The Norwegian Social Forum was held between the 19th to the 22nd of October in Oslo under the title of âThe Globalization Conferenceâ. Around 1750 people attended over 60 meetings and seminars. The Norwegian Association of NGO’s for Palestine, along with members of the Palestine Community and the Tear Down the Wall campaign arranged several […]
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28 local groups out in the streets on National Boycott Day in the UK
(report by PSC UK, www.palestinecampaign.org) The Palestine Solidarity Campaign has called on all its branches to participate in a day of action in support of its BIG Campaign to boycott Israeli produce. The campaign was launched in 2002 by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, plus scores of other organisations and hundreds of notable individuals. It is […]
Join the 4th National & International Week Against The Apartheid Wall!
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Settler gang injures five farmers in olive harvest raid
***image2***As the olive season begins, so too do settler attacks on Palestinians attempting to harvest their produce. In Farta village, east Qalqiliya, a gang of fifty settlers, mainly from the nearby settlement of Jilad, attacked farmers, first firing bullets into the air to intimidate them and then physically attacking them. When farmers refused to stop […]
Anglican Parish takes grassroots divestment action
The Anglican Parish of Virginia Water, Guildford, UK, has set a principled example to Anglican church by announcing on 16th of October that the board has unanimously decided to divest its £140,000 stake in the Anglican investment fund. The parish, acting in response to the refusal of the churchâs Central Board of Finance to divest […]
The calls of the Arab world come on to the agenda of the global social movements
On September 28 â October 1 a seminar on the strategies of the social movements was held in Brussels to discuss the current political situation, the way forward for the social movements and global action. Social Continental Alliance (Americas), CADTM (Committee For the Abolition of Third World Debt, www.cadtm.org ), COMPA-Americas, Focus on the Global […]
Occupation harasses children and mobile phone users in Jordan Valley harvest clampdown
***image2***New restrictions have come into force at the Tayaser checkpoint in the Jordan Valley, making movement even more difficult for Palestinians, and increasing the pressure on farmers who are already suffering hardship. Under the new restrictions, children over the age of one are not allowed to pass the Tayaser checkpoint without documentation to prove that […]
Thousands of worshippers climb the apartheid wall to reach the Dome of the Rock
***image2***Thousands of Palestinians used makeshift ladders to climb over the apartheid wall this Friday after being barred from entering Jerusalem to attend prayers at the Dome of the Rock. Occupation forces used tear gas, stun grenades, rubber bullets and water cannon to try to disperse the crowds. The confrontation at the West Bank checkpoints outside […]
Apartheid Clampdown on Palestinian Farmers As Olive Harvest Begins
***image2***Farmers in Quafin, North Tulkarem, are being prevented from reaping their olives during this harvest season by Occupation forces who have closed the only gate allowing access to the land. Although 1200 villagers have been granted permits to access lands isolated behind the Apartheid Wall, the closure of gate 436, the only entry point, means […]
Day of resistance as West Bank Palestinians confront Occupation on the way to Friday prayers
***image3***Palestinians on Friday entered into a confrontation with Occupation forces who harassed them as they attempted to attend prayers at the Dome of the Rock. Hundreds of Palestinians from Hebron and Bethlehem attempting to enter Jerusalem for prayers were stopped at the checkpoint in north of the city and forced to wait for several hours […]