Tag: Welcome to Palestine 2012

  • ‘Welcome to Palestine’ group denied entry into West Bank

    26 August, 2012 | Ma’an News, Bethlehem, West Bank Dozens of foreign peace activists were denied entry into the West Bank by Israeli authorities at the Allenby Bridge crossing on Sunday evening, organizers of the third ‘Welcome to Palestine’ initiative said. “The Welcome to Palestine Campaign decries the Israeli denial of entry via the Allenby…

  • Press Release from the Welcome to Palestine Campaign

    by Mazin Qumsiyeh 16 April 2012 | Welcome to Palestine Campaign 2012 We did not have to show our 1500 visitors Israeli racism, arrogance, and human rights violations; the Israeli government showed them and also showed the whole world. Calling itself a democracy, this outlaw state denied the right of people from around the world to come visit…

  • Israel is paranoid about pro-Palestinian activists

    Israel is paranoid about pro-Palestinian activists

    by Gideon Levy 12 April 2012 | Haaretz Israel will not stand idly by as thousands of activists prepare to arrive on Sunday; it will not miss an opportunity to look ridiculous in the eyes of the world. And with what shall we frighten the Israeli public in advance of the seventh day of Passover?…