News Highlights: On July 9th, Nilin was one of many Palestinian villages to mark the 6th anniversary of the ruling of Int’l Court of justice against the Israeli separation wall. Israel’s parliament is considering legislation that will make it illegal for any Israeli citizen to support the Palestinian BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement. More …
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Jul 06
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News Highlights: Israeli settlements are set for expansion push in September at the end of the temporary and partial “construction freeze”; Israeli media estimates 2700 new settler housing units are in the works. July 2nd, Israeli forces arrest activists during the weekly anti-wall protest in Wadi Rahal, near Bethlehem; July 9th will mark the sixth …
Jun 29
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News Highlights: 10 Jordan Valley Palestinian families are given 24 hours by Israeliauthorities to leave their homes. The Israeli government, under international pressure, agrees to broaden thescope of its internal inquiry into the deadly flotilla raid. Israeli forces nab 5 Palestinians, including a 12-year-old boy, during anearly morning raid in Silwan, occupied East Jerusalem; clashes …
Jun 22
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News Highlights: UN Human Rights Council votes to form an international committee to investigate Israel’s deadly raid on the aid flotilla; the Israeli government immediately asks the UN to shelve the inquiry. Int’l Committee of the Red Cross releases a new report and says Israel’s blockade of Gaza constitutes a violation of int’l law. Palestinians …
Jun 15
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News Highlights: Free Gaza movement says it is already planning its next flotilla, which is both “legal and necessary” as world governments refuse to pressure Israel to end its blockade. Int’l. Cmte. of the Red Cross states the Israeli blockade of Gaza is a violation of the Geneva Conventions and constitutes collective punishment of a …
Jun 08
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News Highlights: Turkey’s PM has repeated the call for an independent international inquiry into Israel’s deadly assault on the Gaza aid flotilla. Egyptian officials declare the blockade on Gaza a failure and open the Rafah border. The parents of Rachel Corrie pay tribute to those who attempted to break Israel’s naval blockade on the ship …
Jun 01
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News Highlights: The news section was devoted mostly to the Israeli raid on the Free Gaza flotilla, the international condemnation and global protests, including one just concluded on the streets of Vancouver that highlighted local outrage not only at the Israeli attack but also the response of the Canadian government. UN Security Council calls for …
May 25
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News Highlights: Israeli forces injure a 14-year-old disabled Palestinian boy at the weekly Bilin protest against the apartheid wall. New documents show that the Israeli government offered apartheid South Africa nuclear weapons in the 1970s. Free Gaza movement begins to assemble its flotilla as Israel insists it will stop the ships from delivering their humanitarian …
May 18
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News Highlights: Two people were severely injured in Bilin during its weekly anti-wall march, that also highlighted the 62nd anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba or dispossession. Israeli authorities prevent Prof. Noam Chomsky from crossing the Allenby Bridge into the occupied Palestinian territories, detained him for 5 hours and then deported him; Chomsky was to speak …
May 11
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News Highlights: Protestors in Bilin hold their weekly march against the apartheid wall; the Israeli army responds by injuring one person and arresting six others. The Israeli Peace Now movement reports that settler groups are renovating a building in the Ras al Amoud district of occupied East Jerusalem. U.S. envoy George Mitchell holds his 1st …