The October 21 passing of the United Nations General Assembly resolution calling upon Israel to “stop and reverse” the Apartheid Wall is being hailed by some as a mark of success for justice in Palestine or a noteworthy step in tearing the Wall down. But, praise and relief for the UN decision should be seen […]
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The Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign Statement Against Israeli “Permits”
To Palestinians in Jenin, Tulkarem, and Qalqiliya To all Palestinians After the military order that was issued by the Occupation Forces on the status of lands isolated behind the Wall in the completed âfirst phaseâ, and regarding the requirement for âpermitsâ from the Occupation Forces for the villages isolated behind the Wall and for people […]
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IN RESUMED EMERGENCY SESSION, DEMANDS ISRAEL STOP CONSTRUCTION OF THE WALL
General Assembly Plenary Tenth Emergency Special Session 22nd Meeting (Night) For the second time in as many months, following the Security Councilâs failure to act, an emergency session of the General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a measure on the situation in the Middle East — in this instance, demanding that Israel stop and reverse construction of […]
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The Apartheid Wall furthers Israeli Colonization of Azzun Atma’s Land
Today secondary students in Azzun Atman were forced to remain inside their classrooms and banned from playing football outside by Israeli soldiers–who then tore down the schoolâs Palestinian flag. Adjacent to the villageâs co-educational school in the south is an Israeli military checkpoint; just a few hundred meters thereafter lies the Israeli settlement Shaâare Tiqva. […]
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“This is our land!”: Jubara’s Residents Reject Israeli Permit System
In late August 2003, the Israeli occupation forces informed the Red Crescent that there would be âreal changesâ taking place in Jubara, a small hamlet of 300 residents south of Tulkarem. Such declared changes, then not specified yet predictable, had already begun with the building of the Apartheid Wall and are now escalating as Israelâs […]
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Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign Call for November 9th! International Day Against the Wall
In June 2002, the Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign put out a call for International Day Against the Wall on November 9th, which was decided upon by communities affected by the Wall as it coincides with the fall of the Berlin Wall. On this day, events and actions will take place worldwide against the Wall in solidarity […]
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The US vetoes UN resolution to halt Israel’s Apartheid Wall
Yesterday the United States vetoed a UN resolution condemning and calling for a halt to Israelâs Apartheid Wall. Today in Al Quds, Khalil Abu Arafeh depicts the meaning of this resolution. ***image2*** Abu Arafeh contributes regularly to Al Quds. Visit his homepage
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IN DAY-LONG SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING, PALESTINE OBSERVER SAYS ISRAELI
Security Council 4841st Meeting (AM) SC/7895 14 October 2003 IN DAY-LONG SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING, PALESTINE OBSERVER SAYS ISRAELI SECURITY WALL INVOLVES DE FACTO ANNEXATION OF OCCUPIED LAND Israel Says Palestinian Authority Refused to Dismantle Terrorist Groups, Leaving Few Options to Protect Israeli People In a day-long Security Council meeting today, 44 speakers raised concerns regarding […]
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Grave and Blatant Next Step: Israeli Military Order Calls Wall “Demarcation Line”!
Throughout this week, villagers whose lands have been isolated by the Wall in the northern West Bank found an Israeli military order declaring that the lands isolated behind the Wall formed a âdemarcation borderâ and prohibiting passage to these areas almost entirely. The orders, which constitute a grave and blatant next step in Israelâs illegal […]