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Eye-Witness
Sink The Boats
Palestine Monitor
4 March 2010
It is well known that fisherman in Gaza are among the worst affected by the Israeli blockade. Il Manifesto correspondant Michele Giorgio met with a former Israeli Navy officer, now working with Breaking The Silence, who gave a first hand account of how they were trained to police (...)
News
Weekly Protest Video Round-Up
13 March 2010
Up and down the country, protestors ignored the tropical humidity to voice their opposition to Israeli aggression, which was displayed once again. Here’s what happened.
Editorial
Jerusalem burns
Once again, Muslim worshipers aged over 50 were not permitted to enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the old city of Jerusalem. Palestinian men were obliged to pray on stairs in the large square located in front the Damascus gate, the main access to the Muslim quarter.
Articles & Analysis
Rachel Corrie Family Finally Puts Israel in Dock
Jonathan Cook
11 March 2010
Seven years after Rachel Corrie, a US peace activist, was killed by an Israeli army bulldozer in Gaza, her family was to put the Israeli government in the dock today.
Israeli Soldiers Order Tulkarem Farmers to Strip
Israeli soldiers demanded 20 farmers strip naked for a security check as they returned from their fields west of the separation wall on Friday afternoon, the men reported.
Umm Al-Kheir, Where Freedom Stands For Demolition
Umm al-Kheir means ‘Mother of Freedom’ in Arabic. But the eighty residents of this little Bedouin community in the South Hebron Hills aren’t free at all. Palestine Monitor met with shepherd community in Umm al-Kheir.
Clashes Spread Through East Jerusalem
15 March 2010
A heavy police presence faced off with activists and residents around the disputed capital on Friday. The decision to bar Palestinians from accessing Jerusalem, even those with blue IDs, led to clashes around Damascus Gate, Al-Aqsa and Sheikh (...)
In Focus
Cash Before Conscience: Conclusions From The Russell Tribunal
10 March 2010
"We are outraged by how the Palestinians suffer such destruction, and that the countries which should uphold international law don’t respect, for Palestine, the inalienable rights contained in international texts. We can not leave unpunished those who violate those rights."
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EU Parliament Backs Goldstone Report
A resolution voted by the European Parliament last Wednesday demands a strong EU common position on the follow-up of the Goldstone Report and close monitoring of its implementing measures.
Mustafa Barghouthi Nominated for 2010 Nobel Peace Prize
3 February 2010
Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Co-founder of the Peace People (Northern Ireland) today announced her nomination of Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.