Archive for the 'Reports' Category
Palestinian, international and Israeli activists reclaim settler outpost
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Ramallah Region, PhotosOn 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, PhotosPalestinian 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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Extra-judicial killing by Israeli army in Balata refugee camp, Nablus
Sunday, April 20th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Nablus Region, PhotosOn Friday 18th April, 21 year old Hani Kabi, wanted by the Israeli army, was assassinated in a family home by Israeli army Special Forces in the refugee camp of Balata in Nablus. At 2am, over twenty Israeli jeeps entered the West Bank’s largest refugee camp, surrounded the neighbourhood of the old mosque in the centre of the camp, and invaded...
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Body of 15 year old Palestinian boy found mutilated in Israeli settlement
Friday, April 18th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Nablus Region, Photos
People of Nablus show solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners
Friday, April 18th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Nablus Region, PhotosOn Thursday 17th April, 2008 approximately 800 protesters marched through the streets of Nablus as part the International Day of Solidarity with Political Prisoners. Organised by the Palestinian Prisoners’ Socieity, demonstrators protested against the imprisonment of the 11500 Palestinians currently being held in Israeli prisons, demanding...
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Protest outside UNRWA building, Nablus, after more killings in Gaza
Friday, April 18th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Nablus Region, Gaza Region, PhotosOn Wednesday 16th April, 2008, up to fifty people protested outside the office of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Nablus, in repsonse to attacks that have taken place in Gaza by the Israeli army. The protesters called on UNRWA to take action in regards to the recent Israeli attacks on Gaza, and to pressure Israel to lift the siege.
Palestinians, internationals and P.A. Minister gather in Al-Aqaba to protest Israeli demolition orders
Sunday, April 13th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Tubas Region, PhotosPalestinian and international activists from Ramallah, Budrus, Bil’in, Al-Khader, Um Salamona and Jenin gathered in the village of Al-Aqaba in the Jordan Valley on Saturday to express solidarity with the villagers in their effort to maintain their presence in spite of Israel’s attempt to wipe their village off the face of the map.
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Multiple invasions in Beita as Israeli army install new permanent checkpoint
Friday, April 11th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Nablus Region, PhotosThe village of Beita, 7 kilometres south-west of Nablus is currently closed to all traffic, after the Israeli army installed roadblocks on all of the roads leading into the village. The earth-mounds were installed three nights ago, in the early hours of Wednesday 9th April, during a large-scale invasion of the village, which coincided with the...
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Press conference to protest against the Israeli closure of orphanges and schools in Hebron
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 | Posted in Reports, Hebron RegionMarch 7th, at approximately 1 pm, around 30 people gathered for a press conference in the main hall of the Islamic Charitable Society’s girls orphanage to protest against the Israeli orders for these institutions to be closed. Members of local organizations, human rights workers, journalists, students and concerned members of the community attended...
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