On Wednesday, August 28, in Wadi Maleh in the Jordan Valley has started the construction of a kindergarden in order to support the determination of the people to stay on their land, despite ongoing demolitions, land theft and the isolation imposed on them by the Tayasir military checkpoint. The area in the northern Jordan Valley […]
Tag: Forced Displacement
Nakba Day in the West Bank
Stop the Wall participated in and organized a number of activities to commemorate 71 years since the Nakba (arabic for ‘catastrophe’), the mass expulsion of the Palestinian people from their homes and lands, started. Beyond national actions, the youth reaffirmed their commitment to return and Saffa remembered those killed in the battles to defend the […]
Israel sets hyenas on Palestinians
The Israeli occupation forces together with the Israeli Nature and Parks Authority have this week set wild thirty hyenas in the northern Jordan Valley that are attacking the farmers and Palestinian communities in the area. The animals have started attacking the communities and are a threat to the farmers and especially their families and children. […]
The Sabagh family in Sheikh Jarrah – eviction again looming
On Sunday 3rd of March 2019, the judge of the Israeli enforcement authority, rejected the request submitted by the advocates of the Sabagh families to freeze and cancel the eviction order of the five Sabagh families, which was issued on the 8th of January. The 32 persons that constitute the five families are again under […]
Statement: #KhanalAhmar – one step towards survival as the struggle needs to escalate
Sunday October 21, the Israeli 'security' cabinet ratified the decision on a temporary freeze of the demolition of the Palestinian Bedouin community Khan al Ahmar, even if accompanied by further threats. The freeze is result of the popular steadfastness on the ground and ever growing global pressure. Israel's announcement has shown the impact we can […]
More bulldozers at #KhanalAhmar
This morning bulldozers arrived again at Khan al Ahmar to pave the way to more roads to prepare for the demolition of the community. One person has been arrested, five injured. Brutal aggression was meted out against the people defending Khan al Ahmar, one of 46 Palestinian villages in the area that Israel wants to […]
Settler sewage infesting #KhanalAhmar
The river and lake that have since yesterday appeared in Khan al Ahmar are stinking sewage water from the illegal settlements. See photos of the environmental crime and the gross human rights violation and harrassment here. Since yesterday morning, settlers from the illegal settlements surrounding Khan al Ahmar have started diverting their sewage water to […]
Khan al Ahmar at Day Zero
Since yesterday night, over 500 people are gathered at the village of Khan al Ahmar to support the community in the moment the Israeli deadline for demolition expired. Khan al Ahmar and the Palestinian people in solidarity are counting on international support. Three more tents had to be collectively erected to host the crowd that […]
#KhanalAhmar: Continued protests show strength
Over 200 people gathered at Khan al Ahmar to let Israeli military know that collective struggle will defend the community from any demolitions Israel is planning. Occupation forces closed the access roads to Khan al Ahmar, nevertheless many went marching on foot to join the protest. Please continue to mobilize to defend #KhanalAhmar: Call your […]
Khan al Ahmar warns Israeli military about war crimes
Never losing their sense of irony, even during daily struggle, Palestinian grassroots activists yesterday responded to Israel's leaflets ordering the people of Khan al Ahmar to destroy their own homes by distributing their own leaflets to the soldiers of Beit El military settlement. The leaflet alerted all those involved in or complicit with the destruction […]