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The hard fact is that Israeli repression works
Iron fist tactics have kept Palestinians down for the last decade, and there’s a strong chance that the harsh measures Netanyahu just outlined will succeed in putting them down again. Those who oppose Israel’s iron fist tactics against violent Palestinian resistance argue, as a rule, that it’s impractical, it won’t work, you can’t repress a…
By
Larry Derfner
November 12, 2014
Hebron demonstration signals a new intifada in the West Bank?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG-tIKVD8Qs[/youtube] Riding the wave of unrest in the Arab world, the PA called for a carefully controlled ‘day of rage’ throughout the West Bank against the United States for their recent veto of an internationally accepted resolution declaring (once again) that Israeli settlement activity is illegal. While in Ramallah the PA sponsored demonstration was weak…
By
Joseph Dana
February 26, 2011
The State of Israel vs. Jonathan Pollak
The verdict in the case of Israeli activist Jonathan Pollak, charged with illegal assembly for his participation in a January 2008 Critical Mass ride against the siege on Gaza, will be handed down on December 27, 2010 at 10:00 at the Tel Aviv Magistrates Court. If convicted, Pollak is expected to be sentenced to three…
By
Joseph Dana
December 19, 2010
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British parliament debates Israeli military tribunals
The British Labour party is now debating what the Israeli labor party refuses to acknowledge, the horrific treatment of Palestinians in Israeli military courts. I have covered the military court system extensively on this website in relation to the repression of the Palestinian popular unarmed struggle. Amira Hass’s article in today’s Haaretz points to positive…
By
Joseph Dana
December 13, 2010
Budrus’ hero on the repression of unarmed struggle in Palestine
Ayed Morrar, the main protagonist from the acclaimed documentary Budrus, has an opinion piece appearing on the Huffington Post today. The piece details the crackdown of the unarmed struggle in West Bank since the successful demonstrations against the route of Israel’s separation wall which he led in the village of Budrus. It appears in full below.…
By
Joseph Dana
November 1, 2010
Photo essay: West Bank demonstration in Nabi Saleh
Every Friday the village of Nabi Saleh holds an unarmed demonstration against the occupation and continued Israeli settlement expansion. The following is a photo essay of last Friday’s demonstration in which the IDF used live ammunition against unarmed protesters and six Palestinians were injured.
By
Joseph Dana
October 12, 2010
Unarmed protest organizer sentenced to a year in Israeli prison
Bil’in protest organizer Abdallah Abu Rahmah was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment today, for his involvement in his village’s unarmed struggle against the wall Abdallah Abu Rahmah was sentenced today to 12 months in prison, plus 6 months suspended sentence for 3 years and a fine of 5,000 NIS. In the sentencing, the judge cited…
By
Joseph Dana
October 11, 2010
UPDATE: Bil’in’s Abdallah Abu Rahmah sentenced to one year in jail
The following is an update following the sentencing: Abdallah Abu Rahmah was sentenced today to 12 months in prison, plus 6 months suspended sentence for 3 years and a fine of 5,000 NIS. In the sentencing, the judge cited the non-implementation of an Israeli High Court ruling which declared the current route of the wall…
By
Joseph Dana
October 10, 2010
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