News Highlights: Palestinian human rights groups condemn Israel’s provocative actions in the alAqsa Mosque in occupied east Jerusalem, which resulted in more than 20 Palestinian civilians being wounded by rubber-coated bullets or beatings. Palestinian archbishop Atallah Hanna criticizes Israel’s actions in Jerusalem. Israel threatens to withhold permission for a second Palestinian cellphone network if the …
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Sep 22
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News Highlights: Israeli forces invade the village of Bilin again, attacking several homes and trying to arrest activists. Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian motorist, claiming he failed to stop at a border checkpoint. Mahmoud Abbas agrees to meet with Israeli PM Netanyahu and U.S. President Obama in New York, despite Israel’s refusal to freeze …
Sep 15
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News Highlights: Israeli officials give demolition orders for 6 Palestinian homes near al-Tuwani in the south Hebron Hills. Israeli settlers vow to continue building and insist the Israeli government has no real desire to halt settlement expansion. Brazilian parliamentary commission recommends not ratifying the Free Trade Agreement with Israel. American pension fund TIAA-CREF no longer …
Sep 08
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News Highlights: Israeli soldiers shoot and kill a 14-year-old Palestinian in Beit Hanoun, Gaza, the second child to be killed by Israeli forces in less than a week. Two protestors in Bilin are hit by gas canisters fired by Israeli soldiers, the same weapon that killed one Palestinian earlier this year. Israeli Minister Ehud Barak …
Sep 01
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News Highlights: Israeli soldiers shoot a Palestinian boy and leave him to bleed to death near Ramallah, refusing access to ambulances. Reporters Without Borders condemn the arbitrary closure of a Bethlehem radio station by Israeli forces. Israeli soldiers raid Bilin village again, detaining more anti-wall activists. Gaza fishermen are arrested at sea by Israeli warships …
Aug 25
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News Highlights: Ramadan in Gaza is no longer a time for celebration, as the scars and impact of the recent Israeli military onslaught are still visible. Palestinian village of Beit Iksa in the occupied West Bank is becoming completely encircled by Israeli settlements are checkpoints, and access to health and education services in larger centres …
Aug 18
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News Highlights: Bilin leader Mohammad Khatib is released from Israeli jail, but must still stand trial, even though his lawyer proves that charges against him are false; Mohammad is just one of many Bilin activists being targeted by Israeli forces. International human rights activists are beaten and arrested as they attempt to accompany Palestinian farmers …
Aug 11
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News Highlights: Bilin demonstrators call for the release of leading activists, including Mohammad Khatib who was recently on a cross-Canada tour; they also call on the 6th Fateh conference to endorse popular resistance as part of its program. Israeli government ministers push for expansion of Jewish settlement on occupied Palestinian land. Fateh delegates vote in …
Aug 04
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News Highlights: Israeli forces raid Bilin village, again this time arresting Mohammad Khatib of the Popular Committee Against the Wall, who was recently on a cross-Canada tour. A new draft Israeli land reform bill will discriminate against Palestinian Israelis, according to human rights group Adalah. Bethlehem hosts Fateh conference, against the backdrop of serious divisions …
Jul 21
This week …
News Highlights: Palestinian teenager is being held on multiple administrative detention orders by Israeli authorities, without charge or trial. Palestinian families in occupied East Jerusalem are resisting home demolitions. Charity bingo hall in California is funnelling money to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israel is registering as “state property” land in the occupied …