The village of Qaryout and the surrounding villages in the Nablus Governorate has been occupied for more than 17.412 days. On the hilltops in this area, which marks the connection between the northern and the central West Bank, there are a number of Zionist semi-military settlements: Six in all and the seventh in planning. […]
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How To Feel Closer To Your Land
They organize trips for youth to increase the level of awareness of other young people in the same situation. Tijwall Safar is a group, that organize trips for youth at least once a month. The Participants usually comes from all over Palestine. Stop The Wall joined them for one of their trips, where the goal was to […]
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UK and Elbit Systems ‘running scared’ from #StopElbit protestors
Israeli arms company and UK government “running scared” from accusation of war crimes by rooftop protestors Activists have accused the UK government and Israeli arms company Elbit Systems of running scared from a court case that would have put their collusion with Israeli war crimes on trial. This follows the announcement that all charges […]
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Workers Change The World
Sireen Khudairi was stopped by Israeli soldiers on her way home from university. After four months she was released. There had been no trial. When she asked the interrogators what she was accused of, the answer was: «That you have to tell us». A Norwegian solidarity worker with Stop the Wall meets her at […]
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Congratulations to the Greek People
Occupied Palestine, January 25, 2015 To: Syriza and the Greek people As the Palestinian Land Defense Coalition, a network of local committees, farmers, workers, women and youth, we congratulate Syriza and the Greek people for the victory in today's elections. The people of Greece have achieved a victory for a political agenda of social justice, […]
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Protest against Canadian Minister
On January 18th, 2015, Canada's Foreign Minister, John Baird, was the target of a lively protest during his visit to Ramallah, a Palestinian city located 10km away from Jerusalem. The demonstration gathered around two hundred people. The minister met with Riad Malki, the Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs, to discuss a possible return of the Palestinian […]
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Palestinian Land; Transformed To Minefields
On January 2, Palestinian activists discovered the fields of Khirbet Twael where covered with different types of explosive devices. The discovery was made as they were implementing a land reclamation activity in the lands owned by many families from the villages of Aqraba and Khirbet Twael. They were planting olive trees to defend the lands from […]
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‘The Story of Hurry’—a Children’s Book that Brings Gaza to Life
In this uncommon book by Emma Williams, Jean Stein and Ibrahim Quraishi, a donkey tries to cheer Gaza’s traumatized children—by becoming a zebra. The book is called The Story of Hurry, and, unlike its sugarcoated peers, it eschews princess fantasies, Elmo tie-ins and beeping garbage trucks in favor of a sweet-and-searing tale of life inside […]