Archive for January, 2008

AP: Gaza power plant shuts down because of fuel shortage, officials say

Sunday, January 20th, 2008 | Posted in Press clippings, Gaza Region, Video


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Farmer arrested in continuing harrasment of villagers of Bil’in

Sunday, January 20th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Bil'in Village

January 20th, 2008

Over 2 years ago the people of Bilin have established an “outpost” on their land, on the west side of the current rout of the wall. The point was to establish their presence on the ground to protect it from theft by the Israeli authorities or their proxies. Recently there has been a new wave of harassments...

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Death Threats and Increased Military Harassment for the Azzoun Region.

Sunday, January 20th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Qalqilya Region

The last week has seen a big increase in military operation undertaken by the Israeli army in the Azzoun region of the West Bank. Regular incursions into Azzoun, Izbat at Tabib and Jayyous has been justified by the hunt for young men who allegedly have been throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails at Road 55, although residents of the area strongly...

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Scores protest the illegal Israeli Wall near Bethlehem

Saturday, January 19th, 2008 | Posted in Press Releases, Bethlehem Region

Al-Khader- Bethlehem

About 200 Palestinians and their international and Israeli supporters protested the illegal Israeli Wall being built on the lands of Al Khader village south of Bethlehem city in the southern part of the West Bank.

The protest started with the Friday prayers that were conducted at the nearby Al Nashahs Israeli...

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Ma’an: Palestinian Activist is assaulted and arrested as settlers attack Palestinian homes

Saturday, January 19th, 2008 | Posted in Press clippings, Hebron Region

*The settlers arrested were released after two hours, the Palestinian man was released Monday night*

Four Palestinian women, two children and a human rights activist were injured on Saturday evening at the southern...

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Army shoots man in the face with tear gas cannister at Bil’in

Friday, January 18th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Bil'in Village


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23 Palestinians killed, 55 blessed (wounded) inside Gaza by IDF: where is the EU strong condemnation of these murders?

Friday, January 18th, 2008 | Posted in Press Releases, Gaza Region

BY LUISA MORGANTINI
VICEPRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Strasbourg , 17th January

“23 Palestinians killed and other 55 blessed (wounded), children, women and men, by Israeli raids in only two days: where is the EU strong condemnation of these murders?” -asked Luisa Morgantini, Vice President of the European...

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Army invades Azzoun, uses family home as sniper’s post.

Friday, January 18th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Qalqilya Region, Video

17/01/08

At around 15:00, one army jeep and one hummer, with 6-8 soldiers entered the village of Azzoun. Sound bombs were thrown as well as smoke bombs at the entrances of two buildings. After circling...

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Army Fire on Youths, Impose Curfew In Hebron After Actions Against Killings in Gaza

Thursday, January 17th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Hebron Region

16/01/08

A curfew is in place in parts of Hebron this evening after an afternoon of tension between Israeli military and Palestinian youths.

The curfew was imposed during the day after tire fires were started and...

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Bil’in Residents Attcked Whilst Attending to Their Land

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Bil'in Village

In recent days, the Israeli army have intensified their harassment of the villagers of Bil’in, beating and arresting villagers attending to their land trapped behind the annexation wall.

Problems started on Friday when a villager was handcuffed, blindfolded, and dragged to the gate in the wall by soldiers, who threatened to kill him...

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