Saturday, March 26, the Palestine New Federation of Trade Unions (New Unions) have celebrated their official recognition as trade union federation by the Palestinian authorities and at the same time have held their annual congress, voting for a new union council and executive committee. The New Unions unite today 26 trade unions in all of […]
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BDS: security company G4S announces plans to exit Israeli market
– G4S has lost contracts worth millions of dollars in more than a dozen countries following BDS campaigns protesting its role in Israeli prisons, settlements and checkpoints – Campaign against G4S to remain “high BDS priority” until sale is finalized – BDS to continue supporting boycotts against G4S over mass incarceration globally British security company G4S, […]
Palestinian Women’s Call for Worldwide Women’s Endorsement of BDS
“Support BDS, and Palestine will be free!” – Angela Davis On the occasion of Palestinian women’s celebration of 8th of March, the International Women’s Day, we the undersigned, Palestinian women organizations, centers and groups, call upon all women and feminists of the world, as well as women’s organizations and collectives, to endorse the BDS Call […]
Israeli Apartheid Week kicks off in Palestine
With a demonstration of thousands fo people in support of the BDS movement in Ramallah, on February 27th, Palestinian popular movements kicked off the Palestinian part of the International Israeli Apartheid Week. In the West Bank and Gaza, many activities are planned to happen until March 10th in Palestine. Among them, events will be happen […]
Overview of the Week (February 24-March 1)
The last week has seen continues mobilization, starting with the launch of Israeli Apartheid Week in Palestine to the continues struggle of the Palestinian teachers for their rights. Hunger striking journalist Mohammad al-Qiq has achieved a victory – on May 21st he will be released – while Israel continues waves of new arrests and the […]
Overview of the week ( February 16-23 2016 )
This week has seen a continuous attack on Palestinian youth, several of them have been killed. As well arrests continued and 12 year old Dima al Wawi became the youngest female Palestinian prisoner in Israeli jails. Israel has continued to destroy schools and to attck Palestinian education while journalist Muhammad al Qiq resists in ongoing […]
Israel storms Al-Amari Refugee’s Camp
Early in the morning of February 15, a squad of around 25 Israeli soldiers arrived in the refugee camp in Ramallah.The Israeli army did not give a reason for their raid in the camp, speaking only of "operational activity". A major confrontation began when the soldiers got back in the streets, where hundreds of Palestinian […]
IOF demolishes at least 15 Palestinian facilities and destroys water pipes
Last Wednesday, February 10, the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) demolished a number of houses and agricultural facilities in the Jordan Valley early in the morning. The soldiers, many times accompained by settlers, alleged that the structures shouldn’t be there, since it’s a “closed military zone”. At the villages of Al Juftiluk, Fasayil and Almekser, […]
Tubas hit by massive home demolitions
The Israel forces destroyed today over 40 houses and structures in Tubas, a district in the Jordan Valley of the occupied West Bank. This week dozens of homes have been already destroyed in several locations in Area C, in particular in the Jordan Valley and the rampage is continuing. They stormed the communities of Al-Farisiya […]
Solidarity for hunger striking journalist Mohammed Al-Qiq
Since the announcement in the media that the health of Muhammad al Qiq, a Palestinian journalist held in administrative detention since December 13 is getting critical, political parties, prisoners organizations, the Journalists Union and popular committees of the Stop the Wall Campaign came together and have organized daily protests in city centers of the West […]