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Settlers attempting to repopulate Homesh settlement have recently been forced to abandon their efforts, in the face of mounting protests against their presence. On Saturday afternoon, the settlers were seen packing their belongings and leaving the settlement, signalling an apparent victory for the Palestinian villagers in the area who rejected the return of Jewish settlers […]

On November 28, Occupation forces announced that they would soon begin construction on a segment of the Wall at the northern entrance to the village of Azzun, in the Qalqilya district. This will mean the confiscation of seven dunums of village land in order to establish a 3.5 km segment of the Wall. Occupation forces […]

***image1***On 26 November, Cairo University students organized a demonstration in protest of the ongoing siege of Gaza. The action was violently suppressed by Egyptian police. In downtown Cairo, Egyptian students held a mass march and demonstration, calling for an end to the siege on Gaza. According to press reports, a 600 strong state police force […]

Earlier this month, the Village Council in Khirbet Jbara, Tulkarem district, received notice that 587 dunums of village land would be confiscated in order to establish a new section of the Apartheid Wall. The new construction of the Wall will take place to the west of Khirbet Jbara, and it will effectively seal the village […]

The following speeches were given on November 24 by Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, President of the United Nations General Assembly. Mr. Brockmann should be applauded for this speech, as he uses powerful content – including references to apartheid, American-imposed obstacles to peace, Israeli intimidation and last but not least, the BDS movement – that has not […]

A massive demonstration was held in Jayyous today to protest the rerouting of the Wall and the permanent isolation of 5,582 dunums of village land for the expansion of Zufim settlement. Villagers destroyed sections of the Wall, sparking confrontations with the Occupation military and the invasion of the village. ***image2***Following the Friday prayer, more than […]

On Friday, popular mobilization occurred across the West Bank. In addition to the ongoing demonstrations in Ma’sra, Ni’lin and Bi’lin, the two new weekly actions in Jayyous and against the Homesh settlement to the north of Nablus gained momentum. All demonstrations were forcefully repressed by Occupation forces, resulting in numerous injuries. ***image2***In the north, the […]

On 30 October, Occupation forces demolished 36 structures in the Bedouin community of Maghayir al-Dir. This demolition, which has affected 97 persons from the Milehat and Ka’abneh families, is part of a larger campaign targeting vulnerable communities in an effort to push them away from settlements. ***image3***The Bedouin community of Mughayir al-Dir is located on […]