NEW YORK (25 October 2012) â The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, Richard Falk, today called on the UN General Assembly and civil society to take action against Israeli and international businesses that are profiting from Israeli settlements. Highlighting the activities of Caterpillar Incorporated (USA); […]
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Friday demos in Palestine: No to Barcelona’s normalization attempts
This Friday, once again, the people of the town of Ni'lin said prayers on their land near the apartheid Wall and during the Friday sermon the speaker stressed the need to stand by the prisoners and their demands, including an end to isolation confinement. The protestors raised Palestinian flags and chanted against the apartheid […]
Once again: Israeli forces attack Palestinians at al Aqsa mosque
This week, once again, Occupation forces invaded Jerusalem's Aqsa mosque compound after weekly prayers Friday, attacking worshipers with stun grenades and tear gas. Several Palestinians have been arrested. Palestinians within the Aqsa compound were staging a protest against illegal Jewish settlers who invaded the compound under heavy police protection earlier this week. Israeli authorities and […]
Palestinian Youth: “Why We’re Speaking Out Against Political Arrests”
We will go out today to say in one VOICE “NO TO POLITICAL ARRESTS” At 5:00 pm at Manara Square in Ramallah Our demonstartion today comes as a result of the wide campaign of arrests carried out by the Palestinian Security Forces (the Intelligence Services, the Preventive Security, and the Military Intelligence), which began […]
Call for action: Join this year’s Olive harvest!
Ten years ago, Israel started to build its apartheid Wall that effectively isolates much of the Palestinianolive groves and agricultural lands. The International court of Justice has declared the Wall illegal and defined the legal obligations of the international community to stop the Wall’s construction Last year the Israeli authorities announced to the United Nations their […]
WSF Free Palestine registration process starts now!
Registration of activities, organizations, individual participants and media for the WSF Free Palestine start from October and will be made online at the link that will be available on the site: wsfpalestine.net. Here are more details of the schedule: Registration for activities and organizations: The online registration for organizations and pre-registration of activities […]
28 de septiembre acción Mundial por Palestina (FSM PL)
Foro Social Mundial- Palestina Libre Llamado a la acción simultánea de solidaridad, 28 noviembre-1 diciembre 2012 Del 28 de noviembre al 1 de diciembre, miles de activistas, organizadores, jóvenes, grupos religiosos, sindicatos, músicos, académicos y muchos más, se darán cita en Porto Alegre, Brasil en el primer Foro Mundial Social dedicado exclusivamente a Palestina. Para […]
Palestinians for Dignity shut down EUPOL COPPS – Statement from PfD
Occupied Ramallah, September 21 2012–On Friday, the youth group Palestinians for Dignity organized a sit-in in front of the headquarters of the European Union Coordinating Office for Palestinian Police Support (EUPOL COPPS) on Tokyo Street, Ramallah in protest of a series of decisions undertaken by the EU to develop trade and diplomatic relations with the […]
Deir Ibzi Community Voice
Deir Ibzi, a village located north west of Ramallah, is a village of 13,860 dunams, with only 250 dunams built upon, and with a little over 2000 inhabitants. The village has been called by the name Deir 'Ibzi since the Roman era, and means "place of the well-spoken". It also has the Bubeen Spring that […]
IOF suppression of the weekly march of the residents of Ni’lin
During Israeli Occuaption Forces (IOF) suppression of the weekly march of the residents of Ni'lin, west of Ramallah, dozens of tear gas canisters were fired. The people of the town of Ni'lin said Friday prayers on their land near the Apartheid Wall and during the Friday sermon the khatib, or person delivering the […]