The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is an organization not too many people have heard of. On its' website, it has the motto 'For a stronger, cleaner, fairer world economy.' Its' members consist of the US, EU, Mexico, Canada, Chile, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Australia, Turkey, Iceland, and now Israel. Protesters in Jerusalem tried to show delegates to a OECD tourism meeting what it was like for Palestinians in the Occupied Territories.
Israeli rightist extremes marched in the Arab town of Um-Al-Fahm, leading to clashes between Arab residents & Israeli police.
Back in Jerusalem, Sheikh Jarrah Solidarity movement activists disrupted the opening of an art gallery being celebrated by Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat.
Ex-President Jimmy Carter speaks at a rally to protest settlements in Sheikh Jarrah.
The World Education Forum will be held in the West Bank this week end. Michael Warchawski talks about it in this video.
Activists try to help Palestinians in Qusin harvest olives on their land near illegal Israeli settlements, with mixed results.
Next, a demo in Beit Ommar. The most peaceful one I've seen so far.
In Gaza, the Viva Palestina convoy carrying $5 million in aid & with 150 vans to be donated to Gazans, finally enters through Rafa in Egypt.
Israeli tank fire kills one Palestinian member of a militant resistance brigade.
Gaza suffers water problems.
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