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Six Injured in anti-wall protest in WB
International Middle East Media Center 7/28/2005
Six anti-wall protestors were wounded on Thursday when Israeli troops and police attempted to disperse a demonstration in the West Bank villages of Bil''in and Budrus, west of Ramallah. Israeli army sources claimed that the police forces dispersed the crowed......more..
Israeli Bulldozers Uproot Trees and Raze Land in Hebron
WAFA 7/27/2005
BETHLEHEM, July 27, 2005, (WAFA)- Israeli bulldozers uprooted on Wednesday trees and razed vast areas of Palestinian arable land in Hebron, witnesses said. They told WAFA reporter that the bulldozers razed the land in the town of Tarqomia, west of......more..
SOS – Stop the Wall!
International Solidarity Movement 7/27/2005
RAMALLAH, Occupied West Bank — Black smoke will be seen rising at 10 a.m. on Thursday July 28 along the path of the Apartheid Wall in the central West Bank region from Marda to Qalandia as an SOS to the world......more..
Israel Plans Jewish Colony in Palestinian Heart of Old City
Palestine Media Center 7/27/2005
Qurei Warns: No Peace with Israel without Jerusalem -- Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Qurei warned Tuesday that, “without Jerusalem there will be no peace” with Israel, amid reports that the Israeli Occupation Jewish municipality of the Holy City has approved a......more..
Palestinians Slam New Jewish Homes in Al-Quds
Islam Online 7/27/2005
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, July 27, 2005 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – Palestinians lambasted Wednesday, July 27, an Israeli decision to build 21 homes and a synagogue for Jews in the heart of the Muslim Quarter in Al-Quds’s Old City, saying it is a......more..
PLC Calls for International Meeting to Discuss Judaization of Jerusalem
WAFA 7/28/2005
RAMALLAH, July 28, 2005, (WAFA) - Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) called for an international meeting to discuss the ways to face the Israeli construction of the Apartheid Wall and practices to judaize Jerusalem city and expand colonies.In a statement issued last......more..
New Jewish homes may go in east J-lem
YNetNews 7/28/2005
Project has several additional planning and approval hurdles to face, but activists already decry project -- JERUSALEM - Jerusalem planners have approved the construction of a new Jewish neighborhood in the city''s Muslim Quarter, officials said. The plan to build 21 apartments......more..
Border Police `lie about violence at fence protests''
By Jonathan Lis, Ha''aretz 7/29/2005
For more than six months, dozens of Israelis and hundreds of Palestinians have been demonstrating every weekend against the construction of the separation fence near the West Bank village of Bil''in. These demonstrations, defined by participants as peaceful, frequently turn......more..
Israel plans to court Europe''s Muslims
YNetNews 7/28/2005
Initiative part of effort to counteract Islamic hostility; Israeli diplomat: We want to find the silent voice - to give it a means of speaking out so it will condemn terror -- JERUSALEM - Israeli diplomats will court moderate Muslim leaders in Europe......more..
Palestinian factions pledge to work with PA
Daily Star 7/29/2005
Palestinian militant factions pledged yesterday to work with the Palestinian Authority to ensure the success of next month''s pullout from the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Ahmad Qorei said. As the pullout gained momentum, Israel was rushing to complete a three-layer-deep......more..
Palestinians protest Gaza smokescreen
AlJazeera 7/28/2005
Palestinians have burned rubber tyres along the trail of the Israeli separation barrier in the West Bank in a symbolic protest against its ongoing construction under the smokescreen of the Gaza pullout. Black smoke seen rising along the wall''s path......more..
Jerusalem OKs Neighborhood Destruction
Yahoo! News 7/26/2005
JERUSALEM - (AP) Jerusalem planners have approved the construction of a new Jewish neighborhood in the city''s Muslim Quarter, officials said Tuesday, threatening to further inflame tensions between Israelis and Palestinians in the city claimed by both as a capital. The......more..
The village near the settlement is unlawful
By Amira Hass, Ha''aretz 7/27/2005
I was born here, in Khirbet Tana, and I inherited the land from my grandfather. I am a shepherd and have a family of 10. All of us are shepherds, and that is our sole source of livelihood. In June......more..
Israeli military targeting Palestinian leaders of nonviolent resistance: update
International Solidarity Movement 7/26/2005
I. Abdullah Abu-Rahme: Arrested in a nonviolent protest on July 15, 2005. A Judge at Ofer military base on Tuesday, July 26, ruled that Abu-Rhame was “too dangerous” to be released on bail and that he will be held until......more..
Trio of protests against the wall set for communities across the West Bank
International Solidarity Movement 7/26/2005
A trio of demonstrations are planned for Friday in villages and cities around the West Bank. If the Israeli military’s history is any indicator, violent response to the peaceful protests is expected. I. PROTESTING THE “BARRIER” IN JENIN: Israel’s illegal......more..
36,000 Trees Set Ablaze by Occupation Forces in Qaffin and Akkaba
StopTheWall.org 7/25/2005
Thousands of dunums of agricultural lands have been scorched in a series of devastating fires ignited by Occupation Forces and their settlers in the most fertile areas of Palestine. In the villages of Qaffin and Akkaba in Tulkarem District in......more..
Qorei: “Peace starts and ends in Jerusalem”
International Middle East Media Center 7/26/2005
Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmad Qorei called on the United States, the International Community and the Quartet to hold their responsibilities, and pressure Israel in order to stop its violations in the occupied territories, the Jerusalem siege, settlements and the Wall.The......more..
Settler runs over soldier
YNetNews 7/26/2005
Gush Katif resident Oz Kadmon, known as leading anti-pullout activist, detained following pursuit -- GAZA – A Gaza settler was detained Tuesday afternoon on suspicion of running over and lightly wounding an IDF officer near Kissufim. The suspect, Oz Kadmon, is included......more..
