Ahmad Abdallah Hafeth Bani Odeh, from al-Hadidiye, was stopped this morning with his tractor and water tank at the al-Hamra checkpoint, on the orders of the Occupation authorities. ***image2***Ahmad has had his tractor confiscated, and told that it will not not been returned until he leaves his land and property in al-Hadidiye. Ahmad had intended […]
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Fasayil: Random arrests to induce people to leave their lands
A shepherd from Fasayil, in the Jordan Valley has been detained for three days, falsely accused of âtheft of waterâ. ***image2***Said Muhammad Jâdea Rashaidi from Fasayil has spent his life as a shepherd in the hills surrounding his village. This kind of repression is part of the Occupationâs policies to intimidate and bar Palestinians from […]
Abu Za’rur hill: tightening the ghetto of Bethlehem
Abu Zaârur hill, south of Irtas, was today attacked by Israeli occupation forces â soldiers and militant Jewish settlers united â in an attempt to colonize yet another piece of Palestinian land. ***image2***Zionists settlers from Efrat settlement had organized a march onto the hilltop to take it over and settle on it. Around 1500 Occupation […]
Palestinian Labor Leader appeals: “Support this worldwide Divestment and Boycott Campaign Against Israel and Apartheid”
“We actually don’t have any other way to exercise international pressure except calling our friends and supporters in the trade unions around the globe to call for this Boycott and Divestment.” stated Manawel Issa Abdellal, member of the Executive Committee of the 250 thousand member Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU) in a recent […]
New demolitions cause further misery in Qalqiliya district
***image2***Homes around Qalqiliya district have been targeted in a new wave of house demolitions by occupation forces. The destruction commenced last Thursday when occupations forces and bulldozers stormed the villages of Haja, Jena Safoot and Ras-Tira, in the northern West Bank district. They began destroying houses, water tanks and rain water collecting pools, claiming that […]
Tire inhabitants protest against the closing of the Village entrance
This morning, hundreds of people from the village of Tire, West Ramallah, gathered in front of the electric gate that the Occupation erected two years ago in front of the only entrance left to the village. ***image2***This popular protest is a response to a new rule imposed by the Occupation on all Palestinians that want […]
War crimes-complicit Carmel Agrexco under siege again in the UK
Activists locked themselves to equipment at the UK warehouse of apartheid-supporting company, Carmel Agrexco, on Monday, July 15, as part of a protest against the companyâs complicity in Israeli war crimes. Nine protestors entered the warehouse in Uxbridge, Middlesex and handed out leaflets explaining the protest to the workers. Two protestors locked themselves to the […]
Irish Trade Union Congress calls for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions
The largest civil society organization in Ireland, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, is the latest union to pass a boycott, divestment and sanction motion against Apartheid Israel. The 770, 000 member-strong organization, which represents trade unions and trade councils across Ireland, condemned the Israeli government in two motions for its oppression of the Palestinian […]
Al Hadidiya …still resisting against Ethnic Cleansing!
The Palestinian Bedouin community of al Hadidiya is continuing to resist attempts by the Occupation to ethnically cleanse the area. Almost three months ago, the Occupation has sent demolition orders to all the homes of the Palestinian community and ordered people to leave the area. Some of the families remain steadfastly on the land even […]
Stop Apartheid Israel from joining the OECD!
*** ACTION ALERT *** STOP APARTHEID ISRAEL FROM JOINING THE OECD! Israel is attempting to join the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD).This organization offers its members significant economic benefits, closer trade links and greater financial stability. A first decision has already been made, yet Israel’s entry will not be finally ratified for at […]