4 killed in Gaza

a palestinian demonstrator sits on top of an occupation military jeep during the weekly demonstration in bil'in village

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Demolition of Centre for Autistic and Special Need Children

sunday, colonial settlers attacked the head of the islamic movement's northern branch in jerusalem. Sheikh Raed Salah was standing outside of a jerusalem court hourse and was atatcked by activists with the national jewish front, an organization led by right-winger Baruch Marzel.

Amnesty Int’l: Al Hadidiya - Urgent Action Alert Launched

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friday, occupation forces invaded bethlehem city, aida refugee camp in the north of the city and deheisheh refugee camp in the south of the city. after invading numerous homes in aida, occupation soldiers seized Amir Al-ahmad Al-Amir, 26. in deheisheh camp, occupation forces invaded the home of Ibrahim Akkawi, capturing Ibrahim and his son Walid, 24.

Israeli settler attacks Palestinian girl
by ISM Hebron

friday, occupation forces invaded yatta, south of al-khalil (hebron) and seized one woman. Jamila Misbih Al-Haddar, 50, mother of nine, was taken from the shaabin area after more than 20 homes were invaded.

Baruch Marzel Steals Five Goats
by ISM Hebron

friday, occupation forces invaded beit amin village, southeast of qalqiliya, and searched and patroled the area. while there, soldiers detained two young men and released them after several hours.

Prelude to the Third Intifada?
by Anna Baltzer

friday, occupation forces prevented palestinians living in kafr laqif, east of qalqiliya, from reaching their lands. palestinians lands near to qarne shomron colonial settlement were made inaccessible, as were any palestinian farm lands within 100 meters of the apartheid wall.

Taking the piss out of war games in Hebron
by: Yifat Appelbaum

saturday, occupation forces invaded the area surrounding the islamic college, east of qalqiliya as well as qalqiliya city itself. in the city, occupation soldiers were seen in the khallat al yasin neighborhood, in the north of the city.

Forcing Transfer in Izbat at-Tabib
by the ISM Media Crew

saturday, occupation authorities announced plans to confiscate a huge amount of palestinian agricultural land located in the northern jordan valley. the jordan valley is the east coast of the west bank, the area bordering the country of jordan. the land set to be stolen is said to be 5,000 dunams [5,000,000m²].

saturday, occupation forces invaded numerous areas of the west bank including ramallah, al-khalil (hebron) and nablus, seizing four palestinians. while invading nablus, occupation forces were fired on by palestinian resistance fighters.

sunday, occupation forces invaded al fureidis village, east of bethlehem and seized two palestinians.

sunday, occupation forces invaded jericho's al auja area, and seized eight palestinians. the first seven men, Hani Sa'ayda, Yousif Sa'ayda, Muhannad Sa'ayda, Ammar Sa'ayda, Yousif Muhammad Sa'ayda, Hilmi Ka'abna and Shlash Jarhoud, were taken from their homes, while Hussain Atiyyat was taken from the factory where he works in the area.

monday, colonial settlers vandalized the awqaf (religious sanctities) building and the al-aqtab mosque in al-khalil (hebron) city. the doors and gates of both buildings were broken and the furniture and other items inside were thrown outside. both buildings have been forcibly closed by occupation authorities for the past 5 years, and this recent vandalism appears to be an attempt to convince palestinians to leave the area.

monday, occupation forces invaded tulkarem city and tulkarem refugee camp and seized one man. Jihad Saleh, 22, was taken from his home in the city. the home of Mohamed Zaki Kozah, an activist with fatah's al-aqsa martyrs brigades, was invaded. the family was told that if Mohamed did not turn himself in, that he would be killed. occupation soldiers also invaded the home of Kamal Abu Shanab, an al-aqsa martyrs brigades leader, seized a few months ago. thirdly, occupation forces invaded the home of Baker Siniora in the city.

monday, occupation forces invaded nablus, and seized eight palestinians in various areas in and around the city. dozens of homes were invaded and soldiers seized: Anas As'ad Al-Barq, 20, 'Amer Al-bana, 19, Qais 'Awayes, 21, Saher Hamdi 'Ilewe, 45, Maher Amin 'Iseleh, 22, Thafer 'Omar Al-Ashqar, 21, and Sharif Abu-Ils'ud and his brother Ramzi. during the raid, occupation forces discovered and seized an explosive device.

monday, occupation forces invaded numerous areas of the west bank including bethlehem, ramallah and tulkarem and seized an additional nine palestinians.

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saturday, occupation forces KILLED FOUR PALESTINIANS IN GAZA. three men were killed in eastern gaza, near nahal oz military crossing, and the fourth was killed northeast of khan younis. the four men killed in gaza were fighterw with hamas' military wing, the al-qassam brigades. the men are: Abdulhalim Saqla, 27, Saed Bassam, 21, and Mohammad Saqi, 24. in this attack, a fourth man was injured. Mohammad Yaqoub, 20, was injured in his thigh. the fifth man to be killed by occupation forces was Shadi Abu Sahir, 10, who was targeted by artillery fire in the kissufim area. he was hit with direct fire which cut his body into several pieces.

saturday, a palestinian man died from mishandling explosives he was working with in beit hanoun, in northern gaza. Mohammad Khalil, 27, was working with the military wing of the popular resistance committees, the nasser salah addin brigades.

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Bil’in, West of Bethlehem, Jafa - the joint struggle continues
by Ilan S., Anarchists Against the Wall

friday, hundreds of palestinians in jaffa, inside of the 1948 borders, held a demonstration protesting plans to evict palestinians in the area. in the past year the "Israel Lands Authority" and the amidar housing company have made moves to evict palestinians from jaffa. within this 1 year time frame, 500 families in the al ajami and givat aliya neighborhoods have been evicted, yet many have refused to leave. palestinians argue that the state of israel is trying to force all of the arab populations from jaffa to sell the desireable, sea front property to jewish families.

Nonviolent Activism Gathers Steam in Southern Bethlehem
by Sami Awad (includes photos and video)

friday, palestinian, israeli and international activists blocked road 60 near umm salamuna village and beit fajjar village, both south of bethlehem. the road block was a protest against the ongoing construction of the apartheid wall in the area. the palestinian participants were from the numerous villages affected by the wall in the area, including palestinians from beit jala, walaja, battir, umm salamuna, beit ummar, surif and al-jab'a. many well known palestinians participated in the protest including major general Jibril Al-Rajoub, palestinian legislative council member Qais Abu Laila, director of holy land trust, Sami Awad, and the head of the popular committee for the defense of the land in bethlehem, Khalid Al-Azeh.

Residents in Al Hadidiya prepare to Resist the Demolition of their Homes
from Brighton Palestine

friday, the nasser salah addin brigades, the military wing of the popular resistance committees, launched one home made rocket at sderot.

Just can’t quell the non-violent resistance
by ISM Martinez

saturday, the al-aqsa martyrs brigades, the main military wing of fatah, launched five mortars at the occupation military post at nahal oz in eastern gaza, as well as launched two home made rockets at an occupation military runway east of ashkelon, just north of the gaza strip.

