Category: Press Releases

  • Israeli forces continue to target the leadership of Palestinian non-violent resistance

    UPDATE: Mohammad Abu Rahma has been released from Israeli prison on a 5,000 NIS bail. Abdallah Abu Rahme, coordinator of the Bil’in Popular Committee, stated, “The ongoing arrests are meant to create pressure for us to stop our non-violent resistance. The Israeli authorities are putting conditions on our leaders and forcing us to pay thousands…

  • A mass demonstration will be held outside Ofer prison in the West Bank

    For Immediate Release: Monday, 24 August 2009 at 9am: A mass demonstration will be held outside Ofer prison in the West Bank. Palestinians, alongside Israeli and international solidarity activists will gather in front of Ofer (on the Palestinian side) to protest against Israeli arrest and intimidation campaigns of Palestinians. Israeli forces have conducted arrest and…

  • Israeli forces begin construction of new cement wall on Ni’lin’s land

    For Immediate Release: Friday, 21 August 2009 at 12:30pm: A demonstration will be held against the new cement construction of the Wall in the West Bank village of Ni’lin. Israeli forces have begun placing 8 meter high cement blocks, in place of a fence that was built before. Since May 2008, residents of Ni’lin have…

  • Nablus-area residents to protest home demolition orders

    This coming Thursday (20/08/09) the families and friends of those affected by the demolition orders detailed below, will hold a protest outside the courts in Beit El. They will be joined by residents of nearby villages and international solidarity activists. The rally will start between 9 and 10am outside the court. House demolition orders in…

  • Amnesty International withdraws from Leonard Cohen’s Israel concert fund

    Palestinian Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) 18 August 2009 New York, NY, August 18 – Amnesty International has announced today that it will abstain from any involvement in the Leonard Cohen concert in Tel Aviv and will not be party to any fund that benefits from the concert’s proceeds. A…