Archive for: September, 2004

“Women in Struggle” highlights Palestinian Women Prisoners

World Premier of “Women in Struggle” highlights the Palestinian Women Prisoner Movement Genevieve Cora Fraser, Ramallah Online Columnist Any Palestinian who involves themselves in the national struggle for independence takes a risk whether their role is non-violent or an act of resistance against the brutality of the nearly four decades old Israeli occupation. The documentary [...]

Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories

Palestine Center for Human Rights, Human Rights, 09 – 15 September 2004 Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have perpetrated more human rights violations against Palestinian civilians in the occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt). This week was the bloodiest week in the last two months, as 24 Palestinians, mostly civilians, including 6 children, were killed and dozens of [...]

Israel Stole Our Land, Our Country, Our Lives, Palestine

Genevieve Cora Fraser, Ramallah Online Columnist Israeli Commandoes Raided the Mother Theresa Society A five AM wake Up shot fear

How Are You, Non-Violence?

Uri Avnery, Ramallah Online Columnist At the mass meeting with Arun Gandhi, the grandson of the Mahatma, in Abu-Dis, I observed the faces of the participants. While Gandhi was preaching non-violence, I imagined a debate between two young Palestinians in the audience.

Liberty and the Arab World

Sherri Muzher, Ramallah Online Columnist I listened to President Bush’s speech at the Republican National Convention and thought back to a recent conversation. ‘Khadafy is a dictator but he’s now considered a good guy by the U.S,’ a relative with a ‘Get Real’ attitude told me. ‘It’s not about democratic ideals for the Arab World. [...]

Israeli forces kill 14 Palestinians in Gaza

Palestine Center for Human Rights In the early morning of Tuesday, 7th of September 2004, 14 Palestinians were killed and at least 12 others were injured when Israeli occupation forces shelled a training center belonging to the Hamas movement, in al-Tuffah neighborhood in the east of Gaza City. Israeli authorites claimed responsibility for this attack [...]

What Lull?

In Focus #25, The Palestine Monitor Sixteen Israelis were tragically killed in the city of Beersheba yesterday afternoon. As well as the dead Israeli authorities have reported dozens injured. The Palestinian Authority issued a statement saying that they condemned “any attacks that target civilians, whether Israelis or Palestinian.”

An Officer in Court

Uri Avnery, Ramallah Online Columnist When I came out of the beautiful Supreme Court building, I was feeling depressed. I had listened for hours to proceedings on a number of applications concerning the separation wall. I was especially interested in the part of the wall that is threatening to ruin the lives of the residents [...]

Do I Spy an Israeli Spy in AIPAC?

Genevieve Cora Fraser, Ramallah Online Columnist For those who believe AIPAC and Israel are at the root of propelling the United States into the misguided Iraq War and subsequent occupation, the Israel spy case involving classified information on Iran is serving as the proverbial string entwining the various conflicts in the Middle East. Once pulled, [...]

My Own Hunger Strike

Ramzy Baroud , The Palestine Chronicle Today I will fast in solidarity with 2,800 Palestinian political prisoners currently carrying out a hunger strike in 10 Israeli jails. Those prisoners are not “murderers” as Israeli officials describe them, but courageous individuals who have endured for the sake of freedom and liberty, principles that most of us [...]

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