Since over a week, in the streets of the world there is a clear call to say no to the Israeli massacre in Gaza and to hold Israel accountable, to sanction it, to boycott its institutions and companies. Yesterday has seen the biggest demonstrations since years in many countries. (See the list of actions below.) […]
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Across the West Bank, popular calls for unity and an end to the massacre in Gaza
As the bombing continued in Gaza for the seventh straight day, massive demonstrations took place all across the West Bank yesterday, with tens of thousands of people condemning the massacres that are being carried out by Occupation forces. From Hebron to Jenin, people took to the streets to demonstrate their solidarity with the people in […]
Palestinians vow solidarity with Gaza and continued resistance in 2009
In an atmosphere of anger and grief, New Years Eve in Ramallah was turned into a massive show of solidarity with the people in Gaza under constant Israeli bombings. The central square was packed with people carrying Palestinian flags and shouting slogans vowing to continue to fight for their rights. ***image2***The first gathering started at […]
“Silence is complicity”: Across the world, citizens take to the streets in anger as the Gaza massacre continues
Since the start of the Gaza massacre on Saturday, activists and citizens have poured into the streets of cities across the world to voice their anger at the Israeli occupation and to call for action to halt the Israeli crimes. More demonstrations are planned for the coming days, including actions across the United States on […]
Popular anger rocks West Bank
In response to the ongoing destruction of Gaza, the West Bank has witnessed a massive upheaval. Demonstrations have escalated since yesterday and spread like wildfire to more than ten villages, towns and cities. Youth have taken to the streets and fields, hurling stones and firebombs at Occupation positions. Soldiers responded with force, killing one in […]
West Bank rises up in response to massacre in Gaza
In response to the bombing attacks that have left 205 people dead in Gaza, Palestinians across the West Bank and inside the â48 have organized to protest the crimes. In almost every district, mass marches and clashes have occurred. The Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign has joined networks and committees such as the National and Islamic forces, […]
“Our struggle will continue until the Wall is torn down!”
A massive demonstration against the Wall was held in Jayyous on December 19, with about 1000 people, mostly youth, protesting against the new path of the Wall that will permanently confiscate nearly 6,000 dunums of village land. The demonstration, which lasted for nearly five hours, resulted in several injuries to villagers, international solidarity activists, and […]
Dubai activists join campaign against Lev Leviev
On December 12, activists from Dubai joined the campaign against Lev Leviev, as they urged residents of Dubai to boycott the jeweller during the screening of a documentary film on activist hip hop at the Dubai Film Festival. Forty T-shirts and one hundred letters from the West Bank village of Jayyous were distributed to the […]
BDS Newsletter #09 – November 2008
BDS NEWSLETTER Edition: 09 – November, 2008 CORPORATE NEWS Unilever to sell stake in plant based in West Bank settlement The food and soap manufacturing multinational Unilever has announced that it will divest from an Israeli factory in Ariel settlement, which is illegally built on land confiscated from Palestinians. In this latest instance of corporations […]
Palestinians celebrate retreat of settlers from Homesh
On Friday, the popular committee of the villages affected by the Homesh settlement went to celebrate the almost complete retreat of the settlers. Hundreds of people gathered after prayer at the mosque of Burqa and marched together to the Homesh settlement. ***image2***Just in front of the settlement, they started planting trees and reclaiming their land […]