BDS NEWSLETTER Edition: 08 – October, 2008 CORPORATE NEWS Veolia, Bilbao and European BDS On October 29/30 2008, Spanish and Basque civil society organizations invited their Palestinian counterparts, along with Israeli activists and solidarity groups from Europe and around the globe to Bilbao to discuss the core elements against which the Palestinian people are struggling, […]
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Jayyous villagers beaten and denied return to home
Today Occupation forces prevented farmers from the village of Jayyous from reaching their olive groves. Two youths, Fadi Abdul-Karim and Mohammed Maaz, were beaten and arrested when they tried to harvest their familiesâ olives. ***image2***This type of aggression from the Occupation is not uncommon in Jayyous, a village northeast of Qalqilya. Last week, Occupation forces […]
Norwegian activists disrupt Israeli-Norwegian business seminar
In Oslo on November 3, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a half-day seminar about business and research cooperation with Israel, inviting Norwegian and Israeli corporations, research institutions in The Research Council of Norway and other representatives of the two countriesâ business and research sectors. The controversial seminar has gotten widespread attention in Norway […]
Campaign releases report on attacks against the Palestinian the olive harvest during October
This report, detailing 33 attacks on farmers in October, shows that farmers have faced an average of more than one attack per day from either settlers or soldiers. The Occupation forces were directly involved in 52% of the incidents while in the remaining cases their absence at the scene ensured that settlers could continue their […]
Occupation forces stop the farmers at this Friday’s olive harvest
While settlers this Friday were apparently taking a break from their continuous attacks, Occupation forces stepped into fill the gap. In Niâlin and al-Maâsra people were prevented from reaching the lands affected by the Apartheid Wall. ***image2***In Niâlin over one hundred people were blocked from reaching their olive groves close to the Wallâs path. After […]
Nahalin: People’s solidarity reclaims Palestinian lands
On Friday, some 200 people from Nahalin and Bethlehem district, together with solidarity activists from all around the world gathered in the village to help the people of Nahalin to reach their olives. Collectively, they were successful in reaching their groves and harvesting the olives. ***image2***Nahalin village is located inside the Gush Etzion settlement block, […]
Settlers cut forty olive trees on Kafr Qadum land
In the early morning of October 26 2008, Occupation forces prevented farmers from the village of Kafr Qadum from reaching their farmland. The farmers were attempting to reach their land to harvest their olives, but as has been the case throughout the olive harvest, the Occupation cited âsecurity purposesâ for its actions. ***image4***As the farmers […]
Assa Abloy Company closes factory in Israeli settlement
The Swedish Assa Abloy Company responded to pressure from a coalition of Swedish non-profit groups and the Church of Sweden by deciding to immediately remove its Mul-T-Lock factory in the Barkan settlement, located in the West Bank. A spokesperson for the company said that Assa Ablov will relocate its factory inside the Green Line, and […]
Olive groves, shops, markets and homes targeted in Ni’lin by Occupation forces
As has been the case throughout the West Bank, the village of Niâlin has been subjected to increasing violence in recent weeks, as Occupation forces have used extreme measures to deny the villagersâ basic rights during the olive harvest. ***image2***On Friday October 24 2008, farmers from Niâlin were attacked by Occupation forces and prevented from […]
Attacks and closures mark Friday harvest
Demonstrations and clashes between Palestinians and Occupation forces occurred today across the West Bank as farmers attempted to carry on with the olive harvest. The villages of Maâsra and Niâlin saw confrontations between villagers and soldiers, while in Kufr Qadum and âAsira al-Qibliya settlers continued to harass and assault local residents. ***image1***The dayâs events began […]