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In Oslo on November 3, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a half-day seminar about business and research cooperation with Israel, inviting Norwegian and Israeli corporations, research institutions in The Research Council of Norway and other representatives of the two countries’ business and research sectors. The controversial seminar has gotten widespread attention in Norway […]

This report, detailing 33 attacks on farmers in October, shows that farmers have faced an average of more than one attack per day from either settlers or soldiers. The Occupation forces were directly involved in 52% of the incidents while in the remaining cases their absence at the scene ensured that settlers could continue their […]

While settlers this Friday were apparently taking a break from their continuous attacks, Occupation forces stepped into fill the gap. In Ni’lin and al-Ma’sra people were prevented from reaching the lands affected by the Apartheid Wall. ***image2***In Ni’lin over one hundred people were blocked from reaching their olive groves close to the Wall’s path. After […]

In the early morning of October 26 2008, Occupation forces prevented farmers from the village of Kafr Qadum from reaching their farmland. The farmers were attempting to reach their land to harvest their olives, but as has been the case throughout the olive harvest, the Occupation cited “security purposes” for its actions. ***image4***As the farmers […]

The Swedish Assa Abloy Company responded to pressure from a coalition of Swedish non-profit groups and the Church of Sweden by deciding to immediately remove its Mul-T-Lock factory in the Barkan settlement, located in the West Bank. A spokesperson for the company said that Assa Ablov will relocate its factory inside the Green Line, and […]

As has been the case throughout the West Bank, the village of Ni’lin has been subjected to increasing violence in recent weeks, as Occupation forces have used extreme measures to deny the villagers’ basic rights during the olive harvest. ***image2***On Friday October 24 2008, farmers from Ni’lin were attacked by Occupation forces and prevented from […]

Settlers have attacked the mayor of Kufr Qadum and his brother in the family’s olive groves. This comes on the eve of the olive harvesting action organized by the Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, where Palestinian and international volunteers will take part in the village harvest. Kufr Qadum mayor Muhammad Steweh and his brother, together with their […]

Mahmoud Zaware, 36 years old, is the local coordinator of the Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign in al Ma’sra, Bethlehem district. He teaches at al Quds Open University and heads the village council an al Ma’sra. His familiy lost 35 dunums of land, due to the Wall. In this interview, he talks about the settlements that colonize […]