Archive for October, 2005

More Settler Attacks in Hebron, While Soldiers and Police Watch

Sunday, October 30th, 2005 | Posted in Reports, Hebron Region

by Andrew

At around 1.20pm on Thursday the 27th of October I received a phone call from one of the three internationals who had come to the aid of a Palestinian schoolgirl near Qurtuba School, and who were now under attack from a mob of settlers.

I made my way quickly to the end of Shuhada Street, stopping at the soldiers’ post...

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Bil’in Prisoner Solidarity Demonstration Report

Saturday, October 29th, 2005 | Posted in Reports, Bil'in Village

based on a report by IMEMC

Israeli soldiers fired tear gas and rubber coated bullets at a non-violent protest against the Separation Wall in Bil’in village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday.

The protest started midday Friday after dozens of residents, peace activists and representatives...

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Israeli Soldiers, Police and Settlers Block Olive Harvest In Yanoun, Nablus Region

Saturday, October 29th, 2005 | Posted in Reports, Nablus Region, Olive Harvest 2005

by two ISM activists in Nablus

Our experience of the harvest started in Yanoun village, Nablus region at 7am on the 26th of October. We accompanied two old Palestinian women in a field just down the hill from the Itamar settlement.

Half an hour after we started, a settler came and tried to get rid of us. He was very aggressive and...

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Four More Arrests in Bil’in; Further Arrests Resisted by Villagers

Saturday, October 29th, 2005 | Posted in Press Releases, Bil'in Village

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Israeli soldiers invaded Bil’in last night for the fourth time in six days. A group of about 20 Border Police arrived in jeeps and arrested four non-violent Palestinian activists who they accused of damaging the fence, including an expectant father, two brothers and a 16 year old boy. Afterwards, a group of regular...

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“Demolish all the illegally built homes in the West Bank” - Israeli Chief of Staff General Dan Halutz

Friday, October 28th, 2005 | Posted in Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE
by the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD)

ICAHD notices with concern the statement by Chief of Staff, Gen. Dan Halutz, as reported in Ma’ariv (October 26, 2005), in which he is quoted as saying that in response to the recent suicide attack in Hadera Market he would implement various responses. ...

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First Hand Account of Palestinian and International Arrests in Hebron

Thursday, October 27th, 2005 | Posted in Reports, Hebron Region

by Johan

At approximately 13.15 I and another international were at Shuhada Street in Tel Rumeida, Hebron. I saw a soldier holding a 15-year old girl on her shoulders, so I walked over and filmed with my video camera while I asked the soldier what was going on. The soldier said “she won’t leave”. After a minute a group...

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White Plains forum presents both sides of Israeli-Palestinian argument

Sunday, October 16th, 2005 | Posted in Press clippings, Budrus Village, USA Speaking Tour

By Liz Anderson
Originally published in The Journal News

WHITE PLAINS — “The Wall” snakes between Israel and the West Bank, often wandering deep into Palestinian turf. As it is built, it cuts people...

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Bil’in residents: Undercover troops provoked stone-throwing

Friday, October 14th, 2005 | Posted in Press clippings, Bil'in Village

By Haaretz Service and Itim
haaretzdaily.com

Prison Service troops disguised as Arabs incited Palestinian youths to throwing stones at Israel Defense Forces troops during a weekly demonstration against the separation fence in...

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Tour Schedule

Friday, October 14th, 2005 | Posted in USA Speaking Tour

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Tour Resources

Friday, October 14th, 2005 | Posted in USA Speaking Tour

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