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Commemorating Palestinian Land Day: Join the BDS Global Day of Action on 30 March 2012!

Posted on: February 13, 2012
Commemorating Palestinian Land Day: Join the BDS Global Day of Action on 30 March 2012!

10 February 2012 | Palestinian BDS National Committee

Commemorating Land Day, the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) invites people of conscience around the world to unite for a BDS Global Day of Action on 30 March 2012 in solidarity with the Palestinian people’s struggle for freedom, justice and equality and for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against Israel until it fully complies with its obligations under international law.

Let’s showcase our BDS successes through creative actions and media efforts and mobilize for the World Social Forum Free Palestine in November 2012.

First launched at the World … Continue reading


Updated on April 13, 2012
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Take Urgent Action: Appeals Decision Delayed as Khader Adnan Dying to Live

Posted on: February 12, 2012
Take Urgent Action: Appeals Decision Delayed as Khader Adnan Dying to Live

12 February 2012 | Samidoun- Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network
Khader Adnan, Palestinian political prisoner being held under administrative detention, is now entering his 57th day of hunger strike and facing a severe health crisis.  Despite the fact that Khader Adnan risks death with every minute that passes, the Israeli military court system is delaying decisions in his case and further prolonging his unjust imprisonment. This delay shows utter disregard for Khader Adnan’s life, health and humanity. Write now … Continue reading


Updated on February 12, 2012
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Under Attack: The Golani Brigade’s war on the Palestinian population of Al-Khalil (Hebron)

Posted on: February 12, 2012

12 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
A newly released report submitted to the United Nations by international organizations working in Al Khalil documents a sharp increase in serious human rights violations against Palestinian civilians, particularly youth and children, living in the Old City and Tel Rumeida.
Internationals working in Al-Khalil have called for an immediate withdrawal of the Golani Brigade, citing fears that the abuses will continue to escalate and make life unbearable for Palestinians should the soldiers remain another two to five months as expected. 
Contacts:

International Solidarity Movement, palreportskhalil@gmail.com (972/0 … Continue reading


Updated on April 13, 2012
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Israeli military court extends administrative detention for civil rights lawyer Dr. Yousef Abdul Haq

Posted on: February 10, 2012
Israeli military court extends administrative detention for civil rights lawyer Dr. Yousef Abdul Haq

9 February 2012 | Tanweer Enlightenment Forum
The Israel military court has extended administrative detention for two months in addition to three months already detained for civil rights lawyer Dr. Yousef Abdul Haq, a lecturer at An-Najah National University and the Cultural Coordinator for the Tanweer Palestinian Cultural Enlightenment Forum, currently detained in Ofer Prison near Ramallah.
Yousef Abdul Haq was arrested November 7th, 2011 at his home at 2:00 AM, suffering from illness which requires constant dosage of medicine,  forcing his transfer to a … Continue reading


Updated on February 10, 2012
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3rd annual Global Day of Action to Open Shuhada (Apartheid) Street

Posted on: February 10, 2012
3rd annual Global Day of Action to Open Shuhada (Apartheid) Street

15 January 2012 | Youth Against Settlements

This year, Palestinian activists in Hebron are planning a week of activities to commemorate the Baruch Goldstein Massacre and demand the opening of Shuhada Street. The planned activities in Hebron are as follows:

Monday :       20/02/2012
Photo Exhibition about the Ibrahim Mosque Massacre and Non-violent Resistance in Palestine

Tuesday :      21/02/2012
Tour For Israeli Parliament Members (if Possible )

Wednesday : 22/02/2012
Film screening about Shuhada Street

Thursday :     23/02/2012
Presentation about Apartheid System in Hebron

Friday:          24/02/2012
Main Demonstration

Saturday :     … Continue reading


Updated on April 13, 2012
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Take action for hunger striking Palestinian Prisoner Khader Adnan!

Posted on: February 6, 2012
Take action for hunger striking Palestinian Prisoner Khader Adnan!

6 February 2012 | Samidoun – Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network
Khader Adnan, an imprisoned Palestinian activist held under administrative detention, has engaged in an open-ended hunger strike since December 17, 2012. Now at fifty days into his hunger strike, he is facing severe health consequences and has been moved to a hospital, continuing to refuse food in protest of torture, isolation, and the use of arbitrary detention against Palestinians.
Khader Adnan needs international support and solidarity to make it clear to the Israeli occupation that … Continue reading


Updated on April 13, 2012
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Palestinians urge international community to join Global March to Jerusalem

Posted on: February 2, 2012
Palestinians urge international community to join Global March to Jerusalem

by Sarah Marusek and Amith Gupta

2 February 2012 | International Solidarity Movement
The recent Arab uprisings throughout the Middle East and North Africa have proven that the Arab people are no longer willing to tolerate oppression and tyranny. They send a strong message to Western hegemonic powers and their oppressive regional allies that a new wave of nonviolent civil resistance will ultimately prevail over injustice and occupation. In addition, the Arab uprisings also send an important message to all people of the world that armed resistance is no longer the only option for pursuing change.
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Updated on April 13, 2012
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Messages of support to Mustafa Tamimi’s family

Posted on: February 1, 2012
Messages of support to Mustafa Tamimi’s family

1 February 2012 | Life on Bir Zeit Campus

Martyrs are not numbers. It is essential for us and for supporters of the Palestinian cause to remember the stories behind the names and numbers.

For this reason, we offering this space as a platform where your voices will be heard regarding the first martyr the village of Nabi Saleh has sacrificed.

Write a message to Mustafa Tamimi’s family here. We will collect, translate, and print them all into a journal which we will then present to Mustafa’s family.

Let us not forget … Continue reading


Updated on February 1, 2012
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Stop the Jewish National Fund greenwashing ‘Green Sunday’ February 5, 2012

Posted on: January 29, 2012
Stop the Jewish National Fund greenwashing ‘Green Sunday’ February 5, 2012

27 January 2012 | Stop the JNF Campaign

The Jewish National Fund has designated Sunday 5th February as ‘Green Sunday’, when it encourages people to donate money to ‘plant trees in Israel’.  The JNF claims to have environmental objectives.  Don’t be taken in.  The JNF’s tree planting is a cover for ethnic cleansing.
The JNF exists to acquire land in Israel/Palestine for the sole use of Jewish people.  For more than 100 years, the JNF has been complicit in expulsions of Palestinians from their homes, the destruction of their villages … Continue reading


Updated on April 13, 2012
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A call from Palestinians in Palestine to join the Global March to Jerusalem

Posted on: January 29, 2012
A call from Palestinians in Palestine to join the Global March to Jerusalem

 
29 January 2012 | Global March to Jerusalem
Join us as we intensify our struggle against forced exile and the system of Israeli apartheid on Land Day 2012. We Palestinians have been ethnically cleansed and uprooted from our lands starting in the 1948 Nakba (Catastrophe) which resulted in the creation of the millions of refugees who are now living in the Diaspora. Nineteen years later, in 1967, Israel illegally annexed East-Jerusalem and the West Bank in a move which marked the Naksa (Setback), and … Continue reading


Updated on January 29, 2012
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