Archive for July, 2008

Chicago Tribune: Israel targets West Bank charity sites

Sunday, July 27th, 2008 | Posted in Press clippings

Islamist outlets shut by crackdown deny backing Hamas or spreading agenda

By Joel Greenberg

To view original article, published by the Chicago Tribune, click here

HEBRON, West Bank—For more than 40 years,...

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CPT: Israeli settlers attack Palestinian children and internationals on journey home from Summer camp

Sunday, July 27th, 2008 | Posted in Press Releases, Press clippings, Hebron Region

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27 July 2008

AT-TUWANI – At 1:50 pm, on Sunday, 27 July at least three Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian children and two internationals as they walked to
their village of Tuba.

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Israeli army extra-judicially kill one man as Israeli army demolish at two houses

Sunday, July 27th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Hebron Region, Photos

Between six o´clock on Saturday night and five the following morning, the Israeli army demolished at least two houses in the neighbourhood of Deir
Bahaa in Hebron, extra-judicially killing one man.

According to...

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Settlers attempt to prevent farmers working their land in Susiya

Sunday, July 27th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Hebron Region, Video

On Saturday 26th of July at 15:00 around 10 Palestinian farmers and 20 Israeli and international peace activists went to escort two Palestinians driving tractors in Susiya. The tractors would be escorted to land that they aren’t able to work without such assistance.


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Praying against apartheid in Ni’lin

Sunday, July 27th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Ramallah Region

Friday the 25th of July the people of Ni’lin gathered once more to protest against the construction of the apartheid wall. About 150 villagers and about 20 internationals and Israelis could be found at the olive field overlooking the scar in the land, which is formed by the bulldozers, as a beginning of the wall.

The demonstration...

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Palestine Monitor: Bil’in’s Che Guevara

Sunday, July 27th, 2008 | Posted in Press clippings, Bil'in Village

To view original report, published by Palestine Monitor, click here


Picture from Palestine Monitor

Bil’in village has been struggling...

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Ynet: What the world doesn’t see

Saturday, July 26th, 2008 | Posted in Press clippings

Army quick to condemn rare cases while hiding daily abuse of Palestinians

By B. Michael

To view original article, published by Ynet on the 26th July, click here

The whole world saw the obedient Israeli soldier (according to his own version...

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Ynet: Canadian student faces deportation from Israel following protest

Saturday, July 26th, 2008 | Posted in Press clippings, Ramallah Region

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation says volunteer detained while taking photos of IDF soldiers during rally against security barrier in Naalin, to detention center for people facing deportation. Father: I’m angry at human rights abuses in the West Bank

To view original article, published by Ynet on the 26th July, click...

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Settlers riot in Burin village

Saturday, July 26th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Nablus Region

On Thursday, 24th July, the electric and telephone lines of the Burin Village were destroyed with a fire started by settlers from the nearby settlement of Yizhar.

Thirty settlers arrived in seven cars and began to throw...

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Huge demonstration in Ni’lin following women’s demonstration

Saturday, July 26th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Ramallah Region

The Israeli army responded aggressively to the largest non violent demonstration so far against the construction of the annexation fence in Nilin on Thursday. After the women organised action the previous day, many local women joined hundreds of other local people and Israeli and international supporters.

When demonstrators reached the...

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