News Highlights: Jewish and Israeli activists report that Israeli soldiers used excessive force while taking over their Gaza-bound aid ship, contrary to the official Israeli government version. Settlement building is stepped up the day after the partial Israeli moratorium expires. Land and Research Centre reports that Israeli settlement construction did not fully stop during the …
Category: Show Summaries
Sep 21
This week …
News Highlights: September 17th – 2 demonstrators are wounded and dozens suffer tear gas inhalation at the hands of Israeli soldiers during the weekly anti-wall protest in Nilin. At least 13,000 housing units set for construction in illegal West Bank settlements, according to Israeli Peace Now group. Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs cancels a tour …
Sep 14
This week …
News Highlights: Israeli army admits it killed 3 Gazan civilians, including a 91-year-old farmer, although initially it claimed the victims were “terrorists”. Israeli human rights group Btselem publishes new report that Israeli soldiers who kill Palestinian civilians are rarely punished. Israeli settlers vow to keep building, as the second round of “direct talks” continue in …
Sep 07
This week …
News Highlights: Israeli authorities force Palestinian farmers off their land near Salfit, as demolitions also continue in the occupied Jordan Valley. Settlement building reportedly becomes critical issue in “peace negotiations” initiated by the U.S. administration as Israeli officials will not commit to extend partial slowdown. Israeli settlers attack Palestinian families near Hebron/AlKhalil as part of …
Aug 31
This week …
News Highlights: Al Masara near Bethlehem holds its weekly anti-wall protest and also commemorates the assassinations of Palestinian leader Abu Ali Mustafa and cartoonist Naji al-Ali. Palestinian lawmaker Mustafa Bargouthi calls on Mahmoud Abbas to reconsider engaging in “direct talks” and noted the continuation of illegal settlement construction despite Israel’s partial freeze. Palestinian father holds …
Aug 24
This week …
News Highlights: Al Masara, near Bethlehem, holds its weekly anti-wall protest, and also calls for the international community to take a stand against the many Israeli soldiers who have photographed themselves next to Palestinian prisoners (some already dead). Palestinians are facing movement restrictions during Ramadan, as highlighted by the case of the village of Azzun …
Aug 17
This week …
News Highlights: Israeli authorities demolish a Palestinian Bedouin village for the 4th time after it was rebuilt by residents. Israeli human rights groups release pictures of Israeli soldiers posing alongside Palestinian prisoners, some of them dead. Mahmoud Abbas is consulting with the U.S. administration over resuming “direct talks” with Israel. Activists in Bristol, England called …
Aug 10
This week …
News Highlights: Israeli authorities demolish more Palestinian homes in the Jordan Valley. More Muslim graves are destroyed in the Maman Allah cemetery in West Jerusalem by Israeli bulldozers, for the 3rd time in just over a week. The weekly anti-wall protest in the Bethlehem area also marks the anniversary of the nuclear bombs dropped on …
Aug 03
This week …
News Highlights: Israel approves more settlement construction in occupied East Jerusalem. The weekly anti-wall protest in Al Masara near Bethlehem also called for national unity and an end to futile negotiations. National Council of Churches Australia calls for boycotting goods from Israeli settlements. Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Lebanese movement Hezbollah, said they will not stand …
Jul 20
This week …
News Highlights: Palestinian leader Dr. Mustafa Bargouthi says Israel recently began construction on 100 new settler housing units near Bethlehem, despite its announced “freeze”. Human rights groups in Gaza say Israeli soldiers killed 5 Palestinians in the month of June and intensified work on the “buffer zone” destroying Palestinian farmland. A Palestinian mother of five …