The Israeli policies to ethnically cleanse the Palestinian Bedouin communities from the Jordan Valley and the area east of Jerusalem include the construction of three apartheid-style townships. Once expelled, these communities should be relocated there. However, in the last weeks Palestinian campaigners and Bedouin communities have made great advances to obstruct this plan: They have […]
Tag: Protests
Ongoing Resistance in the West Bank
Since the beginning of the massacre in Gaza on July 7th 2014, all eyes of the international media are focused on this Israeli military aggression. But also in the West Bank resistance and repression has increased: the clashes between Palestinian activists and the Israeli military on the checkpoints have escalated during this time. Palestinians in […]
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 […]
Brazilians show their solidarity with Palestine at the LAAD fair in Rio
Demonstrators from the BDS campaign in Brazil (boycotts, divestments and sanctions) showed their solidarity with Palestine last week when they staged protests at the LAAD Fair. The LAAD fair (The Latin American Aerospace and Defence Exhibition) took place at the RioCentro in Rio de Janeiro from the 9 – 12 April and had been dubbed […]
Obama makes fun of heckler asking “who killed Rachel Corrie?”
Linah Alsaafin, from Electronic Intifada – US President Barack Obama arrived in Ramallah by helicopter yesterday and gave yet another insipid speech. The Palestinian Authority’s security forces, collaborating with US forces, designated a huge security perimeter with the PA compound — the Muqataa — in the middle. Some of the city’s busiest streets were closed off […]
Friday protests from Hebron to Salfit
This Friday, in Hebron Stop the Wall had joined the Hebron Defense Committee (HDC) and national political parties to mark the Open Shuhada Street Action Day. Amidsts other activities, the Friday protest was the culmination of the mobilization. The protest started at Bab Izzawiya near “Checkpoint 56” and proceeded then to Hebron’s old city. A […]
Massive clashes erupt over West Bank after the killing of Arafat Jaradat
For a flickr slide show with photos see: https://www.flickr.com/photos/stopthewall/sets/72157632864447120/show/ Arafat Shalish Shahin Jaradat, from the village Sa’er in Hebron, who was arrested the 18 th of February 2013 died in Megido Prison the 23th of February after a series of interrogation. The official version from the occupation forces was that he had died from cardiac […]
Join the International Action Day “Open Shuhada Streets!”
Join the International Action Day “Open Shuhada Streets!” for the Reopening of Shuada Street and Freedom of Movement for the Palestinian Inhabitants of Hebron, February 24, 2012 Up until its closure, Shuhada Street was the most important street in the city of Al-Khalil (Hebron). It was the main street connecting the central and northern […]
Palestinian farmers call to boycott Israeli agribusiness as global protests are staged
Palestinian agricultural organisations today issued an appeal for international civil society to take action to pressure supermarkets and governments to end trade with Israeli companies that operate in settlements, which finances and rewards settlement expansion and other violations of international law. You can read the appeal issued by Palestinian farming organisations and accompanying briefing entitled […]
Second update on detention of Hasan Karajah
Today, January 29 2013 the military court of the occupation forces had scheduled their second hearing since the arrest of the human rights defender and Stop the Wall youth coordinator Hassan Karajah. Hassan once again was denied to see either his lawyer or his family and only after Hassan left the court room his […]