***image2***Palestinian medical institutions have issued a call to boycott the Israeli Medical Association (IMA) strengthening the Palestinian calls for boycott, divestment and sanctions to isolate Apartheid Israel. 19 Palestinian health organizations have co-authored an appeal that accuses the IMA of complicity with the occupation and crimes and violations of its own, and international, codes of […]
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Students in Beirut mobilize against the Apartheid Wall
From the 12th to the 15th of March, students at the American University of Beirut (AUB) organized a three day campaign to make the Apartheid Wall, its reality, political meaning and effects on the ground better known on their campus. A mock wall, a photo exhibit, film screenings, a panel discussion and circulation of a […]
New settlement plans to encircle Ramallah ghetto
Many news agencies have written about a new plan which aims to expand the settlement of Kokhav Yaâacov, north-east of Qalandiya refugee camp. According to the plans, the project will add 11 000 housing units. The goal is presumably to connect and expand the three settlements Bet El, Psagot, and Kokhav Yaâacov located east of […]
Kuwaitis seek enforcement of ban on Israeli Apartheid
At the beginning of May, five lawmakers in the Gulf state of Kuwait submitted draft legislation that calls for a total ban on any relations with the Occupation and asks hefty penalties for anyone who breaks the law. The provisions ban all forms of dealing or establishing ties or contacts with the Zionist regime as […]
Trials against Connex/Veolia and Alstom in Egypt and France
The Egyptian public was outraged to learn from Le Monde Diplomatique February edition that Alstom company (which currently constructs Apartheid Railway in Jerusalem) won a $23 million tender from the Egyptian government for the new Cairo metro line. An Egyptian engineer decided to bring the Egyptian ministry of transport to court (for more on the […]
Canadian Action Party first Canadian political party to endorse BDS
P R E S S R E L E A S E, March 2007 Canadian Action Party is the first Canadian political party to officially support an international call for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israeli apartheid-like practices. Canadian Action Party/Parti action canadienne members endorse a call to boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign against Israelâs […]
Land theft continues to destroy lives in Jenin district
Occupation forces have distributed military confiscation orders in Faquâa Zabda, Yabat and Bartaâa village, northern Jenin district. ***image2***150 dunum of land has been confiscated alone in Faquâa, north east of the district capital. The land is located east of the Apartheid Wall that has been encroaching on the villageâs land since 2004,, its path passing […]
21 Injured in Bil’in; Crowded Demonstration in Um Soulimane
21 demonstrators were injured in Bil’in village by Occupation bullets during a weekly demonstration which is organized by the Popular Committee Resisting the Wall in the village. ***image2***Hundreds of demonstrators yesterday in a crowded march took to the streets of the village, heading towards the West side of the village which is separated by the […]
Occupation Authority Threatens to Demolish Six Buildings with 70 Residents
The Occupation warned six families from Midiyye village, west of Ramallah, to quickly vacate their homes, ostensibly for preparations to demolish them with the excuse that the buildings are not licensed. ***image2***The housing is located in the western ghetto, where the Apartheid Wall cuts off the village from three sides, leaving them with only one […]
Budrus: Occupation tries intimidation in attempt to subdue popular resistance against Wall
Occupation Forces descended upon the village of Budrus during the night of 27 February village, throwing sound bombs and flare lights amongst the houses. A curfew was imposed as jeeps drove through the village leaving pamphlets warning villagers not to come close to the Apartheid Wall. The tactic of intimidation came as an attempt to […]