Yet another Palestinian has died at a checkpoint as Occupation Forces blocked his way to hospital. Mu’afiq Younis Abed Rahimi was in critical condition when he arrived at Atara checkpoint, north of Ramallah. He bled to death as the ambulance was prevented from entering the city. ***image2***A 35 year-old father of five from Beit Rima, […]

***image1***Boycott Israeli Goods (BIG) Campaign, UK, launched blockade actions in the run up to Valentines Day, strengthening the ongoing boycott against Carmel-Agrexco. The company, which fuels Israeli apartheid, suffered disruptions to one of its busiest periods of trade as protestors converged at company headquarters to prevent goods such as cut flowers from reaching stores across […]

A long campaign by Women in Black in Los Angeles against the visit of the Israel Philharmonic culminated in the picket of two concerts on February 5 and 6. The Philharmonic, which was performing together with the LA Philharmonic, was the target of a cultural boycott campaign, which activists hoped would emulate the success of […]

Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) will be taking place for the third consecutive year from February 12-17 2007, continuing a tradition that began in Toronto, Canada two years ago. It will be a week-long series of events held concurrently across various North American and European campuses and will include lectures, cultural events, film screenings and demonstrations. […]

The youth congress of the CUT, the confederation of Brazilian trade unions, has joined the global BDS movement. At their annual national convention, held on Saturday, February 3, 2007, the delegates approved a motion endorsing the Palestinian BDS movement and calling on the Brazilian government to cut trade relations with Israel. The motion was passed […]

Demonstrations have ignited all over the West Bank, with popular resistance in Jerusalem’s Old City, especially within the holy compound of al-Aqsa mosque, standing strongest. Almost 100 people were injured Friday protecting the holy sites and claiming their ownership of Jerusalem. Last Tuesday, Occupation forces prepared to remove the ruins of Mamluk palaces and to […]

A large Palestinian delegation of over 20 representatives, both from within our homeland and the diaspora participated in this year’s WSF. The delegation succeeded in bringing their message to the organizations and movements gathered there, joining them in the struggle for global justice. At the opening ceremony, Laila Khaled represented Palestine, giving a powerful testimony […]