Throughout this week, villagers whose lands have been isolated by the Wall in the northern West Bank found an Israeli military order declaring that the lands isolated behind the Wall formed a âdemarcation borderâ and prohibiting passage to these areas almost entirely. The orders, which constitute a grave and blatant next step in Israelâs illegal […]
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Six Thousand of Falamya’s Trees Perish behind the Wall
The people in the village of Falamya are appealing for international organizations to intervene immediately so farmers can access their isolated land behind the Apartheid Wall, where nearly 6,000 citrus and fruit trees are perishing. The Wall has brought massive devastation to the some 600 residents in Falamya, which is northeast of Qalqiliya. The Wall […]
“Access Gates”: Jayyus Municipality Appeal Highlights Wall’s Institutionalization and Relentless Humiliation
On Tuesday October 6th, the Municipality of Jayyus, a village in the Qalqiliya district which is separated from 72% of its land by the Wall, sent out an appeal for support for residentsâ to reach their land. There are two âaccess gatesâ in Jayyus which are claimed by the Israeli military to be for farmers […]
Demonstrations in Norway against the Wall mark Three Years of the Intifada
To mark the third year of the Intifada and amplify the call from Palestine to âSTOP THE WALL!â the Norwegian Peopleâs Aid & Association of Norwegian NGOâs for Palestine organized a series of lectures, film screenings, and demonstrations from the 26th to the 30th of September in major cities across Norway. ***image5***The series of events […]
According to Plan: Israel’s High Profile Announcement on Wall Path brings no Surprises
In what those who have been closely following Israelâs plans around the construction of the Wall see as pre-determined, Wednesdayâs high profile announcement to build the Wall east of Ariel and Kedumim is outdated, as the current mapping of the Wall is virtually the same as plans that have been made public since the beginning […]
Conquest of the West Bank: UN Report Calls Wall Annexation
On September 8, 2003 the United Nations published an official document, Question of the Violation of Human Rights in the Occupied Arab Territories, including Palestine, which includes a special chapter analyzing the impact of the Wall on Palestinians as well as the illegality of the Wall itself. This report, written by the Special Rapporteur of […]
UN Civil Society Conference in support of Palestinian people agrees to press governments to demand destruction of Wall in Occupied Territories
ACTION PLAN ADOPTED TODAY ALSO CALLS FOR EDUCATING PUBLIC, TABLING OF NEW RESOLUTIONS IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SECURITY COUNCIL Civil society organizations committed themselves to pressure their governments to condemn the construction of the “wall” by Israel as part of its pattern of illegal settlement activity, according to the Plan of Action adopted this afternoon at […]
Israeli bulldozers destroy commercial stores as demolitions in Nazlat ‘Isa continue
Nazlat ‘Isa, Tulkarem — Israeli bulldozers, accompanied by the military, demolished today three commercial stores in Nazlat ‘Isa, located near the Green Line between Baqa Al Sharqia and Baqa Al Gharbia. Ten days ago, the Israeli Occupation Forces demolished 135 stores in the village as well as five houses. The large scale demolition of the […]
Israel Destroys Entire Commercial Market in One Day in Largest Demolition in Years
OVER 100 SHOPS AND 5 HOMES DEMOLISHED IN NAZLAT ‘ISA FOR THE BUILDING OF THE WALL Nazlat ‘Isa, Occupied West Bank — Marking the single largest demolition of buildings in years, the entire commercial area of Nazlat ‘Isa was today raised to the ground as some 15 bulldozers, accompanied by large numbers of military and […]
The Same Day Sharon Declares “Handover” of City Israeli Bulldozers Return to Encaged Qalqiliya City to Make Way for Wall “Buffer Zone”
Qalqiliya — Israeli bulldozers, accompanied with three military jeeps along with armed guards of the Israeli construction companies, began bulldozing 50 dunums of lands along the eastern side of the Qalqiliya Wall for its so-called “buffer zone”. Among the destruction were vegetables crops and water pipes. The buffer zone of this portion of the Wall […]