Author: swing

  • Palestinian harvest in Hebron disrupted by settlers and Israeli forces

    19 June 2009 On a piece of land located between two Jewish settlements (Kiryat Arba and Givat Ha’Avot) in an area north-east of Hebron, Palestinian farmers attempted to harvest their land. Accompanied by international from ISM and Israeli activists from Tayyoush, Palestinians hoped to participate in an agricultural activity on the al Jabari family land.…

  • Demonstrators march in Al Ma’asara

    19 June 2009 Demonstrators gathered in Al Ma’sara today to protest the construction the wall and the illegal expansion of Israeli settlements. 100 Palestinians, Israelis and internationals marched through the streets carrying a 30-foot long Palestinian flag, chanting against the Wall and demanding an end to the occupation. As the march approached a main thoroughfare,…

  • Village sues Canada companies cashing in on occupation

    Deborah Guterman | Electronic Intifada 11 June 2009 The small Palestinian village of Bilin will face-off this month against two Canadian corporations accused of aiding and abetting the colonization of the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Bilin has charged Green Park International and Green Mount International with illegally constructing residential buildings and other settlement infrastructure on village…

  • A world away, Palestinian seeks justice

    Iain Marlow | The Star 16 June 2009 First came the fence, which splintered the olive trees from Bil’in, the Palestinian village that tended them. Then came the tear gas canister that hit a local, well-liked man named Basem Abu Rahme in the chest, killing him. Everyone knew Basem, which is what everyone called him.…

  • Dexia Israel stops financing Israeli settlements

    Martijn Lauwens | ‘Israel colonises, Dexia finances’ Campaign 12 June 2009 The Belgian-French financial group Dexia has announced it will no longer finance Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories through its Israeli branch Dexia Israel. This is the result of a months-long campaign in Belgium, supported by NGO’s, political parties, local authorities, trade unions…