In the latest in a string of sports protests, some 7,000 people protested in Sweden against Israeli participation in the Davis Cup. The action forced the match to proceed without spectators, while thousands of Palestine-supporters demonstrated outside the stadium. ***image2***On March 7, thousands of people marched to the Baltic Hall in Malmö, Sweden, where a […]
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Resistance against the Wall widens in the north
The protests against the Wall expanded this week, as villagers in the isolated communities of Wadi Rasha and Ras Tira turned out to fight the re-rerouting of the Wall in Qalqilya. Weekly protests against the Wall were also held in Jayyous, Niâlin, Bilâin and al-Maâsara. In Niâlin, the demonstration was fired upon shortly after the […]
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2,000 Palestinians to be displaced, 73,000 settlement units planned
Since the beginning of this year, Occupation forces have escalated Jewish-only settlement construction in parallel with demolitions of Palestinian homes. 73,000 new settlement-housing units are planned – many of them in Jerusalem â while the Palestinian capital faces ever more virulent ethnic cleansing policies. Demolition campaigns have increased tremendously in the Jerusalem, and the Occupation […]
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Palestinian students push BDS in universities and cities
IAW events for the past several days in the West Bank focused on strengthening the internal BDS movement and promoting Palestinian products. Considerable progress was made from March 4 â 5 in moving the boycott forward in Palestinian universities. Students are not only working to institutionalize a boycott of Israeli goods inside the university, but […]
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BDS Newsletter #12 – February 2009
BDS NEWSLETTER Edition: 12 – February, 2009 Endorse the international day of action on March 30! During the month of March, 2009, the Palestine National BDS Committee has launched a major endorsement gathering drive. This leads up to the Global Day of BDS actions on March 30 that was announced at the World Social Forum […]
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Fence planned on land of Beit ‘Ummar
A new fence will be erected along the settler road that runs on the edges of Beit âUmmar. This move will not only hamper the movement of the residents, but will also further extend military control over the village. At the beginning of March, Occupation forces distributed a military order announcing their intentions to erect […]
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Carmel blockaded in Jayyous solidarity action
A group of students from Brighton locked themselves to Carmel Agrexco, the Israeli state owned export company, to protest against the ongoing annexation of the West Bank as well as the repression of students in Jayyous. This action is the latest in a series of Agrexco blockades, which have included numerous actions in the UK […]
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BDS events kick off IAW in the West Bank
IAW began in the West Bank at al-Quds Open University in Tulkarm on Tuesday. More events took place on the following day in a number of universities in the north as well as in the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem. The events have focused on education and spreading the word in the campuses and camps […]
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Jayyous put under half-day curfew; soldiers threaten demolitions
Occupation forces put Jayyous under curfew again Tuesday, following confrontations with village youth near the Wall. Soldiers detained one person and threatened to demolish several farms on the south side of the village. On Tuesday afternoon, local youth and soldiers clashed near the Wall in the southern part of Jayyous. Following an exchange of stones […]
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UK boycotts Leviev
The government of the United Kingdom has decided to boycott Israeli diamond and real estate mogul Lev Leviev over his companiesâ construction of settlements. The decision by the UK government is the result of a coordinated advocacy campaign demanding that the UK government end plans to rent the new UK Embassy in Tel Aviv from […]