Archive for February, 2007

DFLP Anniversay demo in Bil’in village this Friday

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007 | Posted in Press Releases, Bil'in Village

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This Friday the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine will celebrate its 38th anniversary in the village of Bil’in. Speeches will be held in the village after midday prayers before the march to the Apartheid Wall, which has annexed over 60% of the village’s land for the settlement of Mod’in...

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Six activists arrested for blocking work on Wall

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007 | Posted in Press Releases, Photos, Bethlehem Region

UPDATE 3PM - all the activists have been released after being made to sign conditions saying they wouldn’t return to the site of their arrest for 15 days

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Six activists have...

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APPEAL: Help South Hebron Villagers Stay on their Land

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007 | Posted in Hebron Region, Photos, Action Alert

On Wednesday 14th February Israeli Occupation Forces demolished a large number of houses and agricultural structures in four different villages in the South Hebron Hills - Qwawis, M’nezel, Um-Elhe’r and the...

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Nablus Old City siege by IOF: Turkish bath invaded, human shield updates, hospital restriction, man in coma from tear gas

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007 | Posted in Nablus Region, Photos

by IWPS, February 27th

1. Invasion of Turkish Bath, February 25

Israeli forces broke into the Turkish Bath in the Old City of Nablus at 11:00pm and used it as a military base for two days. The soldiers broke the door to the entrance of the baths and searched through everything....

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Hebron settler spokesman attacks Italian film crew

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007 | Posted in Press Releases, Hebron Region

by ISM Hebron, February 27th

UPDATE 6.30PM - Raed has now been released on NIS 1500 bail

Hebron settler spokesman, David Wilder, today attacked an Italian film crew making a documentary film about schools in Israel and Palestine. The RAI Cinema TV crew was in the Tel Rumeida district of Hebron filming the Qurtuba school,...

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Israeli Agricultural Methods

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007 | Posted in Commentary

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IOF attack South Bethlehem farmers, 3 arrested

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007 | Posted in Press Releases, Bethlehem Region

by the ISM media team, February 27th

UDPATE March 1st - Rashid remains in detention in Etzion military detention centre. Rashid was abducted for assaulting a soldier after being beaten by the IOF.

UPDATE and CORRECTION February 28th - Mahmoud, who is the Village Council Head, was released last night but Rashid, his son,...

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Haaretz: “Legitimization of land theft”

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007 | Posted in Press clippings, Bil'in Village

Haaretz editorial, February 27th

The theft of private land and lawless construction, with the authorities’ collaboration, have long been routine in the land of the settlers. The scope of these deeds and their seriousness are described extensively in the report on...

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Nablus man critical after denial of medical treatment

Monday, February 26th, 2007 | Posted in Reports, Nablus Region

by the ISM media team, February 26th

Residents in the Old City of Nablus woke up this morning to find their city under curfew for the second day with dozens of military vehicles and hundreds of soldiers with dogs on their streets.

Like citizens all over the West Bank, most Nabulsi face a daily struggle to feed themselves...

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Stupid T-Shirt

Monday, February 26th, 2007 | Posted in Press Releases, Commentary

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