The Lutheran World Federation has operated in Jerusalem since 1910 and runs a vocational training centre in Beit Hanina which opened in 1949. Currently 180 students between 16-18 years are registered at the centre, acquiring skills such as auto mechanics, carpentry, electronics and telecommunications. Yet, the Apartheid Wall that cuts through Beit Hanina runs only […]
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Against all Zionist propaganda – Presbyterians move forward towards divestment
Despite strong pressure from powerful Jewish lobbyists, the Presbyterian Churchâs (USA) 217 General Assembly has maintained its determination to use divestment to pressure international corporations that support the Occupation – where the âcustomary corporate engagement processâ fails. Two years ago the church made headway by adopting a resolution calling for “phased, selective divestment from corporations […]
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24th of June – National Boycott Day of Action in the UK
On Saturday 24th June 2006 supporters of Palestinian rights around the UK will be taking part in actions promoting a boycott of Apartheid Israel. As the British Government continues to boycott Palestinians by refusing to recognise their democratically elected government, by joining the EU in a blockade of aid and by entertaining Israeli leader Ehud […]
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Isolate Israel – Campaign for justice!
Early May 2005 Stop the Wall Campaign published an article on its website entitled âChallenging Tramways of Apartheid â Swiss activists block Connex shuttle runâ. The article evoked the memories of campaigns to isolate apartheid South Africa. Research Connex is owned by the French company Veolia . A Dutch bank rooted in ethical principales, that […]
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Apartheid Wall Construction Sites the target of popular protests as Palestinians unite
***image2***On Friday June 24, Popular Committees against the Apartheid Wall united with Palestinian political forces to continue the struggle against the Wall in a number of demonstrations across the West Bank. Hundreds of people marched to their lands, challenging the Occupation Forces carrying out the Zionist policies of racist expansionism. Protesters also vented their outrage […]
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Pink Floyd Frontman visits Apartheid Wall in Bethlehem
Roger Waters, frontman of British band Pink Floyd, visited the Apartheid Wall in Bethlehem district on June 22 2006. Waters used the trip to highlight his opposition to the Occupation and the Wall and scrawled the infamous Pink Floyd lyrics “We don’t need no thought control” on the Apartheid structure before stating “without being here […]
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Settlement expansion on Masha lands – a Zionist tool to consolidate land theft
***image2***Elkana settlement has taken over Masha lands in the east of Salfit district since the 1970âs. New expansion plans will swallow further village land isolated behind the Apartheid Wall. While the gates and the wall are barring farmers from reaching their lands, settlement construction destroys their plantations. Villagers learned about the new settlement expansion on […]
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Italy shows growing sign of support for BDS Call
***image2***Fathy Khdirat, coordinator of the Palestinian grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign for the Jordan Valley, has finished a successful tour of various cities throughout Italy. Participating in Biella at the concluding seminar of a series of events focusing on Palestine as well as in meetings with social groups and media, he witnessed a growing trend in […]
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Sewage dumped in Brukin: Palestinian village under attack
Brukin is braced for its second summer as it battles against ghettoization, isolation of its farming lands and the dumping of raw sewage water in the village from Zionist settlements. The health risks to Palestinians from the sewage water threatens to unleash a fresh crisis as the Occupation ensures life along the Wallâs path remains […]
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Geneva conference looks to future with boycott of Israel on agenda
An international conference organised by the Swiss committees of âCollectifs Urgence Palestineâ and the European Coordination for Palestine (ECCP) took place in Geneva on May 26-28 with a wide array of speakers and activists in attendance. The conference declaration stated support for the Palestinian call for boycotts, sanctions and divestment (BDS) against Apartheid Israel as […]