Non-violent action on Palestinian land occupied by Israeli convict
by Polly Bangoriad

saturday, the nasser salah addin brigades, the military wing of the popular resistance committees, in cooperation with the al mujahideen brigades, a military wing of fatah, launched three home made rockets at sderot.

saturday, the al-aqsa martyrs brigades, the main military wing of fatah, shot two occupation soldiers in a military watchtower at megean, located east of al-maghazi refugee camp in central gaza. the brigades reported that the operation is in retaliation for numerous crimes, culminating in the assassination of Omar Abu Sharee'a, the leader of the al mujahideen brigades.

sunday, the al-aqsa martyrs brigades, the main military wing of fatah, launched three mortars at targets in the western negev desert, and the beit hanoun crossing in northern gaza.

sunday, the nasser salah addin brigades, the military wing of the popular resistance committees, launched two home made rockets at an occupation military post east of juhor ad dik in gaza.

sunday, the army of al-buraq, a military wing of fatah, attacked a group of occupation workers building the apartheid wall near the colonial settlement of ma'ale adummim, south of ramallah. the brigades report firing at and hitting the workers, injuring them.

sunday, the al-mujahidin brigades, a military wing of fatah, launched one home made rocket at ashkelon, and three home made rockets at nahal oz military post, on gaza's eastern border. the brigades reported that the operation was in retaliation for the assassination of their leader, Omar Shari'a.

palestinian workers marching to mark Mayday

monday, the general union of palestinian workers held a march to mark Mayday, often called international labor day. the demonstrators marched to huwarra checkpoint near nablus and hoped to address labor issues such as the restriction of workers' movement due to checkpoints, unemployment and poverty. the workers reported that unemployment has now exceeded 42% and that the rate of poverty (earning less than $1 a day) has increased to 54% of the population.

monday, the yasser arafat brigades, a unit of the al-aqsa martyrs brigades, the main military wing of fatah, launched five home made rockets at sderot and ashkelon. the brigades announced that the operation was the beginning of a military campaign termed 'summer storm,' declared in response to attacks and damage done to al-aqsa mosque in jerusalem.

monday, the abu ali mustafa brigades, the military wing of the popular front for the liberation of palestine, detonated an explosive device near an electricity station east of gaza city, and were able to prevent an invasion of occupation special forces in the area. the palestinian fighters discovered the attempted infiltration, then detonated the explosives in an attempt to repel the soldiers.

monday, the nasser salah addin brigades, the military wing of the popular resistance committees, launched two home made rockets at kerem abu salem military post. the brigades report filming the operation.

News: April 24-26

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Latifah, A Mother of Seven Prisoners
Of her 10 children, one killed during 1994 by Israeli military & seven have been imprisoned by Israel. She longs to see them but has only their photos for comfort. She has asked to be taken to prison herself so that she can live with them.

tuesday, occupation forces demolished a palestinian home in al-tur, east of jerusalem's old city. the home of Nawaf Mohammad Al-Shalaldeh father of sevem, was demolished because it did not "have a license."

Traveling South to Hebron
by -bat

tuesday, occupation forces invaded yatta, south of al-khalil (hebron) and seized four fighter with fatah's al-aqsa martyrs brigades. the men taken are: Muhammad Abu Hassan, a brigade leader in the southern west bank as well as Hassan Al-Hilees, Muhammad Al-Shawaheen and Saleh Abu Hassan.

Building Economic Independence
by Sam Bahour, 19 April 2007
The following is a talk given at the Second Annual Conference on Non-Violent Popular Resistance in the Palestinian village of Bil’in.

thursday, occupation forces invaded nablus and seized five palestinians. after invading numerous homes in western nablus, occupation soldiers seized: Sami Abdullah; Jihad Azzam, 15; Mujahid Hussein, 16; Alaa Hafiz, 26; and Hashim Samih, 23.

From Palestine to Virginia Tech: We are with you in this Time of Pain
by Sami Awad, (A palestine news network video segment)

thursday, colonial settlers, protected by occupation soldiers, invaded jacob's tomb, across the street from balata refugee camp in nablus.

V for Vacation
By Omar in Jordan

thursday, occupation forces invaded jalazun refugee camp in ramallah and seized two palestinians. after invading numerous homes, occupation soldier seized Jamal Nakhla, 40, and Othman Arabi, 26.

The city in two pieces
-bat.

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thursday, a fighter with islamic jihad's al-quds brigades, died from wounds he sustained during an invasion seven months ago. Omar Abu Shari'a was wounded in an invasion into the western zeitoun neighborhood of gaza city.

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tuesday, the abu ali mustafa brigades, the military wing of the popular front for the liberation of palestine, launched an unknown number of mortars at nahal oz as well as an occupation military runway east of gaza city.

British human rights worker arrested in Tel Rumeida under false charges, released unconditionally.
by the ISM Media Crew

wednesday, the nasser salah addin brigades, the military wing of the popular resistance committees, launched three home made rockets at the occupation military post at kisufim, as well as the kerem shalom (abu salem) military crossing in southern gaza.

wednesday, the yasser arafat brigades, a military wing of fatah, detonated an explosive device targeting an occupation military patrol in nablus. occupation sources reported that two soldiers were injured during this invasion.

wednesday, the buraq army, a unit of the al-aqsa martyrs brigades, the main military wing of fatah, claimed responsibility for a failed attempt to assassinate an israel knesset member in febuary. according to the brigades, on febuary 5, 2007 at 1:00am, palestinian resistance fighters entered israel and opened fire on the knessest member's car with a silenced gun. the car was located at the alon sadeh junction near ramat gan. the brigades killed the driver of the car, Dr. David Niv. David was the director of a medical department at ichoilov hospital in tel aviv.

thursday, the abu ali mustafa brigades, the military wing of the popular front for the liberation of palestine, detonated two explosive devices in the central and northern west bank. the first explosion occurred on al-wahid street in southern qalqiliya while the second detonated on the atara-bir zeit road north of ramallah. during the attack on the occupation patrols, PFLP fighters also threw three hand grenades at the military vehicles. in addition, the brigades also launched two home made rockets at the occupation military post at kisufim, east of khan younis in southern gaza. the brigades announced that the operations for in retaliation for the killing of Raed Nazzal in 2006.

thursday, the nasser salah addin brigades, the military wing of the popular resistance committees, launched two home made rockets at kfar re'im kibbutz, east of al-maghazi refugee camp in central gaza.

thursday, the al-aqsa martyrs brigades, the main military wing of fatah, launched one home made rocket at ashkelon.

Hamas' military declares truce over

tuesday, palestinians living inside of the territories conquered in 1948 hold a rally commemorating the 59th anniversary of the nakba (catastrophe). israel marks this day as their "independence day." in this time, in 1948 over 530 palestinian towns and villages were attacked, destroyed or otherwise depopulated.

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The Legend of the Removed Checkpoints
Ran HaCohen

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Israeli military targets young shepherds in South Hebron Hills
Report, Christian Peacemaker Teams

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PNN: Workers inside '48

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monday, occupation authorities distributed confiscation orders for agricultural fields west of deir al-ghusouns, north of tulkarem. the land is being stolen to continue construction of the apartheid wall. the area being confiscated holds hundreds of almond and olive trees, and is approximately 160 dunums (1 dunums = 1,000 km x 1,000 km). in 2002, 300 dunums was confiscated from this town and an additional 220 dunums made inaccessible because of the wall.

monday, occupation forces invaded al-khalil (hebron) old city and demolished an unknown number of commercial shops. the area under attack is known as qantarat al-hamam near avraham avinu colonial settlement.

monday, occupation forces invaded nablus and balata refugee camp and seized five palestinians. 4 of the 5 palestinians seized were minors. those seized in balata are: Mohammad Sarouji, 17, Ghassan Hamada, 15, and Abdur-Rahman Al Qanni. during the invasion of balata, Mahmoud Abu Jarim was used by occupation soldiers as a human shield as their invaded homes. those seized from nablus' ad-dahiya neighborhood are: Mohammad Salam, 17 and Mohammad As-Sahili, 16. during their invasion, occupation forces were fired on by palestinian fighters.

