Ten Palestinians were injured today in Shufa village, south of Tulkarem, when Israeli forces attacked a demonstration on the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of the Nakba. Members of the National Committee to Commemorate the Nakba had gathered with grassroots organisations from Tulkarem to protest with the villagers against the ongoing attacks on Palestinian lives […]
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Commemorating the Nakba: al-‘Awda Camp
The al-âAwda Camp was inaugurated on Thursday in Ramallah. The camp is a main feature in this weekâs Nakba commemoration and will serve as a central site for daily cultural and educational events. The camp, which was open from noon until midnight, attracted a large number of Palestinians as well as considerable press attention. A […]
10 structures in Duma threatened with demolition
On April 13, Occupation forces issued military decisions requiring the demolition of 10 residential and agricultural structures in the village of Duma, located in the southern part of the Nablus district on the edge of the Jordan Valley. This is ostensibly because the structures have been constructed without a permit, although the Occupation administrators have […]
Further Colonization: A new Zionist settlement in Jerusalem
The Civic Coalition to Defend Palestinian Rights in Jerusalem has reported that Occupation authorities aim to construct a new settlement in occupied East Jerusalem. From information obtained by the Mapping and GIS Department of the Arab Studies Society, it has been revealed that the new Maâale David settlement will be built on approximately 10 dunums […]
Norway discusses divestment from Israel Electric Company
Norwegian Peoplesâ Aid and the Norwegian Minister of Finance, Kristin Halvorsen, have called on the Council of Ethics in the Government Pension Fund to reopen the divestment case against the Israel Electric Company (IEC) on account of the recent power cuts to the population of Gaza. The Government Pension Fund has around $20 million invested […]
Over 300 US based organizations call for an end to military aid to Apartheid Israel
The US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation delivered a letter signed by more than 300 US based organizations calling on the House Appropriations Subcommittee to cut off military aid to Israel on account of its repeated violations of the both the Foreign Assistance Act and the Arms Export Control Act. The signatories came from […]
Canadian Postal Workers vote almost unanimously for BDS!
Almost unanimously, delegates at CUPWâs national convention held April 13-17 2008 voted to support a resolution calling for a boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel last week. CUPW is the first national union in North America to take this stance. The resolution takes up the Palestinian call for BDS issued in July 2005 by over […]
Expulsion project continues in Nazlat ‘Isa
On 16 April, Occupation forces distributed military orders requiring the demolition of 15 commercial and residential structures in Nazlat âIsa, north of Tulkarm. These structures, which are in varying stages of construction and situated 60 meters from the Apartheid Wall, are threatened on the pretext that they lack the proper building permits. The villagers, who […]
Settler gangs continue attacks on Palestinian farmers in Qalqilya district
On the 15th of April a gang of Zionist settlers from the Kedumim settlement uprooted and destroyed more than 1000 mature olive trees in the village of Jeet, located east of Qalqilya. The trees belonged to Zakariya as-Sadha and Dhafer Khalil, both residents of Jeet. This attack is part of larger series of assaults undertaken […]