In concluding its successful Fourth Annual International Convention, Al Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition, takes this opportunity to condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the Israeli aggression being waged against the Palestinian and Lebanese people. At this moment, while the Israeli war machine unleashes itself upon the civilian infrastructure and national institutions of […]
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The people of Izbet at-Tabib launch the struggle against the destruction of 21 Palestinian villages!
The village council of Izbit at-Tabib, the National Committee to Resist Settlements and the Apartheid Wall, and the Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign have called for a day long protest against the home demolitions that threaten the survival of Izbit at-Tabib. Hundreds of villagers and people from the district joined in a powerful demonstration challenging […]
Resistance in the villages of Bil’in and al-Khader escalates to challenge ghettoization
***image2***In Bilâin and al-Khader, hundreds of villagers united in mass protests to confront large deployments of Occupation forces and to continue their resistance against the Apartheid Wall and the continued Zionist aggression. In Bilâin the Occupation forces had to face powerful determination from villagers who undertook to defend their land and village. Bilâin village has […]
Argentinean activists and political parties say no to the FTA with Israel!
In the past few weeks, news has spread around Argentina that the country will be part of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Israel signed by the governments of the Mercosur. The Mercosur is a customs union that today includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela, and five other South American countries with associate member […]
Euskal Herria (the Basque Country) with Palestine!
On Saturday July 8th, 2006 around 1,000 people demonstrated on the streets of Bilbao in support of Palestine. The march started at 5:30 pm in front of the Arriaga theatre and then proceeded in a powerful demonstration throughout the capital of the Basque country. During the march, Palestinian music was played and slogans such as […]
South Africans calls for end of diplomatic ties with Apartheid Israel and prepares for popular mass campaigns!
On the 10th of July, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (South Africa) convened an urgent media conference in response to the escalating massacres of the Palestinian people in Gaza. Various other political and social forces joined the PSC, as the groups united to announce a series of demands to the South African government, the international community […]
From Jenin to Hebron: The Occupation Continues Land Destruction and Isolation
***image2***In Jenin district, systematic land burning â a technique already practiced by the Occupation â has destroyed invaluable land and trees. Hebron farmers are beginning to be subjected to the same expulsion mechanism of the permit system which is already in place in the northern West Bank. Slowly, more and more lands are eaten up […]
Caterpillar& Co. under pressure for supporting Israeli Apartheid
On the 9th of July, 2006 â the second anniversary of the ICJ decision that deemed the apartheid wall illegal â War on Want presented its new report about corporate responsibility in the occupation of Palestine at a one-day conference in London entitled âProfiting from the Occupation: A people’s tribunal to expose the corporations behind […]
Indonesia’s tennis team boycotts Apartheid Israel
The Indonesian womenâs tennis team, scheduled to play a Fed Cup play-off in Israel on the 15th and 16th of July, have pulled out of the tie in an act of solidarity with Palestinians. The Indonesian Tennis Federation (PELTI) and government officials from the foreign and sports ministries decided to boycott the games after the […]