The local committees of the Palestinian Grassroots Anti Apartheid Wall Campaign in Qalqiliya district (Falamya, Jayyous and Kufr Jamal), today released a call for Palestinians to take action against the Occupation on Saturday 9 August in protest at the Occupationâs continuing attacks on Palestinian farmers: The Occupation forces continue their oppression and brutal procedures against […]
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Canada: Labour for Palestine Marches with “Handala” in Labour Day Parade
On September 3rd, Labour for Palestine, a network of rank and file activists involved in promoting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against Israeli Apartheid across Canadian unions marched in the annual Labour Day parade. To mark the 20th anniversary of the assassination of Palestinian artist Naji El-Ali (creator of the character Handala) organizers build […]
Al-Walaja: Villagers defiant as ghettoisation continues and Occupation cracks down on demonstrations
The people of Al-Walaja are insisting that they will continue their resistance to the Apartheid Wall, which is currently under construction on their lands. They will demonstrate next Friday 7 September at twelve oâclock, despite the Occupationâs clampdown on their protest. ***image2***On 24 August Occupation forces cracked down on Al-Walaja, closing the entrance to the […]
Action Alert: Al-Hadidiya and Hamsa (Jordan Valley) to be evacuated
More Info on Al-Hadidiya For Photo Story, Press Here. Humsa and Al-Hadidiya, Jordan Valley: Bedouin village bulldozed again Al-Hadidiya: Bedouin villagers defiant as the Occupation bulldozers move in APPEAL: SAVE AL-HADIDIYA On August 14 between 9 and 10 am, the demolition of the Bedouin village of al-Hadidiya in the Jordan Valley began. Two homes, belonging […]
Humsa and Al-Hadidiya, Jordan Valley: Bedouin village bulldozed again
Occupation forces on the morning of 23rd of August razed the Bedouin village of Humsa close to Haddidiya for the second time in two weeks. At around 8.00 am, ten occupation vehicles and a bulldozer rolled into the village. They demolished three barns owned by Abdullah Hussein Bsharat, along with three houses belonging to his […]
Azoun Atme: Occupation attempts to cut off the water supply
Occupation forces in Azoun Atme yesterday prevented trucks from delivering vital fuel for the villageâs artesian wells. The Ashila wells are located inside the village and supply water for the greenhouses and fruit plantations belonging to farmers from Azoun Atme and the nearby villages of Snerea, Beit Anin, Mas-ha and Zawiha. Around 150 dunum of […]
Bulldozers on the move – Ancient forest destroyed to ghettoize Al Walaja
***image2***On Wednesday 15th of August, workers and huge armor plated bulldozers showed up in the tiny village of Al Walaja, located a few kilometers away from the center of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. In the past Al Walaja has been heavily targeted by the Occupationâs house demolition campaign: more than seventeen homes and […]
Al-Hadidiya: Bedouin villagers defiant as the Occupation bulldozers move in
On August 13 between 9 and 10 am, the demolition of the Bedouin village of al-Hadidiya in the Jordan Valley began. Two homes, belonging to Abdullah Hafez Yusuf Bani Odeh and Abdullah Hussein Bisharat, were destroyed along with nearby animal enclosures. However, the villagers remain defiant in the face of this latest onslaught by the […]
Fasayil: Building a school, building resistance
***image2***The first bricks have been laid for a new school for the Palestinian village of Fasayil in the Jordan Valley, at the heart of the West Bank. The villagers hope to provide an education for the young people of the village, but the project is also a statement of defiance. Construction work requires a permit […]
Anin: Farmers unable to reach their lands as the Occupation confiscates permits
***image2***Farmers from the village of Anin, northwest Jenin district, report that Occupation forces are confiscating the permits of farmers trying to access their isolated lands through the one gate in the Apartheid Wall. The Occupation forces claim that some farmers are sleeping on their land overnight. This new measure, which has been in force for […]