Original publication: https://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=415804 BETHLEHEM (Ma'an) — The Palestinian team responsible for preparing the United Nations initiative in September has been given an independent legal opinion that warns of risks involved with its plan to join the UN. An initiative to transfer the Palestinians' representation from the PLO to a state will terminate the legal status […]
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Campaign of the Month: Military Embargo on Israel Now!
Originally published at War Resisters’ International On July 9, 2011 the BNC (BDS National Committee), the largest Palestinian civil society coalition, launched a call for a mandatory, comprehensive military embargo on Israel. The BNC calls upon all people of conscience, movements and organisations worldwide to support the embargo and to pressure governments, multilateral bodies and […]
Letter to Brazilian Minister of Defence, Celso Amorim
Palestinian political forces and civil society have joined in a letter to the newly appointed Brazilian minister of defence Celso Amorim congratulating him for his appointment and expressing their hope that under his mandate Brazil's defense policies would lead to a new area of respect for human and Palestinian rights. This clearly means ending Brazil's […]
Dozens of Suffocation Cases Caused By Occupation Suppression of the Nilin Village Weekly Protest
The villagers of Nilin had conducted Friday prayers on their land near the Apartheid Wall. During the sermon, Murad Amira Al-Khatib mentioned the need to close ranks in the face of Occupation and called for the expeditious implementation of the reconciliation agreement. After finishing the prayer, dozens of citizens and foreign peace activists marched peacefully, […]
Photo Story: Houses in the Village of al-Walajah Given Demolition Orders by Occupation Forces
Al-Walajah village is located to the southwest of the city of Jerusalem, with a population of about 2,500. In 1948, the al-Walajah people were displaced. Today, the village is threatened with total destruction as Israel continues to construct the Apartheid Wall directly through al-Walajah. On August 13, 2011, nearby villagers along with volunteers gathered at […]
Public Demonstration to Boycott Israeli Goods and Products in Hebron
In the framework of a series of events organized by the Grassroots Campaign to Boycott Israeli Goods including participation from some national political figures and representatives of local youth groups, a mass march was held in the streets and supermarkets in the city of Hebron on Monday, August 15, 2011. Lifting of the organizers, waving […]
StopTheWall supports & promotes the call for a military embargo issued by the BNC
Stop the Wall strongly supports and promotes the call for a mandatory, comprehensive military embargo issued by the BNC (Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee). The urgency for an end to military relations with Israel and the defunding of its military and homeland security complex is evident to each of the activists struggling on […]
Three Children Injured at Demonstration in al-Ma’asara Village
Saturday, August 13, 2011, three children were injured during a demonstration in a village near Bethlehem. Israeli Occupation forces repressed the demonstration activity, which was part of the weekly resistance march against the Wall and settlements in the al-Ma’asara village. “Three children were lightly wounded as Israeli troops attacked the weekly anti wall protest at […]
Scores of Activists Call for Boycott of Israeli Goods in Ramallah
More than forty activists, at the invitation of the Palestinian, Grassroots, Anti-apartheid Wall Campaign with the participation of the Independent Youth Movement, sit at al-Manara Square in Ramallah after a field trip to local shops. At the shops, demonstrators called for the participation of the shop owners, traders, and citizens to boycott the goods of […]
In Jenin, The Grassroots Campaign to Boycott Israel Responds to the Crimes of Occupation By Boycotting Israeli Products
Dozens of young men toured Jenin streets of Jenin city and its markets on Saturday, August 13, 2011. Grouped under the framework the Grassroots Campaign to Boycott Israeli Goods and with participation from representatives of national parties, demonstrators chanting slogans that urge citizens to boycott all Israeli goods entered shops and spoke to citizens and […]