monday, colonial settlers attacked and injured palestinian farmers working their land in halhol, north of al-khalil (hebron). the settles were from kurmi tzur settlement and attacked the palestinian farmers with rifle butts and batons. Hassas Akeel, 45 and Ahmad Akeel, 46 were injured moderately. when medics arrived on the scene, they were also attacked by the settllers who threw stones at the medics and the ambulance. when occupation soldiers eventually arrived, they forced the palestinians to leave their land and detained a few of the farmers for numerous hours.

tuesday, for the second time, colonial settlers from the former colony of homesh, southwest of jenin, marched into the west bank to "reclaim" the evacuated settlement. occupation forces have closed the main palestinian road between nablus and jenin to prevent palestinians from entering the area of the march. when the settlers reached the site, some attacked occupation soldiers according to israeli newspaper ha'aretz. because of the march there was a noticeable increase in occupation soldiers in the area of jenin and tulkarem. while in the tulkarem area, military bulldozers closed the road running through the ramin plateau, east of the city. several additional temporary 'flying' checkpoints were established east of tulakrem and anabta checkpoint was completely closed for palestinians.

tuesday, occupation forces invaded nablus and discovered 20kg of explosives.

tuesday, occupation forces invaded qabatiya village, south of jenin and seized Muhammad Nazzal, 24. during the invasion, palestinian resistance fighters fired on occupation soldiers. during the clashes, fighters affiliated with islamic jihad's al-quds brigades as well as the popular resistance committee's nasser salah addin brigades attacked an occupation military vehicle.

tuesday, occupation forces invaded al-khalil (hebron) and seized five palestinians.

tuesday, occupation forces invaded umm safa village, north of ramallah, and occupied a 3 story building. the building is owned by Thaer Hammad, and while the building was occupied, his family was imprisoned in the ground floor. the building provides a view of ateret colonial settlement, which might account for why it was chosen and invaded.

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Israeli aircraft drop notices threatening increased attacks
With seemingly impossible abilities to stop it, a major Israeli invasion invasion of the Gaza Strip is inevitable. Eyewitnesses report that Israeli aircraft dropped leaflets at Monday warning residents of the north that Israeli forces will attack. The Israeli threat is that if the armed resistance does not stop launching projectiles against occupation forces, however legitimate under international law, they will increase the attacks.

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sunday, palestinians threw stones at a car carrying an armed colonial settler, injuring the settler. the car was hit with stones while on route 60 near ramallah. after being hit with stones, the settler began to fire his weapon from his car.

Puerto Rican activist arrested at Second Bil'in International Conference on Nonviolence
Jonas Martinez writing from Bil'in

sunday, the al-quds brigades, the military wing of islamic jihad, launched two 120mm mortars at nahal oz military base east of gaza city.

Internationals solidarity activists to start presence in Izbat at-Tabib in response to 21 home demolition order
by the ISM Media Team

sunday, the al-mujahideen brigades, a unit of the al-aqsa martyrs brigades, the main military wing of fatah, launched four home made rockets at netiv ha'asara village north of gaza.

Tree Planting in Biddu
by Tom Hayes, Brighton Palestine

monday, the al-aqsa martyrs brigades, the main military wing of fatah, launched two home made rockets at sderot.

One sunny afternoon in Bil’in

monday, the brigades of jihad and resistance, a unit of the al-aqsa martyrs brigades, the main military wing of fatah, launched two home made rockets at kfar sa'ed in the western negev desert.

tuesday, the al-qassam brigade, the military wing of hamas declared that the 2 year ceasefire it maintained with occupation forces was officially over. the ceasefire was violated by both parties numerous times, but hamas' military wing did suspend launching offensive attacks. in order to announce this, the qassam brigades launched 33 home made rockets and 65 home made mortar shells within 2 hours. the launchings were carried out in at least 7 separate operations. the attacks were carried out in retaliation for the recent killing of 9 palestinians in 24 hours and the aggression targeting the civilian and military populations in the west bank and gaza strip. the targets included military crossing, military posts, military air strips and colonial settlements in the western negev desert. the attacks included:

1.) 30 80mm mortars launched at kisufim military crossing and al-faraheen military posts east of khan younis.
2.) 20 home made rockets launched at kisufim military crossing (karem abu salem) and al-faraheen military posts east of khan younis.
3.) 10 home made rockets launched at numerous military sites east of maghazi refugee camp including abu safiya and abu matipk.
4.) 24 80mm mortars launched at kerem shalom military crossing near rafah in southern gaza.
5.) 11 80mm mortars launched at nahal oz settlement, east of gaza city.
6.) 3 home made rockets launched at natef etzra settlement
7.) an unknown number of projectiles at a military airstrip in between gaza's northern border and ashkelon.

additionally, hamas fighters cooperated with fighters from the al-quds brigades, the military wing of islamic jihad, to launched additional projectiles at sofa crossing, and also cooperated with fighters from the al-aqsa martyrs brigades, the main military wing of fatah, to launch home made projectiles at sderot and yad mordechai.

to view hamas' military statements in english for yourself, check out:

-- 30 Qassam rockets and 61 mortar shells fired at the Zionist settlements
-- (06:00am) 20 Qassam rockets and 30 mortar shells were fired at "Kesofem" and "Al-Farheen" Zionist sites
-- (06:00am) 24 mortar shells were fired at "Kerem Abu Salem" Zionist site
-- (06:10am) 5 Qassam rockets were fired at "Abu Safia" and "Abu Mtebiq" Zionist sites
-- (06:50am) 3 Qassam rockets were fired at military site east of Bureij camp
-- (07:05am) 2 Qassam rockets and 6 mortars fired at military site east of Bureij camp and "Nahal Oz" settlement
-- (07:20am) 5 mortars were fired at "Nahal Oz" settlement
-- (07:25am) 3 Qassam rockets were fired at "Natef Etzra" settlement

Occupation kills 9 in less than 2 days!!

OCCUPATION FORCES KILL 9 PALESTINIANS IN LESS THAN 2 DAYS!!

since saturday, occupation forces killed 3 fighters in jenin, 2 fighters in nablus, a police officer in a village near jenin, a 17 year old demonstrator near ramallah, a 17 year old girl killed in her house in jenin refugee camp, and 1 middle-aged man in a northern gaza air strike.
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mourners carry the body of Mahmoud Jlaiel through the streets of jenin. Abbas was one of three men killed by occupation forces in an undercover raid on saturday.

mourners carry the body of Abbas Damaj through the streets of jenin. Abbas was one of three men killed by occupation forces in an undercover raid on saturday.

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Israeli forces kill eight, including child, in weekend attacks
Report, PCHR
notes: one palestinian was killed by occupation forces immediately after this report was published.

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sunday, reuters news agency announced that the united states will sell $65 million of military supplies to occupation forces. the sale will include 3,500 MK-84 bombs as well as repair parts for other military hardware. this is the largest sale of military equipment to israel since the summer 2006 war with lebanon where the US sold $210 million worth of jet fuel.

