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Hebron: Another Day in the Occupation
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On ads, misdirection and the occupation
about 22 hours ago - 5 comments
In the run up to the latest round of ‘mirage’ peace talks, the Geneva Initiative created a series of campaign commercials directed at the Israeli public. The commercials attempt to demonstrate the “partners’ that Israel can find in the Palestinian Authority. On first viewing, I thought these ads were a joke or some skit by the
Price tag reprisals in Hebron
about 3 days ago - 1 comment
This article originally appeared on the Electronic Intifada. The Palestinian families which live along Route 60 in the South Hebron Hills in the occupied West Bank have no recourse when settlers attack. The area is under full Israeli civil and military control, leaving the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority relatively helpless in dealing with problems caused by Israeli
IDF arrests Red Crescent medical team during a demonstration in Ni’ilin
about 1 week ago - 2 comments
The IDF arrested a Red Crescent medical team this afternoon in the West Bank city of Ni’ilin. The medical team was a part of the weekly protest against the separation wall and continued Israeli settlement expansion. Roughly thirty Palestinians accompanied by Israeli and international supporters approached the separation wall around one in the afternoon. Palestinians
Under cover of darkness, Ta’ayush activists expose the stealing of Palestinian land (UPDATE)
about 2 weeks ago - 1 comment
Ta’ayush activists have uncovered information that the Southern West Bank settlement of Susya is illegal stealing Palestinian land to increase the production of their Carmel Wine. Last week, under cover of darkness, a group of Jerusalem activists went to explore the vineyards. What they found was that many settlers are in fact stealing land in
Documentary Film Maker Arrested in Bil’in for Filming the Demonstration
about 2 weeks ago - 1 comment
David Reeb, a long time documentary film maker who joins various weekly protests through the West Bank was arrested yesterday in Bil’in as he was filming the non violent protest. Despite the intense heat and high temperature, on the second Friday in Ramadan, a sizable march organized by the Popular Committee commenced from the center
Settlers Attack as a Palestinian Villagers try to Secure Water in the South Hebron Hills
about 3 weeks ago - 2 comments
Israel and the West Bank are experiencing record temperature this week. The heat always brings the issue of water access to the forefront of Palestinian minds in the South West Bank. The issue of water in Area C of the South Hebron Hills in the West Bank is a major one. Because the area is
Israeli Conveyor Belt Justice at the Ofer Military Court
about 3 weeks ago - 1 comment
Early this week, in the middle of a extreme heat wave, I found myself sitting in the open air pen which is known as the waiting area of the Ofer military court in the West Bank. The Ofer military court is one of the main court facilities in the West Bank run by the Israeli
Israel Continues to Violently Repress Unarmed Demonstrations Against the Occupation
about 1 month ago - 1 comment
This past weekend, just like the past weekends of recent years gone by, various unarmed demonstrations against the occupation took place throughout the West Bank. Palestinians joined by Israelis and International supporters held demonstrations in Wad Rahel, Masara, Nabi Salih, Ni’ilin, Bi’ilin, Hebron, Beit Umar and Beit Jala. The Israeli response to these demos has
Palestinian Children in West Bank Summer Camp: “Break the Silence, Break the Siege”
about 1 month ago - 2 comments
This afternoon, I visited a Palestinian summer camp in the southern West Bank city of Beit Umar. The camp is named “The Freedom Flotilla Camp” and contains roughly one hundred youth aged 12 to 17 years old from the city. In addition to normal summer camp activities like swimming, playing football and general running around
A Blast from the Past: Clip about Ta’ayush and Ezra Nawi from 2004
about 1 month ago - 2 comments
The Land of the Settlers is a five part documentary series created by Chaim Yavin, who was described by the Arab News as “the Israeli version of America’s Walter Cronkite”. With a handheld camera, Yavin traveled throughout his homeland of Israel and interviewed a range of Palestinians and Israelis in order to document the Israeli-Palestinian