Category: Press Releases

  • Palestinian Civil Society Calls for Boycott

    Divestment and Sanctions Against Israel Until it Complies with International Law and Universal Principles of Human Rights One year after the historic Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which found Israel’s Wall built on occupied Palestinian territory to be illegal, Israel continues its construction of the colonial Wall with total disregard to…

  • Emmatin protests agianst ‘Ariel finger’

    Thursday, July 14th at 8am, the people in Emmatin along with neighbouring villages, will hold a direct action against tree demolition and the Annexation Wall. Meeting at the Municipality, they will be joined by Israeli and International activists. This meeting follows a passive demonstration held last thursday in which eight people were injured. Last week,…

  • Abdallah’s account of his Shabak interrogation

    A group of Israeli soldiers came into my compound at three o’clock in the morning, surrounded my house, and then started kicking the gate that leads into my yard. My family woke up but we did not answer the door at this point. The soldiers proceeded through the gate into my yard and began knocking…

  • Israeli army invades West Bank village

    Soldiers use a 16 year old boy as human shield and beating 2 women, including one 8 months pregnant By IWPS HARES, WEST BANK At approximately 1:00 a.m. on Thursday July 7, an estimated 60 Israeli soldiers entered Hares, a village in the Salfit district of the West Bank, on foot. Beginning at approximately 2:00…

  • Five boys from Marda village held by army, still not released

    By IWPS MARDA VILLAGE, WEST BANK On the afternoon of Monday, July 4, several Israeli army jeeps entered the village of Marda and Israeli soldiers ambushed Palestinian youths as they were descending from the hill above the village, after they had attempted to stop work on the separation fence. Marda village, home to 2,000 residents,…