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saturday, occupation forces invaded jenin refugee camp and KILLED A PALESTINIAN GIRL. Boshra Naji al Wash, 17, was shot in the head and killed while she sat in her bedroom as occupation forces opened fire into her home in an attempt to kill her brother.

mourners carry the body of Amin Libbada (upper left), 21 and Fadil Nur (lower right), 22, through the streets of nablus

sunday, occupation forces invaded nablus and KILLED TWO palestinian fighters. during armed clashes in the ras al ein neighborhood of nablus, occupation forces shot and killed Amin Libbada, 21 and Fadil Nur, 22. Amin was a fighter with fatah's al-aqsa martyrs brigades while Fadil was a fighter with islamic jihad's al-quds brigades. the clashes lasted more than 6 hours, and the two men were killed after they were forced into a house and the house was attacked. occupation soldiers fired into the house and eventually burned it down with rocket fire and explosives.

mourners carry the body of Amin Libbada, 21 through the streets of nablus

mourners carry the body of Amin Libbada, 21 through the streets of nablus

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mourners pray over the body of Kareem Zahran, 14, shot and killed by occupation forces

sunday, occupation forces invaded deir abu mash'al village, south of ramallah, and KILLED A PALESTINIAN BOY. during the invasion of the village, palestinian demonstrators confronted occupation forces with stones while occupation soldiers responded with live ammunition. during this shooting, Kareem Zahran, 14, was shot several times in the head and chest. after he was shot he was seized by occupation forces, then released to a ramallah hospital where he died.

mourners carry the body of Kareem Zahran, 14, shot and killed by occupation forces

Six homes to be destroyed for Wall under pretext of lack of Israeli-issued permits

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saturday, occupation forces launched an air strike on a car north of gaza city, KILLING one man, and injuring two. Kamal Anan, 37, was killed when at least two missiles were fired at the car. occupation forces claim they were attempting to kill a group of fighters associated with islamic jihad's al-quds brigades. two additional men, thought to be al-quds brigades fighters, were injured.

saturday, occupation forces invaded the abu safiya area of northeastern gaza. the invasion included tanks, hummers, jeeps and attack helicopters.

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saturday, the nasser salah addin brigades, the military wing of the popular resistance committees, launched two home made rockets at the occupation military crossing at karm abu salem, east of rafah, in southern gaza.

UK Physicians call for boycott of Israeli Medical Association

saturday, the al-mujahidin brigades, an armed wing of fatah, shot an occupation soldier near sufa crossing in southern gaza.

All we had for breakfast was tear gas
by ISM Martinez

saturday, the al-aqsa martyrs brigades, the main military wing of fatah, ambushed two cars belonging to colonial settlers near mount hebron in the southern west bank.

sunday, the al-quds brigades, the military wing of islamic jihad, launched three home made rockets at sderot and ashkelon. during the shelling of sderot, six israelis were injured.

sunday, the al-aqsa martyrs brigades, the main military wing of fatah, launched two home made rockets at sderot.

4 4illed, 22 shot &injured, 23 demolished, 35 seized

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wednesday, colonial settlers, east of bethlehem, shot and injured a 14 year old palestinian. Haitham Ali Abu Mefreh, 14, was shot in the head by a colonist in takoo village, and is presently in a coma. the settler was driving along the road, and stopped his car, and opened fire at palestinian children picking almonds in the village's farms.

wednesday, occupation forces invaded yasuf village, northeast of salfit, and were confronted by palestinian demonstrators throwing stones. occupation forces opened fire on the stone-throwing teenagers, hitting two. Usama Nimer Abed Al-Razeq, 17, was critically injured with bullets in his abdomen and thigh, while Yassin Atta Yassin, 15, was also shot and injured.

wednesday, occupation forces invaded beit ummar, north of al-khalil (hebron) and seized a palestinian youth. the boy was taken near karmi tzur colonial settlement, which is positioned near his home.

thursday, occupation authorities issued demolition orders to a medical center, an elementary school and 12 civilian homes in barta'a ash-sharqiya village, west of jenin. the source claimed that the two structures were positioned too close to the apartheid wall and therefore had to be demolished. the school is the only school in the village. the homes slated to be demolished belong to "Muhammad Qabaha, who plans to get married this summer; Tawfiq Qabaha, the father of 6 children; Abdur-Rahman Qabaha, the father of 10 children; and Mahmoud Qabaha, who got married 6 months ago."

thursday, occupation police seized two palestinians waiting at a bus stop near the colonial settlement of suseya in the al-khalil (hebron) area. occupation sources report that the palestinians were planning on abducting three female colonial settlers.

House Demolitions Planned in Al Hadidi
from Brighton Palestine

thursday, occupation forces invaded azzun village, east of qalqiliya, and seized six palestinians. after invading several homes, soldiers seized 'Amro 'Ali Abu Haniyeh, Murad Saker Salim, Samir Salim, Iyad Abu Haniyeh, 'Abdullah Abu Haniyeh and Qusai Hamzeh 'Abed Al-Halim Hussein.

thursday, occupation forces invaded jenin and were fired on by palestinian resistance fighters.

thursday, occupation forces invaded nablus city, askar refugee camp and balata refugee camp, seizing 5 palestinians. those taken from balata camp were Ashraf Al-Afghani, 23; Muhammad Abu Daoud, 18; Muhammad Nimer Al-Sahili, 18; and his brother Mahmoud Al-Sahili, 17. Ahmed 'Abed Al-Rahman Saleh, 24, was seized from askar refugee camp. during the invasion to nablus, palestinian resistance fighters fired at and threw explosive devices at occupation forces.

The Perils of Pragmatism
Remi Kanazi

thursday, occupation forces invaded tulkarem and tulkarem refugee camp and seized one man, Abdullatif Milhim, 24. during the invasion, numerous homes of fatah activists were invaded.

thursday, occupation forces invaded qalqiliya, severally damaging one palestinian home. the incursion focused in the an-nuqqar and shreim neighborhoods. residents in these areas were forced to evacuate their homes and and stand in the street while their homes were searched. a huge explosion was heard in the home of Ihsan Hallous in the shreim neighborhood. the explosion partially demolished the home. during their patrols, occupation forces fired live ammunition and threw concussion grenades.

thursday, occupation forces invaded tuqu, south of bethlehem, and seized two twin brothers and two other members of the family. the twins are Jum'a and Muhammad Amin Sabbah, 16, in addition to Muhammad Jamal Sabbah, 16, and Samih Sabbah, 46, the vice mayor of tuqu.

thursday, occupation forces demolished SEVEN palestinian homes in qawawis village and imneizil village, both located south of yatta, near al-khalil (hebron). the area was invaded, before the seven homes were demolished. six of the homes were destroyed in qawawis and one in imneizil. while destroying the home of Abu Kabatya in imneizil, occupation forces also uprooted 50 olive trees and 15 almond trees, and demolished a water well belonging to a local farmer named Ali Rabia. these seven homes that were demolished had recently been rebuilt by activists with the international solidarity movement, after they had been previously destroyed by occupation forces. to view the ISM report:
to view the IMEMC coverage:

friday, occupation forces invaded beit furik, east of nablus and injured 17 palestinians and demolished a home. occupation soldiers demolished the house of Fadi Hannani, claiming that a wanted activist was inside. during the incursion, palestinians demonstrators confronted occupation soldiers with stones and empty bottles. occupation forces fired at the demonstrators with rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas, injuring 17 palestinians.

saturday, undercover occupation special forces assassinated THREE palestinians in jenin. two of the three activists worked with fatah's al-aqsa martyrs brigades, while the third worked with islamic jihad'a al-quds brigades. they were shot dead near the jenin secondary girls school. the Ahmad Al-Yasa, Abbas Ad-Damj and Mahmoud Jalil.

