soldiers. They were armed with batons, guns and…
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Palestinian Activists with International and Israeli Supporters Picket Kofi Annan’s Visit
by ISM Media Office volunteers This afternoon, peace activists from the International Solidarity Movement joined Palestinians, Israelis, and international supporters from other organizations to picket the visit to Ramallah of Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations. Mr Annan was in the West Bank today to meet Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority…