Archive for July, 2006

Travel Advisory: Prayer may be Hazardous to your Health in East Jerusalem

Saturday, July 15th, 2006 | Posted in Journals, Jerusalem Region, Photos


by Lucretia and Sunbula

Outside the Faisal Hostel opposite Damascus Gate/Bab’al-‘Amoud, there appeared to be about one cop for every two Palestinians. There were regular police, along with the dreaded and despised...

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Israeli Army raid on Kindergarten in Jericho

Saturday, July 15th, 2006 | Posted in Reports, Jericho Region, Freedom Summer 2006

12th July: The ISRAA is a small, community based organisation working with the poorest children and their families in the town of Jericho in the West Bank, providing funding for underprivileged students. They run two kindergartens, one for children age 0-3 and one for those age 3-6, catering for around 150 children in the same building. On the 2nd...

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Israeli Stranglehold on Palestinian Farms in the Jordan Valley

Saturday, July 15th, 2006 | Posted in Reports, Tubas Region, Photos, Freedom Summer 2006

by Elliot Bruce

11th July: Near the villages of Az-Zubeidat and Marj Na’ja is the farm of Abu Rhader, 49 years old. ISM activists met with the farmer, as well as his neighbor, Abu Jamal, 48 years old....

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Three Days in One Room: The Experience of the Attar Family

Saturday, July 15th, 2006 | Posted in Journals, Gaza Region

by Mona El-Farra

Thursday, July 13, 2006 2am

Two successive big explosions wakened me up, Sondos jumped quickly to my bed , frightened, shivering and covered her head, with the blanket. It was two big explosions ,but not sonic booming, I am an expert now. The power has...

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Khaleej Times: “The Berlin Wall fell, so will this one”

Friday, July 14th, 2006 | Posted in Press clippings, Bil'in Village

by Greta Berlin, 12th July

Every Friday, after noon prayers, the people of Bilin prepare to peacefully demonstrate against the Israeli theft of their land. Israel insists it has the right to take over 50 per...

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Israel Refuses Greek Human Rights Worker Entry

Friday, July 14th, 2006 | Posted in Press Releases, Denial of entry

UPDATE: Since the afternoon on July 14th, Maria Nikiforou has been held in isolation at the airport security dentention center. Despite the fact that detainees are allowed to keep their phones in this facility, she is not allowed to charge her phone. The state is expected to respond to her appeal tomorrow.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Greek...

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Palestinian Activists Wed in the Shadow of the Wall!

Friday, July 14th, 2006 | Posted in Reports, Bil'in Village


photo by AP

Today in Bil’in over 150 Palestinians, Israelis and internationals gathered in Bil’in to celebrate a wedding ceremony as part of a protest against Israel’s Apartheid Wall at the construction...

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TOMORROW: Join the Villagers of Izbat Tabib in Their Steadfastness

Friday, July 14th, 2006 | Posted in Press Releases, Qalqilya Region, Freedom Summer 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

At 11am tomorrow the villagers of Isbat Tabib, in the Qalqilya region will hold a demonstration against Israel’s annexation barrier in the region. The village is calling on Israelis and internationals to join them for a Conference tomorrow, Saturday July 15th in support of their sumud (steadfastness) against...

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Israel in Gaza: What Are They Fighting For?

Thursday, July 13th, 2006 | Posted in Gaza Region, Commentary

by Tanya Reinhart

A shorter version of this article was scheduled to appear Thursday, July 13th in Yediot Aharonot, but postponed to next week because of the developments in Southern Lebanon. (1)

Whatever may be the fate of the captive...

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Demonstration and Wedding at Bil’in!

Thursday, July 13th, 2006 | Posted in Press Releases, Bil'in Village

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

On July 14th, at 1pm, as part of the weekly demonstration, the people of Bil’in and international and Israeli supporters will celebrate continued life and love in the face of the occupation and apartheid wall. The Bil’in Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements will honor Palestinian activists Mansour...

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