Report - Palestinian Children: Surviving the Present, Facing the Future
Electronic Intifada/DCI - Palestine 7/26/2005
Defence for Children International recently published an analysis of human rights violations against Palestinian children during 2004. The report includes case studies, DCI field documentation and analysis of developments regarding the impact of the Wall on Palestinian children''s lives. -- In......more..
Realities on the Ground
Editorial, MIFTAH 7/22/2005
Realities on the ground are ever-changing in Palestine, Israel, the occupied territories. It is hard for Palestinians to hold a great deal of confidence in the words of any politician. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his address on July 16th......more..
UK Concerns about Israeli Breaches of Palestinian Human Rights
WAFA 7/24/2005
LONDON, July 24, 2005, (WAFA)- The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) expressed its "serious and grave" concern about the Israeli breaches of human rights of Palestinians, including the targeted killings, separation barrier (Apartheid Wall), and restriction of movement. In......more..
Bil’in villages show the many faces of George and Condi
International Solidarity Movement 7/24/2005
ISM PRESS RELEASE — Residents of the West Bank village of Bil’in – along with Israelis and foreign peace activists – were chased by Israeli soldiers Friday afternoon during the protest against construction of the illegal barrier being built in the village. As......more..
Israeli Prisons Authorities due to Transfer 600 Prisoners to Negev Prison
WAFA 7/24/2005
GAZA, July 24, 2005,(WAFA)-Palestinian prisoners at Negev Israeli prison said that the administration prison intends to transfer 600 prisoners from central Israeli prisons, including children, to the Desert Negev prison. Prisoners told Information Prisoners Center (IPC) over phone......more..
The People of Latin America Support the Palestinian Call to Isolate Apartheid Israel and Demand for Political Action
StopTheWall.org 7/20/2005
In three major Latin American countries —Brazil, Argentina and Chile—people have shown their support to the Palestinian struggle. They joined the mass mobilization to resist the Apartheid Wall that took place across Palestine on the days around the anniversary......more..
The People in the Arab World call upon their governments to end support for Apartheid Israel and call for more boycott
StopTheWall.org 7/20/2005
Although the people of the Arab world are under attack to comply with the American (and European backed) frightening strategic “vision” for a “New Middle East”, solidarity with the Palestinian people and their struggle against Zionism is still alive. Civil......more..
IOF and Colonizers Seize Land in Hebron
WAFA 7/25/2005
HEBRON, July 25, 2005, (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) and armed Israeli colonizers seized Palestinian-owned land in Hebron, in the West Bank, witnesses said. Citizens from Hebron told WAFA that Israeli soldiers and colonizers installed a fence around a piece......more..
European solidarity - Boycott, divestment and sanctions strengthened during anniversary of ICJ decision
StopTheWall.org 7/20/2005
On the first anniversary of the ICJ ruling against the Apartheid Wall, activists across Europe held protests calling for the Wall to be torn down with a clear message to their governments to stop supporting Israeli Apartheid now. Belgium: On......more..
Palestinian Monitoring Group Daily Situation Report, 20 - 21 July 2005 (PDF)
Palestine Media Center 7/21/2005
JERUSALEM:Closure: Israeli troops positioned at checkpoints set up at the entrances to the city of Jerusalem continue to prevent civilians from other districts from entering the city. Checkpoints: The Israeli army continues to intensify its restrictions at Qalandiya and......more..
Fridays in Occupied Palestine
StopTheWall.org 7/22/2005
With increasing attention directed at the disingenuous “disengagement” from Occupied Gaza, the unrelenting construction of the Apartheid Wall is falling under the radar of international media. This intended political distraction calls attention away from the daily reality of land devastation......more..
Jerusalemites File Anti-wall Petitions to Israeli High Court
WAFA 7/25/2005
JERUSALEM, July 25, 2005 (WAFA)- Many citizens from Jerusalem called Monday on the Israeli High Court to enlarge the jury to nine judges and add the new petitions related to the implementation of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rulings......more..
Sharon threatens harsh reprisals for killing of Israeli couple
The Guardian 7/25/2005
Palestinian gunmen killed two Israelis yesterday as they drove home to Jerusalem from the Gush Katif settlements in Gaza which are due to be evacuated next month. The deaths of Dov Kol, 58, and his wife, Rachel, 53, who were......more..
Spy loses appeal in US
The Guardian 7/23/2005
A former US naval intelligence analyst who was imprisoned after being convicted of spying for Israel lost an appeal against his life sentence yesterday. Jonathan Pollard was arrested in 1985 on charges that he had sold classified information to Israel......more..
97 million to expand settlements in the Jordan Valley
International Middle East Media Center 7/22/2005
The economic ministerial council at the Knesset approved a plan to provide 97 million shekels in aid to improve infrastructure, agriculture and for settlement expansion in the Jordan Valley area. The council approved a three-year plan to improve agriculture in......more..
UN Security Council''s Debate Focuses on the Israel''s Apartheid Wall
WAFA 7/22/2005
NEW YORK, July 22, 2005, (WAFA)- The UN Security Council opened Thursday a debate on Middle East tensions ahead of the planned Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, with Israel and the illegal Israeli constructing of the Apartheid Wall inside......more..
Six injured, five arrested in Bel’in
International Middle East Media Center 7/22/2005
Israeli soldiers fired on Friday afternoon, at a peaceful procession against the Separation Wall in Bel’in, west of Ramallah; six residents were injured, and five others were arrested. A local source in Bel’in reported that soldiers fired gas bombs, concussion......more..
My Wife is in Jail, Again
By Adam Shapiro, International Solidarity Movement 7/22/2005
The following was written by ISM cofounder Adam Shapiro after the June 20 arrest of Huaida Arraf in Bil’in, where she had joined villagers in protesting construction of Israel’s wall on their land.) -- Once again, for probably the fifteenth time......more..
Israel under fire in Security Council over separation barrier
Daily Star 7/23/2005
UNITED NATIONS: Israel came under fire in the UN Security Council over its West Bank separation barrier, but many countries voiced hope the upcoming Israeli withdrawal from Gaza would pave the way for a just peace between Israelis and Palestinians......more..
