Archive for May, 2008
60 years of apartheid-60 years to long!: 20 Jewish activists arrested, disrupting Jewish Community & Relations Council’s (JCRC) 60th anniversary of Israel celebration
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 | Posted in Press clippings, International Actions, Photos, 1948 PalestineJewish Activists Draw Attention to 60 years of Palestinian Forced Exile and Dispossession
By M.
Published in Indybay 08-05-2008. To view original article click here
Nakba survivors return to their homes in Jerusalem
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Jerusalem Region, Photos, 1948 PalestineOn 12th of May 2008 around 200 Palestinians, Israelis and internationals gathered at Jerusalem Theatre situated in West Jerusalem to raise awareness and remember the Nakba by listening to a few of the stories from the victims.
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CPT: Settlers invade Palestinian village and harass Palestinians and internationals
Monday, May 12th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Hebron Region, PhotosSouth Hebron Hills – At 2.30pm on Saturday, May 10th 2008, about 20 settlers from Ma’on settlement gathered near the village of At-Tuwani and proceeded to enter the village. When an Israeli army jeep arrived, settlers spoke with the soldiers and then followed the soldiers who began walking closer toward the village. The settlers yelled...
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The Guardian: Israel’s celebration remains a Palestinian catastrophe
Monday, May 12th, 2008 | Posted in Press clippings, 1948 Palestine9 activists injured as Israeli army attacks demonstration in Shufa, Tulkarem
Saturday, May 10th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Tulkarem Region, PhotosOn Saturday 10th May, approximately 200 Israeli, Palestinian and international activists converged on the village of Shufa, seven kilometres south-east of Tulkarem in the north-west of the West Bank, to remove the Israeli-imposed roadblocks that deny the residents of the village freedom of movement.
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The Independent: The loathsome smearing of Israel’s critics
Saturday, May 10th, 2008 | Posted in Press clippingsNon-violent demonstrations in Bil’in and Al-Khader
Friday, May 9th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Press clippings, Bil'in Village, Photos, Bethlehem RegionBil’in:
On Friday the 9thof may, at the village of Bil’in around 100 hundred Israelis, Palestinians and Internationals gathered in solidarity to protest against the illegal wall separating the village and the local residents from their land.
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IMEMC: Hundreds mark the 60th Nakba by carrying the largest key in the world
Friday, May 9th, 2008 | Posted in Press clippings, Bethlehem Region, 1948 Palestine
...Palestinian woman held for 45 days for supposed “Security Investigations”
Friday, May 9th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Nablus RegionOn the 7th of May 2008 at 3.30pm Hanadi Kanaan, a young woman from Nablus, was released from Telmond women’s prison after being held for 45 days for supposed security investigations.
Hanadi Kanaan, an engineering student within 1 month of graduating, communicated how she did not know why she was arrested and tells of the inhumane conditions...
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