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King David Recruited to Expel Palestinians When Archaeology Becomes a Curse by Jonathan Cook 28 September 2008 When news emerged in June that…dozens of skeletons from the early Islamic period unearthed in Silwan close to the al Aqsa mosque had been discarded without inspection, no archaeologist would speak on the record. From just outside Jerusalem’s…

5,389 Palestinians killed by Israeli soldiers over 8 years of intifadeh  Killed by Israeli forces – 194 women and 995 children.  135 Palestinian patients died at one of the 630 military checkpoints throughout the areas.  32,270 Palestinians were injured over the last eight years, 3,530 of those injured have suffered permanent handicaps 220 Palestinians have…

Report: Artists Against Apartheid Artists Against Apartheid in Montreal, an incredible cultural event which united many celebrated artists as part of the global campaign against Israeli apartheid through an international campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions on the Israeli government. Artists Against Apartheid is a regular concert series in Montreal which attracts hundreds of people…

Racism in the name of religion Jerusalem Post Sep 24, 2008 the school physically and academically separated the Ethiopian girls from the rest of the school – separate teachers, separate curricula, separate rooms, separate recess…  There are moments when I find myself truly ashamed to be part of Israeli society. I had a moment like…

Five Palestinians die in Gaza border tunnel blasts Reuters 23 Sep 2008 GAZA, Sept 23 (Reuters) – At least five Palestinians were killed and four others were wounded on Tuesday when Egyptian forces blew up two smuggling tunnels beneath the Egyptian-Gaza border, medical workers and residents said. Residents said the tunnels, used to bring goods…

Israeli forces demolish vegetable stand near Qalandia checkpoint  Israeli military forces on Tuesday destroyed a vegetable stand near the Qalandia checkpoint between Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Ramallah. The Israeli troops demolished the stand on the grounds that it did not have a government license. The owner, Iyad Muhammad said, “The main reason…