2942014Israeli occupation forces demolished three houses, three barracks, a mosque and a water tower in Khirbet El Taweel east of Nablus. Occupation forces had declared Khirbet El Taweel a closed military zone; prevented students from going to school, and prevented journalists from reaching the area to cover the demolition crime. Khirbet El Taweel […]
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Israel Seizes 28 Thousand Dunums for Settlement Expansion
TEL AVIV, April 29, 2014 (WAFA) – The Israeli Civil Administration in the West Bank recently seized 28 thousand dunums of land in the West Bank for expansion of Israeli settlements, reported the Israeli daily Haaretz. The newspaper pointed out, that the occupation's leader of the civil administration Yoav Mordechai, participated, in a session of the […]
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Israeli state water company loses Portugal deal and faces global protests
– Announcement follows similar decisions by authorities in Argentina and Netherlands – Actions against Mekorot held across 12 countries Lisbon’s water company EPAL has announced that it terminated a technology exchange deal with Israeli state water company Mekorot following protests over Mekorot’s role in Israel’s ‘water apartheid’ over Palestinians. Portuguese MPs and campaign groups had […]
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Fighting for workers’ rights in Tulkarm
2242014 The area of Tulkarm has become synonymous for the number of recycling plants established within the occupied West Bank. The Nitzanei Shalom settlement industrial zone, which Israeli’s refer to as ‘Buds of Peace’, built upon the town of Tulkarm in the early eighties had previously been confiscated by military order, taking thousands of acres […]
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Earth Day Network Cuts Ties with SodaStream After Palestinian Rights Groups Decry Greenwashing Campaign
April 21, Washington, DC- On the eve of Earth Day, groups working for Palestinian rights globally are celebrating Earth Day Network’s decision to end its partnership with SodaStream, whose main production factory is located in an illegal Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank. Earlier this month, SodaStream, which markets its home carbonating devices […]
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Pressure mounts against G4S
Bill Gates slammed over links to Israel prison Palestinian human rights organisations have criticised Bill Gates after it emerged that his charitable foundation is heavily invested in G4S, a private security company that helps Israel run prisons at which Palestinian political prisoners are held without trial and subjected to torture and provides equipment […]
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Israel approved building of more than 2,800 housing units and over 1000 trees uprooted in March.
2042014 Although negotiations continue between the Palestinian and Israeli sides, there has been no change on the daily practices Israeli government and settlers implement in the occupied territories. Reports indicate that, in March, the Israeli government approved the building of 2840 housing units in the city of Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank. The […]
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The First Week against Mekorot: initiatives against Israeli water apartheid across the globe
Activists announce: Portugal free from Mekorot! After Argentinian activists stop 170 million deal with Mekorot, campaigners plan for more Activists start protesting Mekorot delegates at water conferences Dozens of protests and media initiatives across the globe The mobilization for the First Week against Mekorot, Israel’s national water company, has been marked by two victories […]
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Deir Istya – Fact Sheet
Deir Istya is an old historic village with architecture and city walls from the Mamluk era, the Roman and Byzantine times and the Ottoman Empire. It is located in the West Bank C-area, meaning that Israel has full security and civil control over the area. It is one of the oldest villages in the West […]
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Beit Jala – Fact Sheet
The town of Beit Jala lies in Bethlehem district in the West Bank, governed by it’s own municipality and mayor. It is both A-area (approximately 25 per cent) and C-area (the remaining percentage of Beit Jala-land)[1]. Traditionally, the inhabitants of Beit Jala consisted of 80 per cent Christians, but today this figure is much less. […]