Category: Press Releases

  • Human Rights Watch World Report 2006

    Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) Read the entire report covering every area of the globe at http://hrw.org/wr2k6/ Following the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in November 2004, Palestinians held their second-ever national elections on January 9, 2005. The main contender, Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), became the second Palestinian president with 62.52% of the vote. The…

  • Today! Bil’in and Aboud to Protest Theft of Their Lands

    Palestinian and Israeli Parliament members and Rachel Corries Parents to join the protest Bil’in: Starting at 8 AM on Dec. 30, Palestinian villagers in Bil’in, accompanied by Israeli and international activists, are working their agricultural lands isolated behind Israel’s annexation wall. At 12 PM, prayers will be held at the “Centre for Joint Struggle,” the…

  • West Bil’in Outpost exposes truth behind the Wall-Press conference Tomorrow

    The Palestinian outpost of “West Bil’in”, deemed illegal by Israeli authorities, has dramatically highlighted the true nature of the Wall as a means to expand illegal outposts and allow settlement expansion confirming the findings of a report to be released today. A small building erected at the outpost this week has been threatened with demolition…