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 […]
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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 […]
Mayor of Kufr Qadum attacked
Settlers have attacked the mayor of Kufr Qadum and his brother in the familyâs olive groves. This comes on the eve of the olive harvesting action organized by the Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, where Palestinian and international volunteers will take part in the village harvest. Kufr Qadum mayor Muhammad Steweh and his brother, together with their […]
Olive harvest in al-Ma’sra: Our message today is that we will not leave our land
Mahmoud Zaware, 36 years old, is the local coordinator of the Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign in al Ma’sra, Bethlehem district. He teaches at al Quds Open University and heads the village council an al Ma’sra. His familiy lost 35 dunums of land, due to the Wall. In this interview, he talks about the settlements that colonize […]
Another day of blood and pain for the residents of Ni’lin
Friday October 17th was another day of blood and pain for the residents of Ni’lin, as they continued their olive harvest near the land that has been confiscated by the Occupationâs expanding settlements. ***image2***Volunteers and medical teams came to the village early to help the farmers pick their olives, and to provide support and solidarity […]
Occupation forces expel farmers from their land in Kafr Qadum
Occupation forces expelled farmers from their land in Kafr Qadum, following a series of attacks by settlers against the farmers on October 20 2008. At around 10:00 in the morning, the forces declared the land to the east of the village to be a closed military zone, and prevented the farmers from harvesting their olives. […]