On March 12-14, an all-India conference gathered hundreds of activists and representatives in Delhi to discuss the situation and the struggle in the Arab world and to further Indian solidarity with Palestine, Iraq, Lebanon and other Middle Eastern countries under attack. The conference, entitled âWar, Imperialism and Resistance: West Asiaâ was the first major event […]
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Um Salomoneh – the crowd blocks settler traffic on apartheid road
The Land Day protest in Um Salomoneh has drawn people from all over Bethlehem district in a powerful demonstration of some 1000 people that ended by blocking the settlement road that destroys and isolates Palestinian land. ***image3***On Friday morning, the crowd gathered in the city center and moved to the lands south west of Um […]
Land Day in Qalqiliya: the district rallies in defense of Izbet at Tabib
A rally organized by the popular committee against the Apartheid Wall in Izbet at Tabib, with the support of the other committees in the district, was able to project the fate of 14 villages threatened by the Apartheid Wall on the national agenda. Some 500 people gathered to support of the villageâs resistance. Dozens of […]
Ras Atiyah: The people break free of the isolation of Ras Tireh
On the 29th of March the demonstration in Ras Atiyeh, south of Qalqiliya, had already opened the series of protests that have marked this yearâs land day. Some 500 Palestinians from both sides of the Wall that steals Palestinian land and isolates four communities completely from the rest of the West Bank marched on the […]
Budrus: Relentless Resistance against Ghettoization
Budrus marked Land Day with another of its powerful demonstrations that have long left the Occupation forces helpless in the face of the determination of the people. The gates and razor wires gave easily under the angry hands of the demonstrators. ***image2***Some 500 people from 6 villages in west Ramallah district rallied together in front […]
Hebron – Land Day Protest claims back its Old City
Around 800 people from all over Hebron city gathered to celebrate Land Day with a demonstration aimed at claiming back their historiccity. Challenging the Occupation forces, the people listened to speeches at the checkpoint that closes off the old city. ***image2***The popular committee against the Apartheid wall in Hebron had called on all Hebronites to […]
Rafat – Powerful Protest Faces Harsh Repression
Some 150 people from Rafat gathered for a militant protest against the ghettoization of their village. The burst of popular resistance in the area first took the Occupation Forces by surprise, then led them to heavy repression. ***image2***The people from the village gathered around 10:30am at the entrance to Rafat then marched toward the Apartheid […]
US divestment movement grows again throughout the campuses
At Stanford, Wayne and Howard, campus activists have pushed another round of divestment motions and debates. The huge uproar and discussion created on these campuses last month is an important step in forming a powerful divestment movement. These new developments come just after the international anti-apartheid week which was held at several universities in Canada, […]
31st Land Day Anniversary – “We will continue to claim our land!”
To see the full program of protests, click here. Full Text of the Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign Statement: âAgainst concessions on our rights and our lives; We will continue to claim our land!â On March 30th, as Palestinians in our homeland and the diaspora, we remember Land Day and strengthen our struggle for Land, Justice and […]
31st Land Day Anniversary – Full Program of Activities
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