Tag: Jerusalem

  • West Bank is sealed off; two homes demolished in Bethlehem

    (Edited from Ma’an reports) Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak ordered the complete closure of the West Bank on Friday, sealing all entrances to Jerusalem and Israel. According to the Defense Ministry, the closure will last at least until next Sunday, giving the Israeli security services time to re-evaluate the situation after the attack on a…

  • Palestinians who appealed to the Israeli Supreme Court to stop settlers from digging tunnels under their homes were rounded up by the Israel police

    For Immediate Release For months the Israeli Antiquities Authority (IAA), with funding from the settler organization ELAD, has been digging under the private property of Silwan residents in occupied East Jerusalem. The owners of the land were not informed nor did they give their consent to the digging that has already resulted in damage to…

  • The Arab American News: New York activists take on Israeli settlement builder

    New York activists take on Israeli settlement builder By Will Youmans The Arab American News Saturday, 01.19.2008, 02:49am http://www.arabamericannews.com/news/index.php?mod=article&cat=USA&article=538 A network of pro-Palestinian organizations in New York is working hard to expose Israeli businessman Lev Leviev’s sponsorship of Israeli settlement construction. The groups have engaged in creative protests and organized boycotts and pressured those linked…

  • Ma’ariv: Leviev Boasts A Contribution That Never Existed

    Business tycoon Lev Leviev’s website boasts a contribution to a human rights organization, but there was no contribution at all. by Gal Karniel January 21, 2008 Economics Page Ma’ariv On-Line (NRG) http://www.nrg.co.il/online/16/ART1/685/919.html Lev Leviev, known for his wealth and philanthropy, volunteered misleading information regarding the destination of his charitable donations.  On December 28th, 2007, Lifestyles…

  • Al-Arabiya: Israel decides “not to build new settlements”

    Israel has given new assurances to the United States on Jewish settlement activity in the occupied West Bank ahead of a first visit to the region by President George W. Bush next month, army radio reported on Friday. Orders have been given to halt construction activity in the settlements of Maale Adumim, east of Jerusalem,…