Archive for November, 2007

CounterPunch: The One State Declaration

Friday, November 30th, 2007 | Posted in Press clippings

For the original article, click here:
www.counterpunch.org/onestate.html

November 29, 2007

For decades, efforts to bring about a two-state solution in historic Palestine have failed to provide justice and...

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Marda placed under curfew during yet another invasion

Friday, November 30th, 2007 | Posted in Reports, Salfit Region

The village of Marda, in the Salfit region of the West Bank, was again placed under curfew on Friday 30th November. Israeli soldiers invaded the village at approximately 2pm, with four jeeps shooting sound bombs, tear gas, and live ammunition to force the villagers off the streets.

One youth was randomly abducted as he attempted to make...

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Azzoun Under Curfew Again as IOF Invade

Friday, November 30th, 2007 | Posted in Reports, Qalqilya Region, Photos

Wednesday night, the village of Azzoun once again was set under military curfew. Around 7pm the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) entered the village with approximately five vehicles, forcing the shops to close early and the people to evacuate the streets. Military vehicles drove up and down the streets, announcing their presence by firing sound bombs...

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PSL: On the International Day of Solidarity with Palestine, we remember the Nakba

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 | Posted in Press clippings, Commentary, 1948 Palestine

By: Richard Becker

Palestinian right of return still a fundamental demand

The struggle in Palestine can be complex and confusing even for the closest of observers.

Like all great struggles, it has had many twists and turns, and will have many more. But the root cause of the conflict— the forcible...

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Israeli Forces Arrest 14 in Zawata Village

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 | Posted in Reports, Nablus Region

On the evening of November 26th, Israeli Special Forces and the Israeli Military invaded the Palestinian town of Zawata, in the Nablus region, arresting 14 men. At approximately 6pm a group of around seven masked gunmen entered a coffee shop in the village, pointed their guns at the men gathered there, and identified themselves as Israeli Special...

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Army oppression continues in Azzun with assault, kidnapping, and shooting

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 | Posted in Reports, Qalqilya Region

Israeli Army Abducts Two Young Men From Azzun, Shoots Three Teenagers Critically Injuring One, and Assaults Human Rights Workers

Nov. 27

Approximately 10 military vehicles invaded and took over the residential...

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Israei Army Violence at Roadblock Removal in Izbat at Tabib

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 | Posted in Reports, Qalqilya Region, Photos

The people of Izbat at Tabib, together with Israeli and international activists, partially removed a new roadblock cutting off their access to route 55, the road linking Nablus and Qalqilya.

Work started to remove the earth...

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Apartheid Masked: Demonstrations for the protection the fundamental rights of Palestinians turned ugly

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 | Posted in Press Releases, Hebron Region, Ramallah Region, Bethlehem Region

On Tuesday, the 27th of November, non-violent demonstrations calling to uphold the fundamental rights of Palestinians turned ugly. In demonstrations across the West Bank, from Ramallah, to Bethlehem, to Hebron, protesters were set...

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Stop the Wall: Declaration of Principles and National Rights

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 | Posted in Press Releases

November 2007

Out of our serious concern for our national cause and legitimate rights, which have been under direct and systematic attack from the Israeli Occupation and the United States, who wish to liquidate the Palestinian struggle by taking advantage of the split that has weakened us in the face of the huge pressure that they and their...

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Al-Haq: A Foundation not an Afterthought: Upholding International Law at Annapolis

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 | Posted in Press Releases

AL-HAQ: JOINT OPEN LETTER

26 November 2007

Joint Letter to Negotiating Parties by Palestinian Civil Society Organisations*

As Palestinian human rights and civil society organisations, we the undersigned, are deeply concerned by the lack of a clearly articulated legal framework for the upcoming diplomatic negotiations between...

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