April 21, Washington, DC- On the eve of Earth Day, groups working for Palestinian rights globally are celebrating Earth Day Network’s decision to end its partnership with SodaStream, whose main production factory is located in an illegal Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank. Earlier this month, SodaStream, which markets its home carbonating devices […]
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Pressure mounts against G4S
Bill Gates slammed over links to Israel prison Palestinian human rights organisations have criticised Bill Gates after it emerged that his charitable foundation is heavily invested in G4S, a private security company that helps Israel run prisons at which Palestinian political prisoners are held without trial and subjected to torture and provides equipment […]
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Israel approved building of more than 2,800 housing units and over 1000 trees uprooted in March.
2042014 Although negotiations continue between the Palestinian and Israeli sides, there has been no change on the daily practices Israeli government and settlers implement in the occupied territories. Reports indicate that, in March, the Israeli government approved the building of 2840 housing units in the city of Jerusalem and the rest of the West Bank. The […]
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The First Week against Mekorot: initiatives against Israeli water apartheid across the globe
Activists announce: Portugal free from Mekorot! After Argentinian activists stop 170 million deal with Mekorot, campaigners plan for more Activists start protesting Mekorot delegates at water conferences Dozens of protests and media initiatives across the globe The mobilization for the First Week against Mekorot, Israel’s national water company, has been marked by two victories […]
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Deir Istya – Fact Sheet
Deir Istya is an old historic village with architecture and city walls from the Mamluk era, the Roman and Byzantine times and the Ottoman Empire. It is located in the West Bank C-area, meaning that Israel has full security and civil control over the area. It is one of the oldest villages in the West […]
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Beit Jala – Fact Sheet
The town of Beit Jala lies in Bethlehem district in the West Bank, governed by it’s own municipality and mayor. It is both A-area (approximately 25 per cent) and C-area (the remaining percentage of Beit Jala-land)[1]. Traditionally, the inhabitants of Beit Jala consisted of 80 per cent Christians, but today this figure is much less. […]
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‘Azzun ‘Atma Village – Fact Sheet
‘Azzun ‘Atma is a small village in Qalqiliya district of the West Bank that has been occupied since 1967. It is governed as a C-area, meaning that Israeli authorities have full security and civil control. The village of ‘Azzun ‘Atma faces many difficulties due to the checkpoints and the Apartheid Wall, and the settlements that […]
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Farmers’ Union and Stop the Wall campaign commemorate the eternal Land Day
2 4 2014 The Union of Palestinian Farmers and the grass-roots campaign Stop the Wall, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Association of Kafr al-Labad planted more than 100 olive seedlings on a land threatened with confiscation near "Avni Hefetz" settlement, which was built on the lands of Kafr al-Labad and Shufa […]
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Israeli forces demolished houses and barracks in the Jordan Valley
1 4 2014 Israeli occupation forces demolished houses and barracks in "Humsa Bokayaa" area in the Jordan Valley, that belongs to Walid Suleiman Abu Kabash, Hakam Abu Kabash and Ali Abu Kabash, who said that the occupation forces came at 8am in the morning and demolished the houses and the barracks without even warning the citizens, although […]
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Occupation forces suppress the activities of the 38th anniversary of eternal land day in occupied Palestine.
31 3 2014 Israeli occupation forces suppressed the demonstrations, which began in various Palestinian Occupied territories since 1948, and occupied west bank to commemorate the 38th anniversary of land Day. Thousands have participated in land day demonstration in the cities of Araba, and Sakhnin to commemorate the 38 anniversary of land day; and they […]