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Three years have come and gone in Beit Hanoun

12 July 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza Three years of protests have come and gone in Beit Hanoun. Every week, for three years, the people of Beit Hanoun have come out to protest against the occupation, against the wall that prevents them from returning to their homes in ’48, against the buffer zone which prevents them from farming their land. Three years isn’t so long though, three years is only a blip in their sixty three year…

July 13, 2011

EI: Solidarity at sea on board the Oliva

12 July 2011 | Rana Baker, Electronic Intifada For years, Palestinian fishermen have been subject to routine attacks, shootings and arrests by the Israeli navy as they attempt to ply their trade in the seas off the coast of Gaza. A month ago, Oliva, the first boat to monitor human rights violations in the Palestinian territorial waters, was launched. The project was organized by the Civil [Peace] Service Gaza (CPSGaza – CPSgaza.org) in cooperation with the…

July 12, 2011

USACBI: US groups condemn anti-boycott law and reiterate support for BDS

12 July 2011 | US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel Read the Palestinian Boycott National Committees statement on the anti-boycott bill Read the Boycott From Within statement on the anti-boycott bill On Monday, 11 July 2011, the Israeli Knesset passed new legislation outlawing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement[i]; a non-partisan grassroots initiative that seeks to pressure Israel to comply with international law and recognize fundamental Palestinian rights. The bill bans all…

July 12, 2011