Nora Barrows-Friedman The Electronic Intifada - 17 March 2010 Silwan, Occupied East Jerusalem (IPS) – Three thousand heavily armed Israeli security service forces locked down large parts of the Old City of Jerusalem on Tuesday, as battalions of police fired rounds of tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets at Palestinian protesters in the occupied eastern part [...]
Israeli military court extends Hebron boy’s detention
by RAINman on 04. Mar, 2010 in General
Ma’an – Published today – 3 March 2010 Hebron – A Hebron child had his detention extended on Wednesday as he stood before an Israeli military tribunal at the Ofer prison, for allegedly throwing stones at Israeli forces. The father of Al-Hassan, 12, Fadl Al-Muhtaseb told Ma’an that his son had not been indicted for [...]
Israeli forces arrest Palestinian mother of 5 prisoners
by RAINman on 14. Dec, 2009 in General
Xinhua - 13 December 2009 RAMALLAH, (Xinhua) — Israeli forces arrested a mother of five prisoners in the West Bank city of Nablus early Sunday, a Palestinian prisoners’ rights center said. The soldiers broke into the house of Rab’a Belal and detained the 65-year-old woman after searching her house in the northern West Bank town, [...]
Israel holds 335 Palestinians without trial
by RAINman on 15. Oct, 2009 in Hard News
Middle East Online - 14 October 2009 Rights groups say Israel in breach of international law amid absence of fair judicial process. TEL AVIV – Israel is currently holding 335 Palestinians without trial in breach of international law, two Israeli human rights groups said on Wednesday.
Amira Hass: How does Israel decide who gets a visa to Ramallah?
by RAINman on 09. Sep, 2009 in Opinion
Haaretz Tue., September 08, 2009 Sven Ouzman, a 39-year-old archaeologist from South Africa, violated the terms of his “Palestinian Authority only” visa six times, when unintentionally and for lack of choice, he drove on roads under full Israeli control, between Palestinian Authority enclaves in the West Bank. Ouzman, who was attending a conference of the [...]
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