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 […]
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‘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 […]
Change in Qalqilya Wall route affects five communities
Occupation forces have announced that the route of the Wall in the Qalqilya district will be modified. This change will affect the southern area, around the Alfe Menashe settlement, cutting off massive amounts of land from three villages and maintaining the isolation of several Bedouin communities. ***image1***Several weeks ago, Occupation forces put up announcements on […]
Isolation looms for Ni’lin and surrounding villages
In Niâlin Occupation forces uprooted 25 olive trees for the construction of the Karyat Safer terminal, precipitating clashes between soldiers and the people of the village. The construction of the Wall and terminal will completely isolate Niâlin and five other villages between the Wall and settler road 446. On 15 February, a military patrol entered […]
Ongoing expulsion of Jahalin near al-‘Eizariya
For the second time this month, Occupation forces demolished tents belonging to five âArab Jahalin families. Soldiers confiscated the remains of the tents and the familiesâ water tank to ensure that they will not be able to rebuild. On 16 February, at ten in the morning, jeeps and soldiers arrived again at the Jahalin community […]
Friday protests continue despite week of raids and arrests
Demonstrations continued in four villages this Friday, despite a week of invasions, raids and detentions aimed at crushing the popular resistance. Protests against the Wall were held in Jayyous, Maâsara, Niâlin and Biâlin, where the people commemorated the fourth anniversary of the weekly protests. The actions in Jayyous and Maâsara came in the wake of […]