Citizen Killed in Hebron by IOF
WAFA 7/22/2005
HEBRON, July 22, 2005 (WAFA)- Israeli Occupation Forces killed on Friday a citizen in the West Bank city of Hebron, WAFA reporter said. He said that Israeli soldiers guarding "Beit Romano" Israeli colony randomly opened at houses, killing Ihsan Abu......more..
Implementation not Impunity: International Humanitarian Law Still Not Being Applied to the Occupied Palestinian Territory (PDF)
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights 7/22/2005
Memorandum to the High Contracting Parties One Year After the ICJ Advisory Opinion on the West Bank Annexation Wall. (July 2005) -- Dear Friend, The belligerent Israeli occupation of Palestine is now in its 38th year and despite the clear position......more..
ISM Prisoners in Solidarity with Palestinian Prisoners
WAFA 7/22/2005
RAMALLAH, July 22, 2005, (WAFA)- International Solidarity Movement (ISM) said that three international activists refuse to sign release papers after being arrested by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) alongside a Palestinian protester. Israeli soldiers arrested, on Wednesday, during a nonviolent action......more..
Five people lightly hurt in anti-fence protest in Bil''in
Ha''aretz 7/22/2005
Five people were lightly hurt and five others were detained for questioning during a a demonstration against the West Bank security fence in the village of Bil''in, adjacent to Ramallah, on Friday. Hundreds of Israeli, Palestinian and foreign protestors took......more..
PM: PNA to Assume Responsibiliy of Areas Supposed to be Evacuated
WAFA 7/21/2005
RAMALLAH, July 21, 2005, (RNA)- Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie asserted that the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) has decided to assume responsibiliy of the areas supposed to be evacuated but a lot of points are still not clarified by the Israelis......more..
Apartheid Wall Continues near Qalandia Refugee Camp
WAFA 7/21/2005
RAMALLAH, July 21, 2005, (WAFA)-Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have continuing the construction of the Apartheid Wall near Qalandia refugee near Jerusalem. Witnesses said that the IOF has brought early in the morning numbers of trucks carrying 4 meter huge......more..
Ramalla-Tel_Aviv-New_York: Three Cities Against the Wall
A-Infos 7/16/2005
TO OPEN NOVEMBER 9, 2005 - Art Exhibition in Three Cities - Showcase Work of PALESTINIAN, ISRAELI, AND AMERICAN ARTISTS OPPOSED TO ISRAEL''S “SEPARATION WALL” NEW YORK – Artists from three separate but vitally interconnected communities will participate for the first time in......more..
Bil''in, Seven activists arrested in a middle of the week early morning action
A-Infos 7/21/2005
The army come to guard the rote of the fence in building only when work day start. This enable early morning actions involving special metal structures that prevent quick dispersal by the Israeli state forces - see pictures at. https://israel.indymedia.org......more..
Update on Bil’in Arrestees
International Solidarity Movement 7/21/2005
A military appeals judge ruled today to extend the detention of non-violent community organizer Abdullah Abu Rahme of Bil’in until Sunday at 11:00 AM when the military prosecution’s appeal against Abdullah’s release on bail will be heard. Earlier today......more..
Protests Outside Bil’in to Continue on Friday
International Solidarity Movement 7/21/2005
West Bank villagers to show the faces of Bush -- INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT — A nonviolent protest against the building of the illegal separation barrier near Bil’in is set for Friday, July 22 at 1 p.m. Residents of Bil’in will be joined......more..
Israeli Authorities Bar 120 Europeans access the Occupied Territories
International Press Center 7/21/2005
Palestine. July 21, 2005. (WAFA+IPC)--- For the last couple of days, the Israeli Occupation Authorities have continued to deny the 120-member European solidarity group entering the Palestinian territories through Al-Karama crossing that connects the Jordanian territories with the......more..
PM: Ariel will forever be an integral part of Israel
Ha''aretz 7/22/2005
During a visit to the West Bank settlement of Ariel yesterday, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said that in the future an expanded Ariel would be an integral part of Israel. "I reiterate and clarify that this bloc is one of......more..
MK Barakeh summoned over alleged fence protest violence
Ha''aretz 7/22/2005
MK Mohammed Barakeh (Hadash-Ta''al) received a summons yesterday requesting him to appear at the Binyamin police office to face allegations that he assaulted a border police officer. The alleged attack supposedly took place at a demonstration against the separation fence......more..
Analysis / Sharon celebrates dual triumph with other type of settler
Ha''aretz 7/22/2005
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon''s visit to Ariel yesterday demonstrated the rule that timing is as important as content. The visit, planned several months ago, gave Sharon a dual triumph. On the internal front, the joint photos with Ariel''s mayor, Ron......more..
The Battle for the West Bank and East Jerusalem
By Am Johal, Palestine Monitor 7/19/2005
Last week marked the one year anniversary of the International Court of Justice decision declaring the construction of the Separation Wall in East Jerusalem and the Occupied Palestinian Territories illegal.On July 9th of 2004, the Court found that Israel was......more..
Israeli-Palestinian relations bedevilled by lack of framework – UN envoy (3/3)
Electronic Intifada 7/21/2005
YISHAN ZHANG (China) said recent developments in the Middle East were a cause for concern. One year after the issuance of the ICJ opinion, Israel had announced that it would accelerate construction of the wall in East Jerusalem, something which......more..
Israeli-Palestinian relations bedevilled by lack of framework – UN envoy (2/3)
Electronic Intifada 7/21/2005
SOMAIA S. BARGHOUTI, Permanent Observer of Palestine, expressed the Palestinian Authority''s deepest regret for the painful events that had taken place in London some days ago and today and condemned such terrorist acts targeting innocent civilians. She said the Council......more..
Seven arrested in Bil’in, six injured
International Middle East Media Center 7/20/2005
Soldiers arrested on Wednesday seven residents and international peace activists in the village of Bil’in, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, six residents were injured. Mohammad Khateeb, member of the Popular Committee Against the Wall, said that the protestors......more..
