While the first day of school is a great day and a step towards new beginnings for students all over the world. It is the opposite in Masafer Yatta. Around 100 students in Al- Fakheet School and 50 students in Jinba school are under the threat of losing their right to education after the Israeli […]
Khallet Ad- Dabe’: An entire village is under demolition order
On ٍSeptember 9th, 2022 Israel’s Supreme Court upheld the demolition orders for the entire infrastructure and homes in Khallet Ad- Dabe’, a village in Masafer Yatta in the southern occupied West Bank. The demolitions include all homes and most livelihood structures in the village including, agricultural buildings, a school, which was previously demolished and now […]
3 more days in jail, but pressure is mounting on Israel to #FreeHafezHuraini
Instead of punishing the aggressors, the courts of Israeli apartheid have extended Hafez Huraini’s detention for another 3 days. Even though he is unable to use any of his arms, which were broken after illegal settlers attacked him, the military courts continue to keep Hafez in custody, deprived of the necessary care and support. Hafez […]
A call for urgent action: Help us to #FreeHafezHuraini
On Monday, September 12, Hafez, 52, and his 18-year-old son Mohammed were doing their daily routine work of toiling their land in at-Tuwani, Masafer Yatta, occupied West Bank, when five illegal Israeli settlers, some holding metal pipes while others armed with guns and an M16 rifle, invaded their land, brutally attacking him and his son. […]
#DefendMasaferYatta: Sep. 16-19- Global Days of Action for Masafer Yatta
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Urgent Letter Nº 3
From Palestine to San Antonio, from Melilla to the Polish border – United for a World without Walls This is hell. It’s on fire. Ghassan Kanafani, “Men in the Sun” We are releasing this letter on July 8/9, two important dates within the Palestinian struggle. On July 8 we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the […]
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, […]