Press Clippings
The Banality of a Palestinian's Arrest
The usual charges: 'Throwing an object, including a stone, with the intention of harming a person or property,' and organizing an illegal demonstration in which he participated.
Echoes of SA's struggle are deafening
I spent the better part of several days glued to the internet watching the release of Palestinian prisoners and an Israeli soldier. I find such dizzying moments of celebration and happiness utterly compelling.
Palestinian children woken in night to be photographed by soldiers
Youngsters in West Bank village were forced out of bed for Israeli military 'mapping' exercise
How Israel takes its revenge on boys who throw stones
Video seen by Catrina Stewart reveals the brutal interrogation of young Palestinians
Judge Remands Palestinian Teen Despite Suspicions that Soldiers Beat Him
Boy from Bil'in rarrested on Friday on suspicion of throwing stones during the weekly protest against the separation fence says soldiers injured his hand who 'kicked and attacked' him.
Did Case of Mistaken Identity Put Palestinian Man Behind Bars?
Police can't call PA cell phones to check alibis of detainees.
Bassem Tamimi: "Our destiny is to resist"
On 25 March, the army finally came, dragging him away to Ofer military prison, a Guantanamo-like West Bank facility where he had previously been held for a 12-month term for the vaguely defined crime of “incitement.” His trial before a military court that convicts more than 99 percent of Palestinians brought before it is scheduled to begin on 8 May.
When Montgomery comes to Nabi Saleh
On March 24, the Israeli government arrested Bassem Tamimi, a 44-year-old resident of the small Palestinian village of Nabi Saleh, which is just west of Ramallah. Tamimi was arrested for leading a group of his neighbors in protest marches on a settlement that had "expropriated" the village's spring -- the symbolic center of Nabi Saleh's life.
Another Country
Thousands of Palestinians go on trial every year in the Ofer military court for offenses like illegally entering Israel or demonstrating against the separation fence. No one really wants to know what goes on there. So is there any point at all to telling this story?
IDF judge: Unnecessary Extension of Palestinian Remands Borders on Illegal
According to the law, a Palestinian may be detained for up to eight days before being brought before a judge; judge reprimanded police for habitually extending Palestinian suspects' remands.
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- Nov 03, 2010Mar 12, 2010