Press and independent media
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Palestinians can't use Quebec court to stop condos
23/09/2009
[CBC News] Residents of a Palestinian farming village in the West Bank have lost their bid to sue two Canadian companies for allegedly violating international law by building condominiums for Israeli settlers in the area.
The Israelis of Bil’in: Joining Palestinians against the wall
19/09/2009
[Ma’an] For over four years the international media has reported on the weekly protests in the small West Bank village of Bil’in.
They report that Israel has moved the separation wall so it annexes over 60% of the village, that the residents of Bil’in once worked the confiscated land as a source of livelihood and that after every Friday prayer there is a non-violent protest that gets dispersed by tear gas. What is left out from such accounts is that many who attend these West Bank protests are Israelis Jews.
Palestinian from Bilin claims beaten by soldiers
17/09/2009
[Ynet] A Palestinian from the West Bank village of Bilin claimed Wednesday that Israel Defense Forces soldiers beat him and threatened to treat him like another activist who was shot during an anti-fence rally.
Border Control / Better late than never?
16/09/2009
[Ha’aretz] A little over four years ago, when Kadima’s Ze’ev Boim was deputy defense minister in the Likud government, he launched a huge attack on Col. (res.) Shaul Arieli and his colleagues from the council for peace and security.
These people, he said, make the saying "Those who destroy you will come from within," come true, he said. Boim’s ire stemmed from the fact that the members of the council had dared to propose to the High Court of Justice an alternative route for one of the sections of the separation fence. Their proposal was more economical and less invasive; it could be completed faster and was less harmful from a political point of view.
Palestinian village calls for Swedish divestment from occupation
14/09/2009
[Electronic Intifada] The following open letter was issued by the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements - Bilin Village (occupied West Bank) on 10 September 2009.
