22 5 2014, 'Avi Gal' and 'Mitzpe Yair' settlements‘ settlers burned wheat and barley farms, that belong to the citizen Khaled Moussa al-Najjar, in Aqoyues area east of Yatta, south of Hebron in the West Bank. In Salfit, occupation forces bulldozed farm lands in Thahr Sobh area south of Kafr El Deik town in Salfit […]
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EU bans poultry exports from illegal Israeli settlements
Palestinian civil society has today welcomed reports that the EU will no longer allow poultry and eggs from illegal Israeli settlements to enter the EU, in what amounts to the first EU ban on any Israeli products. The EU has informed Israel that it cannot accept the Israeli Agriculture Ministry’s authority to certify products in […]
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Continues Demolishing in the Jordan Valley
Today, 21 May 2014, the houses and animal barracks of 13 families (including 71 people) were demolished in Abu Al Jaj Refugee Camp which is located in the middle of the Jordan Valley “Area C” (Under complete control of Israel. The IOF arrived to the camp in the early morning closing all the roads leading […]
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Occupation demolished 6 houses and sheep barracks in Jeftlek
This morning, occupation forces began a series of demolitions in Abu Ajaj camp in Jeftlek east of Jericho, on the pretext of being very close to "Ntsuwah" settlement that was built on citizens' lands. The Stop the Wall campaign said that demolitions targeted 6 houses, and 12 sheep barracks which has an area of ââmore than […]
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“Elbit out of Brazil!” – Protests in Porto Alegre target the Israeli military company
In Brazil the 15th of May – ‘Nakba Day’, that commemorates the expulsion of over 750,000 Palestinians from their homes and lands between 1947 to 1949 to make space for the founding of the State of Israel – was a day of active solidarity with Palestine and against Elbit Systems. Elbit is the Israeli […]
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Israeli forces demolish commercial buildings in Jerusalem
20 5 2014 Israeli occupation forces began to demolish commercial establishments in "Al Khalayleh neighborhood" near the village of Nabi Samuel, north-west of Jerusalem. Ismail Abu Rabah, the representative of the neighborhood committee, said that occupation forces demolished three livestock barracks, part of a carpentry and a shop that sells construction materials; Hasan Al Bis, the […]
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Al Tafakji: Occupation Implements Project to House a Million Settlers
Khalil Tafakji, of the Mapping and Geographic Information Systems Department of the Arab Studies Society in Jerusalem and expert in settlement affairs spoke about recent settlement plans. He confirmed that Israel is implementing a settlement project that was designed in 1979 and aims at housing a million settlers in the West Bank. As well as […]
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Two Palestinians were killed in the 66 th anniversary of Al Nakba
two young Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli occupation forces, in 15 5 2014 during the clashes that broke out in front of Ofer prison in conjunction with the 66 th anniversary of Al Nakba, and to support Palestinian prisoners who are on a strike in Israeli jails. Mohammed Abu El Thaher 22-year-old from Abu […]
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Israeli forces seize three tents in Khirbet Al Taweel
18 5 2014 Israeli occupation forces seized three tents that shelters citizens in Khirbet Al Taweel south of Nablus, after being attacked this morning. This is the third time that demolition and seizure happen in less than a month, in Khirbet Al Taweel. This area is considered highly targeted area by the occupation forces, through […]
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From Diversity to Racial Segregation and Domination: Palestinians in Jerusalem (1948 – present)
Commemorating the Palestinian Nakba at 66, we are sharing — attached — the Fact Sheet entitled: From Diversity to Racial Segregation and Domination: Palestinians in Jerusalem (1948 – present) (Civic Coalition for Palestinian Rights in Jerusalem, 15 May 2014) This fact sheet revisits the experience of Palestinians in Jerusalem (West and East) since […]