Palestinian children do not have the right to a fair trial
Report, DCI/PS

mourners carry the body of Mahammad Tala Abid

saturday, occupation forces invaded kafr dan, west of jenin, and killed a palestinian policeman. during the raid on the town, Mohammad Talal Abid, 23, was shot twice, once in the head and once in the chest, and killed. he was shot by an occupation sniper while he stood on his roof with his brother. during the raid, 10 palestinians were seized. also, while in the village, occupation forces attacked a cameraman with the palestinian news agency WAFA. Saif al-Deen Nahla, was attacked by occupation soldiers who threw large stones at his chest. two hours after the soldiers invaded, palestinian resistance fighters engaged occupation soldiers in armed clashes.

mourners carry the body of Mahammad Tala Abid

saturday, occupation forces invaded ethna, west of al-khalil (hebron) and seized six palestinians.

saturday, occupation forces invaded beit jala.

IOF Harrassment in Izbat at-Tabib
by Tom Hayes

saturday, occupation forces invaded al-ubaydiyya village, east of bethlehem, and seized one man after ransacking his home. Ghannas Al-Asa was taken from his home after it was searched.

saturday, occupation forces stopped a palestinian bus in the center of bethlehem and seized two passenger. Ghassan Al-Asa and Mahmoud Al-Asa were taken from the bus and abducted by occupation forces.

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Mounting garbage and frustration in Gaza
Rami Almeghari

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thursday, the yasser arafat brigades, a unit of the al-aqsa martyrs brigades, the main military wing of fatah, launched four home made rockets at sderot.

Puerto Rican activist arrested at Bil’in demonstration against Apartheid Wall

...After planting the Palestinian flag upon the Israeli army camera tower which watches over the village of Bil’in, Puerto Rican activist Tito was arrested and taken to jail...

thursday, the al-aqsa martyrs brigades, the main military wing of fatah, shot and injured two occupation soldiers near the occupation military base at ofer, near ramallah. occupation sources reported that the two soldiers were moderately injured in the shooting.

palestinian, international and israeli activists plant olive trees in honor of Virgina Tech massacre

Wall resistance in Bethlehem plants olive trees for Virginia Tech victims

palestinian, international and israeli activists plant olive trees in honor of Virgina Tech massacre

thursday, the fursan al-aqsa (knights of al-aqsa) brigades, a unit of the al-aqsa martyrs brigades, the main military wing of fatah, claimed responsibility for shooting a car of colonial settlers on the road between qalqiliya and azzun on tuesday. the brigade is said to be from jericho.

Hundreds join the Bilin Conferene on Popular Resistance
by George Rishmawi

thursday, the jihad jibril brigades, the military wing of the popular front for the liberation of palestine general command, detonated an explosive device targeting an occupation patrol on ibal road, south of nablus.

Prisoner’s Day in Tubas
by Tom Hayes

friday, the abu ali mustafa brigades, the military wing of the popular front for the liberation of palestine, launched a rocket-propelled grenade at an occupation military jeep north of beit hanoun in northern gaza.

Nonviolent conference ends in Bil'in, Israeli forces injure journalists & Nobel Peace Prize winner

a palestinian demonstrator is assaulted by occupation forces during a non-violent demonstration in bil'in village

Ynet: Noble Peace Prize laureate Mairead Corrigan was treated for injury in leg sustained by rubber bullet

an international demonstrator is helped away by two others after being injured by occupation forces during a non-violent demonstration in bil'in village

ISM Freedom Summer 2007: Confronting Apartheid

International Solidarity Movement Announces "Freedom Summer 2007: Confronting Apartheid"

Why Palestine?

For over 40 years the people of Palestine have endured a brutal military occupation.

Apartheid and military occupation make every day life almost impossible, whether it’s tending crops and livestock, passing through an Israeli military checkpoint, or going to school when illegal settlers attack.

South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu and U.S. President Jimmy Carter described Israel’s Apartheid policies as “worse than South Africa’s.”

There’s always plenty of argument and hot-air generated about Palestine, but the ISM gives you the chance to act. Palestinians ask international volunteers to support their non-violent demonstrations, to confront policies of land theft and destruction, and to intervene whenever necessary.

Why Now?

This June marks the 40th anniversary of the military Occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem. Now, more than ever there is a need for an international presence in Palestine.

International volunteers help reveal to the world the truth on the ground from Occupied Palestine—a truth that the mainstream media disguises or simply ignores. The world needs to understand that when the Israeli government says they are going to “starve” the Palestinian government into making concessions, the ordinary people do the starving and no political progress is made.

The world may believe that the Israeli occupation ended with the Gaza pullout, but volunteers who witness settlement expansion on Palestinian land know that the occupation in the West Bank gets worse.

Volunteers with ISM’s Freedom Summer 2007 will stand side by side with villagers in Bil’in as they continue their two-year struggle to save their land from Israel’s Apartheid Wall. They will also join demonstrations in the village of Um Salamuna, where a large amount of village land has been confiscated for the construction of the Apartheid Wall and expansion of nearby illegal settlements.

When international volunteers are absent, the Israeli army use lethal tactics of repression, such as live ammunition on unarmed protestors. Your presence means Palestinians can peacefully protest without being threatened with death.

ISM volunteers also serve as human rights monitors in the Hebron neighborhood of Tel Rumeida, where Israeli settlers harass and often attack children and teachers. Israeli soldiers in Hebron sometimes detain Palestinians for hours at checkpoints and arbitrarily invade Palestinian homes.

You can make a difference, as our volunteers have in the past, to help hold Israeli soldiers and settlers accountable for their actions.

In addition to the important field work, there are many other tasks that must be done. You may be able to join Palestinian communities in providing emergency medical services, help to disassemble restrictive roadblocks, or assist in the ISM Media Office.

One of our most important and undervalued skills is listening and witnessing what Palestinians have to say about their current lives and how their lives have been ruined by the illegal occupation of their land.

There is plenty of room to share your creative skills with the Palestinian and international community, whether you can help run an art workshop for children or utilize your circus talents to de-escalate military harassment, both of which are current projects in Tel Rumeida.

Join the ISM for Freedom Summer 2007 and encounter first-hand the courage and the generosity of the Palestinian people as they continue to exist and survive under Israeli Apartheid and occupation.

On the day of the Summer Solstice, let us join Palestinians in non violent struggle to end the Israeli Occupation. Let the whole world come together here in Palestine to confront Apartheid and to sustain the solidarity which continues unbroken.

Your presence in Palestine this summer, for a week or for three months, is an important part of maintaining the bridges that have been built with the Palestinians, and for new ones to come.

Freedom Summer 2007 kicks off June 21 and ends August 15. Volunteer training sessions are held every Thursday and Friday.

Further details to come…

For more information on how to join us in Palestine, see: www.palsolidarity.org/main/join

Contact: freedomsummer2007@gmail.com

Around Prisoners' Day 63 are seized

DEMONSTRATIONS MARKING PRISONER'S DAY:

Ramallah

Hebron

Gaza City

Ramallah

Hebron

Gaza City

Hebron

Ramallah

Hebron (burning of a model occupation prison)

Nablus

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mourners carry the body of Ashraf Hanaysha through the streets

tuesday, undercover occupation special forces assassinated a palestinian fighter at the entrance to qabatiya, south of jenin. Ashraf Mahmoud Hanaysha, 24, was a fighter with fatah's al-aqsa martyrs brigades, and was executed while in his car. Ashraf's car was stopped by a civilian car, where he was taken from the vehicle, carried to a wooded area and shot in the head, chest and stomach. three additional people, traveling with Ashraf were seized.

physicians committee for human rights issues a report condemning the assassination: "
Israeli forces execute Palestinian after arresting him in Jenin": Report, PCHR

tuesday, occupation forces invaded balata refugee camp in nablus, seized six palestinians and were fired upon by palestinian resistance fighters. on of those taken was a 19 year old woman, Najwa Hashash, was taken from her home after it was forcibly entered by soldiers. five men were also taken, they are: Hamdi Dweikat, 38, Ahmad Abu Salha, 19, brothers Mosa'ab Abu Salha and Baraa Abu Salha, and Ibrahim Snounou, 20.

tuesday, occupation forces invaded qalqiliya and seized six palestinians. after invading numerous homes, occupation soldiers seized Bassam Yassin, Bashir Nofal, Muhammad Shatat, Jasser 'Inaya, Mahmoud Ahmed Abu Hamed and 'Imad Sweleh. separately, a special forces unit of occupation soldiers seized Aref Nofal from the center of the city after attacking his grocery shop. the incursion into qalqiliya utilized over 20 military vehicles and soldiers fired at homes and thre concussion grenades as they traveled.

