In the early hours of this morning the Israeli military invaded El-Ein refugee camp. Camp #1, as it is also known, lies just outside Nablus in the West Bank. The army entered the camp sometime around 3 a.m. and harrassed the inhabitants until nearly 7:30 in the morning.
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by Taka Nakahara
In 1987, Abudullah Abu Rahme was 16 years olds. He spent his high-teens amidst the First Intifada, which he appreciated as successful attempt of continuous Nonviolent Resistance under national unity, at least for the first 6 months. After he started his study in Bir Zeit University, he participated in road blockades...
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On Friday 16th November, a large group of local Palestinians, together with 7 international Human Rights Workers (HRWs) from ISM, CPT and EAPPI, joined the Jabari family to prepare their land for planting.
The land lies between the two illegal settlements of Kiryat Arba and Givat Ha’avot, and has been subject to repeated attacks and...
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On the 16th of November two 10 year old Palestinian boys were beaten, harassed and detained by six Israeli soldiers outside their home in central Hebron.
Their house is situated next to an illegal settlement which is protected by a large number of Israeli soldiers. The children were playing together with two older friends when a soldier...
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By Adalah-NY
Over 100 well-dressed, well-heeled New Yorkers attending the invitation-only opening of diamond mogul Lev Leviev’s Madison Avenue jewelry store this evening appeared stunned and aghast to find their evening derailed by a noisy protest against Leviev’s construction of illegal West Bank settlements. Gala attendees...
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Today saw a large demonstration in Bil’in against the apartheid wall attended by members of the French Parliament. 200 Palestinian, Israeli and international demonstrators marched from the village down to the apartheid wall, where the procession was met by the Israeli army. Extreme force was used to try and push the demonstration back to the village....
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The fourth in a series of non-violent protests against apartheid road 443 took place today. 150 Palestinians and internationals marched to the side of the road to protest the Israeli system of apartheid, of which road 443 is a large part. Even though highway 443 is located in the West Bank, and its expansion was built on seized Palestinian land,...
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For Immediate Release
Tomorrow 36 members of the French Parliament and regional mayors will join the people of Bil’in for their weekly protest against the apartheid wall and settlements. Palestinian, Israeli and international protestors will meet at 12pm by the mosque in Bil’in village to march to a site near the Modi’in Illit settlement.
By Thom
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs writes on their website that the Bedouin enjoy a higher standard of living than elsewhere in the Middle East. But countless Bedouin homes and villages have been destroyed by Israel. The government’s ‘township’ policy, displacing Bedouin into townships so they can be easily managed, luring...
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The Huwara checkpoint controlling exit from Nablus is notorious for long lines and hours-long delays, particularly on holidays. This roofed and turnstiled checkpoint, in place since the start of the current Intifada, governs traffic flowing to Ramallah, as well as to the many nearby villages outside Nablus. University students, workers, and people...
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