***image2***On Friday, occupation forces targeted hundreds of Palestinians around Bethlehem and Ramallah as they tried to mark the start of the holy month of Ramadan. The major checkpoints (terminals) leading to Jerusalem from Bethlehem and Ramallah were closed as Palestinians attempted the journey to the al-Aqsa Mosque in the old city of Jerusalem for Friday […]
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Demonstrators in the UK campaign against double standards in football
The campaign to kick Apartheid Israel out of FIFA stepped up a gear recently to coincide with the countryâs Euro 2008 qualifier against England in London. Thousands of people have now signed the petition on the Palestine Solidarity Campaign UKâs website, demanding FIFA, UEFA and the English FA cease all dealings with Israel until it […]
The Zionist lobby interferes with local community art
The Zionist lobby in San Francisco is demanding that a mural depicting self-determination struggles be censored. The mural, created by young artists from Mission District, San Francisco, colourfully depicts oppressed people breaking down barriers and uniting, including Palestinians. It is intended to inspire and offer hope to the local community, many of whom are displaced […]
Farmers from Jayyus, Falamia and Kafr Jamal unite against the strangulation of Qalqiliya
***image2***Farmers from Jayyus, Falamia and Kafr Jamal staged a rally yesterday at Falamia gate in the Apartheid Wall in protest at the attacks that are devastating agriculture in the area. Falamia gate is the one of the few remaining entrances by which Palestinian villagers from the area can access their land. However, farmers and workers […]
Al Walaja: Protests continue as the Occupation lays waste to the forest
***image2***Occupation bulldozers have continued uprooting the uprooting of hundreds of forest trees in al Walaja, West Bethlehem, in preparation for the construction of the Apartheid Wall in the north-east of the village, close to Har Gilo settlement. According to the village councilâs estimates 1,400 trees have been uprooted so far, of a total 1,800 slated […]
Take action against the OccupationOppression and brutal procedures against the Palestinian Farmers continues
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 […]
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 […]