Soldiers to grab lands in Hebron
International Middle East Media Center 7/20/2005
Israeli Authorities issued on Wednesday, two military orders to grab hundreds of Dunams of farmlands near the settlements of Keryat Arba’ and Kharseena, east of Hebron in order to construct the Separation Wall in the area. A source at the......more..
Photo Gallery: Strength in Unity
freckle.blogs.com 7/20/2005
Introduction: Palestinian, Israeli and international protestors blocked the path of the Israeli bulldozers working to build the Apartheid Wall in Bil''in. They were chained together in a cylinder six meters long which allowed only their heads and legs to be......more..
Protesters blocked the path of the Annexation Barrier
International Solidarity Movement 7/20/2005
Bil’in- Protestors blocked the path of the Israeli bulldozers working to build the Apartheid Wall in Bil’in. They were chained together in a cylinder six meters long which allowed only their heads and legs to be visible. The seven protestors......more..
Israeli Soldiers Arrest 7 Citizens Including Foreign Activists
WAFA 7/20/2005
RAMALLAH, July 20, 2005, (WAFA)-7 citizens including foreign peace activists were arrested today by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF), protesting the construction of the Apartheid Wall in Bil''en village of the West Bank. Anti-Wall popular Committee Member, Mohammed al-Khateeb told......more..
On the slope of Jewish democracy
By Amira Hass, Ha''aretz 7/21/2005
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is not dividing Jerusalem. Neither is Minister Haim Ramon. They have simply found a faster and more efficient way than those tried before to get rid of tens of thousands of Palestinian residents of Jerusalem - after......more..
Lawyers challenge EU and UK over inaction on Palestine
Electronic Intifada 7/20/2005
Lawyers acting for campaigns group War on Want will today (Monday 18 July) send letters to President Jose Manuel Barroso of the European Commission and UK Foreign Secretary Jack Straw challenging them to provide evidence of any action they have......more..
Double blow for settlers in Gaza protest
The Guardian 7/21/2005
Demonstrators corralled as vote to delay pullout fails -- Opponents of Ariel Sharon''s plan to evacuate thousands of Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip and parts of the northern West Bank faced a double setback yesterday when police and soldiers continued......more..
PA launches campaign to remove Hamas graffiti in Gaza
Jerusalem Post 7/17/2005
The Palestinian Authority on Sunday began a campaign to remove Hamas graffiti and flags from the streets of Gaza City in a move that has been condemned by Hamas leaders as "provocative." Eyewitnesses said PA policemen removed several Hamas banners......more..
120 Europeans set off to the West Bank to Support the Palestinian Refugees
International Press Center 7/17/2005
Palestine. July 17. 2005. (IPC+Agencies)-- About 120 Europeans from around 25 countries in east and west Europe have set off today''s morning from Jordan to the Palestinian territories. The group of Europeans aims to show solidarity and support to......more..
Non-Violent Organizing Resumes in Salfit
International Solidarity Movement 7/20/2005
Non-violent Palestinian activists, joined by internationals and Israelis, will hold a one day tour of three villages in the Salfit District which have been severely affected by the construction of the Separation Barrier. Participants in the tour will meet with......more..
Arab League takes on Palestinian issues in Cairo parley
Jerusalem Post 7/20/2005
The Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and the ever-lengthening security barrier are the hottest topics at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo this week. The Arab League''s annual political conference on Palestinian issues brought together representatives from the Palestinian......more..
Border Police Beat Beit Surik Residents Blocking Bulldozers Access to their Land, Slated for Route of the Separation Barrier
B''tselem 7/19/2005
TESTIMONY: About a year and a half ago, people started to talk about a wall being built, enclosing the village from the west. I didn''t know then that the wall would cut across my brothers'' and my land. At that......more..
Army bulldozes farmlands near Tulkarem
International Middle East Media Center 7/18/2005
Monday morning, Israeli military bulldozers uprooted dozens of trees in Shoufa village, south to Avny Hefetz settlement, near the West Bank city of Tulkarem. A local source in the village reported that two military bulldozers uprooted farmlands planted mainly with......more..
International, Israeli Activists to Tour Salfit Villages Affected by Apartheid Wall
WAFA 7/18/2005
SALFEET, July 18, 2005 (WAFA)- Non-violent international, Israeli and Palestinian activists will hold a one day tour of three villages in the Salfit in the West Bank which have been severely affected by the construction of the Apartheid Wall. In......more..
ITTF Breaks Israeli Barriers with "Table Tennis Balls"
WAFA 7/18/2005
LAUSANNE (SWITZERLAND) , July 18, 2005, (WAFA)- Organized International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has organized a training course for Palestinian Table Tennis Ball choatches in Gaza and the West Bank, ITTF said. In statement issued yesterday on the ITTF web, it......more..
European Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign
WAFA 7/18/2005
THE HAGUE, July 18, 2005, (WAFA)- European and Palestinian organizations launched a campaign of solidarity with the Palestinian people and against the Israeli partheid Wall. Stop de Bezetting, PPMS and the Palestinian grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, organized the campaign on......more..
The Silent Side of Occupation
By Thomas Feakins, MIFTAH 7/18/2005
Despite the softly spoken mantra of “there may finally be peace in Israel” and what has been called a precarious cease-fire, children continue to die in Palestinian towns and refugee camps. In East Jerusalem the wall goes up while Palestinian......more..
Abdallah Abu Rahme, The Palestinian Gandhi Arrested in Bili’n
International Solidarity Movement 7/15/2005
During today’s non-violent demonstration in Bil’in, two members of the popular committee against the wall, AbedAllah abu Rachme, The Palestinian Gahndi and Akram AlKhateeb were arrested. In addition, two Israeli peace activists, Einat Pudnacharni and Michal Greenberg were arrested. Initially......more..
