At the end of November, the EU's Ramallah and East Jerusalem Heads of Mission produced their shocking findings in the 'Report on East Jerusalem' and it was circulated unofficially - but the EU decided not to present it officially as it would "complicate relations with the Sharon government".
  Jewish peace groups together with Palestine Solidarity campaigns around Europe have decided they must take matters into their own hands and many quote the Report on their websites.

press release of the protesting European organizations http://www.ejjp.org/main.asp?pagid=65
complete report  http://www.ejjp.org/bijlagen/EU%20report%20on%20Jerusalem.pdf

  In yesterday's Ha'aretz Gideon Levy describes the death of 43 year old Mahmoud Shawara, father of nine. Shawara was one of those West Bank Palestinians who in an effort to earn a day's work traveled over a dust path on a donkey to the neighboring village, thereby crossing the Green Line.  What happened to him after being caught by Border Police without permit seems not to be new; Palestinians call it "the donkey method" - the donkey owner is handcuffed and connected to his animal which is then beaten as to make it run...

The Ha'aretz editors realized that the weekly revelations of the untiring Levy are not having the effect which they should have.  In the Friday editorial ('On Apathy') they wonder why:

(...) Cases of abuse of Palestinians, whether by soldiers or by settlers, have stopped making headlines in the press or eliciting shock. Nor do investigations of these incidents appear to be serious, and complaints are ignored until the story is either published in the media or dealt with by one of the human rights organizations active in the territories. This growing apathy can perhaps be attributed to the continuous satisfaction felt over the disengagement from Gaza, following which Israelis feel that the occupation is about to end. But, meanwhile, the occupation is continuing in all its severity, with all the abuses that have characterized it throughout the years.

It seems that Sharon, who survived this week a light stroke, has everything under control. His Kadima party push provides him with immunity at least until after the elections.

Gideon Levy 'Dusty trail to death' http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/661473.html
Ha'aretz editorial 'On Apathy' http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=661708

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  The Bil'in anti-Wall campaigners, Palestinans together with Israelis and internationals, seem to understand a bit better what is needed: imagination, determination and courage. After months of creative protest, this week they proved that they are really growing in this Gandhi-like struggle. On Wednesday, a mobile home appeared on a part of the land from which the Bil'in farmers are to be cut off by the wall under construction. An outpost - as the settlers constantly put up - but "a legal one, as it got a permit from the Bil'in municipality, and was built on land owned by them."  The army which does near to nothing against the dozens of illegal settler "outposts" was very quick to put an end this symbol of  Palestinian non-violent protest. Soldiers broke their way into the trailer, removed the activists and air-lifted the caravan. On Friday, a tent was put up instead as the headquarters of ???The centre for joint struggle???. 

Contact: Mohamed Khateeb of Popular Committee Against the Wall  +972-54-5851893