Occupation forces put Jayyous under curfew again Tuesday, following confrontations with village youth near the Wall. Soldiers detained one person and threatened to demolish several farms on the south side of the village. On Tuesday afternoon, local youth and soldiers clashed near the Wall in the southern part of Jayyous. Following an exchange of stones […]
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UK boycotts Leviev
The government of the United Kingdom has decided to boycott Israeli diamond and real estate mogul Lev Leviev over his companiesâ construction of settlements. The decision by the UK government is the result of a coordinated advocacy campaign demanding that the UK government end plans to rent the new UK Embassy in Tel Aviv from […]
Protests against Batsheva Dance Company
Protests and boycott calls have followed the Batsheva Dance Company as it makes its way across North America. Actions in Vancouver, Ann Arbor, Chicago, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles all served to draw attention to Occupation crimes in Gaza and raise awareness about the growing BDS movement. ***image1***From early to mid February, Batsheva toured in the […]
UK students win divestment victory, stand with Jayyous
In another victory for the UK student occupations, Cardiff University has been forced to divest from the arms trade. Also, Sussex University has organized a week of action in solidarity with the arrested students from Jayyous. The occupation of Cardiff University ended as the university administration acceded to the occupiersâ key demand â to divest […]
“Israeli Apartheid Week” Taking Place in Universities and Refugee Camps
BDS National Committee (BNC), Occupied Palestine, 26 February 2009 â The fifth international Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) â occurring in over 40 cities in Palestine and worldwide â will be held across the West Bank from 2-8 March 2009. ***image2***This is the second year of IAW in the West Bank, and will feature lectures, film […]
‘Anabta checkpoint expanded
For the third day in a row, Occupation forces continued expanding the âAnabta checkpoint east of Tulkarm. Bulldozers razed land trees belonging to owners from the nearby village of Ramin, in another step toward strengthening the system of movement restrictions that has been strangling the West Bank. ***image3***At the checkpoint, eyewitnesses reported that huge military […]
Friday protests in solidarity with Silwan
In spite of Fridayâs stormy weather, villagers in Jayyous, Niâlin and Bilâin held their weekly demonstration against the Wall. Several people were wounded, and one student in Jayyous was arrested. A mass demonstration also took place in Jerusalem to protest the home demolitions that will displace 1,500 from Silwan. In Jayyous, the demonstration began after […]
BDS action on the rise in Australia
In keeping with the recent growth of BDS activity around the world, Australia has witnessed a number of boycott initiatives over the past several weeks. Throughout the country, direct actions have taken place, campus mobilizing has begun, and long-term campaigns have been launched. Last week, from Monday to Friday, activists kicked off their anti-Max Brenner […]
CUPE passes academic boycott resolution
The CUPE Ontario University Workers Coordinating Committee (OUWCC) has passed an important BDS resolution calling for an end to institutional links between Israeli and Canadian universities that serve to perpetuate apartheid. This comes despite considerable effort on behalf of Zionist organizations to stifle Palestine solidarity in Canada. The recent resolution, which was passed on February […]
Three more arrested in Jayyous raid
Early this morning, Occupation forces continued their crackdown on the village of Jayyous and raided several more homes where they arrested three youth. This comes in the wake of last weekâs rampage in which some 75 people were detained in a village school, some for as many as 17 hours. The raid began at two […]