Occupation forces raided Niâlin late last night to arrest a local man. Following a scuffle, soldiers shot the manâs brother in the head with a rubber bullet. A group of soldiers entered the southern part of Niâlin at around 3:00am. Soldiers arrived on foot and arrested âAyd Sroor at his home. During the arrest, they […]
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The Taste of Occupation
Palestinian youth from Aida Camp have subverted advertisements for Strauss in the West Bank. Strauss, an Israeli company that manufactures sweets, coffee and other food products has spread its advertising campaign into the West Bank. Strauss has been pushing its brand of ice cream this summer, using a particular billboard that has become ubiquitous along […]
New Israeli Medical Association boycott website
The Medical Committee for Boycott of the Israeli Medical Association (IMA) has launched a new website. The site contains information, articles and analysis on the Occupation’s use of torture as well as the acceptance by Israeli doctors of this practice. The boycott targets the IMA because it has consistently refused to condemn or issue advise […]
Demonstrations in Ni’lin continue after a 4 month old baby is injured and a 9 year old shot in the head
On Thursday morning Occupation forces stormed the town in an attempt to suppress protests and intimidate the people of Ni’lin. The military gathered close to the girls’ secondary school and fired tear gas and sound bombs, terrifying the the children. They fired on various homes and directly into the home of Said Salim Khawaje, whose […]
Palestinian beaten near death, Occupation seals Ni’lin
Border police escalated the violence in Niâlin, beating one resident nearly to death on Thursday. Occupation forces went on to seal the village on Friday in an attempt to isolate the local struggle against the Wall. On Thursday, the people of Niâlin gathered in the middle of the village for a demonstration against the Apartheid […]
Local struggles continue in al-Masra, Bil’in and Ni’lin
In Niâlin, the demonstration began with Friday prayers. Occupation border guards, soldiers and several attack dogs, surrounded the threatened village land. Villagers had been prohibited from entering the area, but families and farmers insisted on holding prayers in the area. At the end of the prayers, but before the demonstration could even begin, Occupation forces […]
Occupation forces extend control over old city of Hebron
On 14 August, Occupation forces issued military order putting a 1,500 m2 area from the Tal Ramida neighbourhood, located in the middle of the old city of Hebron, under military control. This land, which is owned by Palestinians, was ostensibly confiscated for âmilitary purposesâ and will serve to further increase settler control over the old […]
6 dunums confiscated for military base expansion in Rummana
Occupation machinery annexed and bulldozed 6 dunums of agricultural land belonging to residents of Rummana village. The targeted land, which is being expropriated for the nearby military training base, contains a number of olive trees whose loss will adversely affect local farmers. On 12 August, Occupation machinery bulldozed and uprooted fruitful olive trees on the […]
25 market stalls devastated by Occupation troops in the Jordan Valley in one day
On Tuesday, 12 August, at least 25 market stalls owned by Palestinian farmers have been demolished by the Israeli Occupation Forces in the Jordan Valley. ***image2***Occupation soldiers went on rampage along Road 90 in the Jordan Valley. At 6:30 a.m., troops began to raid Palestinian vegetable shops established close to the villages of Bardala, ‘Ein […]
Settlements expand while Palestinian land is confiscated in the Jordan Valley
***image2***Occupation forces informed Palestinian villagers almost exactly a month ago about the imminent confiscation of 356 dunums in the northern Jordan Valley. Since then, people in the area have been faced with the likelihood of losing their land and property. Two settlements in the same region will be expanded. On 10 July 2008, soldiers issued […]