20 1 2014, a group of activists of the Popular Resistance in Bethlehem removed flags from the Israeli bypass roads and the flags in front of the settlements, "Tekoa" and "Daniel." Mohammed Briggah, the coordinator of Stop the Wall Campaign in Bethlehem said that this event comes in the context of that 2014 will be the year of […]

Planting trees named after displaced villages, in the 113 anniversary of the Jewish National Fund
1912014 – In a joint effort with the Stop the JNF campaign, the anti-apartheid Wall Campaign and the Union of Palestinian Farmers planted 113 trees in Al Hamma and Ain Al Beida areas and in the northern Jordan Valley, coinciding with the 113 anniversary of the establishment of the Jewish National Fund. This event was […]

BDS INDIA book over Indian and Palestinian-Israeli political relations
Since 2010, The Indian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (InCACBI) stands in solidarity with the Palestinian people in their struggle for their right to live in dignity and exercise its sovereignty over their homeland. Now, the group calls for the divulgation of “From India to Palestine”, a compilation of fourteen essays […]

Popular resistance activists close Eli Azar settlement Gate
13/1/2014, A group of Palestinian resistance activists closed Eli Azar settlement Gate this morning, which is one of the Gosh Atzion settlments compound, built on Bethlehem land. Stop the Wall coordinator, Mohammad Brejieh said '' about 35 palestinian and solidarity close Eli Azar settlement Gate, which made a traffic jammed and stooped the settlers movement, that […]

Israeli forces prevented the residents of Jeb El Theeb from accessing their lands.
January 7, 2014 Israeli occupation forces prevented the citizens of Khirbet Jeb El Theeb east of Bethlehem, and a group of activists from reaching their lands that have been threatened with confiscation for 13 years; during the Million Tree program titled "Home Seedlings" that is lead by the Palestinian Farmers Association and the anti-apartheid […]

An obituary to Sharon – a mastermind of massacres and apartheid maps
Ariel Sharon – the ‘butcher of Sabra and Shatila’ – is dead. Unfortunately his legacy still lives on. While Israeli main media outlets unanimously praise the ‘national hero’, for the Palestinian and Arab people, it’s truly time for mourning. Hardly anyone in the Israeli leadership evokes so much pain in their collective memory. Sharon’s […]

FoEI statement on water apartheid in Palestine
December 24 2013 – Friends of the Earth International stands in solidarity with its member PENGON/Friends of the Earth Palestine and the Palestinian people in their struggle for their right to live in dignity and exercise sovereignty over their land and natural resources, including access to fresh water. Many communities in the Occupied Palestinian Territories […]
Second-largest Dutch pension fund manager PGGM withdraws all investments from Israeli banks over settlement activities
PRESS RELEASE AL HAQ Al-Haq welcomes the decision by PGGM, the second-largest pension fund manager in the Netherlands, to withdraw its investments from five Israeli banks involved in financing activities related to the settlements located in Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). Al-Haq further welcomes the decision of the Stichting PensioenfondsZorg & Welzijn (PFZW), one of the […]
German peace groups oppose further war ships to Israel
Germany has long since been providing Israel with costly weapons – mostly at half or less the market price – in order to continue its wars and apartheid policies. Recently, Israel has started an initiative for negotiations for three to four missile speedboats to integrate in its navy. Israel already has six German submarines […]

Israeli violations of Palestinian housing and land rights – November 2013
Only in November, Israeli govermental bodies, military and settlers together have been responsible for uprooting and destroying 786 olive trees, approving the establishment of 2680 settlement units and confiscating 5248 dunums. The political context in November was marked by the continuous – futile – negotiations between the Palestinian Authority and the Israeli Government, the volatility […]