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Settlers illegal attempt to occupy land owned by Qarawat Bani Hasan and Dier Istiya

Posted on: January 1, 2010
Settlers illegal attempt to occupy land owned by Qarawat Bani Hasan and Dier Istiya

International Women’s Peace Service

1 January 2010

On 31 December 2009 IWPS received a call from the Mayor of Qarawat Bani Hasan to participate in a demonstration in solidarity with the residents of their village. The non-violent, peaceful demonstration organized by the Municipality took place on January 1 2009, and was in response to increase settler activity in the area.

The Mayor of Qarawat Bani Hasan reported that over the period of the last month armed Israeli Settlers and Israeli military from the illegal outpost of Havot Yair had been … Continue reading


Updated on January 3, 2010
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Bilin’s legal struggle continues

Posted on: November 12, 2009
In addition to its weekly confrontations with the Israeli army, the village of Bilin has taken its case to a Quebec court. (Silan Dallal/Activestills.org)

10 November 2009

Jillian Kestler-D’Amours | The Electronic Intifada

Abdullah Abu Rahme can no longer sleep in his own home. A member of the Bilin Popular Committee Against the Wall, Abu Rahme explained that since Bilin began its legal proceedings in Canada, Israeli soldiers have made life especially difficult for residents of the small West Bank village.

” came to my home and they tried to arrest me. They’re destroying my … Continue reading


Updated on November 12, 2009
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The role of ‘State Land’ in settlement construction

Posted on: April 20, 2009

B’Tselem

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The declaration of land as state land and the registration of state land in the land registry has, since 1967, been the principal method used by Israel to take control of land to build settlements and create land reserves for their future expansion.123 Until then, the state relied on the claim of “military need” to seize private land, which often required that it prove to the High Court of Justice that the taking indeed was a military necessity.

In implementing this procedure, Israel relies on its manipulative use of the Ottoman Land Law of 1858, which was … Continue reading


Updated on October 20, 2009
Posted under: Reports
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