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Israeli doctors conduct surgery on Palestinian prisoner without his consent  PIC 22 09 08 The prisoner added that in the hospital, he was asked to sign papers authorizing doctors to conduct a surgery on him and to take his organs, but he refused, noting that before he was taken to the operating room, he asked…

She stood firm defending her home, and, like an Olive tree, died standing  The daughter of Mariam Ayyad, 60, tells the story of her mother’s last moments – she describes an argument that ensued when Israeli soldiers broke into her home in Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, and repeatedly hit the 60-year old woman and…

Israeli military bulldozers raveage Palestinian land in Tubas This week, Israeli armored bulldozers have begun tearing up the land of Palestinian villagers in the town of Tubas, after having issued ‘military demolition Israeli military bulldozers ravage Palestinian land in Tubasorders’ on the homes of two dozen families. Full report at IMEMC, Sep 17, 2008

Israeli military probe acquits soldiers who shot and critically wounded a mentally-ill Palestinian Monday Sep 01, 2008 by Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies The Israeli Army acquitted soldiers who shot and critically wounded a 40-year-old mentally-ill Palestinian man, and issued a press statement claiming that the soldiers acted according to protocol. Photo by B’Tselem…

Via a megaphone, the gunboat crew then made the threat that ‘When the internationals leave Gaza, you will all be made to pay.’ Gazan coastal waters, Gaza, 17:00 Wednesday 10th September 2008 – At high speed an Israeli gunboat rammed a Palestinian fishing vessel. The gunboat smashed through the upper hull, careened over the top…

Scottish activist films Israeli navy shooting at Gaza fishermen Claims of 14 deaths in previous incidents Billy Briggs in Sunday Herald Sep 14, 2008 A SCOTTISH human rights activist has filmed the Israeli navy firing machine guns at unarmed Palestinian fishing boats in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of the Gaza Strip. The footage,…