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Leonard Cohen’s plans to play a show in Tel Aviv have drawn the ire of BDS activists around the world, as the renowned musician has faced protests in several cities demanding that he cancel the concert. Cohen began a six-month long world tour beginning in North America in April, and ending in Tel Aviv on […]

Arab Jahalin: Return to Tal Arad A documentary made up of a collection of interviews with members of the Jahalin, who narrate the histories and experiences from 1948 until the present. Since the Nakba, Occupation forces have expelled the Jahalin from a number of places, confiscating their lands for settlements. Now, the Wall threatens to […]

***image1***Demonstrations in Ni’lin and Bil’in were met with more violence this week. Five were injured in Ni’lin and three in Bil’in, and dozens more suffered from tear gas that Occupation forces showered on the protests. Protestors in Bil’in carried shields and posters of Basem Abu Rahma to mark the 40 days since his death. In […]

***image1***More land has been confiscated from the village of Ya’bad in the northern West Bank. Ya’bad and the surrounding communities have already lost thousands of dunums with the construction of the Wall around the Rehan, Shaqed and Hinnanit settlements, and the most recent confiscation will sever more residents from their livelihoods. On 22 May, soldiers […]

On May 17 a group of Londoners joined in protest against the sale by British supermarkets of Israeli goods and produce from settlements. The action took place in a West London Tesco. The group assembled around a trolley full of goods labelled ‘produce of Israel’, explaining the issues around the sale of Israeli goods to […]

Following the recent policy passed by the Fire Brigades’ Union and the Scottish TUC, the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union passed policy on 20 May supporting boycott, divestment and sanctions. In mid-May, delegates to the UK Fire Brigades’ Union conference supported a boycott of Israeli goods. Delegates also called for solidarity with the Palestinian […]

***image1***Advertisements featuring a map advertising all of historic Palestine as an Israeli tourist attraction are being removed from the London tube, following massive pressure and complaints. These maps mirror Occupation practices on the ground, which include the annexation of touristic sites across the West Bank and their incorporation into settlement industry. The campaign against the […]

***image1***In the past month, the expansion of settlements and related infrastructure has continued. Lands were confiscated in Nablus for the expansion of settler roads as well as for settlement expansion. Also in Nablus, five Palestinian homes were destroyed in the village of ‘Aqraba. Most recently, Occupation authorities authorized the construction of a new settlement in […]