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Settlers vandalize Palestinian home
14 April 2009 At about 3 PM in the old city of Hebron, 5 Israeli settlers trespassed onto the roof of a Palestinian house, puncturing the 5 water tanks owned by the family and draining all of their water supply. The house was owned by the Ewawi family, which is composed of a husband and wife, and 9 children. The wife and husband were the only members of the family at home when the settlers trespassed.…
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Veolia loses another contract in Bordeaux
The Big Campaign 14 April 2009 The transportation branch of the French multinational corporation Veolia loses a contract worth 750 million euros in Bordeaux. The Greater Bordeaux local government give a contract for the management of the biggest urban network in France to Keolis, a subsidiary of SNCF over Veolia. Veolia has been involved in the construction of a tramway in Jerusalem, designed to link West Jerusalem with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.…
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Youth break through the Wall in Jayyous
Stop the Wall 13 April 2009 Last night youth from the village of Jayyous broke through the Wall in the village. A small group then proceeded to the site where the new path is being constructed, destroying and setting fire to building materials. Occupation forces responded by raiding the village, where they remained into the early hours of the morning. At around six in the evening, a small group of youth from the village broke through…
