Masafar Yatta, south of Hebron, is composed of 20 Palestinian villages. Palestinians have been living and herding their livestock there since generations. On May 4, Israeli courts gave the green light for the demolition of 8 of these villages (hamlets), home to some 1300 people. Israel can now advance the ethnic cleansing of the area, […]
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Timeline of apartheid Israel’s attempts to ethnically cleanse Masafar Yatta
1981 Israel declared a new military training zone in the area of Masafer Yatta, spanning 3,000 hectares (30,000 dunams) within which 12 Palestinian villages are located: Jinbeh, Al-Mirkez, Al-Halaweh, Halat a-Dab’a, Al-Fakheit, A-Tabban, Al-Majaz, A-Sfai, Megheir Al-Abeid, Mufagara, A-Tuba, and Sarura. 1999 700 residents of Firing Zone 918 were evicted. 2000 In March, the Israeli […]
Defend Masafar Yatta
We know that grassroots resistance combined with international pressure is the only way to make a difference. Masafar Yatta, in the south of Hebron, is home to 20 Palestinian communities, which have been living and herding their livestock in the area since generations. Now, Israel wants to demolish 8 of these communities to ethnically cleanse […]
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Rising repression shows the cracks in Israel’s system of apartheid
Apartheid Israel is escalating the violence it has been inflicting on Palestinians for more than seven decades. Since the start of April, Israel has killed over 23 Palestinians, arrested and injured hundreds more. It has extended its attack on Jerusalem, invading almost daily even the holy sites of the city. While Israel is collectively punishing Palestinians in the […]
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Land Day: A Day to call for sanctions on apartheid Israel
In commemoration of Land Day – March 30, 2022 – Palestinians reiterate their call on the international community to investigate apartheid Israel and impose sanctions on it. As Israel has been unabashedly disregarding International Law for over seven decades, it must never be exempt from the sanctions set to maintain international legal order and human […]
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Take Online Action on Land Day – March 30
Land Day, March 30, honors the Palestinian people’s relentless resistance of Israeli settler colonialism, military occupation, and apartheid. It commemorates the day in 1976 when Palestinian people resisted Israeli takeover of thousands of donums (about 1,500 acres) of their land in the Galilee – and the six Palestinian protesters who were shot dead by Israeli […]
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Take Online Action on Land Day – March 30
Land Day, March 30, honors the Palestinian people’s relentless resistance of Israeli settler colonialism, military occupation, and apartheid. It commemorates the day in 1976 when Palestinian people resisted Israeli takeover of thousands of donums (about 1,500 acres) of their land in the Galilee – and the six Palestinian protesters who were shot dead by Israeli […]
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March 30: Palestine Land Day Webinars!
On Land Day, March 30 Palestinians emphasize their relentless and ongoing struggle against Israeli settler colonialism, apartheid and military occupation. It commemorates the day in 1976 when Palestinian people resisted Israeli takeover of thousands of donums (about 1,500 acres) of their land in the Galilee—and the six Palestinian protesters who were shot dead by Israeli […]
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#StopWaterApartheid Campaign
On February 10, 2022, 14 young activists from the Jordan Valley and the South Hebron Hills (SHH) launched the #StopWaterApartheid Campaign. Through this ongoing campaign the young activists seek to cast some light on the Israeli occupation’s restrictions on their communities’ access to water in the Jordan Valley and the SHH. They contend that Israeli […]
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Every day, Palestinians encounter Israeli settler violence
Abu Ali, a farmer from the village of Sinjel, Ramallah district has been enduring settler violence for years now. He and other farmers whose land is adjacent to surrounding Israeli illegal settlements are assaulted whenever they go to tend their land. “A few days ago,” Abu Ali narrates, “fanatic Israeli settlers affiliating with the Hilltop […]