In the past few weeks, news has spread around Argentina that the country will be part of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Israel signed by the governments of the Mercosur. The Mercosur is a customs union that today includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela, and five other South American countries with associate member […]
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Euskal Herria (the Basque Country) with Palestine!
On Saturday July 8th, 2006 around 1,000 people demonstrated on the streets of Bilbao in support of Palestine. The march started at 5:30 pm in front of the Arriaga theatre and then proceeded in a powerful demonstration throughout the capital of the Basque country. During the march, Palestinian music was played and slogans such as […]
South Africans calls for end of diplomatic ties with Apartheid Israel and prepares for popular mass campaigns!
On the 10th of July, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (South Africa) convened an urgent media conference in response to the escalating massacres of the Palestinian people in Gaza. Various other political and social forces joined the PSC, as the groups united to announce a series of demands to the South African government, the international community […]
From Jenin to Hebron: The Occupation Continues Land Destruction and Isolation
***image2***In Jenin district, systematic land burning â a technique already practiced by the Occupation â has destroyed invaluable land and trees. Hebron farmers are beginning to be subjected to the same expulsion mechanism of the permit system which is already in place in the northern West Bank. Slowly, more and more lands are eaten up […]
Caterpillar& Co. under pressure for supporting Israeli Apartheid
On the 9th of July, 2006 â the second anniversary of the ICJ decision that deemed the apartheid wall illegal â War on Want presented its new report about corporate responsibility in the occupation of Palestine at a one-day conference in London entitled âProfiting from the Occupation: A people’s tribunal to expose the corporations behind […]
Indonesia’s tennis team boycotts Apartheid Israel
The Indonesian womenâs tennis team, scheduled to play a Fed Cup play-off in Israel on the 15th and 16th of July, have pulled out of the tie in an act of solidarity with Palestinians. The Indonesian Tennis Federation (PELTI) and government officials from the foreign and sports ministries decided to boycott the games after the […]
Two years after the ICJ decision: Protests throughout West Bank against Apartheid Wall and Occupation war crimes in Gaza
***image2***Resistance against the Apartheid Wall continued two years after the ICJ ruled the structure illegal, as the popular Anti-Apartheid Wall committees organized a series of demonstrations across the West Bank. Palestinians challenged the Occupation, and denounced its onslaught against people besieged in Gaza, as the struggle against the racist Wall and Israeli Apartheid continued. Protests […]
Worldwide actions to stop Occupation’s War Crimes strengthen Palestinian resistance on second anniversary of ICJ decision!
This year the 9th of July is a bitter day for Palestinians. The Occupation Army besieges Gaza, massacres its people and attacks its infrastructure. The ghettos of the West Bank take shape as the Apartheid Wall edges closer to completion and the Palestinian exodus from Jerusalem has begun. Over 9000 Palestinians rot in Israeli prison […]
Swiss activists stop international conference featuring official from Apartheid Israel
As part of the campaign to isolate Apartheid Israel, Swiss activists have successfully stopped the âFirst International Convention on Public Securityâ from taking place on the 29th of June in Paudex. They staged protests and lobbied against the conference after learning that the event featured amongst the speakers Dani Arditi, ex-general of the Occupation Army […]
Chilean Politicians Demand Recall of Chilean Ambassador from Tel Aviv as the Occupation Continues Aggression
Out of a press conference hosted by the Palestinian Embassy in Chile, Chilean parliamentarians and politicians of all backgrounds have united to request the recall of the Chilean Ambassador from Tel Aviv as a reaction to the Occupationâs latest war crimes. The press conference held on Friday, 30th of June in Santiago was attended by […]