We call for a global mobilization on September 16 – 19 in solidarity with Palestinians in Masafer Yatta to support their steadfastness and resistance to apartheid Israel’s intensified ethnic cleansing. We start our mobilization on September 16, the 40th anniversary of the massacre in the Palestinian refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila, committed in 1982 […]
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Apartheid Israel Orders Demolition of Ein Samiya School
While students around the world are waiting for the opening of their schools, Palestinian students in Ein Samiya are anxiously expecting an imminent Israeli demolition of their school. If no action is taken to thwart Israeli demolition plans, the dreams of the students of Ein Samiya about a better future forged through accessing school might be buried in what […]
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Ein Samiya: An agrarian land reserve under Israel’s onslaught
“On July 23, 2022 Israeli settlers brutally invaded my land, located in Ein Samiya and stole 22 beehives belonging to me through. These beehives were my only source of livelihood. Now, I only have four beehives,” narrated Amer Rustom, a farmer and beekeeper from the village of Kufr Malek, North-East Ramallah. Ein Samiya, classified […]
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Media Statement: End Water Apartheid
Today, August 15, 2022 the End Water Apartheid Campaign, launched by South African and Palestinian movements released a statement condemning South African officials for meeting with so-called Israeli water ‘experts to address the water crisis in South Africa. This is an act of blue-washing through which Israel seeks to deflect attention from its water apartheid […]
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Sami Huraini: ‘Israeli detention won’t stop my resistance!’
“Israeli soldiers held me captive for eight hours in the hot summer sun,” says Sami Huraini as he narrates how he was arrested and harassed by the Israeli occupation yesterday, June 28. After eight hours of detention, humiliation and dehumanization Sami was released. Sami, who is a grassroots organizer and co-founder of Youth of Sumud, […]
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Israeli live-fire military training in Masafer Yatta is ongoing
For a week, Israeli soldiers along with their guns, bulldozers, military jeeps, tanks and helicopters have been invading Palestinian villages in Masafer Yatta. This is part of the live-fire military training that has started on June 21, 2022 and will last for two more weeks. The Israeli army’s military training is being carried out in […]
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Who is aiding Israel? Corporate complicity in Masafer Yatta ethnic cleansing
On June 1, 2022 tens of Israeli soldiers and JCB, Volvo and Caterpillar bulldozers raided the villages of Al-Fakheet and Al-Markez and demolished seven residential tents and animal shacks, leaving families along with their herds homeless. This is the second time these families lose their homes in less than a month. On May 11, 2022, the Israeli […]
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Rising repression shows the cracks in Israel’s system of apartheid
Apartheid Israel is escalating the violence it has been inflicting on Palestinians for more than seven decades. Since the start of April, Israel has killed over 23 Palestinians, arrested and injured hundreds more. It has extended its attack on Jerusalem, invading almost daily even the holy sites of the city. While Israel is collectively punishing Palestinians in the […]
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March 30: Palestine Land Day Webinars!
On Land Day, March 30 Palestinians emphasize their relentless and ongoing struggle against Israeli settler colonialism, apartheid and military occupation. It commemorates the day in 1976 when Palestinian people resisted Israeli takeover of thousands of donums (about 1,500 acres) of their land in the Galilee—and the six Palestinian protesters who were shot dead by Israeli […]
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#StopWaterApartheid Campaign
On February 10, 2022, 14 young activists from the Jordan Valley and the South Hebron Hills (SHH) launched the #StopWaterApartheid Campaign. Through this ongoing campaign the young activists seek to cast some light on the Israeli occupation’s restrictions on their communities’ access to water in the Jordan Valley and the SHH. They contend that Israeli […]