On Friday, July 27, in Rio de Janeiro, a full day of initiatives against militarism in Latin America is being organized under the title “United Struggles Against Militarization, from Latin America to Palestine”. The day starts with a Public Hearing, which will include four panels with interventions from human rights organizations, social and anti-militarist movements, […]
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Until July 17: build pressure to Save Khan al Ahmar!
On Monday, the Israeli High Court issued a decision to delay the demolition of Khan Al-Ahmar, the Palestinian Bedouin Community East of Jerusalem until July 17. Palestinian lawyers representing the residents of Khan al-Ahmar village in the West Bank filed a petition last week, claiming that no eviction orders had been given to the residents. […]
Khan al Ahmar – expulsion stopped until July 11!
The community of Khan al Ahmar and the popular resistance in Palestine has won a small but significant battle against Israeli ethnic cleansing. The occupation forces have to stop their onslaught until July 11. Your action is crucial now! Under international pressure and in front of strong Palestinian popular resistance on the ground, yesterday night […]
Act Now – It’s not too late: Save Khan el Ahmar!
Since yesterday, Israeli bulldozers and some 300 Israeli military and intelligence officers have started the full scale onslaught to destroy the Bedouin community of Khan el Ahmar. People are still resisting and need your support! Jamal Juma’ coordinator of the Stop the Wall Campaign, comments: “The Bedouin community of Khan al Ahmar is the symbol […]
A Watershed Moment in Palestinian History
Below, we republish an interview with Jamal Juma' on Mondoweiss. On June 4, Ida Audeh spoke to Jamal Juma’, coordinator of the Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, about the popular resistance in Gaza, the Trump administration’s policy toward the question of Palestine, and Palestinian options to chart a new course. For weeks now, Palestinians everywhere […]
#FreeWael – Israel continues to arrest Palestinian human rights defenders
On Thursday 28 June 2018, Israeli Occupation Forces arrested the popular Palestinian activist Wael Al-Faqeeh from his home. His violent arrest and illegal detention in Megiddo prison inside the Green Line is part and parcel of Israel's attempt to crush Palestinian popular struggle and silence the voices of protest as it intents to finalise the […]
Tulkarem calls for an End to PA Sanctions on Gaza
On Wednesday, June 27, youth movements and other popular forces have joined in a protest in Tulkarem to reiterate the call of the Palestinian people on the Palestinian Authority to lift the sanctions from Gaza. See the video here. Since weeks, Palestinians from all walks of life throughout the West Bank are staging protests to […]
Protests grow stronger and more determined: PA, lift the siege from Gaza!
On Saturday afternoon, for the third time in the last weeks, masses poured on the streets of Ramallah to demand from the Palestinian Authority (PA) to immediately end their own sanctions on Gaza that compound the horrific Israeli siege. The police brutality last week has not weakened the resolve of the people – more people […]
Khan el Ahmar – we won’t move!
The struggle for survival of the Bedouin village Khan el Ahmar – a community to be destroyed any time by Israeli bulldozers rolling in – is a national focus point for all that are every day organizing and resisting to stop Israel’s ongoing Nakba, the 70 years long ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians from their […]
Palestinians vs PA support to Israel’s siege on Gaza: amidst brutal repression, protests continue
Since June 8, in Palestine popular anger about the Palestinian Authority’s policies against the people in Gaza has transformed into vocal protests. People of all walks of life joined the protests driven by Palestinian youth. As on June 13 a second protest was held, the Palestinian Authority tried to drown the protests in brutal repression. […]