Press and independent media
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Palestinians guilty again?
19/02/2010
[Ynet] For many years Israel and members of the International community have claimed that Palestinians “do not take responsibility for themselves. All they do is whine, accuse Israel of everything and make suicide bombings.” That’s what we have heard. Now, when those false claims have expired, Israel’s arsenal of claims is replaced quickly.
West Bank village to appeal against Montreal developer
18/02/2010
[McGill Daily] The Quebec Court of Appeal announced Wednesday that on June 3 they will hear the appeal submitted by the West Bank village of Bil’in against a Superior court decision from last September.
The Bil’in Village Council brought the lawsuit in 2008 against two Quebec-registered companies based in Montreal: Green Park International Inc. and Green Mount International Inc. The plaintiffs claimed that the companies and their sole director, Annette Laroche, are involved in constructing settlements for Israelis on occupied land within the territory of Bil’in.
The ‘grocery list’ of the Shin Bet and the IDF
18/02/2010
[Ha’aretz] Setting an Israeli army jeep on fire can be a helpful entry on the resumes of Palestinians fighting the occupation. By this criterion, M.A. (his full name is being withheld for reasons that will become clear) is a hero: He threw a Molotov cocktail at a Border Police jeep, igniting a fire inside the vehicle, during the course of a weekly demonstration against the separation fence. Thus he informed interrogators from the Shin Bet security service and the Israel Police, in January. M.A., 21, also revealed the names of 17 Na’alin residents "whom I know and saw throwing rocks" on the same day the jeep was set on fire.
Don't deny peaceful protests in West Bank
17/02/2010
[CNN] Every year, beginning with the January birthday celebrations for the Rev. Martin Luther King and moving through Black History Month in February, Americans and others revisit the history, role and significance of the black freedom movement in the United States.
But there is a frequent tendency to misrepresent the lessons of that movement and apply them to other social movements overseas in a way that misses the mark. This has been happening increasingly with the historical lessons that are being misapplied to the Palestinian freedom movement.
The Making of the West Bank's 'Avatar' Protest
13/02/2010
[AOL News] The conflict in the Middle East took on an especially cinematic quality Friday, when activists representing a small Palestinian village dressed up like the oppressed aliens from the blockbuster movie "Avatar" before staging a demonstration in front of the Israeli West Bank barrier.
