Category: Press Releases

  • “Go in Peace”

    Written by Hannah (Photo: Machsom Watch) I’ve been here for 4 days, and I’ve already been through 2 of the newly opened terminals” that have replaced the “checkpoints” at the entrances to Bethlehem and Ramallah. I don’t know what language to use for these. They seem more like prisons to me than anything else. I…

  • The Israeli Supreme Court issued an injunction to stop Building illegal outpost on Bil’in land.

    The Israeli Supreme Court issued an injunction to stop Building illegal outpost on Bil’in land Another Victory for Palestinian Non violence! Wednesday January 6th 2006, Attorney Michael Sfard appealed to the Israeli High Court of Justice, on Behalf of “Peace Now” demanding to stop the building in the Matityahu East neighborhood in the settlement Modi’in…

  • Tomatoes as a security risk

    Farmers of Tubas march to the Bardalla checkpoint Today, at 12: oo AM farmers of the Tubas region will hold their third march to the Bardalla checkpoint. This checkpoint has served as the only venue where Palestinian farmers could sell their produce to Israeli traders for distribution. The fertile agricultural land of the Tubas region…

  • IOF Scare Tactics; Occupation Forces Distribute Intimidating Leaflets in Bil’in

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Last night in the village of Bil’in, Military vehicles distributed leaflets warning villagers not to participate in today’s non-violent demonstration against the annexation of their land by Israel’s illegal apartheid wall. The leaflets, which were left in the village during the night, call on people not to demonstrate and warn residents: -don’t…

  • Settlers of South Hebron Region Destroy Olive Trees

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On the morning of Friday, January 6th, the village of Jwaya, near Tuwani in the southern region of the West bank, awoke to find one hundred and twenty of their olive trees cut down. The trees were approximately 30-31 years old and owned by Ibrahim Ahmad Al E’ moor and represent an…