***image2***Wadi el Maleh, in the northern Jordan Valley, is an ancient resort used for centuries by visitors and the local population for its hot mineral springs. What has been a bustling tourist facility, until the occupation of the Valley in 1967, is today a site where Palestinians struggle to exist. The Palestinian community in Wadi […]
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Expulsion of coal workers in Yabad: Northern West Bank strangled by closures
South of Yabad – in the west of Jenin district – Occupation Forces have expelled coal workers from their land and work places. Meanwhile intense closures have suffocated the entire northern area of the West Bank, increasing the ghettoization of the disparate Palestinian areas. ***image2***Palestinians engaged in the manufacture of coal near Yabad were expelled […]
Tuwani: Villagers repel attacks of Occupation Forces
Around 70 people from Tuwani in Hebron demonstrated and resisted a violent attack from Occupation Forces on Saturday the 22nd of April. Protesting the uprooting of their lands – and the isolation of their area from the rest of the West Bank -Palestinians repelled the violent attacks of Soldiers but incurred serious injuries to many […]
Largest Palestinian Film Festival in Europe Held in London
The London Palestine Film Festival opens this week, the biggest event of its kind in Europe, showcasing some of the finest films about Palestine and bringing together Palestinian filmmakers from throughout the diaspora. Special themes to be highlighted by this yearâs event include women and resistance, Palestinian refugees and those living within the areas of […]
Clahes erupt by Wall in Dahiet al-Barid as Palestinian ghetto tightens
On April 18, clashes erupted in Dahiet al Barid, Jerusalem as Occupation Forces sealed off access to the remaining crossing point on the main road. The Apartheid Wall runs through the middle of the main street, splitting the community in two with just one crossing point for the community. Its closure signalled the tightening of […]
Occupation orders reveal settlement expansion in north Hebron district
Last Tuesday, 18th of April, Occupation Forces distributed three military orders to the people in Beit Ummar and Halhul, north Hebron district. The orders are aimed to ensure the expansion of the Karme Zur settlement which already separates the two villages and swallows their land. A Wall is to be built around the stolen land. […]
Siege of Jordan Valley ongoing – Seasonal Workers Evicted From Lands
The state of siege upon the Jordan Valley is still ongoing, with Palestinians without residency still barred from entering the area. Moreover, residents under 30 are not allowed to exit or enter the area. The Occupation is systematically confiscating ID cards of non-Valley Palestinians and deporting them, whilst preparing the area for Zionist expansion projects. […]
Anata School Attacks Ongoing: Occupation hospitalises 5 while death threats target students
On the evening of Sunday April 16th, students playing football at the schoolyard in Anata were subject to a brutal attack by Occupation Forces. Five children were injured as Soldiers went on the rampage, breaking the feet of one student with their military jeeps. Today clashes broke out as Soldiers entered the school to arrest […]
Communities in South Yatta – Between Walls and Demolition
New demolition orders in south Yatta district are continuing the Occupation measures to drive Palestinians out of the area. Last week, farmers from al Taâlah (west of Arab Zuweidin) received demolition orders for four houses in the community, in order to make way for a Wall to fortify the settler-road. With the addition of the […]
Aqaba demolitions – A village struggles for existence
On Monday, 10th of April, Occupation Forces distributed fresh demolition orders in Aqaba, a village in the west of the Jordan Valley. They join 16 previous demolition orders which threaten to destroy the social, economic and cultural institutions and life of the village. Palestinians in Aqaba face a daily fight for their survival and existence. […]