***image2***Farmers in Quafin, North Tulkarem, are being prevented from reaping their olives during this harvest season by Occupation forces who have closed the only gate allowing access to the land. Although 1200 villagers have been granted permits to access lands isolated behind the Apartheid Wall, the closure of gate 436, the only entry point, means […]
Day of resistance as West Bank Palestinians confront Occupation on the way to Friday prayers
***image3***Palestinians on Friday entered into a confrontation with Occupation forces who harassed them as they attempted to attend prayers at the Dome of the Rock. Hundreds of Palestinians from Hebron and Bethlehem attempting to enter Jerusalem for prayers were stopped at the checkpoint in north of the city and forced to wait for several hours […]
Occupation rounds up men and boys of Budrus
***image2***Occupation forces attacked the West Bank village of Budrus last week, rounding up all males and taking their footprints in an attempt to clamp down on the village’s ongoing resistance to the wall. The village was attacked at 9.00 am by twelve military vehicles. Occupation forces conducted house-to-house searches and occupied the village school, rounding […]
Israeli exhibit sparks angry protest at Venice Biennale
Activists from the Association Il Villaggio are to stage a sit-in demonstration at the Venice Biennale on 14th October, in protest at Apartheid Israel’s cynically entitled ‘Life Saver’ exhibit. (For the appeal of the Campaign click here.) The exhibit is designed to justify and legitimise Israeli crimes, and has been denounced by Palestinian groups and […]
Jordan Valley Palestinians face racist travel ban
***image2***The occupation has announced a series of regulations in the Jordan valley banning Palestinians from sleeping outside their villages, forcing farmers to graze their animals no more than 100 meters from their homes, and forbidding travel during Jewish holidays. The regulations, which were announced last month, are intended to force Palestinians from their land and […]
Forced to climb over the apartheid wall for open heart surgery
***image2***Abed El-Fatah, a refugee living Qalqilya city, was forced to climb over the apartheid wall around Jerusalem after Occupation forces refused to allow him to enter in order to receive critical surgery. Abed suffers from closed heart veins, and was referred from Qalqilya Hospital in the north West Bank to Al-Makassed Charity Hospital in Jerusalem […]
Palestinian youths defend Bil’in at weekly demonstration
***image2***A group of young Palestinians yesterday stood up against Israeli occupying forces after they attacked the West Bank town of Bil’in. One of the attackers had his jaw broken when youths pelted them with rocks and stones. Trouble flared at the weekly demonstration against the Apartheid Wall when Occupation forces attempted to prevent around 75 […]
Tulkarem refugees call for Israel boycott in Trade Fair
There was an atmosphere full of hope and enthusiasm yesterday at the first Tulkarem Palestinian goods fair as traders gathered in the refugee camp to buy and sell Palestinian products in a statement of boycott and resistance to the Israeli occupation. ***image2***Goods produced in the camp itself were on sale, including carob energy drinks, children’s […]
Dutch Company is Working on the Apartheid Wall
A Dutch NGO has revealed that Dutch company Lima Holding BV is involved in the construction of the Israel’s illegal Apartheid Wall. Lima Holding, which operates in Israel under the Riwal brand name, provides mobile cranes for putting into place the up to 9-metres high concrete elements that make up the Wall. The company admits […]
Land confiscations as Occupation ties a concrete noose around Azzoun Atme
Occupation forces are to confiscate more Palestinian land in order to build a continuation of the Apartheid Wall that will completely encircle the West Bank village of Azzoun Atme in south Qalqilya district. Confiscation orders have been issued to farmers in the village. The wall’s footprint will destroy 16 dunums and isolate a further 500 […]