Salfit District Week of Non-violent Resistance
International Solidarity Movement 7/16/2005
Residents of the Salfit District join with international and Israeli peace activists to hold a week of non-violent resistance actions from Saturday, July 16 through Thursday, July 21. These actions are organized by the Popular Committee Against the Wall and......more..
ACTION ALERT: Palestinian Gandhi Re-arrested
International Solidarity Movement 7/18/2005
The Palestinian Gandhi, Abdullah Abu Rahme, and Akram Al Khatib, two members of the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements in Bil’in, were arrested Friday, July 15, 2005 and are still being held at Ofer Military Base. The two......more..
Together
By Mansour, International Solidarity Movement 7/18/2005
It is a very hot day today… in fact the last two months have been very hot here in Palestine, yet we continue to have a strong desire to resist the Occupation, especially the Annexation Wall. Every day that we......more..
The United Palestinian Call For Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions!
StopTheWall.org 7/7/2005
One year after the ICJ decision and the Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign’s call to Isolate Apartheid Israel, the call for boycott divestment and sanctions has been strengthened by a unified call endorsed so far by over 170 Palestinian organizations from all......more..
Global Launch at the G8 - “Do-it-Yourself Apartheid in Palestine
StopTheWall.org 7/13/2005
The Palestinian grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, as part of the European "The Wall Must Fall" project joined the protests and the G8Alternatives movement at Edinburgh to protest against the G8 summit and call for an end to international complicity and......more..
UN Conference of Civil Society calls for boycott, divestment and sanctions!
StopTheWall.org 7/16/2005
In their recent session in Paris, July 13, 2005 the UN International Conference of Civil Society for Peace in the Middle East unanimously adopted the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions. Through the call participating groups recommitted themselves to......more..
Launch of the Project ''The Wall Must Fall''
StopTheWall.org 7/17/2005
One year after the verdict of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that took up the call of the Palestinian people to tear down the Apartheid Wall and for compensation for the devastation it has caused, a European project to......more..
Immatin Latest Target of Apartheid Wall Destruction and Zionist Settlement Expansion
StopTheWall.org 7/14/2005
On July 6th, Occupation Forces began razing agricultural lands in the village of Immatin, Qalqiliya District for the Apartheid Wall. Villagers mobilized immediately and have been waging protests for the past two weeks. Clashes continued today, as Occupation Forces attempted......more..
PA seeks UN condemnation of fence
Ha''aretz 7/18/2005
NEW YORK - Palestinian Foreign Minister Nasser al-Kidwa is trying to get the United Nations to renew its condemnation of the separation fence, and is considering requesting either an emergency General Assembly session or a Security Council meeting to discuss the......more..
5 hurt in Gaza mortar attack
YNetNews 7/17/2005
Five settlers injured by mortar bomb, two moderately, as terrorists continue their barrages against Israelis and forces stand down for Gaza offensive to allow PA to act against gunmen -- TEL AVIV - Palestinian terrorists fired two mortar bombs at a settlement......more..
How do you like your blue-eyed boy: The Rally in Bil''in
By Zachary Wales, Electronic Intifada 7/17/2005
The demonstration in Bil’in against Israel’s illegal Annexation Wall has developed an almost ritualistic pattern that’s very typical of peaceful protests in Occupied Palestine, where Israeli soldiers tolerate passive resistance for so long before they fire tear gas or rubber-coated......more..
Israel threatens to invade Gaza, assassinates Hamas activist
Electronic Intifada/PCHR 7/17/2005
Israeli military extra-judicially executes a member of Hamas while standing near his home, this is the fifth death resulting from Israel''s policy of extra-judicial executions in the recent days. At 9.00 on Sunday, an Israeli sniper, positioned inside the military......more..
Book review: "The One-State Solution"
By Iqbal Jassat, Electronic Intifada 7/16/2005
As Israel''s apartheid wall colonizes 30-40 percent more of the 22 percent of Palestine that remains, an increasing number of analysts, activists, and academics have begun to challenge the two-state solution designed to bring an end to the Israeli-Palestinian......more..
Israeli protesters defy police ban on march
The Guardian 7/19/2005
The Israeli government last night appeared to give ground to thousands of anti-disengagement protesters by allowing them to continue an illegal march to the Gaza settlements. Thousands of police officers and soldiers were deployed to block the marchers'' way but......more..
The disturbance within
By Khalid Amayreh, Al-Ahram Weekly on-line 7/14/2005
i>The crisis within Fatah is extending ever more to the Palestinian AuthorityWith Israel consolidating its grip on the West Bank, especially East Jerusalem, and with relations with Hamas and Fatah''s younger leadership turning sour, an increasingly forlorn......more..
Beyond the wall
By Graham Usher, Al-Ahram Weekly on-line 7/14/2005
i>Something is astir in Bilin -- mass Palestinian demonstrations based on non-violence and Israeli participation.Sheikh Taysir Al-Tammimi, one of the leading Islamic clerics in the West Bank, gently pulls away the barbed wire that has been laid before......more..
Six injured, eighteen arrested in Bil’in
International Middle East Media Center 7/15/2005
Friday afternoon, dozens of residents, Israeli and international peace activists conducted the weekly peaceful procession against the Separation Wall in Bil’in, west of Ramallah. “Peace needs bridges, not Walls”, slogans which the protestors carried read, the slogans were written on......more..
Why kill Nino?
Electronic Intifada 7/15/2005
By "Ayyesh" writing from Nablus -- There was a bombing in central London last week. We''ve just been to the third funeral since then. Two of the dead were children; all were victims of a campaign to kill and to destroy......more..
Army invades Amateen, east of Qalqilia, and imposes curfew on the village
International Middle East Media Center 7/15/2005
Soldiers are harassing the residents by throwing sound bombs at the houses and at children in the streets. They are trying to trap the residents in their homes by imposing curfew.An eyewitness reported to IMEMC that the invasion comes as......more..