The lush Qana Valley lost to pollution from Israeli settlements

tuesday, occupation forces invaded numerous areas of the west bank and seized an additional 10 palestinians.

tuesday, occupation forces stationed at a military checkpoint near jenin seized two palestinians from tubas: Saleh Sawafta, 21 and Ahmad Fowzi, 26.

tuesday, occupation forces invaded aida refugee camp in bethlehem, invaded numerous homes and seized Mo'yad Abu Sa'da. 16, from his family home.

Living Stones: Easter 2007
Timothy Seidel writing from Bethlehem,

tuesday, occupation forces invaded bil'in village, north of ramallah, and injured three children. occupation soldiers in the village opened fire at civilian homes and injured Mohamed Ala, 10, who was shot in the leg, Mohamed Al Khate, 17, who was shot in the hand, and Yassen Asa'd, 17, who was shot in the leg. soldiers also launched tear gas causing many to suffer gas inhalation. during the invasion, soldiers conducted house-to-house invasions and searches. it is thought that the invasion and shootings were collective punishment for the shooting of 4 colonial settlers west of ramallah earlier in the day.

wednesday, occupation forces stationed at khirbet jbarah military checkpoint, south of tulkarem and zatara checkpoint south of nablus, seized two palestinian men. Haytham Shouli, 20 and Faris Qasim, 29, were taken from the checkpoints to unknown locations.

wednesday, occupation forces invaded jalbun village, east of jenin, invaded numerous homes, forced residents to evacuate, and seized TEN palestinian men. the men taken were: Ra'ed Ahmed Hussein Abu Al-Rub; Rafed Ahmed Abu Seif; 'Amer Muhammad Ahmed Abu Al-Rub; Ahmed 'Abd Al-Rahman Abu Al-Rub and his sons Rafe' Abu Al-Rub and Muhammad Abu Al-Rub; Abdullah Nafe' Abu Al-Rub; Muhammad Yusef Abd Al-Latif; Muhammad Husni Abu Al-Rub; and Muhammad 'Abd Al-Rahman Abu Al-Rub.

wednesday, occupation forces invaded al-zababida village, south of jenin, invaded numerous homes and seized five palestinian men. those take are: Ashraf Sharqawi, Ahmad Sharqawi, Ahmed Al-Sa'di, Muhammad Ghanam and Muhammad Abdullah Turkman.

Abuse of Ambulance Drivers in Jenin Area
Report, Al-Haq
During the first weeks of April 2207, Al-Haq documented three cases involving the humiliation, harassment and beating of Palestinian ambulance drivers at checkpoints in the Jenin area. The number of incidents, all of which involved disturbingly similar facts, indicates that, far from being isolated acts, the abuse of Palestinian medical personnel by Israeli soldiers has become a widespread practice.

wednesday, occupation forces invaded nablus, including askar refugee camp and balata refugee camp and seized four palestinians. two men were tkane from the refugee camps: Jamal Al-Khatib, Muhammad Sur and Baha' Al-Sawalhi, while one man, Mu'tasem Al-Qureini was taken from nablus city.

wednesday, occupation forces invaded ar-arrub refugee camp, north of al-khalil (hebron), invaded numerous homes and seized four high school students. the students were named as: Fares 'Abed Al-Fatah Jawabreh, 16; 'Abd Al-Rahman Zakariya Al-Farajin, 19; Jihad Zuheir Abu Wardeh, 18; and Muntaser 'Imad Abu Sharar, 17.

wednesday, occupation forces invade idhna village, west of al-khalil (hebron) and seized one student, Hamam Sa'id Suleiman Al-Shamali, 18.

wednesday, occupation forces invaded numerous areas of the west bank and seized an additional 13 palestinians.

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A personal plea to Alan Johnston's kidnappers
Kate Burton writing from Cairo, Egypt

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tuesday, the al-aqsa martyrs brigades, the main military wing of fatah, shot and injured four colonial settlers as they drove in their car near the settlement of na'ale, west of ramallah. one settle, the driver was shot in the shoulder or hand and seriously injured and three women were moderately injured from shrapnel.

Mothers of prisoners call for their release and condemn Johnston kidnapping
Open Letter, Mothers and families of prisoners

tuesday, the nasser salah addin brigades, the military wing of the popular resistance committees, launched one home made rocket at sderot. the brigades reported that the operation was a 'show of loyalty' with palestinian prisoners on prisoners' day. the brigades also encourages other palestinian factions to abduct occupation soldiers so that they can be exchanged for palestinian prisoners.

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IDF probing whether Hebron street 'intentionally' closed
By Akiva Eldar, Haaretz Correspondent

Israel Defense Forces Central Command head Yair Naveh has appointed an IDF officer to investigate whether Shuhada Street in Hebron has been intentionally closed to non-Jewish pedestrians for the past six years.

The IDF has closed the street, located in the old market, to non-Jews since the beginning of the second intifada, citing the need to protect the Jewish population there.

However, the IDF has not issued an official order calling for the closure. Following a petition by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, the army claimed last December that the closure had been "unintentional."

The closure has made life difficult for Palestinian residents of Hebron, including the elderly, who have to take long detours through neighboring yards and residences.

Palestinians are still not allowed to use Shuhada Street.

Amos Harel adds: For the first time last month, an indictment was filed in connection with illegal construction at a West Bank outpost. The indictment was filed in the Kfar Sava Magistrate's Court against a Karnei Shomron resident accused of laying electric cables on land owned by a Palestinian farmer.

The cables caused a safety hazard and made it difficult to work the land. Following a petition to the High Court of Justice, the state removed the cables, which, according to the human rights organization Yesh Din, now lie partly on a different Palestinian's private land and partly on state land.

monday in palestine

monday, the PLO's national and international relations department reported that more than 1,000 palestinian prisoners were forcibly the subject of occupation medical experiments while in prison. the report stated that the experiments were carried out on palestinians already sick in prison including 150 suffering from chronic disease and 30 permanently living in the prison hospitals.
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What the persecution of Azmi Bishara means for Palestine
Ali Abunimah,

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monday, the united nations office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs released a report stating that between april 4th and april 10th 2007, occupation forces increased the establishment of temporary "flying" checkpoints. the UN OCHA reported that during this 6 day period, occupation forces established 237 flying checkpoints in the west bank, many of which in the qalqiliya area.

