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The largest civil society organization in Ireland, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, is the latest union to pass a boycott, divestment and sanction motion against Apartheid Israel. The 770, 000 member-strong organization, which represents trade unions and trade councils across Ireland, condemned the Israeli government in two motions for its oppression of the Palestinian […]

The Palestinian Bedouin community of al Hadidiya is continuing to resist attempts by the Occupation to ethnically cleanse the area. Almost three months ago, the Occupation has sent demolition orders to all the homes of the Palestinian community and ordered people to leave the area. Some of the families remain steadfastly on the land even […]

*** ACTION ALERT *** STOP APARTHEID ISRAEL FROM JOINING THE OECD! Israel is attempting to join the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD).This organization offers its members significant economic benefits, closer trade links and greater financial stability. A first decision has already been made, yet Israel’s entry will not be finally ratified for at […]

Two days ago the Occupation forces started works at Beit Jala to complete a new phase of the Wall on the village land. The bulldozers are currently working near the “tunnel road” – the apartheid road that connects the settlement blocks in the southern part of the West Bank with Jerusalem. ***image2***According to the representative […]

Kick Apartheid Israel out of Football is the message that campaigners in the UK want to send to football fans around the world ahead of England’s Euro 2008 qualifying clash with Israel in September. The Palestine Solidarity Campaign is asking supporters to sign a petition on their website demanding that the English FA, UEFA and […]

The World Social Forum has announced a Global Day of Action for 26th January 2008. Organisations, movements and networks involved in the world social forum process, invite all the social actors working for another world to build up a Week of Mobilization culminating in a Global Action Day in January 26th, 2008. This provides space […]

Bulldozers have begun to destroy farmland around Al Jeeb village, north-west of Jerusalem as the Israeli occupation begins the construction of another section of the Apartheid Wall to the west of the village. ***image2***The bulldozers came under army protection and the area was designated a military closed zone. The villagers were prevented from accessing the […]

The Israeli army burnt hundreds of square kilometers of land belonging to Palestinian farmers in order to expand the Tal Ze’ev settlement, south of Hebron city. Over 2000 ancient olive trees, along with citrus and almonds trees were left to burn last week as the Israeli army refused to let the fire brigade attend the […]