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From Bil’in last Friday
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On ads, misdirection and the occupation
about 21 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
Spanish parliament condemns Bil’in leader Abdallah Abu Rahmah’s conviction
about 1 day ago - No comments
The Spanish Parliament followed the footsteps of the EU and the Desmond Tutu of the Elders, and joined the rising tide of international criticism over Abu Rahmah’s conviction of incitement by an Israeli military court. The Spanish Parliament’s Intergroup for Palestine issued a statement that expressed their “deep concern that Abdallah Abu Rahmah’s potential incarceration
New flaws in the IDF’s account of Rachel Corrie’s death
about 4 days ago - 1 comment
New flaws are starting to come out in the case of American peace activist Rachel Corrie’s death in Gaza in 2003. Corrie was crushed to death by an Israeli military bulldozer while non-violently standing in front a Palestinian house slated for demolition in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafeh. Today, the state is providing testimony in a civil
Report from beyond the green line: children and soldiers
about 4 days ago - 3 comments
“Colonialism is not a thinking machine, nor a body endowed with reasoning faculties. It is violence in its natural state, and it will only yield when confronted with greater violence.” -Frantz Fanon, The Wretched of the Earth The final Friday of Ramadan saw a round of demonstrations against the occupation and the Separation wall throughout
Would Israelis like things to be better?
about 1 week ago - No comments
Based on the past months of popular struggle in the West Bank which have included countless demonstrations, arrests, house raids, injuries and trips to the military courts, I find myself asking whether Israelis would like things to be better. The question is simple enough: do people here want to create a change so that the
Nabi Saleh demo faced with military incursions; one protester arrested
about 1 week ago - No comments
Soldiers responded to a peacful march with an incursion that resolted in a day of clashes and one arrested protester. Residents of Nabi Saleh, supported by Palestinians from nearby villages, Israeli activists and international supporters – about 60 in number – participated in the weekly demonstration against the Occupation and annexation and destruction of a
Demonstrator suffers moderate wounds in Bil’in
about 1 week ago - 2 comments
One demonstrator was evacuated to the Ramallah hospital with moderate injuries, after a rubber coated bullet shot at him from a short distance lodged itself in his knee. This week’s demonstration in Bil’in commemorated the 9th anniversary to the assassination of PFLP leader Abu Ali Mustafa by a missile shot into his home by Israel.
Israeli troops fire on nonviolent anti-wall protest in Al Ma’sara (Video)
about 1 week ago - 1 comment
Yesterday, the village of al Ma’sara held a nonviolent protest against the Separation Wall and settlements. A group of Palestinian, Israeli and international protesters gathered in the afternoon and peacefully chanted ‘no to occupation’ and ‘no to settlements’. After a short time, Israeli soldiers began using sound bombs and tear gas as a means of
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
Criminalizing Peaceful Protest: Israel Jails Another Palestinian Gandhi
about 2 weeks ago - 1 comment
Last year, on the night of International Human Rights Day at 2am, Abdallah Abu Rahmah was arrested from his home in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Abu Rahmah is the coordinator of the Bil’in Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements and was arrested for coordinating the weekly unarmed protest against Israel’s separation barrier.
about 1 year ago
Good that you have posted this, Thanks. It’s making the rounds… Face book posts and also saw it on Lenin’s Tomb.
http://leninology.blogspot.com/2009/07/segregation-can-apparently-be-fun_21.html
about 1 year ago
Pretty well done, yep!! Thanks for posting!
about 1 year ago
Indeed, it was great that they did this. Thanks for the comment
Joseph
about 1 year ago
nice