Mary's Anger
Toine van Teeffelen writing from Bethlehem
I went to the checkpoint with Yara and Tamer, after getting my Easter permit at the parish. As always, the rings and jewelry had to be put in the basket. Yara, too, took off her bracelet. She went in and out of the X ray each time putting off something new but the machine stayed beeping. Then the woman soldier behind the bullet proof glass asked her to put off her pants. In public.

monday, occupation forces stationed at a tempoary "flying" checkpoint east of jenin seized two palestinians. a car carrying Salih Sawafta, 21, and Ahmad Sawafta, 26, was stopped, the men were handcuffed, their car impounded and the men taken to an unknown location. some reports indicated that the men were activists with islamic jihad and had been seized a number of times previously.

IOF Invade Ramallah and Trashes Al Bireh Apartment Block
from Brighton Palestine

monday, occupation forces invaded tulkarem and tulkarem refugee camp, invaded numerous homes and seized five palestinians. Amir Jazmawi, 16, was tkane from tulkarem refugee camp while the following men were taken from the city: Thaer Moussa Salama, 24, Thaer Mahmoud, 16, Ahmad Abu Salah, 22, and Mu'ammar Mustafa, 32. Amir, Thaer and Ahmad are said to be activists with fatah, while Mu'ammar is said to be an activist with the democratic front for the liberation of palestine.

Israeli army abducts shepherds in At-Tuwani
from Christian Peacemaker Teams

monday, occupation forces invaded nablus and were targeted with hand grenades thrown by palestinian resistance fighters.

Blood on Our Hands
Uri Avnery

monday, occupation forces invaded al-khalil (hebron) and seized one man, Khalil Al Natsha, 27.

monday, occupation forces invaded al mothalath village, west of jenin. numerous homes were invaded over the course of several hours while palestinian homes and roofs were used as military positions and firing stations. soldiers surrounded the home of Samer As'assa, claiming that he was wanted, but despite Samer not being at the home, occupation forces attacked it anyway. the family was forced out of the house, and the soldiers opened fire into the civilian home, and finally detonated explosives inside, damaging the home. during the attempted demolition of the house, Samer's father lost consciousness and was transported to a hospital. during the invasion and siege on Samer's home, palestinian demonstrators threw rocks and empty bottles at occupation soldiers who responded with live ammunition and tear gas.

monday, occupation forces opened fire on palestinian farmers in al-khalil (hebron), injuring three. one farmer from the Ikhmeis family was hit with a rubber-coated metal bullet, and two others suffered degrees of suffocation from inhalation of tear gas.

monday, occupation soldiers stationed at al-zababda military checkpoint in jenin beat three palestinian university students.

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monday, occupation forces shot intensively into the sodaniyeh and waha areas of northern gaza, injuring one. Ziad Ajjour, 40, who is physically and mentally disabled was shot in the right knee and found by medics, bleeding on the ground.

Human rights groups petition for investigations into 2004 Rafah killings
Report, Adalah
Today, 15 April 2007, Adalah together with the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (Gaza) and Al-Haq (West Bank) filed a petition to the Supreme Court of Israel demanding the opening of criminal investigations into the killing of civilians and extensive home demolitions which resulted from two military operations in Gaza -- "Operation Rainbow" (18-24 May 2004) and "Operation Days of Penitence" (30 September-15 October 2004).

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monday, palestinians in gaza hold pictures of jailed relatives calling for their release

monday, approximately 120 women from various parts of the world arrived in bethlehem on bikes in a show of solidarity with the palestinian people. the international women were joined by members of the palestinian cycling club and entered palestine sunday from jordan, after biking through syria and lebanon. when the bikers reached beit sahour, near bethlehem, they were received by the mayor and members of the municipal council. the bike march was organized by the siraj center for holy land studies and 'follow the women,' an international movement of 300 women from 30 countries supporting "peace and an end to violence in the Middle East."

monday, palestinians in tulkarem hold pictures of jailed relatives calling for their release

A boycott by any other name
James Bowen

monday, the night lions, a unit of the al-aqsa martyrs brigades, the main military wing of fatah, detonated an explosive device targeting an occupation military vehicle during an invasion of nablus. the 30kg bomb exploded near a grouping of soldiers and vehicles near hetin street in the center of the city. the brigades announced that the operation was in solidarity with palestinian prisoners on the occasion of palestinian prisoners' day.



13 Nations Unite to Spray a Message of Freedom
by Martinez
Members of the Campaign to Free Marwan Barghouti and All Prisoners were joined by Palestinians, Israelis, and internationals at Israel’s Apartheid Wall near Qalandya checkpoint today. A large stencil of Marwan Barghouti was pre-sliced as were thirteen additional stencils reading,”Patience Marwan,” all in different languages.


monday, the al-aqsa martyrs brigades, the main military wing of fatah, launched two home made rockets at sderot. the brigades reported that the operation was in retaliation for the targeting of resistance fighters in the west bank.

International delegations and visitors must not normalize with Israel
Statement, PACBI
At a time when the international movement to isolate Israel is gaining ground in response to the escalation of Israel's colonial and racist policies, we respectfully urge conscientious academics, artists and intellectuals from around the world, including those who visit the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT), to refrain from visiting Israel to participate in any event or encounter that is not explicitly dedicated to ending Israel's illegal occupation and other forms of oppression. Regardless of intentions, such visits only contribute to the prolongation of injustice by normalizing and thereby legitimizing it, and inadvertently support Israel's efforts to appear as a "normal" participant in the "civilized" world of science, scholarship and art while at the same time practicing a pernicious form of apartheid against Palestinians.

20% of palestinians have been jailed!

thursday, the palestinian prisoner support society released statistics on prisoners in preparation for arab prisoners day to be commemorated april 17th. the day marks the first prisoner swap held on april 17th, 1974. the report released stated that SINCE THE 1967 WAR, 20% OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED BY OCCUPATION FORCES! approximately 800,000 palestinians have been seized during this time, equaling more than 20% of palestinians living in the west bank and gaza. since the outbreak of the al-aqsa intifada in september 2000, over 40,000 palestinians have been seized with nearly 11,000 still held in occupation jails. the report also announced that at least 80% of those arrested were tortured. 3,000 palestinians were seized under administrative detention, meaning that they are denied the right to a trial, are not charged with a crime and have no ability to see evidence against them or provide a defense. additionally, 200 homes were demolished to punish prisoners, while 35 prisoners were deported to gaza. shockingly, 150 prisoners were killed AFTER being captured by occupation soldiers, and 175 died from sickness while incarcerated.

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Chipping at foundations of belief
Omar Ahmad,
Imagine if Iran decided to build a museum on the site of a 1,000-year-old Jewish cemetery, or if the Egyptian government threatened to destroy an ancient Jewish temple. Both scenarios would likely be met with outrage. Members of Congress might make indignant speeches decrying anti-Semitism. They might even threaten to tighten the spigot on aid to Egypt. They would be right to protest such acts. Yet both offenses against another religion are being committed today -- by Israel. And the outrage is conspicuously missing

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thursday, occupation police attacked two palestinian workers in tel aviv. Hani Mahmoud Najim, 35, from huwwara near nablus, and Jamil Rifat, 27, were working construction in tel aviv, and seized from their site. they were placed into police cars where they were beaten. then the two men were transported to a police station where they were beaten again. they were eventually released and admitted to rafidia hospital in nablus.

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thursday, occupation forces invaded jenin refugee camp and seized four men, later releasing two. those taken include Baha Al-Zyud, a fighter from islamic jihad's al-quds brigades, and Ahmad Al-Amouri, 21. Shafi As-Sa'di and Arafan As-Sa'di were detained and released. during the invasion, dozens of civilian homes were occupied by soldiers and used to house military personnel, hide occupation snipers, and other military uses. during the raids, palestinian resistance fighters from fatah's al-aqsa martyrs brigades engaged occupation forces in armed clashes and detonated an explosive device targeting a military vehicle.

