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Settlers and Israeli army attack Assira al Qibliya injuring two Palestinians

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Nablus Region, Photos

On Saturday 3rd of May a group of Israeli Settlers paraded and attacked local Palestinans within the small village of Assira al Qibliya. Assira al Qibliya, is situated in the Nablus governorate in the north of the West Bank and has become used to these regular settler attacks. Two Palestinians, one 15 year old and one 40 year old were hospitalised...

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Protests in Bil’in, al-Ma’sarah and al-Khader to mark International Workers’ Day

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Press clippings, Bil'in Village, Video, Bethlehem Region

May 2nd, 2008

After midday prayers approximately 100 Palestinian, Israeli and international activists gathered for the Friday demonstration against the wall in Bil’in. This week, the protest was held in solidarity with the Palestinian workers to mark International Workers’ Day on Thursday.

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Israeli soldiers beat residents and damage vehicles during curfew in Azzoun

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Qalqilya Region, Photos

The village of Azzoun, nine kilometres west of Qalqilya, was again put under curfew by Israeli soldiers at 6pm on Friday 2nd May, lasting until 2pm the next day. This is the ninth curfew to be imposed on the village of 11000 people in the past eleven days.

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CPT: Hebron girls orphanage sewing workshop raided by Israeli army

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Hebron Region

At 1:00 am on the morning of April 30th, the Israeli Military raided the Hebron Girls’ Orphanage near the intersection of Salaam and Al Adel (Peace and Justice) Streets. Acting on orders issued by Major General Shemni, soldiers looted the workshop of all its sewing and processing machines, office equipment, rolls of cloth, finished clothing...

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Checkpoint 17, near Nablus, is opened, but still with restrictions

Monday, April 28th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Nablus Region, Photos

On Monday 28th April, the Israeli checkpoint Assira ‘Ash Shamaliya, known as checkpoint 17, was opened for the first time in four years. The checkpoint, which separates the city of Nablus from the northern village of Asira ‘ash Shamaliya and other neighbouring villages, was the first of the promised fifty checkpoints to be removed around...

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Demonstration in Nablus to commemorate International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners

Sunday, April 27th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Nablus Region, Photos

On Saturday 26th April, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Committee in Nablus organised a demonstration to commemorate the 4th International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners. Sponsored by the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club, the Ministry of Prisoners, Palestinian Women’s Union and Palestinian political factions, the demonstration...

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Operation Dove: Israeli settlers impede Palestinian shepherds, flocks and damage water cistern

Sunday, April 27th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Hebron Region

At 10.20am on the morning of Saturday 26 April, four Israeli national-religious settlers from Ma’on settlement threw stones at three Palestinian shepherds who were grazing flocks on their land near the village of Tuba, in the South Hebron Hills

The threatening presence of the settlers caused the shepherds and flocks to immediately...

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Demonstrations in Bil’in, Al-Khader and Shabtin villages, Mass arrests at Tel Rumeida protest

Saturday, April 26th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Press clippings, Hebron Region, Bil'in Village, Bethlehem Region

Bil’in:

For the original report from IMEMC on the 25th April, click here

On Friday, the villagers of Bil’in located near the central West Bank city of Ramallah conducted their weekly non-violent protest against the illegal Israeli wall built on the village land.

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Palestinian, international and Israeli activists reclaim settler outpost

Thursday, April 24th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Ramallah Region, Photos

On 24th April, around forty Palestinian, international and Israeli activists occupied a settler outpost within an abandoned military base in the Ramallah region to protest against the illegal construction within Palestinian territory. After aggression from both the Israeli army and armed settlers, two activists, Adeeb Abu Rahme and Neta Golan, were...

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Riad Elsohl Hamad - 1952-2008

Sunday, April 20th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Photos

Palestinian Children’s Welfare Fund:

Riad Hamad died on April 14, 2008 in Austin, Texas, a victim of drowning in Lady Bird Lake. He was a tireless advocate for Palestinians, and especially women and children living in the occupied West Bank, Gaza and Lebanon. He created the Palestine Children’s Welfare Fund and raised millions...

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