Archive for February, 2006

Of Shabbat, Settlers and Destroyed Homes; Reports From Occupied Hebron

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006 | Posted in Reports, Hebron Region, Photos

by Mary

26/02/06

It was Shabat (25/02/06). In the morning, I was at the crossroad at the top of Tel Rumeida hill, waiting to escort Palestinian children to their homes near the Tel Rumeida settlement. When two...

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Beit Sira Replants Trees in the Shadow of the Wall

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006 | Posted in Reports, Ramallah Region, Photos

by Henry

The demonstration today in the village of Beit Sira was a peaceful march of one hundred people to the village land where olive trees are being uprooted to make way for planned route of the annexation Barrier....

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Rickman Slams ‘Censorship’ of Play about US Gaza Activist

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006 | Posted in Press clippings, Rachel Corrie

by Julian Borger
Published on Tuesday, February 28, 2006 by the Guardian / UK

A New York theatre company has put off plans to stage a play about an American activist killed by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza because of the current “political climate” - a decision...

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Conversations at the Palestinian “Outpost”

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006 | Posted in Reports, Bil'in Village, Photos

By Ashraf

It’s been almost a year of the nonviolent struggle for the Bil’in residence against the illegal Israel wall. Beyond the wall, on land owned by the Bil’in community, the people of Bil’in...

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Travelers share tales from Rafah

Monday, February 27th, 2006 | Posted in Press clippings, International Actions, Gaza Region, Rachel Corrie

by Venice Buhain
Originally publsihed in The Olympian

OLYMPIA — For a few hours Sunday, the Olympia Eagles Ballroom was filled with friendly chatter, the enticing smells of Mediterranean food and the delicate handiwork of Palestinian...

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Harassment of Palestinian Non-Violent activists - part one

Monday, February 27th, 2006 | Posted in Journals, Biddu Village

Mansur’s Testimony

I decided to join some of my international friends and sleep in the new Palestinian houses built on the land that will be cut off from Bil’in by the wall. We were hanging out and chatting when an Israeli military jeep showed up around 8pm. After they left we went to sleep. At 3am, the Israeli jeep showed up again...

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Youth, 17, says shot in the eye by Border Police officers

Sunday, February 26th, 2006 | Posted in Press clippings

By Jonathan Lis
Originally published in Haaretz

Matan Cohen, an Israeli demonstrator against the separation fence, told Haaretz on Saturday that doctors are not sure if he will be able to see out of his eye...

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Injured anti-fence ‘anarchist’ speaks out

Saturday, February 25th, 2006 | Posted in Press clippings

by Meital Yasur Beit-Or
Originally published at Ynet.com

Matan Cohen after being shot in the eye by a 'rubber bullet'...

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Take a Virtual Tour of the 2006 Balata Invasion

Saturday, February 25th, 2006 | Posted in Nablus Region, Photos


Inside a home that was first set on fire, then exploded to kill three fighters hiding inside.


A Palestinian-built roadblock on Balata Camp’s main street obstructs...

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Going ‘Home’

Saturday, February 25th, 2006 | Posted in Journals

by Hannah

I arrived at Ben Gurion airport in Lod (aka the airport in Tel Aviv) just after 5:00 am for a 7:25 flight. This is about the amount of time I had last time, when security didn’t have enough time to check me and I ended up flying without my luggage and never receiving some...

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