Settler Violence and Land Theft - 12th & 13th May

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Attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians in the West Bank continue apace, while the occupational forces provide the aggressors' with protection. The attacks, ranging from destruction of fruit trees to seizure of land, demonstrate Israel's continued commitment to policies of terrorism and ethnic cleansing as they continue to expand and build on stolen land.

Stop the Wall: World Bank acknowledges failures in Red Sea – Dead Sea Channel project

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The Palestinian Stop the Wall Campaign welcomes the fact that the World Bank management has acknowledged the concerns raised by the Stop the Wall Campaign, the Palestinian Farmers Union and the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in their Inspection Request to the World Bank regarding the Dead Sea Water Conveyance Study Program as “legitimate”.

Settlers Stole Dozens of Olive Trees in Turmusaia and Destroyed Others in Madama

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A group of Israeli settlers yesterday cut and stole dozens of olive trees in Turmusaia village in Ramallah district, while other settler groups destroyed dozens more in Madama village in Nablus district.

The villagers said that the settlers used bulldozers with protection from the occupation forces to cut dozens of olive trees belonging to Mohammad Asaad Rabie Abu Hanon.

Exploring the Illegality of ‘Land Swap’ Agreements under Occupation

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Elisabeth Koek

Al-Haq’s Exploring the Illegality of ‘Land Swap’ Agreements under Occupation examines the legal implications of the conclusion of ‘land swap’ agreements between Israel and the Palestinian representatives whilst the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip is ongoing.

Occupation Forces Suppress Weekly Protests and Arrest Activists

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Bilin

Dozens were suffocated and cased serve vomiting in the weekly protest in Bilin due to the suppression by the occupation forces who shot the protesters with tear gas bombs and metal bullets covered with rubber. They also sprayed them with sewage water mixed with chemicals.

The popular committee called to expand the popular resistance to open the checkpoints, open closed streets, and tear down the Apartheid Wall and settlements. It also highlighted the importance of Palestinian unity to end the occupation.

Israeli Plans to Build 204 Settlement Units in Jerusalem

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The so-called “district committee” in the municipality of occupation, will discuss today a plan to build 204 settler units in the “al Tallah al Faransiya” area, east of the Holy City.
This comes within the context of the settlement plan scheme in the occupied city of Jerusalem, which aims to isolate Palestinian citizens and to prevent a natural expansion to continue into judaized Jerusalem.

Irrigation Water Cut-off in Ayn al-Beida Village

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Mekorot, the Israeli water company has stopped pumping irrigation water to Ayn al-Beida village in the northern Jordan valley yesterday morning. The village still remains without irrigation water today.

On the same day the occupation forces attacked the village and raided homes in a search that began under the pretext of theft of surrounding settlers' property. This property theft pretext has been used many times by the occupation forces even though it has been proven in the past that thefts occur between the settlers themselves.

Realities threatening the agricultural sector and Palestinian food sovereignty

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Since the Palestinian Authority was established in 1995, several projects have been launched to build the institutional framework of the Palestinian economy, so as to provide the economic basis of an independent Palestinian state. Fourteen years later, a Palestinian state with the ’67 borders has become a mirage; the economy in the West Bank is completely strangled by the apartheid infrastructure imposed by Israel, while Gaza lies in ruins as a result of over 18 months of siege and bombardments.

Defending Palestinian Food Sovereignty against Occupation and Expulsion

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New fortified checkpoints isolate Jerusalem

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Occupation forces have confiscated 9 dunums of land from Shufat north of Jerusalem to expand the military checkpoint located on the western entrance to Shufat refugee camp. This checkpoint links Shufat Refugee Camp and Anata town with Jerusalem. Locals confirmed that the Occupation wants to develop this checkpoint into a “border terminal”. Further land around this fortified checkpoint will be confiscated as a ‘security’ zone.

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Settler Violence and Land Theft - 12th & 13th May

Stop the Wall: World Bank acknowledges failures in Red Sea – Dead Sea Channel project

Settlers Stole Dozens of Olive Trees in Turmusaia and Destroyed Others in Madama

Exploring the Illegality of ‘Land Swap’ Agreements under Occupation

Occupation Forces Suppress Weekly Protests and Arrest Activists

Bilin

Israeli Plans to Build 204 Settlement Units in Jerusalem

Home Demolitions and Land Seizure

Home Demolitions and Land Seizure

Home Demolitions and Land Seizure

Seizure Notices in Jerusalem, Salfit and Bethlehem

Notices from Israel of Land Seizure in the West Bank

We are here because we exist. The story of a shoemaker living in Hebron's H2

Irrigation Water Cut-off in Ayn al-Beida Village

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Realities threatening the agricultural sector and Palestinian food sovereignty

Defending Palestinian Food Sovereignty against Occupation and Expulsion

New fortified checkpoints isolate Jerusalem

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