13 killed as the Gaza strip this week saw the Israeli army intensify their attacks, while the Palestinians commemorate the eight-year anniversary of the second Intifada this week. These stories and more in this weeks program.
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Crossing The Line host Christopher Brown speaks with attorney and activist Huwaida Arraf. Arraf, co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement, speaks about the victory for the residents of Bil’in village. The Israeli high court on 4 September ruled that the apartheid wall must be rerouted near the town. Every Friday for the past two years residents of Bil’in, as well as Israeli and international peace activists, have staged nonviolent protests against the wall. The Israeli occupation forces almost always used rubber-coated steel bullets, sound grenades and teargas against the crowd. Brown speaks with Arraf about the use of non-violent resistance in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Later, Brown speaks with Caoimhe Butterly, a journalist and activist who has documented the events in Lebanon since the fighting in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp began in May. Butterly speaks with Brown from Baddawi refugee camp about the current living conditions of the displaced Palestinians and how the Lebanese and other governments are addressing the issue.
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The Israeli government declared the Gaza Strip an “enemy entity,” while the army kill eight Palestinians this week. These stories and more in this weeks program.
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This week saw renewed internal Palestinian clashes between Fatah and Hams while the Israeli army killed at least 10 Palestinians in the Gaza strip. These stories and more in this weeks program.
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The Israeli High Court on Tuesday ruled that the path of the Apartheid Wall on lands belonging to the West Bank village of Bilin must be changed. In a unanimous decision, the justices ruled that the route of the Wall through Bilin’s lands had been planned based on the needs of the illegal Israeli settlement Matityahu East and had no security rationale. This ruling comes after nearly three years of weekly nonviolent demonstrations. The International Solidarity Movement, which has been involved in supporting Bilin’s resistance for the past three years, issued this statement.
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In the West Bank the Israeli army invades several cities, kidnapping at least eight and injuring one child. In the Gaza Strip meanwhile, 150 Palestinian are granted permission to work and study abroad. These stories and more in today’s update.
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