Submitted by Liza Behrendt on June 15, 2009
Last week, ICAHD followed as two Palestinian homes were demolished in the heart of Jerusalem's Old City: one located on Via Dolorosa, between the Stations of the Cross and the Dome of the Rock, and one in the central Arab Souk. Here are some photos and reflections.
Other members of ICAHD have witnesse… Continue
"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor."
~ Desmund Tutu.
The children appear traumatized. The teachers say that when they hear a loud noise they look to the sky and cry out and weep. They don’t know what the future holds. They deserve better.
Mia Farrow, after visiting Gaza as goodwill ambassador for UNICEF.
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that the Israeli army opened fires at hundreds of residents participating in the funeral of three Al Quds Brigades fighters, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad, and wounded at least 17 residents. ...
(Brussels, September 25, 2009) – The European Union and its member states should fully endorse the report of the United Nations fact-finding mission on the Gaza conflict led by South African judge Richard Goldstone and demand justice for the victims of serious violations of international humanitarian law, Human Rights Watch said today. ...
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reported Friday that eight months after the Israeli war ended, several birth defect cases were reported among the Gaza Strip newborns. ...