Tag: Bil’in

  • Jayyous students to Dubai: boycott settlement-builder Leviev

    On May 27, 2008, representatives from Adalah-NY and Jews Against the Occupation (JATO) met with representatives from the United Arab Emirates UN Mission in Manhattan. They presented the UAE representatives with a letter from students from the West Bank village of Jayyous calling on the people of Dubai to boycott Israeli billionaire and settlement-builder Lev…

  • Update: Ashraf Abu Rahme released, but remains under house arrest

    UPDATE: Ashraf Abu Rahme was released from Israeli enforced detention yesterday (3rd June) after 8000 NIS bail was paid on behalf of him, yet he remains under house arrest. On Monday 26th May, Israeli settlers from the Matityahu East settlement, protected by the Israeli army, started construction work looking to expand their settlement further onto…

  • Haaretz – Panel: Ultra-Orthodox settlement should be city, despite illegal construction

    By Akiva Eldar, published in Haaretz. To view original article click here The ultra-Orthodox settlement of Modi’in Illit in the West Bank should be granted city status despite suspicions that its council members were involved in authorizing illegal construction, an ad hoc committee set up by the Interior Ministry has recommended. The committee’s decision contradicts…

  • Non-violent demonstrations in Bil’in and Al-Khader

    Bil’in: On Friday the 9thof may, at the village of Bil’in around 100 hundred Israelis, Palestinians and Internationals gathered in solidarity to protest against the illegal wall separating the village and the local residents from their land. Photo By IMEMC’s Haithem El Khatib Shortly after mid-day, local villagers, Israelis and International peace activists marched towards…

  • NY Jewish Week: Protesting Leviev, From Here To Dubai

    by Walter Ruby – Special to The Jewish Week. To view original article, click here N.Y.-based Arab-Jewish group claims credit for UAE snub of diamond merchant; Leviev spokesman says stores will open under his name. Leviev already operates two jewelry stores in Dubai under the name “Levant” through a Moroccan-Palestinian agent Arif Bin Khadra. Israeli…