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RAED AL-SALHI DIES AFTER ISRAELI RAID AT DHEISHEH CAMP
RAED AL-SALHI DIES AFTER ISRAELI RAID AT DHEISHEH CAMP

Santa Clara, CA  I Facebook/Al-Jazeera

Eyewitness Palestine delegate Safeer M. wrote a  moving post upon recently returning:

“Been trying to avoid sharing this since yesterday morning. Members of the group & I stayed with Fashek and had breakfast with him and Raed when we stayed at the Dehesha refugee camp in Bethlehem. I had written earlier about staying at Fashek’s place and having to close the windows due to the tear gas fired in the camp by the Israeli army. At breakfast, Fashek told us that him and Raed were the only two out of his eleven friends who had not been killed or arrested. A few weeks ago, we found out that Fashek was taken to jail by the the Israeli army - no charges, trial, nothing.

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BERKELEY SHOULD SUPPORT COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE BY SAYING NO TO URBAN SHIELD
BERKELEY SHOULD SUPPORT COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE BY SAYING NO TO URBAN SHIELD

San Francisco, CA I Berkeleyside

Eyewitness Palestine delegate Mohamed Shehk, with two other authors, has published a piece in Berkeleyside in lieu of tonight’s Berkeley City Council meeting and vote on withdrawal from Urban Shield.

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WITH STEADFASTNESS: A REPORT FROM PALESTINE
WITH STEADFASTNESS: A REPORT FROM PALESTINE

Boston, MA I Mondoweiss

Eyewitness Palestine delegate William Ruhm recently returned to the US from IFPB’s delegation investigating Incarceration, Detention and Political Prisoners. His article, “With steadfastness: a report from Palestine” has been published in Mondoweiss and can be read by clicking on the link below.

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TO PROTECT ARABS AND MUSLIMS FROM TRUMP, START LOCALLY
TO PROTECT ARABS AND MUSLIMS FROM TRUMP, START LOCALLY

San Francisco, CA I East Bay Times

Eyewitness Palestine delegate Lara Kiswani writes: “Yes, the Muslim ban is an extreme form of anti-Arab, African and Muslim violence. Yes, our places of worship and organizations are at risk of attack. Our safety and livelihood are under threat, a threat faced by many who call Oakland home”.

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