Ramadan began on the first day of August with Israeli violence in the West Bank. On the first holy Friday of the month, weekly village protests were held in addition even more demonstrations. Seemingly eclipsed in international media by protests in Israel against spending cuts, popular resistance against the Occupation has not paused, despite this […]
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Boycott Campaign in Bethlehem Speaks to Mosque Goers
The Palestinian Grassroots Anti-apartheid Wall Campaign organized extensive campaigns to boycott products of occupation. The activity started at 5 am on Friday at the northern checkpoint of Bethlehem that leads to Jerusalem. The activists have focused on reaching those going to pray in Jerusalem. The campaign included the distribution of posters with the message that […]
The Enterprise of Declaring a State
A number of Palestinian civil society organizations and networks have released a document that is the result of long discussions regarding possible Palestinian statehood in September 2011. This group of civil society organizations has met with progressive political parties in Palestine and also with the Palestinian human rights council to discuss the Palestinian Authority's (PA) […]
Veolia, major target of Palestinian BDS campaign, in financial crisis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 8 August 2011 French multinational Veolia to cut back global operations after €67.2 million losses BDS campaign has cost Veolia large contracts across Europe over its illegal Israel project Losses comes on heals of Agrexco’s financial woes, another main BDS target Only days after losing out on another lucrative contract in […]
Tulkarem Hosts Public Activity to Boycott Israeli Goods and Products
During Ramadan in the campaign to boycott Israeli goods, demonstrators sent the message âBreak Fast But Don’t Make Occupation.â A grassroots campaign to boycott Israeli goods on was organized on Saturday, August 6, 2011. A mass-mobilization campaign was held in the streets of the city of Tulkarm, in which 40 activists carried banners to urge […]
In solidarity with our Norwegian friends
Last week, dozens of people, including youth, were killed in Norway. The deaths were the result of a brutal attack by one individual, Anders Behring-Breivik. Immediately, we at Stop the Wall acted in solidarity with the victims, their family, and the nation of Norway by sending the following letter. Each day since the attack we […]
Seizing on Agrexco’s financial woes, campaigners vow to eject Israeli exporter from Europe
For Original Press-release, Click Here. Facing a bankruptcy hearing in a Tel Aviv court Tuesday, Israeli export company Agrexco has been beset by bad headlines in recent months. Now its problems look set to worsen, after Palestinian solidarity groups from across Europe joined forces to escalate a boycott campaign. A new coalition on Thursday promised […]
Demonstration in al-Walaja Village Against Further Construction of the Wall
Later that evening, 150 demonstrators marched toward the apartheid wall on al-Walaja lands, in the west Bethlehem district. They tried to reach the isolated lands where Occupation bulldozers are currently working on constructing a new section of the Apartheid Wall. The demonstration, which was organized by Stop The Wall Campaign and the âWelcome to Palestineâ […]
Confrontations Occurred at al-Quba Checkpoint, North of Bethlehem Entrance
Occupation forces suppressed the demonstration organized today by Stop The Wall Campaign and âWelcome to Palestineâ initiative at al-Quba checkpoint at the northern entrance of Bethlehem city by firing tear gas and rubber bullets. Mazen al-Azah, coordinator of Stop the Wall campaign for Bethlehem district, said that the demo came as part of the local […]
Violence at the Bakkah mosque in Hebron
Five demonstrators suffered various injuries today and dozens suffered from gas asphyxiation as result of the suppression by occupation forces towards the mass demonstration. The demonstration started from outside Bakkah mosque in Hebron in Martyrs Street near the center of the old town to reject Judaizing the city, stealing land by the settlements, and to […]