A large public meeting attended by representatives of 15 different European countries was held in Brussels on October 8th. Around 150 participants gathered in the city of the European parliament to listen to, among others, an analysis of the situation in Palestine by Ilan Halevi and a presentation of the Unified Palestinian Call for Boycott, […]
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Jaba’ pays with its land to build a new checkpoint “terminal”
Jabaâ village, in the southwestern Bethlehem district, received a new confiscation order that will contribute to the apartheid system of Walls and Jewish-only roads that is being built on Palestinian land. The Occupation forces have ordered the confiscation of 110 dunums from the village to build a new checkpoint (terminal) on by-pass road number 367, […]
Scottish Students Take a Stand for Palestine: New Solidarity Motion Passed!
In Scotland this week, the Senate of Stirling University Studentsâ Association (SUSA) passed a resolution expressing solidarity with Palestinian universities and students and supporting Palestiniansâ inalienable right to education in the face of âthe illegal Israeli occupation of Palestine, the illegal wall and illegal settlementsâ. The resolution, which was brought by SUSA after pressure from […]
Protest targets persecution of Palestinians in Jerusalem and detention of thousands of political prisoners!
Hundreds of protestors staged a powerful demonstration at al-Manara square, Ramallah, demanding the release of Palestinian political prisoners and in particular the recent detainees from Jerusalem. Palestinian prisoners Dr. Ahmad Maslamani, Naser Abukhdair and Rasem Aâbedat have been jailed for several months by the Occupation Forces. This protest on the 27th of September marked the […]
Challenging European complicity with the Apartheid Wall and Israeli Crimes:Court Cases for Palestine
The growing number of campaigns in the UK to bring charges of war crimes against Occupation forces military commanders have served to highlight not only the crimes of the Occupation, but also the complicity of European governments in sustaining these crimes and ensuring that perpetrators continue to evade justice. Despite such clear opportunities to bring […]
Tura El-Garbeyah: New military camp on stolen Palestinian lands
***image2***With the global media frenzy for âdisengagementâ and the evacuation of a handful of settlements and military camps, the Occupation continues to uproot and confiscate Palestinian lands throughout the West Bank. Ignored by the international community and media alike, âdisengagementâ forms the cover for the latest stage of the perpetual Zionist colonization of Palestine. The […]
Al Khader: Confiscations and Settlement Expansion
Land confiscation and Wall construction in Bethlehem district continues unabated. To the west of Bethlehem city, 21 dunums has been confiscated from the village of Al Khader. These lands are owned by 10 families from the village and planted with grapes, peaches, vegetables and wheat. The confiscation took place to enable the construction of the […]
Zububa Villagers Tear Down 4 Meters of Apartheid Wall
In opposition to the Wall and the ever-tightening system of Occupation closures, a group of Palestinian youth tore down a section of the Apartheid Wall in the village of Zububa on September 16th. Villagers destroyed around 4 meters of the Wall on the eastern side of the village which is located to the northwest of […]
Mass Protests all over the West Bank in front of UN offices:Apartheid Israel builds ghettos not peace!
September 15th, 2005 Mass Protests all over the West Bank in front of UN offices: Apartheid Israel builds ghettos not peace! Ramallah – Protests in front of the UN offices – Protests in front of the UN offices mobilized the Palestinian people all over the West Bank. The main demonstration took place in Ramallah, where […]