Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Christian Peacemaker Team in Hebron reports increase in raids http://www.imemc.org/article/61558

Christian Peace Maker Team in Hebron have reported in increase in house raids with the arrival of a new brigade of Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city. The team have stated that night time raids have become a common occurrence in the city "as Palestinians try to live some semblance of a normal life and Israeli Defense Forces prepare for war". The Team have reported two instances of night time raids on local Palestinian families they say is indicative of the increase in Israeli raids with the change of brigades

Knesset to vote on law forcing Palestinians to pay demolition costs http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd87MDI46m9rUxJEpMO%2bi1s7v%2bne5SkNAdaNQGiD28cXMn%2bf%2fNXGxIDgRXQbvKqbDuSMaNMB%2flLG2RFYooIi%2bD2F4gz0PLXYGXVxH%2b8M77edwzt0p3v8U%2fdSdHx6Ghzex1Q%3d

The Israeli Knesset’s Law Constitution and Justice Committee has passed a draft law forcing Palestinians to cover the costs of home demolitions issued against them without recourse to the courts. Israeli Radio reported that the committee agreed not to empower the West Bank regional commander to apply the law there, in opposition to the government. The draft will be brought to the Knesset for a second and third reading.

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