Tag: Settlement
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West Bank village sues developers in Montreal court
Leigh Anne Williams | Anglican Journal 22 June 2009 The Israeli-Palestinian dispute over land in the occupied territories has come to a Montreal courtroom this week. Lawyers for the West Bank village of Bil’in are suing developers Green Park International and Green Mount International, which are registered in Quebec, for building settlements on land that…
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Hearing begins over Palestinian lawsuit against Quebec builders
CBC News 22 June 2009 A Palestinian village in the West Bank will argue Monday that a Quebec court should hear its lawsuit against two Canadian construction companies that it alleges illegally constructed buildings on Israeli-occupied territory. Bil’in, a community of about 1,700 inhabitants located northwest of Ramallah, is suing the Quebec-based companies for $2…
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Bat Ayin settlers uproot trees from Palestinian land
Ma’an News 22 June 2009 Israeli settlers uprooted more than 150 olive and grape trees from Palestinian-owned land in Wadi Abu Ar-Rish, near the settlement of Bat Ayin, south of Bethlehem, on Monday, witnesses said. Settlers from Bat Ayin also set fires in the same area. Witnesses said that the settlers carried out these attacks…