Ayalon: IDF will return to Gaza if terror doesn''t end
Ha''aretz 7/15/2005
If the terror from Gaza continues after the disengagement, Israel will return to the Strip, Israel''s ambassador to the U.S., Danny Ayalon, promised last week at the Zionist Organization of America''s annual mission to Washington. The ZOA is a fierce......more..
Palestinian Monitoring Group Daily Situation Report, 9 - 10 July 2005 (PDF)
Palestine Media Center 7/10/2005
QALQILYA Wall Gates: (i) Passage through the Wall gates is restricted to civilians granted special Israeli permits. (ii) The Israeli army continues to intensify restrictions at ‘Azzun ‘Atma Wall gate and search civilians with a metal detector. Wall Construction: Land......more..
Shape of the future – Jerusalem program / Review:Jerusalem''s Invisible Borders: Are They Erasable?
By Helen Schary Motro, Arabic Media Internet Network 7/14/2005
Tel Aviv -- If you were not already in love with Jerusalem, you will be after watching Common Ground Productions'' touching television essay about the city and its people. The avowed aim of this documentary is to explore whether the two......more..
The Tragedy of Occupied Arab East Jerusalem
By Mohamed Elmasry, Palestine Media Center 7/14/2005
Last Sunday (July 10, 2005) the Israeli newspaper Haaretz published a news story, which was ignored by the Canadian media. The headline was “55,000 Palestinians to be cutoff by Jerusalem fence”. The paper reported that an Israeli separation fence, to......more..
46 killed, 462 injured, 1249 arrested in three months
International Middle East Media Center 7/14/2005
The Palestinian Ministry of Interior has issued a new report on the continuous military violations carried out by the Israeli army in the occupied territories in the period between March 1 and June 30, 2005. In dozens of military invasions......more..
Soldiers attack a peaceful protest against the Wall near Qalqilia
International Middle East Media Center 7/14/2005
Israeli soldiers violently attacked a peaceful protest against the Separation Wall in Amateen village east of Qalqilia, and fired at Israeli and International peace activists, and Palestinian residents. Eyewitnesses in the village told the IMEMC that 300-400 hundreds residents......more..
New apartheid wall route will isolate at least 55,000 Palestinians
ReliefWeb/Palestine Monitor 7/14/2005
The Israeli cabinet has just approved the final route of the Apartheid Wall in the Jerusalem district despite the overwhelming rejection of it by Palestinians and the international community. The Israeli cabinet named September 1 as the deadline for completing......more..
Qurie: PNA to Resort to UN to Frustrate Building Apartheid Wall in Jerusalem
WAFA 7/13/2005
GAZA, July 13, 2005 (WAFA)- Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie said Wednesday that the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) will resort to the United Nations and the UN Security Council to foil any legal action of the Israeli decision to construct the......more..
Annan Urges Israel to Stop Apartheid Wall Construction, Values NGO Involvement
International Press Center 7/13/2005
GAZA, July 13, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - The Secretary General of the United Nations joined the European Union in calling on the Israeli government to stop building the Apartheid Wall, after admitting that it would effectively isolate thousands of Palestinians living......more..
Abbas accuses Israel of not desiring for peace
ReliefWeb 7/13/2005
RAMALLAH, Jul 13, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has accused Israel of not desiring for peace, the al-Ayyam daily reported on Wednesday. Abbas was quoted as saying that the Israeli government is giving signs that it does......more..
The disgrace outside their windows
By Meron Benvenisti, Ha''aretz 7/14/2005
Among the initial reactions to Tuesday''s murderous attack in Netanya, there were references to the "Jerusalem envelope" fence: Islamic Jihad reportedly says that the motive for the attack was the fence''s construction, while security experts did not rule out the......more..
Sharon is dividing Jerusalem
Editorial, Ha''aretz 7/13/2005
The government''s decision Sunday to speed up preparations for completing the "Jerusalem envelope" project exposes anew the attempt to use the security fence for issues that have no connection to the security of the citizens of Israel.In a statement to......more..
Three Palestinians attempt to stab Israeli man in Jerusalem
Ha''aretz 7/13/2005
Three Palestinians attempted to stab an Israeli Jewish man in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Lifta on Wednesday. The three initially escaped, but were later captured by police. In the Gaza Strip, Border Police sappers defused a 40-kilogram explosive device......more..
JCDH: Continuity of Apartheid Wall Dangerous Violation to International Legitimacy
WAFA 7/12/2005
JERUSALEM, July 12, 2005, (WAFA)-Jerusalem Centre for Democracy and Human Rights (JCDH) said Israeli continuation of the construction of the Apartheid Wall on the Palestinian land is a dangerous violation to international legitimacy. In a statement, JCDH denounced Israeli......more..
Soldier released after admitting to deliberately firing at Palestinian
International Middle East Media Center 7/12/2005
An Israeli soldier who admitted that he deliberately shot a Palestinian who was simply observing a peaceful protest has been released from custody. The incident took place two months ago in Bil’in, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, when......more..
International Demonstration Heads to Palestine Protesting Apartheid Wall
International Press Center 7/12/2005
GAZA, July 12, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - An international demonstration will start from Belgium and head for the Palestinian territories to protest the construction of the Israeli Apartheid Wall, a Palestinian official said. Abdullah Abdullah, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, said......more..
Apartheid wall construction accelerates during time of ''disengagement''
By Palestine Monitor, ReliefWeb 7/9/2005
Home demolitions, settlement-building, and Apartheid Wall construction have all accelerated during the run-up to the Gaza disengagement. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has made it clear that both the disengagement and the Apartheid Wall are about strengthening Israel''s hold over......more..
Five boys from Marda village held by army, still not released
International Solidarity Movement 7/10/2005
MARDA VILLAGE, WEST BANK On the afternoon of Monday, July 4, several Israeli army jeeps entered the village of Marda and Israeli soldiers ambushed Palestinian youths as they were descending from the hill above the village, after they had attempted......more..
