Open Letter to Palestine solidarity activists and human rights defenders
Latest News, Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign
June 19th, 2009 -- Dear friends,
The fifth anniversary of the decision of the International Court of Justice calling for the dismantling of the Wall is less than three weeks away. A glaring proof of the impunity the international community grants to Israel, it must spur people and human rights defenders worldwide to renew their efforts. [MORE]
Ni’lin sends eyewitnesses to UN to testify about Occupation assassination policy
Latest News, Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign
July 2nd, 2009 -- The United Nations Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza assault that investigates violations of human rights and international law committed in the context of the Israeli assault on Gaza in December 08/January 2009 will hear as well accounts of the repression meted out in the West Bank during this period. Two people were killed in Ni'lin demonstrating in solidarity with Gaza, and two eyewitnesses are set to testify representatives of the international community.
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Arms trade and occupation economics fact sheets
Latest News, Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign
July 1st, 2009 -- Two new fact sheets have been released. The first, “The Palestinian economy – Occupation, de-development and normalisation,” gives a concise summary of Stop the Wall's economic analysis, within which we clarify how the dominant approach to investment and development in Palestine serves to strengthen the Wall, checkpoints and military closures, creating “sustainable” ghettos in the West Bank. The second, “Boycott Elbit Systems!” turns the spotlight to Elbit Systems, one of the largest Israeli security and defense firms. ll as security systems for the Wall and settlements. Elbit has major subsidiaries across the globe, and any BDS campaign against arms trade must take the company into account. [MORE]
Massive Bil'in raids aimed at breaking protest
Latest News, Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign
June 30th, 2009 -- Over the past several weeks, the village of Bil'in has been targeted by near-nightly raids. Occupation forces have abducted children and threatened activists in the most systematic campaign of arrests against the village in some time. A total of eight people, most of them youth, have been kidnapped since these raids began. [MORE]
Settlers bulldoze 40 dunums in Nahalin
Latest News, Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign
June 30th, 2009 -- Last Monday settlers, under the protection of Occupation forces, bulldozed 40 dunums of land belonging to the village of Nahalin, west of Bethlehem. Villagers had planted olives, grapevines, fig and other fruit trees on the land, which is a source of livelihood for many families in this village of over 10,000 people. [MORE]
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