With the Palestine Investment Conference (PIC) beginning tomorrow in Bethlehem and the celebrated reforms and development projects proposed last year by the Fayyad government, understanding development in Palestine is more important than ever. Both the PIC and the Fayyad development programs have already elicited severe criticism from Palestinian civil society, political opposition and local communities. […]
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Greek activists protest in Athens to mark the Palestinian Nakba
On May 14 and 15, the Greek Intifada Association organized demonstrations in front of the Israeli embassy in Athens. Organizers issued a statement denouncing the premeditated ethnic cleansing and massacres that occurred in 1948 as well as the expansionist aggression of the Occupation state. The policies of apartheid and ghettoization were also decried, with the […]
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London protest calls for Free Palestine
Thousands marched through London, sixty years after the Palestinian Nakba, to demand an end to the siege on Gaza, an end to Israeli occupation, and for the right of return of refugees. The demonstration, organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, British Muslim Initiative and the Palestinian Forum in Britain, was supported by trade unions UNISON, […]
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More demolition orders issued in al-Khadr
On 9 May, Occupation forces issued 5 demolition orders in the village of al-Khadr, west of Bethlehem. The orders threaten four homes as well as a large water tank that accounts for much of the village supply. If the homes are demolished, a total of 52 people will be affected. ***image2***The people of al-Khadr have […]
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The American University in Cairo senate calls for BDS
On 14 May, The American University in Cairo (AUC) decried Occupation policies targeting Palestinian students and called for the university to adopt certain aspects of the BDS. According to the AUC senate: â[â¦} Given the role of the Senate as a collective conscience of AUC, expressed in the many resolutions adopted over the years denouncing […]
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Largest demonstration since the start of the second Intifada across Palestine
Over 50,000 people filled the streets of Ramallah today, marking the 60th anniversary of the Nakba with the largest protest since the start of the second Intifada. Other actions were held across Palestine and in Palestinian communities in Jordan and Lebanon. ***image1*** In Ramallah, crowds marched from Muqata to the central Manara square, accompanied by […]
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Public Statement of the National Committee to Commemorate the Nakba at 60
Public Statement of the National Committee to Commemorate the Nakba at 60âPalestine Their is no Alternative to the Return to Our Homes and Properties To the People of Palestine, Whether you live within the ‘Green Line’, in Jerusalem, the West Bank, Gaza, or in exile; you shall return, there is no doubt that you shall […]
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People of ni’lin clash with soldiers in defense of their land
In the village of Niâlin, outside Ramallah, residents clashed with Occupation soldiers over plans to confiscate village land for the construction of the Wall. The people of Niâlin began to protest around 9:00 in the morning and did not cease until 3:00 in the afternoon. Four persons were injured from rubber bullets and tear gas. […]
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“Hunger and Anger” – 1500 protest in Hebron
An estimated 1,500 people demonstrated yesterday in front of the government offices in Hebron. Men, women and children from villages and towns across the Hebron district turned out to participate. ***image2***The protest, organized under the banner âHunger and Angerâ, was on one hand a demonstration to mark the 60 years of Nakba and dispossession faced […]
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10 Palestinians injured during Nakba commemoration protest
Ten Palestinians were injured today in Shufa village, south of Tulkarem, when Israeli forces attacked a demonstration on the occasion of the sixtieth anniversary of the Nakba. Members of the National Committee to Commemorate the Nakba had gathered with grassroots organisations from Tulkarem to protest with the villagers against the ongoing attacks on Palestinian lives […]