New Policy No Improvement on Exports, Freedom of Movement (Jerusalem) – The Israeli Cabinet decision to ease the blockade of Gaza is a step toward ending a policy that amounts to unlawful collective punishment of Gaza’s civilians, but fails to address severe Israeli restrictions on exports and freedom of movement, Human Rights Watch said today. [...]
Archive for June 22nd, 2010
22 Jun
Invitation to olive picking [Palestine, October, 2010]
AuthorGilad Atzmon (Starting Saturday 16th October 2010 for 9 nights) http://visitpalestine.webs.com/oliveharvestoct2010.htm 2010 will be the 7th year the annual Olive Picking Program in Palestine from October 16th to 25th 2010. This event is of special significance to the Palestinian economy when all energies and efforts are mobilized. Since the beginning of the second Intifada in [...]
22 Jun
New bill seeks to outlaw boycott – both of settlements and of Israel
If passed, the bill will lead to heavy sanctions on Palestinian authorities and individuals, as well as Israeli and foreign activists By JNews Monday, 21 June, 2010 – 22:26 A new bill (full translation below), the third in a series of proposed laws seeking to restrict the activities of peace activists and human rights organizations [...]
