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My family has been seperated
14 February 2013 | Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Divided Palestine The Gaza Strip has often been called an “open air prison” in light of the illegal closure imposed on it by the Israeli authorities. However, the territory became a prison for many Palestinians long before the closure came into effect. In the early stages of the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, which has been ongoing since 1967, Israeli authorities conducted a census…
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BDS campaigners cost Veolia 4.7bn in London
8 January 2013 | No 2 Veolia Action Group, London Vociferous local campaign by the No2 Veolia Action Group leads Occupation profiteer Veolia to withdraw from colossal waste management contracts. No 2 Veolia Action Group (No2VAG) are celebrating a huge victory with the withdrawal of Veolia, a multinational company complicit in Israeli violations of international law, from the final stage of the North London procurement process. In a statement on 21st December the North London Waste Authority,…
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Resist the land grab: donate a tree
29 January 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus, Occupied Palestine For more than a decade the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) has supported Palestinians during the olive harvest, a task which continues to be challenging. We regularly support farmers by accompanying them to fields and planting olive trees in areas of high risk of settler attacks and army harassment. As part of our continuous support to the grassroots struggle, we are going to plant olive trees in…

