Tag: Settlers

  • Palestinian says settlers repeatedly damaged his home

    Ali Waked | YNet News 24 June 2009 Ibrahim Ayid, of the village of Borin near Nablus, says he cannot complete construction on his home because it has been attacked three times during the past week by settlers. The IDF stated that a number of incidents have occurred on the scene and that forces had…

  • Africa-Israel under scrutiny for settlement construction

    Adri Nieuwhof | Electronic Intifada 22 June 2009 Africa-Israel is the latest target of a boycott campaign by Palestine solidarity activists because of the company’s involvement in the illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. American and European financial institutions hold a substantial stake in Africa-Israel Investment, investigations reveal. Africa-Israel Investment is an international…

  • Barak authorizes construction of 300 new homes in West Bank

    Ha’aretz 23 June 2009 Defense Minister Ehud Barak has authorized the building of 300 new homes in the West Bank, defying U.S. calls for a halt to settlement growth. According to Army Radio said 60 of the 300 homes slated for the Talmon settlement in the West Bank have already been built and that Barak…