Jennifer Loewenstein, PalestineChronicle.com I. Introduction Shortly before midnight on July 22nd, 2002 I heard an unusually loud roar from an aircraft flying low above the skies of Gaza City. Because the sound of Israeli warplanes is commonplace in the area, I didnt feel particularly alarmed and went to sleep as usual. I was awakened less [...]
Apr 30 2005 | Posted in
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Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, No. 16/2005 21- 27 Apr. 2005 Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have launched more attacks on Palestinian civilians and property in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). IOF willfully killed a Palestinian civilian in Hebron. This week, human rights violations perpetrated by IOF included shooting at Palestinian civilians, incursions into Palestinian areas, [...]
Apr 29 2005 | Posted in
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The RAND Corporation The RAND Corporation issued the most comprehensive recommendations ever made for the success of an independent Palestinian state. The proposals — including a landmark rail, highway and infrastructure link between the West Bank and Gaza that would open the door to dramatic new development in Palestine — would give Palestinians new access [...]
Apr 29 2005 | Posted in
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Sonia Nettnin, Ramallah Online columnist & film critic Director Simone Bitton’s “Wall” (Mur) documents the construction of Israel’s wall throughout the West Bank, Gaza and Jerusalem, and how it affects the Israelis and the Palestinians who live around it.
Apr 29 2005 | Posted in
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Sonia Nettnin, Ramallah Online columnist & film critic Director Abdel Salam Shehada’s “Rainbow,” documents the killing and structural devastation in Rafah, caused by Israel’s Operation Rainbow in May 2004.
Apr 29 2005 | Posted in
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AI Index: MDE 15/027/2005 (Public), News Service No: 106 25 April 2005 Amnesty International calls on the Israeli authorities to investigate recent incidents of poisoning of Palestinian fields and the increasingly frequent attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinian villagers in the West Bank. Such acts must not be allowed to continue.
Apr 25 2005 | Posted in
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Uri Avnery, Ramallah Online Columnist This Saturday, 100 days since Abu Mazen (Mahmoud Abbas) assumed the office of president of the Palestinian National Authority, Jews will celebrate Passover, in memory of the Exodus from Egypt — one of the great stories in human annals.
Apr 25 2005 | Posted in
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Sonia Nettnin, Ramallah Online columnist & film critic “Going For a Ride,” is a video presentation of Vera Tamari’s art installation of demolished cars, that took place in June 2002.
Apr 25 2005 | Posted in
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Sonia Nettnin, Ramallah Online Columnist Director Rashid Masharawi wanted Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat (1929 – 2004) to answer a two-part question: What is the Palestinian peoples’ hope for a future? What will happen to us next?
Apr 25 2005 | Posted in
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Sonia Nettnin, Ramallah Online Columnist The animation film, “God On Our Side,” illustrates the effects of military occupation and violence on humanity.
Apr 25 2005 | Posted in
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