Archive for the ‘Palestine/Israel’ Category
Wednesday, July 19th, 2006
I was thinking of writing something on the re-invasion of Gaza (and I still might) but, really, Gideon Levy says most of what needs to be said in today's Ha'aretz.
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"A Black Flag"
by Gideon Levy, Ha'aretz 2nd July 2006
A black flag hangs over the "rolling" operation in Gaza. The more the ...
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Saturday, June 24th, 2006
I came across this cartoon on the ISM Canada website. I'm posting it here, because it sums up so well what is incorrect with the image most people have of Israel's Wall. It is NOT a "separation barrier" built between Israelis and Palestinians. It is an annexation barrier, the vast ...
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Thursday, June 22nd, 2006
At about 8.30pm tonight, the Israeli army carried out another incursion here in Ramallah, assassinating Ayman Khateb, a member of the Palestinian intelligence. Initial reports in the Israeli media are claiming that he was also a member of the al-Aqsa Martyr's Brigades, which is possible, but unconfirmed right now. He ...
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Monday, June 12th, 2006
On the 24th of May the Israeli army invaded the West Bank city of Ramallah, my current home. In the middle of the day, undercover Israeli forces performed an "arrest operation" on a Palestinian militant in the centre of Ramallah. When their cover was blown, a large force of Israeli ...
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Saturday, May 27th, 2006
Hi everyone. Apologies for the recent drying-up of my journal entries. I have several different items in the pipline, so look for something new here soon. Meanwhile, it's been far too long since my last post so you should check the ISM site for all the latest stuff that I've ...
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Saturday, April 22nd, 2006
Eyewitness accounts from a friend of mine who has been based up Nablus for the past week. Originaly published on Electrontic Intifada, with more pictures.
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Linda Spence writing from Nablus, Occupied Palestine, Live from Palestine, 21 April 2006.
Tanks and soldiers roll into Balata refugee camp during the invasion of April ...
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Thursday, April 20th, 2006
The last couple of weeks have been fairly eventful. I've had loads of email back from you all, so thanks for those. It's good to hear from home and from friends all over the world. Sorry if I have not got round to replying to you individually - I'm working ...
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Monday, April 17th, 2006
In an attempt to disguise the current Israeli military operations in Nablus as a response to the suicide bombing in Tel-Aviv, the Israeli media are either directly lying that the military entered Nablus "in response to the terror attack" (Jerusalem Post) or strongly implying the same by saying the army ...
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Saturday, April 15th, 2006
Both of the following articles are from Haaretz, 15th April 2006. See this ISM digest for action you can take to stop the bombing of Gaza, along with more background information and video.
IDF enters Gaza for first time since pullout
by Amos Harel
The Israel Defense Forces yesterday entered Palestinian Authority territory ...
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Friday, April 14th, 2006
Amira Hass regularly writes brilliant and insightful reports and analysis in the Israeli press. This article is particularly good. A depressing picture, but acurate, I fear.
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Convergence to a border of convenience
Ha'aretz, 5th April 2005
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/702535.html
By Amira Hass
For the "convergence" plan to be presented to the Western world as a giant concession ...
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Monday, April 3rd, 2006
The ISM training was yesterday and today. We had about eight new recruits, so it was a pretty good weekend session. At the end of today, we were planning how to spread ourselves around the regions that ISM covers and it was a really good vibe. We have some good ...
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Saturday, April 1st, 2006
Wednesday was a quiet day in which I caught up with sleep lost to jetlag and fixed my email setup. On thursday there was a demo in Beit Sira that we went to. It was Land Day, which commemorates a 1976 uprising of Palestinian citizens of Israel. The idea was ...
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