Archive for March, 2006

The Association of Muslim Scholars in Palestine calls for the release of the remaining hostages

Sunday, March 12th, 2006 | Posted in Press Releases, International Actions, Arabic Translations, ISM Media Alerts, Action Alert | Edit


English translation of the statement:
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful,

The Association of Muslim Scholars in Palestine deeply regrets the killing of the peace activist Tom Fox on Iraqi land.

We were shocked and grieved...

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Another Fallen Friend and Martyr

Sunday, March 12th, 2006 | Posted in Journals, International Actions, Hebron Region | Edit

The death of Tom Fox and a true test of solidarity
By Joe Carr

I first met Tom Fox in Chicago at a Christian Peacemaker Teams’ training and we became good friends through our work together. He was a father with children about my age, and was like an uncle to me.

He was my team’s coordinator during my month in Iraq....

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Palestinians saddened at Fox’s killing

Saturday, March 11th, 2006 | Posted in Press clippings, Photos | Edit

By ASSOCIATED PRESS
JAYYUS, West Bank

Palestinians throughout the West Bank expressed sorrow Saturday over the killing of American...

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We Mourn the Loss of Tom Fox

Saturday, March 11th, 2006 | Posted in Journals | Edit

“Why are we here?”

Reflection written by Tom Fox in Iraq the day before the abduction
2 December 2005

As I survey the landscape here in Iraq, dehumanization seems to be the operative means of relating to each other. U.S. forces in their quest to hunt down and kill “terrorists” are, as a result...

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Kalandia and the Meaning of ‘Security’

Saturday, March 11th, 2006 | Posted in Journals, Ramallah Region | Edit


Israeli Military overseeing further construction outside Kalandia Checkpoint

By Jon

Traveling between Ramallah and Jerusalem used to be a relatively easy trip, despite the various demarcations...

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Bil’in Continues to Defy Israeli Violence

Friday, March 10th, 2006 | Posted in Reports, Ramallah Region, Bil'in Village, Photos | Edit

by Henry

The weekly non-violent protests against the Israeli Apartheid wall continued this Friday in Bil’in, with Palestinians from the village uniting once again with Internationals and Israelis in a display of resistance...

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Two protests against the Annexation Wall, Friday 10th of March

Friday, March 10th, 2006 | Posted in Press Releases | Edit

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Both protests will begin at 12:00 from Bil’in and Beit Sira’s respective Mosques. Villagers of Bil’in who’s land is being annexed will hold its weekly demonstration. This week the people in the village are planning on bringing tomb stones to set up a mock mass grave in front of the wall.

In Beit Sira...

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International Womens Day (IWD) near Jerusalem

Thursday, March 9th, 2006 | Posted in Reports, Ramallah Region, Photos | Edit

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By Harrison
Palestine Pal

On Wednesday, March 8th, I experienced International Womens Day (IWD) near Jerusalem. 120 women gathered at Ar Ram checkpoint. We marched from Ar Ram checkpoint to Qalandiya...

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Ministry documents highlight West Bank land acquisition network

Thursday, March 9th, 2006 | Posted in Press clippings | Edit

By Akiva Eldar, Haaretz Correspondent
printed in Haaretz

Top secret documents from the Justice Ministry from the early 1990s confirm the existence of a vast network of ties between successive Likud and Labor governments and land dealers and settlers’ associations,...

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Hanna’s Mom In Palestine

Wednesday, March 8th, 2006 | Posted in Journals | Edit

Impressions

Genocide:
Some people use the word genocide to describe the situation in Palestine. This offends many Jews, and turns us off from listening to anything else the speaker says. We picture gas chambers, concentration camp workers, and huge piles of bodies. Some of us have learned that there were massacres of Palestinians...

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