The following is a statement from South Africa, supported by a wide range of voices and institutions, condemning the celebration of Occupation apartheid: We fought apartheid; we see no reason to celebrate it in Israel now! We, South Africans who faced the might of an unjust and brutal apartheid machinery in South Africa and fought […]
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60 years of Al Nakba: Remembrance week in Venezuela
Across Venezuela, numerous activities in Caracas, Valencia, Barcelona, Barquisimeto, San Felipe de Yaracuy and other Venezuelan cities and towns marked the 60th anniversary of the Nakba. Events included photo exhibitions, public speeches, film screenings, poetry, street theater and a public Arab food fair. On May 14, at the National Assembly, there was a speech of […]
“Ask a Palestinian” educates Irish public about the Nakba
From 29 April â 5 May, the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC) hosted their âAsk a Palestinianâ exhibition in Dublin. The exhibition connected Palestinians from across historic Palestine with the Irish public. The event allowed people from Ireland to speak directly with a number of Palestinians about the Nakba, life in the West Bank, Gaza […]
New report: Development or Normalisation? A critique of West Bank development approaches and projects
With the Palestine Investment Conference (PIC) beginning tomorrow in Bethlehem and the celebrated reforms and development projects proposed last year by the Fayyad government, understanding development in Palestine is more important than ever. Both the PIC and the Fayyad development programs have already elicited severe criticism from Palestinian civil society, political opposition and local communities. […]
Greek activists protest in Athens to mark the Palestinian Nakba
On May 14 and 15, the Greek Intifada Association organized demonstrations in front of the Israeli embassy in Athens. Organizers issued a statement denouncing the premeditated ethnic cleansing and massacres that occurred in 1948 as well as the expansionist aggression of the Occupation state. The policies of apartheid and ghettoization were also decried, with the […]
London protest calls for Free Palestine
Thousands marched through London, sixty years after the Palestinian Nakba, to demand an end to the siege on Gaza, an end to Israeli occupation, and for the right of return of refugees. The demonstration, organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, British Muslim Initiative and the Palestinian Forum in Britain, was supported by trade unions UNISON, […]
More demolition orders issued in al-Khadr
On 9 May, Occupation forces issued 5 demolition orders in the village of al-Khadr, west of Bethlehem. The orders threaten four homes as well as a large water tank that accounts for much of the village supply. If the homes are demolished, a total of 52 people will be affected. ***image2***The people of al-Khadr have […]
The American University in Cairo senate calls for BDS
On 14 May, The American University in Cairo (AUC) decried Occupation policies targeting Palestinian students and called for the university to adopt certain aspects of the BDS. According to the AUC senate: â[â¦} Given the role of the Senate as a collective conscience of AUC, expressed in the many resolutions adopted over the years denouncing […]
Largest demonstration since the start of the second Intifada across Palestine
Over 50,000 people filled the streets of Ramallah today, marking the 60th anniversary of the Nakba with the largest protest since the start of the second Intifada. Other actions were held across Palestine and in Palestinian communities in Jordan and Lebanon. ***image1*** In Ramallah, crowds marched from Muqata to the central Manara square, accompanied by […]
Public Statement of the National Committee to Commemorate the Nakba at 60
Public Statement of the National Committee to Commemorate the Nakba at 60âPalestine Their is no Alternative to the Return to Our Homes and Properties To the People of Palestine, Whether you live within the ‘Green Line’, in Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza, or in exile; you shall return, there is no doubt that you shall […]