***image2***Three Palestinian villagers were injured yesterday by the Israeli army during clashes at the Barta’a al Sarqiyyeh terminal. The checkpoint was being operated at the time by troops from a security firm contracted by the Occupation army to run the checkpoint. The gradual subcontracting of the terminals and checkpoints to the so-called âprivate securityâ is […]
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Call from Palestine: Boycott the Israeli Academy Now!
PACBI Appeal to British Academics endorsed by Palestinian civil society “The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) salutes the courage and moral consistency of British academics who support an institutional academic boycott of Israel similar to that imposed on apartheid South Africa in the past. We specifically welcome the motions […]
Azoun Atme – a Day of Severe Aggression Against Village and its Population
Azzoun Atme has seen a day of severe aggression and complete siege which shut down the life of the village already under strain from the Occupationâs policies. Azzoun Atme was completely isolated by troops as the Occupation forces assaulted a farmer and closed the route into the village, preventing residents from reaching home and work. […]
List of Global Actions June 9/10
Global mobilization June 9/10: The World Says No To Israeli Occupation! Short overview of major actions planned around the globe: (To add your action to the list, please write to ICNPcall@gmail.com) Palestine: Place: Ramallah Location: Al Manara Square Date: June 5 Time: 10:30am Type of Activity: Demonstration and rally with speeches Place: Jerusalem Location: Ambassador […]
Call on Rolling Stones: “Boycott Israel!”
The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) has issued a call to the Rolling Stones in response to media reports on their plans to perform for the Israeli music circus in autumn. The concert is one of the biggest events scheduled for Israel this year and is to compensate producer […]
Jerusalem: A further 4 Apartments Demolished by the Occupation Authorities
The Occupation authority in Jerusalem and its bulldozers demolished 4 apartments yesterday under construction in Sur Baher, south of Jerusalem city. The houses belong to Salem el Bakhit and Ayman Hammad. Even the spontaneous resistance of the people in the neighbourhood was unable to stop the destruction. ***image2***When the bulldozers moved into the area, the […]
Mass Demonstration Commemorates Nakba Day in Ramallah
***image2***Contingents from the refugee camps all over the West Bank took the lead in yesterday’s events celebrating the 59th anniversary of the Nakba in Ramallah on May 15. They came from Hebron (Arroub and Fawwar camps), Bethlehem (Deheisheh and Aida camps) Jenin camp, Tulkarem (Nur ash Shams and Tulkarem camps), Jericho (Aqbe Jaber camp) Ramallah […]
Al Aqaba To Be Turned Into A Ghetto
The village of al Aqaba in the Jordan Valley and the Bedouin families connected with it are to be confined on less than 0.1 percent of their original lands. Six homes have been given demolition orders and the villagers have been handed out a plan that allows them to reside on not more than 20 […]
59 years of continuous Nakba: “There is no Substitute for the Return to our Homes”
This year marks the 59th anniversary of the Nakba, the expulsion of almost 1 million Palestinians from their homes on which the state of Israel has been established. Since then, the Nakba â the ethnic cleansing, dispossession and racist discrimination of the Palestinian people â is ongoing and has escalated in recent years via the […]
Protests against the Wall continue at Um Salamuna
At noon on Friday May 11, the people from Um Salamuna (West Bethlehem) supported by students from Al-Quds Open University confronted Occupation Forces on the construction site of the Apartheid Wall which is destroying and confiscating their lands. ***image2***Assembling at the top of the valley overlooking the path of the wall, some 70 people marched […]