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Yesterday, Occupation forces carried out a widespread demolition operation across the West Bank. Communities in the Jordan Valley were the hardest hit, although people in the Qalqilya district were also affected. ***image2***Around 9:00 in the morning, Occupation border police, soldiers and the so-called “civil administration” forces rolled into al-Hadidya with a bulldozer. Residents reported that […]

Occupation forces have carried out assaults and blocked workers, farmers and students from passing through the gate in ‘Azzun ‘Atma. The village, located in the Qalqilya district, is surrounded on three sides by the Wall. Occupation soldiers assaulted a number of people in the village of ‘Azzun ‘Atma at the entrance gate to the village. […]

On Wednesday, March 5 2008, progressive parties blasted the Indian government in a press conference, accusing it of “aiding and abetting” Israel in its attacks on Palestine and calling for an end to military and security ties. Convened by the All India Peace and Solidarity Organisation and the Committee for Independent Foreign Policy, the conference […]

This afternoon, more demonstrations occurred in the Ramallah area to protest the Occupation’s ongoing crimes in Gaza. Around 200 young students from al-Bireh secondary school, mostly girls, marched through central Ramallah in solidarity with the people of Gaza. This marks the third consecutive day of Ramallah protests against the siege. Shopkeepers in Ramallah have also […]

Over the past days, Palestinians in the West Bank have reacted to the Occupation’s massacre in Gaza with outrage with protests and street clashes between youth and soldiers. ***image2***On Saturday, around 250 people marched through downtown Ramallah in solidarity with the people of Gaza. Sunday afternoon saw a similar protest, although the number of demonstrators […]

BDS NEWSLETTER Edition 01 – February, 2008 Boycott “Israel at 60” celebrations The BDS National Committee has issued an appeal to international civil society, calling for a boycott of the “Israel at 60” celebrations. Adopted from a PACBI initiative and supported by 104 organizations, this appeal is the core call from Palestine for 2008. It […]

On February 28th, Occupation forces distributed military orders to the farmers of al-Dhahriya and Dura, both located to the southwest of Hebron, which will pave the way for the confiscation of their land. ***image2***766 dunums of land will be confiscated along the planned route for the Apartheid Wall, which will surround the Eshkolot settlement, to […]

On February 24th, the Occupation military demolished two homes located in the Wad al-Dam neighbourhood in Beit Hanina. The homes, which belonged to the brothers Nidal and Shadi Muttwar and were still being constructed, were razed under the pretext that they lacked a building permit. During the afternoon, a large military force consisting of police […]

The London School of Economics Student Union (LSESU) voted on February 14th to call on the university as well as the National Union of Students to divest from companies that provide military and commercial support for Occupation, which is nearing it’s 60th year. The motion, which was brought forward before more than 400 university students […]