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Occupation forces bulldozed 40 dunums of land isolated behind the Wall in Masha. 100 olives trees were also cut down, in what appears to be the beginnings of settlement infrastructure development in the area. In mid-January, bulldozers arrived at Masha, west of Salfit, and leveled a wide swath of land between the settlements Elqana and […]

The so-called High Court of Justice issued the final decision relating to Khirbet Tana, east of Nablus city, sanctioning the demolition of the village and the expulsion of the entire population. Khirbet Tana is east of Beit Furik and just west of the Mekhora settlement. The people of the village are primarily shepherds and farmers […]

Today’s demonstration in Jayyous was met by intensified force, with soldiers quickly invading the village and firing live ammunition. A huge number of soldiers occupied the village, bringing with them a bulldozer that was used to destroy trees and farmland. Clashes have lasted into the evening, and are ongoing in separate parts of the village. […]

In Spain a dozen protestors disrupted the Barcelona – Maccabi (Tel Aviv) basketball game. During the game, a number of people waved Palestinian flags as well as balloons and banners reading “Boycott Israel” and “Stop the massacre in Gaza.” At the end of first quarter, several protestors jumped onto the court, halting the match before […]

BDS NEWSLETTER Edition: 11 – January, 2009 CORPORATE NEWS Veolia loses 3.5 billion The Stockholm community council in Sweden announced that the French company Veolia, which has been the current operator of the subways in Stockholm County for the past ten years, lost the contract to the MTR-cooperation. The contract for the coming eight years […]

During the month of January, Palestinian villages across the West Bank were hit with a wave of confiscation orders. In the Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Hebron districts, Occupation forces closed or confiscated land for the construction of new segments of the Wall or military infrastructure. Collectively, thousands of dunums have been confiscated, and thousands more will […]

Occupation forces ordered 12 families in Khirbet Dir Sa’ida to cease construction work on homes and animal shelters. A total of 66 individuals, who rely on raising livestock in the area, will be effectively forced out as a result. In mid January, military orders were issued to the families of Khirbet Dir Sa’ida, southwest of […]