UPDATE FROM THE ELECTRONIC INTIFADA
http://electronicIntifada.net
27 March 2003
Diaries:
MYRIAD FORMS OF ETHNIC CLEANSING
Kristen Ess, Live from Palestine, 27 March 2003
At 3am the Israeli military invaded the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun with Apache helicopters and tanks. The bulldozers demolished 100s of trees, further desecrating the land. If one were not watching this happen, it might be easy to arrive here next year and truly believe that this was a land without a people. The Israeli military has destroyed thousands of dunams of orange and olive trees, shrubs, grass, and life. The US donated helicopters fired missiles into the Beit Hanoun Palestinian National Security building, killing two men who were at work. Kristen Ess writes from Gaza.
http://electronicIntifada.net/v2/article1301.shtml
Human Rights:
WEEKLY REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
PCHR, report, 27 March 2003
This week, Israeli forces killed 7 Palestinians, including 3 children. Four of the victims, including a child, were killed in an extra-judicial execution. Israeli forces conducted a series of incursions into Palestinian areas, accompanied by indiscriminate shelling. The Israeli retaliatory campaign continues against families of wanted Palestinians and those who allegedly have carried out armed attacks against Israeli targets. A number of Palestinians have been detained and the tight siege of the OPT has continued.
http://electronicIntifada.net/v2/article1300.shtml
Diaries:
AS WAR RAGES TO THE EAST OF US, WE CONTINUE TO BURY THE DEAD HERE
Sandra Olewine, Live from Palestine, 26 March 2003
"Early last evening I was on the phone to a friend in the US, when gunfire erupted nearby. It was loud enough that my friend on the other end of the line could hear it. A few seconds later another loud round went off. Moments later I could hear the sound of an ambulance approaching."
Rev. Sandra Olewine writes from Bethlehem.
http://electronicIntifada.net/v2/article1302.shtml
Development:
UNNATURAL DISASTER
Dominic Nutt, Christian Aid, 24 March 2003
Child malnutrition is growing in Gaza and the West Bank - and it is a man-made problem, says Christian Aid journalist Dominic Nutt. This piece was first published in The Guardian.
http://electronicIntifada.net/v2/article1296.shtml
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RACHEL CORRIE
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Activism:
RACHEL CORRIE INSPIRED PROTEST SHUTS DOWN NY'S FIFTH AVENUE
WW3 report, press release, 27 March 2003
At a New York branch of Israel's Bank Leumi, eighteen protesters locked together as a human barricade across Fifth Avenue at 9am this morning. Covered in fake blood, the protesters lay piled in the street at the foot of a mock Caterpillar bulldozer.
http://electronicIntifada.net/v2/article1299.shtml
Opinion/Editorial:
RACHEL
Ghassan Andoni, The Electronic Intifada, 25 March 2003
This is the first time in which I could sit behind the computer and write about the tragic murder of Rachel. Since that happened many of us at the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) have lived through really hard times. What added to my sadness and grief is being the one who received and went through almost all of what was written about Rachel's tragedy.
Ghassan Andoni writes from Beit Sahour.
http://electronicIntifada.net/v2/article1293.shtml
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http://electronicIntifada.net
27 March 2003
Diaries:
MYRIAD FORMS OF ETHNIC CLEANSING
Kristen Ess, Live from Palestine, 27 March 2003
At 3am the Israeli military invaded the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun with Apache helicopters and tanks. The bulldozers demolished 100s of trees, further desecrating the land. If one were not watching this happen, it might be easy to arrive here next year and truly believe that this was a land without a people. The Israeli military has destroyed thousands of dunams of orange and olive trees, shrubs, grass, and life. The US donated helicopters fired missiles into the Beit Hanoun Palestinian National Security building, killing two men who were at work. Kristen Ess writes from Gaza.
http://electronicIntifada.net/v2/article1301.shtml
Human Rights:
WEEKLY REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
PCHR, report, 27 March 2003
This week, Israeli forces killed 7 Palestinians, including 3 children. Four of the victims, including a child, were killed in an extra-judicial execution. Israeli forces conducted a series of incursions into Palestinian areas, accompanied by indiscriminate shelling. The Israeli retaliatory campaign continues against families of wanted Palestinians and those who allegedly have carried out armed attacks against Israeli targets. A number of Palestinians have been detained and the tight siege of the OPT has continued.
http://electronicIntifada.net/v2/article1300.shtml
Diaries:
AS WAR RAGES TO THE EAST OF US, WE CONTINUE TO BURY THE DEAD HERE
Sandra Olewine, Live from Palestine, 26 March 2003
"Early last evening I was on the phone to a friend in the US, when gunfire erupted nearby. It was loud enough that my friend on the other end of the line could hear it. A few seconds later another loud round went off. Moments later I could hear the sound of an ambulance approaching."
Rev. Sandra Olewine writes from Bethlehem.
http://electronicIntifada.net/v2/article1302.shtml
Development:
UNNATURAL DISASTER
Dominic Nutt, Christian Aid, 24 March 2003
Child malnutrition is growing in Gaza and the West Bank - and it is a man-made problem, says Christian Aid journalist Dominic Nutt. This piece was first published in The Guardian.
http://electronicIntifada.net/v2/article1296.shtml
______________
RACHEL CORRIE
______________
Activism:
RACHEL CORRIE INSPIRED PROTEST SHUTS DOWN NY'S FIFTH AVENUE
WW3 report, press release, 27 March 2003
At a New York branch of Israel's Bank Leumi, eighteen protesters locked together as a human barricade across Fifth Avenue at 9am this morning. Covered in fake blood, the protesters lay piled in the street at the foot of a mock Caterpillar bulldozer.
http://electronicIntifada.net/v2/article1299.shtml
Opinion/Editorial:
RACHEL
Ghassan Andoni, The Electronic Intifada, 25 March 2003
This is the first time in which I could sit behind the computer and write about the tragic murder of Rachel. Since that happened many of us at the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) have lived through really hard times. What added to my sadness and grief is being the one who received and went through almost all of what was written about Rachel's tragedy.
Ghassan Andoni writes from Beit Sahour.
http://electronicIntifada.net/v2/article1293.shtml
--
The Electronic Intifada is an educational non-profit project focused on media coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, found at http://electronicIntifada.net .
More information about our work can be found at
http://electronicIntifada.net/introduction/ .
SPREAD THE WORD: Please help spread The Electronic Intifada by participating in our action items to the media, by informing your e-mail contacts and journalists about our site, and by linking to our website at http://electronicIntifada.net
or hosting our streaming news feeds, available at http://electronicIntifada.net/wire/ .
Together, we can make an positive impact on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.
SUPPORT OUR PROJECT: Our work needs funding. We accept donations via credit card and cheque. U.S. donations are tax deductible. More info at: http://electronicIntifada.net/contact/
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