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Congressional Investigation Of Corrie Killing
Thursday, 20 March 2003, 9:56 am | Direct Action for A Free Palestine
Activists Demand Congressional Investigation Of Peace Worker's Killing And U.S. Funding Of Israeli Occupation More >>
8 Detained Internationals On Hunger Strike
Wednesday, 8 May 2002, 9:42 am | Direct Action for A Free Palestine
Three British and five American international citizens who came to the West Bank to intervene in the military offensive there are now being held illegally, under threat of immediate deportation. More >>
11 Internationals Join Trapped Palestinians
Friday, 3 May 2002, 10:27 am | Direct Action for A Free Palestine
At about 6 p.m. today (ME time), a group of 24 international activists slipped past Israeli Defense Force roadblocks to enter Bethlehem's Manger Square. Running across the square, 11 were then able to enter the besieged Church of the Nativity through ... More >>
An Open Letter From Arafat's Compound
Tuesday, 30 April 2002, 9:36 am | Direct Action for A Free Palestine
We are Americans who are addressing you from inside Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's besieged compound in the West Bank town of Ramallah. We entered the compound on April 21, in response to fears that Israel was preparing to launch a military ... More >>
International Activists Detained, Beaten By IDF
Thursday, 18 April 2002, 9:55 am | Direct Action for A Free Palestine
A group of 28 international activists were detained for over three hours and beaten by Israeli Defense Force troops outside the Palestinian city of Nablus yesterday. The abuse included having shots fired at the ground in front of them as well as physical ... More >>
Observers In Nablus April 15, 2002
Tuesday, 16 April 2002, 12:05 am | Direct Action for A Free Palestine
Six international human rights observers are in Nablus. They are attempting today to enter the Balata refugee camp. Despite media reports that Nablus is open, it is still a closed military zone, according to the observers. More >>
New Yorker Shot Defending Human Rights
Tuesday, 2 April 2002, 9:30 am | Direct Action for A Free Palestine
At approximately 4:45 p.m. on April 1, international civilians and two members of the Palestinian press were wounded by live fire in Beit Jala. The internationals were attempting to visit people in homes that have been taken over by the Israeli ... More >>