In the last two weeks, Palestinians marked the 30th anniversary of Land Day, commemorating the 6 martyrs killed defending their lands in 1976. Rallies and protests captivated towns and villagers across the West Bank, as Palestinians vowed steadfastness to the liberation of their lands. Meanwhile, the Occupation stepped up the isolation of the Jordan Valley […]
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Zionist forces collaborate, expel Palestinians and push for ethnic cleansing of Jerusalem
The expulsion of 5 families from their homes in Silwan on Friday the 29th of March, saw the Occupation continue its systematic policy of ethnic cleansing in Jerusalem. Three houses built on one dunum of land (around 300m2 each) were forcibly taken over by the Jewish National Fund (JNF). Using a mixture of fraud, deception […]
Palestinians in the Northern Jordan Valley completely caged-in
Since Friday 31st of March, Occupation Forces have completely sealed-in Palestinian communities in the northern Jordan Valley. No one has been allowed to enter or exit the area, resulting in the rotting of agricultural products and a total shut down in the cultural, social and economic activities of Palestinians living there. ***image2***The measures come a […]
Night raids in Budrus fail to intimidate villagers – united resistance continues
Occupation Forces have launched a new strategy of control in the Budrus, undertaking night raids into the village and forcing people at gunpoint to fingerprint checks. Soldiers have stormed several houses over the last week undertaking what they call a âstatistical surveyâ, which involves forcibly documenting all of the men in the households. In an […]
Flooding by Wall construction site claims Palestinian life
Eyad Tahar was found dead on Monday the 3rd of April, drowned in a flood near the Apartheid Wall between Bilâin and Safa. A valley here has been flooded, with the Wall blamed for preventing recent rainfall from draining. Taharâs body was recovered from the razor wire of the Wall, while his brother Raad was […]
Land Day: Palestinians Across West Bank Rise Up in Struggle For Land, Rights and Freedom
On the 30th memorial of Land Day â the day 6 Palestinians in the Galilee were massacred defending their land from confiscation – the popular committees against the Apartheid Wall, together with numerous other organizations, escalated their resistance against the continued colonization and land theft. From Jenin to Hebron, thousands of people confronted the Occupation […]
In the 30th memorial of Land Day: Strengthening our popular resistance to hold on to our Lands and destroy the Apartheid Wall
This yearâs memorial comes at a critical time. The racist Occupationâs attacks on our people are intensifying dramatically. Their policies – closures, assassinations, house demolitions, construction of the Apartheid Wall and its associated network of by-pass roads and tunnels, annexation of the Jordan Valley, and the judaization of Jerusalem – aim to bring us to […]
Standing Strong Against the Wall – Beit Sira Maintains Popular Resistance
***image2***Popular resistance in Beit Sira continued to challenge the attacks of the Occupation bulldozers which are razing the villageâs lands for the Apartheid Wall. This weeks protest sparked clashes with Occupation Forces as Palestinians refused to accept their ghettoization and the destruction of their communities. Around 400 villagers gathered in front of the village council […]
The Wall in the Jordan Valley: Trenches to isolate and expel Palestinians from Lands
Occupation Forces are deploying new tactics as they finalize the Apartheid Wall project within the Jordan Valley. Deep trenches across the western limits of the Valley have been constructed to shut Palestinians out from their farms and pastures. It comes as part of the Occupation attempt to cleanse the Valley of Palestinians and secure the […]
Between Walls – Villagers in Bethlehem squeezed by further land confiscation
Occupation Forces distributed confiscation orders on the 19th of March for land belonging to 6 villages west of Bethlehem – Walaja, Battir, Husan, al-Qabu, Wadi Fukin and Surif. Military orders proclaimed the confiscation of over 766 dunums of Palestinian land for the route of the Wall as it cuts in from the âGreen Lineâ to […]