Tag: Canada

  • West Bank village sues developers in Montreal court

    Leigh Anne Williams | Anglican Journal 22 June 2009 The Israeli-Palestinian dispute over land in the occupied territories has come to a Montreal courtroom this week. Lawyers for the West Bank village of Bil’in are suing developers Green Park International and Green Mount International, which are registered in Quebec, for building settlements on land that…

  • Hearing begins over Palestinian lawsuit against Quebec builders

    CBC News 22 June 2009 A Palestinian village in the West Bank will argue Monday that a Quebec court should hear its lawsuit against two Canadian construction companies that it alleges illegally constructed buildings on Israeli-occupied territory. Bil’in, a community of about 1,700 inhabitants located northwest of Ramallah, is suing the Quebec-based companies for $2…

  • Village sues Canada companies cashing in on occupation

    Deborah Guterman | Electronic Intifada 11 June 2009 The small Palestinian village of Bilin will face-off this month against two Canadian corporations accused of aiding and abetting the colonization of the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Bilin has charged Green Park International and Green Mount International with illegally constructing residential buildings and other settlement infrastructure on village…

  • A world away, Palestinian seeks justice

    Iain Marlow | The Star 16 June 2009 First came the fence, which splintered the olive trees from Bil’in, the Palestinian village that tended them. Then came the tear gas canister that hit a local, well-liked man named Basem Abu Rahme in the chest, killing him. Everyone knew Basem, which is what everyone called him.…

  • Court to decide if builders can be sued for settlements

    Janice Arnold | The Canadian Jewish News 10 June 2009 A Quebec court will decide whether a lawsuit against two Canadian-based companies that are alleged to have illegally constructed residential buildings for Jewish settlers on disputed land in the West Bank can be heard here. ShareThis On June 22, 23 and 25, Quebec Superior Court…