This year for the first time students in Palestine joined the Israeli Apartheid Week. The main conference was organized by activists within the al-Quds University in Jerusalem on Monday the 11th of February. A panel of academics campaigning for boycott were invited to address the students and university staff. The hall was fully packed showing […]
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Turin Book Fair: Union of Palestinian Writers and Intellectuals protest Italy’s invitation to Apartheid Israel
The General Union of Palestinian Writers and Intellectuals rejected the Italian decision to host the Occupation state, on account of its 60th year, as a guest of honour at the Turin Book Fair. They point out that Italyâs invitation to the Occupation state to participate as an honorary guest legitimates the state as well as […]
Demolitions across the West Bank destroy homes and livelihoods
Occupation forces carried out large scale demolitions all across the West Bank, destroying five homes and a number of agricultural and commercial buildings. In Jerusalem the Occupation demolished residential structures, among them two family apartments on the al-Baraq street in the old town of Jerusalem. These are owned by Ismaâil al-Masri and house around thirty […]
Al-Hadidiya destroyed for the fourth time while the Jordan Valley is under renewed closure
This morning two bulldozers and a number of military jeeps entered the community of al-Hadidiya and destroyed the homes of 18 people. Upon their arrival, people were ordered to leave their homes. The demolitions began immediately and no one was given time to remove their belongings. The first home and sheep shed destroyed belongs to […]
Israeli Apartheid Week: Students mobilize Across the West Bank
In Palestine, students across the West Bank will mobilize from February 10 â 13 against the Israeli apartheid regime and the economic, social and environmental devastation it has brought to Palestine. In al-Quds University, students are organizing to strengthen the growing movement towards the complete academic boycott of Israel. For the full table of activities, […]
72 dunums of Palestinian land confiscated from al-Jaba and around Wadi Fukin
Farmers from al-Jaba and Wadi Fukin, located to the west of Bethlehem, found four military orders thrown on their land. The land has been classified as âstate landâ and as such the farmers are no longer allowed access to the land. Additionally, the farmers are also ordered to uproot their own trees and other signs […]
United Methodist Church Discusses Caterpillar Divestment
On January 25th, the United Methodist Church held a panel titled âDivestment, the Middle East and Sudanâ. This panel was held during the Pre-General Conference, a prelude to the General Conference. The General Conference, which occurs every four years, functions as the highest legislative body in the Methodist Church. Those in the panel arguing in […]
Palestinians protest Occupation crimes as part of the Global Day of Action
More than one hundred people marched in central Ramallah today in protest of Occupation crimes in the West Bank and Gaza. Demonstrators had gathered in spite of the rain to call for an end to the continuing Nakba, the construction of the Wall and the ongoing siege on Gaza. Signs in both Arabic and English […]
Occupation soldiers threaten Jayyous village with collective punishment
Over the last week, Occupation forces have begun conducting daily incursions into the village of Jayyous, shooting at villagers with live ammunition. The village has also been directly threatened with collective punishment, with the stated intention being to âteach Jayyous a lessonâ. ***image2***Over the past month, a number of people have been injured as a […]
Occupation takes land from al-Quds University for new apartheid road
The Occupation has started destruction for a new segregated road that connects settlements in Jerusalem with those in the east of the city. The path of the road crosses Palestinian land, in this instance leading to a seizure from al-Quds University in Beit Hanina. A large force consisting of Occupation soldiers, bulldozers and heavy machinery […]