***image1***In the past month, the expansion of settlements and related infrastructure has continued. Lands were confiscated in Nablus for the expansion of settler roads as well as for settlement expansion. Also in Nablus, five Palestinian homes were destroyed in the village of ‘Aqraba. Most recently, Occupation authorities authorized the construction of a new settlement in […]
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Third critical injury from tear gas canister in Ni’lin
***image1***Occupation forces have shown no change in their increasingly violent response to the weekly demonstrations in Ni’lin and Bilâin against the Apartheid Wall. 15 people were injured, among them Mustafa âAmira, who was critically wounded after being shot in the head with a tear gas canister. Soldiers also arrested another young man, who was beaten […]
Imprisonment of activists fails to stop al-Ma’sara protests
Some 100 people protested in al-Maâsara on Friday against the construction of the Wall on their lands and demanded the release of the activists from the village popular committee still held in Occupation jails. The Maâsara demonstrations have inspired similar actions in the nearby village of Artas, where villagers planted trees this week in defiance […]
Protesting Leviev, remembering Abu Rahma on Mother’s Day
On the day before Motherâs Day, 40 New York human rights advocates gathered at the Leviev jewelry store on Madison Avenue and called on throngs of weekend Madison Avenue shoppers to boycott Israeli diamond mogul Lev Leviev over his companiesâ construction settlements on Palestinian land in West Bank villages including Bilâin and Jayyus. Motherâs Day […]
Two brothers from Ma’sara still imprisoned
***image1***Hasan and Muhammed Brajiya remain imprisoned following their arrest at a May Day demonstration in al-Maâsara. The Ma’sara arrests, along with the killing of Basem Abu Rahma in Bilâin and the recent injury of dozens of other Palestinians at demonstrations, are part of a wider crackdown against Palestinian villages protesting against the Wall. Mahmoud Zwahre, […]
Trade unions support BDS on May Day
***image1***Several demonstrations trade union demonstrations were held in Ireland and Canada at the beginning of May in support of BDS and Palestinian workers. Support for BDS is growing amongst trade unions, with the Australian CFMEU the latest to consider adopting boycott. In Belfast, Trade Union Friends of Palestine joined a May Day parade in solidarity […]
Legal activism in Europe
A growing number of lawyers and activists are utilizing European courts to prosecute Occupation military figures for war crimes. In Spain, an older case is moving forward, while in Norway a new war crimes investigation is beginning. UK lawyers have also expressed interest in pursuing this track, despite efforts by the British government to dissuade […]
Two new BDS resources
Two separate briefings have been released addressing the Norwegian Pension Fundâs investment in Israeli companies. One looks at IEC, Nesher, and Emblaze, while the second is a detailed report about on Israeli arms supplier Elbit Systems. Both demonstrate that the actions of the above firms run contrary to the Fundâs ethical guidelines and demand divestment. […]
BDS Newsletter #14 – April 2009
BDS NEWSLETTER Edition: 14 – April, 2009 CORPORATE NEWS Belgian campaign targets bank financing Israeli settlements In a remarkably short period of time, activists in Belgium have built a strong basis for the campaign “Israel colonizes — Dexia funds,” asking the bank to divest from its subsidiary Dexia Israel because of its financing the expansions […]