Emmatin protests agianst ‘Ariel finger’
International Solidarity Movement 7/12/2005
Thursday, July 14th at 8am, the people in Emmatin along with neighbouring villages, will hold a direct action against tree demolition and the Annexation Wall. Meeting at the Municipality, they will be joined by Israeli and International activists. This meeting......more..
Palestine-Israel, Persecution of demonstrators against the wall/fence continue - solidarity is needed
A-Infos 7/9/2005
Last Friday was a joint demonstration against the fence in the village Mas''ha. Already at the beginning of the demonstration the participants (about 400 Palestinians and 50 Israelis according to Media) stumbled on barbed wire spool which was put across......more..
Palestinian Civil Society Calls for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel - Endorsed by The socialist organization in Israel - Matspen
A-Infos 7/9/2005
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel to be continued Until it Complies with International Law and Universal Principles of Human Rights -- One year after the historic Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which found Israel''s Wall built......more..
Anarchists are not only Against The Wall - screening on the beach yesterday
A-Infos 7/10/2005
Yesterday, Saturday night, after the joint demonstration of the anti occupation/fence coalition called by others the same day in front of the war compound, in which members of the anarchist against the wall were prominent, about 70-80 of......more..
CFL Alert: Apartheid Wall To Strangle Over 100,000 Palestinians In Arab-East Jerusalem
Palestine Blogs/CFL 7/12/2005
Citizens for Fair Legislation - July 12, 2005 -- CFL ALERT: APARTHEID WALL TO STRANGLE OVER 100,000 PALESTINIANS IN ARAB-EAST JERUSALEM. TELL YOUR OFFICIALS THAT YOU ARE OUTRAGED BY THIS BLATANT ATTEMPT TO ETHNICALLY CLEANSE PALESTINIANS FROM ARAB-JERUSALEM. TALKING POINTS: *Javier Solana......more..
`It is all Israel''
Ha''aretz 7/13/2005
Listen to the soldier in the field. He says what his commanders were trained to cover up and embellish. Listen to the red-headed soldier, who prevented residents of Qafin from passing through the gate in the separation fence last month......more..
Impressions from the mid-Jerusalem roadblock
By Akiva Eldar, Ha''aretz 7/13/2005
On Sunday at noon it was crowded at the Qalandiyah crossing point in northeast Jerusalem. The honking horns were deafening. It was barely possible to hear what the radio reporter was saying about the government''s decision to establish a post......more..
Sanction call over Israel barrier
BBC 7/12/2005
The Palestinian Authority has urged global action against firms which supply Israel with products to build its controversial West Bank barrier. Foreign Minister Nasser al-Kidwa said he would ask the UN to punish anyone contributing to building the barrier. In......more..
Palestinian foreign minister asks UN to act over separation barrier
Ha''aretz 7/12/2005
The Palestinian Authority said yesterday that it would ask the United Nations to take punitive measures against international companies whose products are used by Israel in the separation barrier project. Palestinian Foreign Minister Nasser al-Kidwa named only one firm, Illinois-based......more..
2 soldiers hurt in Gaza explosion
YNetNews 7/12/2005
Terrorists" detonate a roadside bomb near IDF vehicle traveling along security fence that separates Gush Katif settlement bloc from Gaza -- GAZA - Two IDF soldiers were lightly injured when terrorists detonated a roadside bomb as they were traveling along the security......more..
Palestinians rage at proposed fence across Jerusalem
The Independent 7/12/2005
Israel''s decision to press ahead with a barrier that will separate 55,000 Palestinian residents of Jerusalem from the rest of the city has provoked a storm of criticism, prompting the Palestinian Prime Minister to state that the fence will make......more..
Palestinians shut out from their farms
AlJazeera 7/12/2005
Israeli occupation forces are preventing Palestinians from passing through gates in the separation barrier to work their farms, according to a human rights activist. Khalid Yassin of Ram Allah Human Rights Centre told Aljazeera.net on Tuesday that farmers in the......more..
Second child from Balata refugee camp dies
Electronic Intifada/ISM 7/12/2005
On Monday Balata residents endured their second child martyr''s funeral in five days. Fourteen year old Noor Faris Njem was shot in the head late last Wednesday evening when the Israeli army came to Balata Refugee Camp and, without warning......more..
Wall makes Jerusalem ''more Jewish''
The Guardian 7/12/2005
An Israeli cabinet minister has described the concrete and steel barrier under construction through Jerusalem as making the city "more Jewish", contradicting the government''s assertion that the towering wall dissecting Arab neighbourhoods is solely a security measure. "The fence was......more..
Gate to nowhere
By Amira Hass, Ha''aretz 7/8/2005
For the past two months and more, 7,500 olive saplings ready for planting have lain scattered about the village of Qafin, in the northwest area of the West Bank. Al Ahali, an association from Nazareth, donated the trees as part......more..
Palestinians ask U.N. to act over W. Bank barrier
ReliefWeb 7/11/2005
RAMALLAH, West Bank, July 11 (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority said on Monday it would ask the United Nations to take punitive measures against international companies whose products Israel uses in its West Bank barrier project. Palestinian Foreign Minister Nasser al-Kidwa......more..
Sheikh Yousef: “Truce, peace, do not exist with settlements and the wall”
International Middle East Media Center 7/9/2005
Sheikh Hasan Yousef, one of Hamas’ political leaders in the west Bank demanded the Palestinian Authority to reconsider the truce approved by the P.A and the Palestinian factions, in protest to the continuous Israeli violations, settlement expansion and the construction......more..
EU''s Solana slams J''lem fence; PA: It makes pullout useless
Ha''aretz 7/11/2005
European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana criticized Israel on Monday for the fence it is building around Jerusalem, and Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia said it made a farce of efforts to restart the peace process. Israel faced new......more..
Army invades Aida refugee camp
International Middle East Media Center 7/10/2005
Sunday afternoon, Israeli soldiers invaded Aida refugee camp, north of Bethlehem and conducted military searches of homes. A local source in the camp reported that soldiers occupied the home of Mustafa abu Aker, using it as a military post and......more..
