Category: Press Releases

  • Israel’s ‘new’ Procedures Change little at the Borders

    Tens of thousands of families still face forced separation or de facto deportation Ramallah – 29 March, 2007 Israel’s various announcements regarding new procedures for entry and visa extensions have failed to address, even superficially, the humanitarian crisis caused by its arbitrary, discriminatory and abusive exercise of authority over entry into the occupied Palestinian territory…

  • Palestinians build new outpost near Bil’in

    YNet: Palestinians set up outpost near Bilin by Ali Waked, 29 March 2007 Dozens of Palestinians from the village of Bilin in the West Bank set up an outpost on land they say was expropriated from them by Israel to expand a Jewish settlement in the area. Accompanied by women and children, activists crossed the…

  • Land Day Demonstrations, This Friday & Saturday, March 30-31

    Land Day Demonstrations, This Friday & Saturday, March 30-31 UPDATE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2007 This Friday, March 30th, marks the 31st Anniversary of Land Day, a day commemorating the killing of six Palestinians in the Galilee on March 30, 1976 by Israeli troops during peaceful protests over the confiscation of Palestinian lands. Land…