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Demonstrations continued yesterday in Ni’lin against the construction of the Apartheid Wall. Organizers have decided to target the bulldozers, in an effort both to hurt the construction company financially and to force the workers off the land. At least 300 people attended yesterday’s demonstration, which began at the 3:00 in the afternoon. The march was […]

Palestinians took to the streets and fields today in protest against the Apartheid Wall, marking four years since the International Court of Justice ruled the project illegal and the Wall to be torn down. ***image2***In Jayyous, Ni’lin, Bil’in and al-Khader, villagers marched to the Wall and confronted the occupation forces. In Jayyous, one of the […]

The Occupation curfew on Ni’lin was broken on Monday evening, when people from nearby areas marched on the village. The curfew, which had been in effect since Friday, confined people to their homes and totally blocked the movement of goods and people in and out of the village. On Monday evening, nearly 400 people from […]

organized by: the Palestinian grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign in coordination with: National Resistance Committees, National and Islamic Forces Thousands of people will be on the streets and in the fields to mark the fourth anniversary of the decision of the International Court of Justice on the illegality of the Wall. It states that: – the […]

Ni’lin village this morning tried for the second day to break the four days siege imposed by the Occupation forces, to enable food and medical supplies to enter. ***image2***Dozens of Palestinians came in solidarity from Bil’in, Deir Qaddis and other areas, joined by international activists. National and international media were present. Just as the crowd […]

Today is the third day of curfew in Ni’lin, west Ramallah. All access roads are closed. At around 11 am this morning, the villagers broke the curfew imposed by the occupation forces. Clashes ensued and have been ongoing until the evening. ***image2***17 have been injured, 5 of them are in hospital, dozens more are suffering […]

Live bullets, sound grenades and tear gas were used by occupation forces to disperse a popular march that started from the centre of al Ma’sra, south of Bethlehem, and moved towards the Apartheid Wall. ***image2***Organizers vowed continued resistance and announced more protests to mark the 4th anniversary of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision, […]

At 5 am on Friday morning, occupation forces invaded the village of Ni’lin, ordering a complete curfew and closing all access roads to the village in an effort to pre-empt further demonstrations. While Israeli repression grows, it has failed to prevent a further two demonstrations which succeeded in paralyzing settler traffic in the area for […]

BDS NEWSLETTER Edition: 04 – June, 2008 CORPORATE NEWS Pressure on Veolia continues This month has seen a number of developments in the campaign against Veolia. Following the decision by SNS Bank’s subsidiary ANS to divest from Veolia, activists approached SNS bank itself. This month, SNS has agreed “the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory is […]