8 6 2014, a Palestinian activist in Jerusalem said that the Israeli occupation authorities continued to work day and night on the Judaization of occupied East Jerusalem since it was occupied 47 years ago, and did not stop even in the period of negotiations, which witnessed a halt on settlement construction. Muaath Zaatri, the director […]
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Demolitions and ongoing settlement expansion in the occupied territories
02/06/2014 the settlers of "Ave Jal" settlement that was built on the lands of Yatta south of Hebron, started constructing new housing units to expand the settlement. The settlers have begun since last night to bulldoze the land, preparing to replace the RVs with cement houses in the settlement. This step comes as part of […]
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The people of “khilet Nahleh” set up tents in their lands challenging settlers
2 6 2014 the people of "khilet Nahleh" in Bethlehem succeeded to set up another tent in the region, as the people of the village and Popular Resistance activists did set up a tent on the territory of the village before. Hasan Briggah, the coordinator of the National Committee of Popular Resistance in Bethlehem, said […]
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Activist Denied Entry to Palestine
(01/06/2014) Israeli authorities have frequently denied entry to those travelling to the Occupied Palestinian Territories, issuing a ban that prevents them from entering Israel for ten years. On the 30th of May 2014, Rachelle Friesen, a long standing supporter of Palestinian rights, was denied entry at Ben Gurion Airport. After being detained for 13 hours […]
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Demonstration Outside UN Office Ramallah – Support the Jordan Valley
(28/05/14) Today, protesters gathered in front of the United Nations office in Ramallah in response to the latest wave of home demolitions that have displaced the Palestinian Bedouin community in Abu al Jaj. The demonstration aimed at breaking the silence of the United Nations and the international community as a whole as the ongoing ethnic […]
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Settlers burn lands in Hebron, and Israeli forces bulldozed lands in Salfit.
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 […]