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THE GRASSROOTS PALESTINIAN ANTI-APARTHEID WALL CAMPAIGN WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER


StoptheWall.org in a Week
from the Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign
July. 9, 2006




Two years after the ICJ condemned the Occupation:

Palestinians still resist against the Apartheid Israel






This year the 9th of July is a bitter day for Palestinians. The Occupation Army besieges Gaza, massacres its people and attacks its infrastructure. The ghettos of the West Bank take shape as the Apartheid Wall edges closer to completion and the Palestinian exodus from Jerusalem has begun. Over 9000 Palestinians sit in Israeli prison cells whilst Palestinians who remain on their 1948 lands do so under the subjugation of the most vicious and discriminatory Apartheid system.

The brief euphoria of two years ago, following the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the Wall, is a distant memory. As the Palestinian people prepare to march to the UN offices, they know that none of the governments and international organizations has taken up this latest verdict to stop the escalation of the Occupation in Palestine.

Our hopes thus rest with the people themselves, to accelerate boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) to isolate apartheid Israel and punish it for the war crimes it pursues against us. It is our supporters, amongst the millions of justice seeking people across the worlds that are in these days pushing forward solidarity actions and restore some dignity to international law.


Latest News




Two years after the ICJ decision: Protests throughout West Bank against Apartheid Wall and Occupation war crimes in Gaza
Resistance against the Apartheid Wall continued two years after the ICJ ruled the structure illegal, as the popular Anti-Apartheid Wall committees organized a series of demonstrations across the West Bank. Palestinians challenged the Occupation, and denounced its onslaught against people besieged in Gaza, as the struggle against the racist Wall and Israeli Apartheid continued. [MORE]



Land Confiscation continues Attacks on Palestinians
Occupation Forces have engaged in wide-scale land confiscations as part of ongoing attacks against the Palestinian people. This week saw a flurry of confiscation activity in various parts of the West Bank, and in particular targeting the Jordan Valley. Large swathes of land were confiscated and annexed to nearby settlements. Meanwhile, in Hebron district the Occupation continues to steal land necessary for the construction of its Apartheid Wall. [MORE]

Popular committees continue to resist Occupation aggression with protests across West Bank
From the south to the north of the West Bank, popular committees against the Apartheid Wall staged demonstrations against their ghettoization and the latest Occupation attacks on Gaza. On Friday 31 June, demonstrations were joined by marches organized by the National and Islamic Forces. They united to condemn the Occupation policies and arrests of important figures of the political leadership and called for a Free Palestine. [MORE]

South Hebron Zionist colonies swallowing further Palestinian lands
In south Hebron, the Occupation began stealing further lands within what is designated to become the Palestinian ghetto. The construction of fencing around Tene settlement will further cement the colonization of our land. [MORE]

Apartheid Wall strangles Beit Jala: Heritage and landscape destroyed
On Tuesday 27 June, Occupation Forces began the destruction of land in Beit Jala to complete the Wall that ghettoizes Palestinians throughout Bethlehem district. Bulldozers are working in the Cremisan area, one of the most fertile and historically important areas in Bethlehem, as the Apartheid Wall enters its final construction stage in the district. [MORE]

Education in Jerusalem under attack from Apartheid Wall
Step by step the Occupation is dismantling the educational system in Jerusalem to ensure a city once sprawling with cultural institutions will be deserted of all Palestinian presence. One of the colleges under threat is the vocational training centre in Beit Hanina. Isolated behind the Wall, the majority of students and teachers are being barred from their centre of learning. [MORE]

Analysis/Features


Two years after International Court of Justice condemns Occupation: global powers failing Palestinians once again
This year the 9th of July is a bitter day for Palestinians. The Occupation Army besieges Gaza, massacres its people and attacks its infrastructure. The ghettos of the West Bank take shape as the Apartheid Wall edges closer to completion and the Palestinian exodus from Jerusalem has begun. [MORE]







Worldwide Activism



Worldwide actions to stop Occupation’s War Crimes strengthen Palestinian resistance on second anniversary of ICJ decision!
This year the 9th of July is a bitter day for Palestinians. The Occupation Army besieges Gaza, massacres its people and attacks its infrastructure. The ghettos of the West Bank take shape as the Apartheid Wall edges closer to completion and the Palestinian exodus from Jerusalem has begun. Over 9000 Palestinians rot in Israeli prison cells whilst Palestinians who remain on their 1948 lands do so under the subjugation of the most vicious and discriminatory Apartheid system. [MORE]

Chilean Politicians Demand Recall of Chilean Ambassador from Tel Aviv as the Occupation Continues Aggression
Out of a press conference hosted by the Palestinian Embassy in Chile, Chilean parliamentarians and politicians of all backgrounds have united to request the recall of the Chilean Ambassador from Tel Aviv as a reaction to the Occupation’s latest war crimes. [MORE]

Israel „abhorrent and despicable regime“ states Sinn Fein MP
Aengus س Snodaigh, International Affairs and Human Rights spokesperson of Sinn Féin and MP, has described Apartheid Israel as “one of the most abhorrent and despicable regimes on the planet”. [MORE]

Austrians rally for end to Occupation and Ethnic Cleansing in Middle East
On his visit to Austria, US President George Bush faced massive protests from Austrians in Vienna as they condemned the Middle East policies of the US administration in Iraq as well as Palestine. [MORE]

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