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Jamal Juma’, 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 Jamal’s release. Like for the other Palestinian human rights defenders in Israeli jails, there […]

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) […]

This coming Tuesday, the hearings for Mohammed and Jamal will be held. During Jamal’s court hearing last Thursday (7 January 2010), the judge extended the investigation period until the 12th. His next court hearing in Ofer will be held, and he continues to be held without charge. On the same day, Mohammed will face another […]

Early Friday morning, the Israeli army closed the two entrances into the village of Ni’lin and prevented anybody from entering, including an Al Jazeera film crew and PLC member Mohammad Mesleh. Mesleh did not let this stop him from joining the weekly protest against the Apartheid Wall in Ni’lin, and walked through the surrounding fields […]

***image3***On Monday January 4, at a military hearing in Ramallah, an Israeli court extended the detention of human rights activist Jamal Juma’ for a further three days. Despite being held for 20 days, no charges have yet been brought against Jamal. A solidarity demonstration had been planned for Jamal’s hearing. In addition several consular representatives, […]

During Friday’s demonstration in Ni’lin – marking the anniversary of the Fatah movement – one eight year old boy was injured in the head with rubber coated steel bullets and two teenage boys (15 and 17 years old) were arrested. Around 500 people, including international and Israeli activists, attended the weekly Friday protest against the […]

The first action is Stop the Wall’s photo initiative. If you are at a protest, on a bike, or even having dinner at home, simply take a picture of you and/or your friends with a sign with a short message such as “Free Jamal Juma’! – Free the Anti-Wall prisoners!” Or stage a public photo […]

On December 23, Over 75 local and international activists descended on the town of Artas, to the south of Bethlehem, to reclaim land that has been threatened with confiscation by the Occupation authorities. In February of this year, Occupation authorities issued an order to confiscate over 1770 dunums of land belonging to the Palestinian Ministry […]