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 […]
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Israeli army attacks local solidarity and journalists
Niâlin 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 Bilâin, Deir Qaddis and other areas, joined by international activists. National and international media were present. Just as the crowd […]
Occupation Forces rampage in Ni’lin village
Today is the third day of curfew in Niâlin, 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 to repress al Ma’sra’s weekly demonstrations
Live bullets, sound grenades and tear gas were used by occupation forces to disperse a popular march that started from the centre of al Maâsra, 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, […]
Ni’lin defies curfew and closure and blocks settler-only road
At 5 am on Friday morning, occupation forces invaded the village of Niâlin, 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 #04 – June 2008
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 Bankâs subsidiary ANS to divest from Veolia, activists approached SNS bank itself. This month, SNS has agreed âthe Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory is […]
Ni’lin steps up the struggle: Israeli bulldozers destroyed to stop the Wall!
This morning the people in Niâlin organized another mass demonstration to protect their lands and lives from destruction by the Apartheid Wall. As the construction workers did not agree to stop their work on demand of the people, the protestors have disabled their equipment. ***image2***After hundreds of protestors had gathered in the village center, the […]
European NGOs demand Palestinian rights as a condition for the EU-Israel Association Agreement
A list of European NGOs working on human rights, housing and health rights and development have petitioned the EU to ensure that Israel meets certain conditions as part of the EU-Israel Association Agreement. The term âconditionalitiesâ has been coined by the World Bank and other international finance institutions (IFI) to put pressure on countries in […]
Spanish court examines war crimes case against Israeli military brass
On 24 June 2008, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) filed a lawsuit at the National Court of Spain, the highest Spanish judicial council, against seven former senior Israeli military officials. These include former Defence Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer, his former military advisor, Michael Herzog, former Israeli Army Chief of Staff Moshe Yaâalon and Dan […]
Seattle divestment initiative gains ground
The Green Party of Seattle has endorsed Initiative 97, which calls for the city of Seattle Employees’ Retirement Fund to restrict investment on companies profiting from war and occupation in Iraq and Palestine. The initiative, which was developed by the Seattle Divest from War and Occupation campaign, aims to limit Seattleâs involvement with companies involved […]