Friday, June 24, 2011
Israel/Palestine News
Irish Palestine solidarity activists celebrate the sail of an Irish ship in Freedom Flotilla 2.
In another video from the Breaking the Silence series, an ex-IDF soldier describes taking over a Palestinian home so 30 soldiers can crash.
Friday, June 17, 2011
Palestinian shepherds are harassed by settlers, trying to drive their sheep away. The IDF shows up, & one soldier kicks a goat in the head. The goat dies. Ezra Nawi takes the dead goat & dumps it in front of the regional HQ. He is arrested by the police, charged with illegally dumping waste material & fined 1500 shekels.
Friday, June 10, 2011
US students raised $20K to install rain storage systems in a school in the Jewish town of Kfar Vradim, which is in Galilee, where the majority of the population is Arab.
In a video posted by The Guardian, Sara Benninga shows her life growing up in West Jerusalem & then as a solidarity activist in East Jerusalem.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Israel/Palestine News
On June 1, right-wing settlers marched from Sheikh Jerrah thru the Muslim Quarter of the Old City in East Jerusalem to the Wailing Wall to celebrate Jerusalem Day, the re-unification of Jerusalem. Reminds me of Marching Season in Northern Ireland.
The parents of Koby Mandell hike along the Israel Trail to raise money for the Koby Mandell foundation.
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