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Early this morning, Occupation forces continued their crackdown on the village of Jayyous and raided several more homes where they arrested three youth. This comes in the wake of last week’s rampage in which some 75 people were detained in a village school, some for as many as 17 hours. The raid began at two […]

Occupation forces have announced that the route of the Wall in the Qalqilya district will be modified. This change will affect the southern area, around the Alfe Menashe settlement, cutting off massive amounts of land from three villages and maintaining the isolation of several Bedouin communities. ***image1***Several weeks ago, Occupation forces put up announcements on […]

For the second time this month, Occupation forces demolished tents belonging to five ‘Arab Jahalin families. Soldiers confiscated the remains of the tents and the families’ water tank to ensure that they will not be able to rebuild. On 16 February, at ten in the morning, jeeps and soldiers arrived again at the Jahalin community […]

Demonstrations continued in four villages this Friday, despite a week of invasions, raids and detentions aimed at crushing the popular resistance. Protests against the Wall were held in Jayyous, Ma’sara, Ni’lin and Bi’lin, where the people commemorated the fourth anniversary of the weekly protests. The actions in Jayyous and Ma’sara came in the wake of […]

Bulldozers uprooted around 300 olive saplings in the village of Jab’a, western Bethlehem. Occupation forces have considered it “state land,” meaning that the owners are barred from cultivating or using it in any way. ***image1***On February 18, bulldozers entered the targeted land and razed some 300 olive saplings. Two days prior, the owners had received […]

In the latest and most serious incursion to date, Occupation forces rampaged through the village of Jayyous in the early hours of the morning on Wednesday. At least 50 youth have been arrested so far, and the village has been placed under an indefinite curfew, with residents being prevented from leaving their homes for any […]

The day before yesterday, Occupation forces permanently closed the gate in the Dahaya al-Barid neighborhood of ar-Ram. This move further isolates the communities from Jerusalem, as the gate was the only working access point in the area, and forces Jerusalemites to enter and exit the city through Qalandiya. This closure has forced hundreds of residents […]

On February 9, students occupied the university of Glasgow, joining the wave of university occupations that has been occurring in the UK. The occupation ended several days later, after the university administration agreed to several of the students’ demands. After several weeks of campaigning, students at Glasgow garnered more than one thousand signatures of staff […]