Arab League criticises Israel''s decision to accelerate wall building
ReliefWeb 7/11/2005
CAIRO, Jul 11, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Arab League (AL) criticised Monday the Israeli government''s decision to accelerate the building of the separation wall around Jerusalem, Egypt''s official MENA news agency reported. AL spokesman Hossam Zaki was quoted as......more..
Army to grab land in Qalqilia
International Middle East Media Center 7/11/2005
Monday morning, Israeli soldiers handed out orders to residents of Azoun village, west of Qalqilia, informing them that the army intends to annex their lands for the Wall. The army intends to annex the lands in order to construct a......more..
PNA Rejects Israeli Decision on Jerusalem Wall, to Go to UN
Palestine Media Center 7/11/2005
PM Qurei: A Land ‘Grab in Broad Daylight’ that Makes Peace a ‘Farce’ -- The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) on Sunday rejected Israel’s decision to complete the construction of its Apartheid Wall on occupied land in Jerusalem as a land “grab......more..
Palestine Prepares for July 9 as Protests Escalate: Occupation Forces Assassinate Child in Beit Liqya
StopTheWall.org 7/8/2005
A number of protests in villages and towns across Palestine have left scores injured. Meanwhile a 15 year old child – Mahyoub Assi. – was assassinated by Occupation Forces in Beit Liqya. From Masha to Imneizel, Palestinian resistance to the Occupation and......more..
Protests Mark 9th of July as Martyr Buried in Beit Liqya
StopTheWall.org 7/10/2005
On the one year anniversary of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling, Palestinians took to the streets united in their calls to “Tear down this Wall NOW!”. Clashes ensued in Beit Liqya after the body of martyred youth Mahyoub......more..
Dozens injured near Qalqilia
International Middle East Media Center 7/10/2005
Saturday evening, a medical source in Qalqilia reported that dozens of residents, Israeli and international peace activists suffocated after inhaling gas fired by the army, while they were protesting against the Wall in Qalqilia. The WAFA news agency reported that......more..
Israeli Forces Kill a Youth Amidst Official Palestinian Condemnation
International Press Center 7/9/2005
GAZA, July 9, 2005 (IPC + WAFA) - - Israeli occupation forces killed a youth in cold blood near the Apartheid Wall in the West Bank, while continuing their military operations throughout the Palestinian territories. WAFA news agency said that Israeli forces opened......more..
55,000 J''lem Arabs to remain outside fence
Ha''aretz 7/11/2005
Some 55,000 residents of East Jerusalem with Israeli identity cards will remain outside the "Jerusalem envelope," and will in effect be cut off from the city''s municipal core, it was revealed in yesterday''s cabinet meeting. The cabinet approved a plan......more..
Israeli Wall Separates 55,000 Palestinians From Al-Quds
Islam Online 7/10/2005
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, July 10, 2005 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – The Israeli cabinet approved Sunday, July10, arevised route of the controversial West Bank separation wall, leaving around a quarter of the Palestinian residents in Al-Quds (occupied East Jerusalem) cut off from the......more..
Israel accused of redrawing borders
AlJazeera 7/11/2005
Israel''s approval of a new route for its West Bank separation barrier is part of a political agenda designed, under the pretext of security, to mark the state''s borders, a Palestinian official has said. Ziyad Abu Ziyad, a member of......more..
Palestinian boy shot dead, demonstrations mark one year ICJ ruling
By Laila El-Haddad, Electronic Intifada/AlJazeera 7/9/2005
A Palestinian boy was shot dead by an Israeli security guard in the West Bank, officials and witnesses said. Fifteen-year-old Muheeb Ahmad Assi was pronounced dead at the scene after being shot by an Israeli security guard...Witnesses said clashes......more..
European Union condemns Israel''s barrier
Daily Star 7/12/2005
Palestinians seek UN-backed punitive measures against companies building separation wall -- European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana criticized Israel for the separation barrier it is building around Jerusalem, while the Palestinian Authority said it is seeking UN-backed punitive measures against......more..
One year on: Protest against the Wall in Bil''in
Electronic Intifada 7/11/2005
Marcy Newman writing from Bil''in -- Yesterday I woke up early and headed for a small village in the West Bank, outside of Ramallah, called Bil''in. I arrived earlier than I had expected so I wandered around trying to see where......more..
One year on: We are No Longer Able to see the Sun Set
By Andrew N. Rubin, Electronic Intifada 7/9/2005
The Israeli Wall--the so-called security fence- is a daunting and ominous matrix of social control and demographic separation that is currently planned to be 670 km long. It is thick and concrete, 8 meters high, and at some points......more..
Security guard shoots Palestinian teen in family vineyard
Ha''aretz 7/10/2005
A 15-year-old boy was shot to death Friday evening by a civilian security guard securing the separation fence near the village of Beit Lakiya, near Highway 443. Palestinian sources said that Mahyoub al-Asi was shot by the guard, whom......more..
One year after ICJ ruling, Israel OKs Wall in Jerusalem
By Arjan El Fassed, Electronic Intifada 7/10/2005
One year after the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in which it made clear that the construction of the Wall and the settlements were illegal, the Israeli cabinet called for "the immediate completion of the security fence......more..
PLC Calls on World Parliaments Pressure Israel to Stop Building Apartheid Wall
International Press Center 7/7/2005
RAMALLAH, Palestine, July 7, 2005 (IPC + Agencies) - - The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) called on all friendly parliaments to exert pressure on the Israeli government and its parliament (the Knesset) to cease the construction of the Apartheid Wall, at the same......more..
Two Youths killed, Five Other Wounded, One Critically, in Nablus and Rafah
International Press Center 7/7/2005
GAZA, Palestine, July7, 2005 (IPC+WAFA)--A resident was shot and killed today at dawn and two others, one critically wounded in Balata refugee camp of Nablus.in a separate incident a fighter was killed and another was wounded nearby the......more..
Harassment of Palestinian Ghandi continues
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