Two Danish investment funds divested from Wall and settlement building companies, marking another victory in the BDS campaigns against Africa Israel and Elbit, two companies that have been targeted by BDS activists. In particular, this a critical step in the BDS campaign against companies building the Wall, opened by the Norwegian divestment last year. Danish […]
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Army attacks Ni’lin overnight
Early this morning, Occupation forces attacked Niâlin and arrested Rateb Mustafa âAmeera. Fierce clashes broke out in the streets, with residents defending their homes and soldiers firing live ammunition. As has become routine, soldiers on foot along with jeeps entered the village sometime around two in the morning. They broke into the home of Mustafa […]
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Two Ni’lin prisoners released, demonstrations continue
In spite of a week of arrests and raids, the people of Niâlin marched against the Wall this Friday. Prior to the demonstration, residents celebrated the release of several prisoners, on of whom had been held for some four months. Nearly 150 people marched toward the Wall this Friday, passing through the gate of the […]
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Soldiers block tree planting, arrest one after al-Ma’sara protest
The village of al-Maâsara held their weekly anti-Wall demonstration, this Friday carrying young olive trees to plant on their isolated lands. They were blocked by Occupation forces, who made good on their threats against the popular committee and arrested one at the close of the demonstration. Nearly 150 Palestinians, accompanied by international supporters, participated in […]
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Three more arrested in attempt to crush Ni’lin anti-Wall movement
Soldiers pulled three more residents of Niâlin from their homes early this morning in the latest attack on the local popular resistance. This is the fourth day this week in which villagers have been arrested, marking a serious escalation in the repression of the anti-Wall movement in the village. Last night, as they have been […]
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Eight more residents arrested in Ni’lin
Occupation staged a pre-dawn raid in the village of Niâlin, arresting four young men before withdrawing in the early hours of the morning. Later in the day, four more residents turned themselves in to Occupation authorities. This is the most serious arrest raid that the village has witnessed in some time, and is a dangerous […]
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Soldiers threaten repression if Ma’sara demonstrations continue
Yesterday night, Occupation forces raided al-Maâsara. At 1:30 in the morning, they hit the home of popular committee member Mohammed Brajiya, smashing the main door. Soldiers entered yelling and screaming, forcing him outside into the cold. This terrified the children of the home, who began crying. After demanding Brajiyaâs identity card, an officer delivered a […]
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Mohammad Othman has been released
Yesterday evening, following Jamalâs release, Mohammed Othman was also released after more than three months of imprisonment, isolation and interrogation. During his time in prison, and despite the hours of questioning and interrogation, no charges were ever pressed. Instead, threatened by the anti-Wall movement, Occupation authorities seemed to be determined to hold him without charge […]
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Jamal Juma’ has been released
Jamal Jumaâ, the coordinator of the Stop the Wall Campaign has been released yesterday evening after a month long detention in Israeli jails. He had been called for interrogation and then arrested on December 16. Yesterday, the military court decided for Jamalâs release. Like for the other Palestinian human rights defenders in Israeli jails, there […]
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Palestinian asks Quartet for human rights measures
Palestine, January 12 2010 From: Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign Palestinian NGO Network (PNGO) National and Islamic Forces To: Special Envoys and representatives to the Quartet Special Envoy Tony Blair (UK) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (UN) High Representative Catherine Ashton (EU) Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Ángel Moratinos (Spain, EU Presidency) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (US) […]