News Highlights:
- On March 15th, Israeli forces shot and wounded at least 15 Palestinians in a demonstration against the apartheid wall in Deir Qaddis.
- An American peace activist was arrested during the same protest; she is being held and is facing deportation.
- On March 14th, a Palestinian teenager wounded by Israeli gunfire in Khan Younis
Ariel Sharon talks about his “disengagement plan”, while Israeli bulldozers fortify the settlements in Gaza. - Locally, on March 15th, protestors at SFU Burnaby Campus confronted the Israeli consul general during a meeting, challenging his comments.
Feature – A tribute to the memory of Rachel Corrie:
March 16 marked the one-year anniversary of the murder of Rachel Corrie by an Israeli bulldozer, as she attempted to protect the home of a Palestinian family in Gaza. The feature honored her memory through poetry and commentaries written by other members of the International Solidarity Movement ISM, which was the group Rachel was volunteering with at the time of her death. We were unable to proceed with a planned interview with two ISM members from Victoria who are currently in Palestine, due to problems with the phone lines.
Focus on Zionism:
Excerpts of an article from the Israeli newspaper, Maariv, about a mockup of a Palestinian town Israel is building in conjunction with the U.S. for training purposes. The Israeli military will offer to rent the facility to friendly foreign armies for training their troops.
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