IOF Plans Home Demolitions in Fasayil

thursday, occupation forces stationed at qalandia checkpoint near ramallah seized two palestinians, claiming that the men had a knife in their car.

thursday, occupation forces invaded the general office of the "change and reform" legislators, the election entity formed by hamas. the office, located in al-khalil (hebron), housed the office of the palestinian legislative council members from hamas' change and reform bloc. the building was ransacked by the soldiers. furniture was broken, computers were stolen and files were taken as well. the is the second attack on the office in five months.

ARRICLE & VIDEO- IOF demolishes Palestinian homes in South Hebron
Palestinian, Israeli and Internationals activists resist the demolition of homes in the south hebron hills (video of protest from youtube)

thursday, occupation special forces invaded ramallah and seized one man. Sari Urabi, 28, was taken from the center of the city after the building he was in was surrounded and attacked.

ZNet: Rachel’s Words Silenced Again

friday, occupation forces invaded izbat at tabib, east of qalqiliya and invaded several homes. the head of village council, Bayan Tabib, was detained along with 15 other village residents. occupation forces holding the 16 men announced that they would be held until the village surrendered those responsible for throwing stones at occupation vehicles.

friday, occupation forces invaded ramallah and seized 13 palestinians.

Israeli Army shoots member of Brighton delegation with rubber bullet

friday, occupation forces invaded al-khalil (hebron) and seized one palestinian.

friday, occupation forces invaded the al-auja area, north of jericho and seized one palestinian, Andur Rahim Atiyat. he was taken from his house as occupation forces attacked several civilian homes in the area.

The Unbelievable Stench of Irony
by Dan Glass, Brighton-Palestine,

friday, occupation forces invaded nablus and shot a palestinian man. the palestinian was moderately injured. it is unclear if he was seized by occupation forces or escaped.

saturday, occupation forces invaded nablus old city and seized five palestinians. after raiding the city, soldiers attacked the graduates cultural forum and seized their computers.

Salem military court treats elected members of government and their families like criminals

saturday, colonial settlers attacked Amjad Rib'y, 20, a palestinian shepherd in yatta, near al-khalil (hebron), near by to ma'on settlement. Amjad was close to land being confiscated for settlement expansion when he was attacked.

Five years after Jenin: victory of resistance can be repeated if there exists the will to fight

saturday, occupation forces invaded jenin refugee camp and clashed with palestinian fighters for hours.

saturday, occupation forces invaded qalqiliya and inured two women. Fida Abdulhafiz Amir, 29 and Sahar Amin Nazzal, 40, were shot and injured in the city's gheida neighborhood. soldiers had surrounded the home of Ali Shukri, claiming he was a hamas activist involved in a plan to bomb tel aviv. occupation forces surrounded the home and fired into it, hitting Fida in her left shoulder and Sahar in her right shoulder. after the women were forced out of the house, it was bombed by occupation forces and eventually demolished through the use of explosives. several neighboring homes were damaged in the demolition.

sunday, occupation forces invaded ash shuhada village, south of jenin, seizing one palestinian and injuring a second. more than 20 military vehicles and bulldozers were involved in the incursion that attacked the home of Samir Mousa As'ous, said to be an activist with fatah. Samir's house was attacked, forcibly entered and searched, and soldiers captured his brother, 18 year old Ahmad As'ous. during the search of the house, soldiers located a tunnel, finding a pistol inside as well as a "locally-made rifle," and some gold. after discovering the hiding place, occupation forces demolished the neighboring house. while the home wad being demolished, palestinian demonstrators threw stones at soldiers who responded by firing at the stone throwers. during this shooting, one palestinian was shot and injured.

sunday, occupation forces invaded ash shuhada village, south of jenin, occupied palestinian homes (pictured above) and clashed with stone throwing demonstrators (puitured below).

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thursday, the abu ali mustafa brigades, the military wing of the popular front for the liberation of palestine, in cooperation with the al-aqsa martyrs brigades, the main military wing of fatah, attacked and wounded an occupation soldier in central gaza. the soldier was in a military observation tower to the east of al bureij refugee camp.

thursday, the martyr yasser arafat brigades, a unit of the al-aqsa martyrs brigades, the main military wing of fatah, launched four home made rockets at sderot and targets in the western negev desert.

thursday, the jihad jibril brigades, the military wing of the popular front for the liberation of palestine general command, launched four home made rockets at the occupation military post at kissufim, in southern gaza.

thursday, the al-quds brigades, the military wing of islamic jihad, attacked cars belonging to colonial settlers near tuqu, east of bethlehem. the fighters shot at the cars with machine guns.

demonstrators march in bil'in village commemorating prisoners' day

friday, palestinian, international and israeli activists held their weekly demonstration in bil'in village, marching to the site of the apartheid wall on the village land. during the demonstration, 16 demonstrators were injured, 3 journalists were injured by occupation forces, and 4 journalists were abducted. one of those injured worked for AFP, one for al-arabia, one for al-jazeera and one for the israeli jerusalem post. of the 4 reporters that were taken by occupation forces, two work for reuters, and the other two work for an unknown israeli news source. the week's protest was to highlight the issue of palestinian prisoners in commemoration of prisoners' day. the marchers carried a replica of the wall as well as pictures of prisioners. other marched in chains and hand cuffs. occupation forces fired live ammunition above the heads of the demonstrators, and shot into the crowd with rubber-coated metal shells, concussion grenades and tear gas.
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occupation forces fire tear gas grenades at unarmed demonstrators in bil'in village

friday, palestinian, israeli and international activists in juret al sham'a village, near bethlehem, held a non-violent demonstration against the apartheid wall. the demonstrators marched to the section of the village that has become the construction site of the wall. the marchers attempted to block bulldozers razing palestinian farmland. the demonstrators were attacked by occupation forces using batons, rifle butts and concussion grenades. four demonstrators were injured, including Sami Awad, the director of the holy land trust, an organization specializing in non-violent organizing. one palestinian was also taken by occupation forces.

palestinian demonstrators raise their hands with the 'v' for victory sign while they stand behind a burning barricade made from parts of the apartheid wall disassembled during the demonstration

a demonstrator is dragged away by occupation forces

friday, palestinian residents of um salamuna village, south of bethlehem, held their weekly non-violent demonstration on land being annexed by occupation forces for the continued construction of the apartheid wall. this week, soldiers attacked the demonstration, injuring five civilians including a main organizer with the palestine solidarity project (PSP) and his brother. among those injured are Mazen El-'Azeh, Sami 'Awad, Mohammed Brejeh, Mahmoud Zahreh, Musa Abu Mariyah and Yusef Abu Mariya.
for the PSP report and pictures, check here:
for the ISM report, check out:

palestinian demonstrators raise their hands with the 'v' for victory sign while they stand behind a burning barricade made from parts of the apartheid wall disassembled during the demonstration

saturday, the al buraq army in palestine, an armed group affiliated with the al-aqsa martyrs brigades, the main military wing of fatah, launched two home made rockets at sderot.

Israeli forces invade Jenin Camp everyday this month, armed resistance responds with explosive

saturday, fighters affiliated with islamic jihad's al-quds brigades, in conjunction with fighters of fatah's al-aqsa martyrs brigades, clashed with occupation soldiers during an invasion into jenin refugee camp. early in the morning, fighters engaged in a gun battle with occupation soldiers lasting hours. during the clashes, palestinian fighters were able to detonate two explosive devices targeting an armored bulldozer and a military jeep. the brigades reported that both targets were set on fire.