http://www.israellawresourcecenter.org/internationallaw/studyguides/sgil3.htm This was done by the International Law Resource Center in Washington, DC and is provided for information only. The following was provided by a friend of FOTONNA: *The Leahy Law prohibits assistance to individuals or units of any > foreign military or police body that commit gross human rights abuses; > > * > […]
BBC News Magazine Report – June 17, 2014 The Christian Family Refusing to Give Up its Bethlehem Hill Farm By Daniel Silas Adamson – Bethlehem A Palestinian Christian family that preaches non-violence from a farm in the West Bank is battling to hold on to land it has owned for 98 years. Now surrounded by […]
The Nassar family had its fruit trees in the West Bank uprooted by the army last month despite a pending legal appeal, which the army now says wasn’t done properly. By Ilene Prusher | Jun. 12, 2014 | 4:55 AM A mural mosaic at the Tent of Nations. Photo by Ilene Prusher Daher Nassar points […]
May 20, 2014 The Tent of Nations Peace Project came under an unwarranted, illegal and unannounced attack on May 19, 2014 by the Israeli Military. They brought in bulldozers and destroyed between 1,500 and 2,000 mature, fruit-bearing apricot and apple trees and grape vines in the lower valley on the farm. In addition, they reduced […]
Timeline of Events Dear Friends – The last time we called for action on the part of supporters of Tent of Nations, you all rallied within hours to write letters of personal concern and support for the Nassar Family. Those letters helped stop what could have been very destructive action on the farm by the […]
FOTONNA Emergency Response Plans Information Letter, Timeline of Events and Sample Appeal Letter Dear Friends of Tent of Nations, We are writing this letter to call for action against acts of injustice by the Israeli Military towards the Nassar family farm and theirTent of Nations Peace Project. This farm (known as Daher’s Vineyard) is located […]