Author: swing

  • 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…

  • Israeli forces arrest three solidarity activists in Safa

    For Immediate Release 13 June 2009: Israeli forces have arrested 1 Israeli and 2 international solidarity activists in the West Bank village of Safa. Around 7am, Palestinian farmers, accompanied by 15 international and 10 Israeli solidarity activists, attempted to access their land in the village of Safa to pick grape leaves. Located in the north…

  • Court to decide if builders can be sued for settlements

    Janice Arnold | The Canadian Jewish News 10 June 2009 A Quebec court will decide whether a lawsuit against two Canadian-based companies that are alleged to have illegally constructed residential buildings for Jewish settlers on disputed land in the West Bank can be heard here. ShareThis On June 22, 23 and 25, Quebec Superior Court…