Occupied Palestine – On the eve of the International Day of Solidarity with the People of Palestine, 52 international notables issued a statement calling for “urgent … international action towards a mandatory, comprehensive military embargo against Israel.” Though directly motivated by Israel’s latest war of aggression against the 1.6 million Palestinians in the occupied and […]
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Where’s the Accountability for Israeli War Crimes?
The Palestinian Authority would be “traitors” if they agreed to a condition the UK is seeking to impose in exchange for agreeing to support Palestine upgrading its membership in the UN. So said Raji Sourani, Director of the Palestine Center for Human Rights (PCHR) at a meeting with lawyers from the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) in Gaza […]
Report on West Bank Palestinian cities solidarity with Gaza
As a result of the Israeli aggression on Gaza protest demonstrations and solidarity marches was arranged all over the West Bank â From Jenin in the north to Hebron in the south. Once again the occupation forces of Israel suppressed the popular resistance of the Palestinians. On Tuesday 20th of November clashes erupted in the […]
The Occupation force suppresses weekly marches in the West Bank. Several demonstrators injured.
The legitimate and rightful weekly demonstration of the Palestinian continued this Friday against the occupation, the apartheid wall, & the settlements. Youth and foreign solidarity activists in Nabi Saleh was wounded by rubber bullets, after Israeli occupation forces suppressed the protest march of the village, north-west of Ramallah, against the settlement and confiscation of Palestinian […]
WSF Palestine Updates
Let’s stand together in solidarity with Gaza! Let’s build solidarity for a free Palestine! Probably never before have the last weeks of preparation for a WSF event been marked by such a strong sense of urgency and importance: Now more than ever we need to stand together, organize and show the strength of global solidarity […]
Video: settler car hits Abdallah Abu Rahmeh; Rushdi Tamimi dies after being shot in Nabi Saleh village
Video was released today showing a car, presumably driven by an Israeli settler, deliberately hitting a Palestinian protester, identified as Abdallah Abu Rahmeh, during a peaceful demonstration today. The protest took place outside Ofra settlement near Ramallah on Route 60. Abdallah Abu Rahmeh has served as the media coordinator of the popular committee in Bilin, […]
G4S blockaded in Oslo over support for Israeli apartheid
Activists block the entrance to G4Sâ offices in Oslo. (Norwegian Palestine Committee) Early this morning, a group of activists from the Palestine Committee of Norway blocked the entrance to the offices of the security firm G4S in Oslo. The activists demanded that G4S stop all activities that contribute to the occupation of the West Bank […]
Israeli Airstrikes Kill 5, Raising Death Toll to 163
GAZA, November 21, 2012 (WAFA) â The ongoing war on Gaza Wednesday resulted in the killing of five Palestinians and the injury of several others, some seriously, raising the death toll to 163, according to local sources. They said three Palestinians, a father and his son and daughter, were killed and another was critically injured […]
From Norway – in solidarity with Gaza
From Norway â in solidarity Gaza demonstrations November 17th The Palestine Committee of Norway arranged several big and small demonstrations in support for our friends in Palestine, and especially the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip, Saturday November 17th. In the main cities, Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Tromsø, Lillehammer, Hamar, Narvik, but also in smaller towns, people […]
Death Toll Reaches 113 on Day Seven of Israeli War on Gaza
GAZA, November 20, 2012 (WAFA) â The death toll of Palestinians killed in seven days of Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip reached 113 on Tuesday, a large number of them are children and women, and three killed in early hour strikes on and around Gaza City. Medical sources said two people were killed, […]