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 […]
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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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Palestinian Health Institutions Call for Boycott of Israel Medical Association
***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 […]
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 […]