ICAHD News

NEW -- Summer Camp Announced for 2009 by ICAHD Staff on June 22, 2009

Monday the 22nd of June, 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In 2002, Younes Mohamed Abdalla Sbaih and his family built a new house on the Jerusalem-side of Anata, a Palestinian town split by the Israeli separation barrier. It was common knowledge in the neighborhood that applying for a building permit f . . .

NEW -- Save Beit Arabiya! by ICAHD Staff on June 17, 2009

Wednesday the 17th of June, 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Urgent action required: The Israeli Supreme Court has just ruled that the home of Salim and Arabiya Shawamreh in Anata, which has already been demolished by the Israeli authorities four times, can be demolished yet again. The Shawamreh home has become . . .

Halper Receives Kant World Citizen Prize by ICAHD Staff on May 21, 2009

Thursday the 21st of May, 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Jeff Halper, Director of ICAHD, received the Kant World Citizen Prize 2009, together with Brazilian Bishop Dom Luiz Cappio. It was awarded to the two prominent human rights activists by the Kant Foundation of Freiburg, Germany.

The main purp . . .

Israeli architects must stop designing illegal settlements by ARC�PEACE on May 19, 2009

Tuesday the 19th of May, 2009 00:00:00 GMT

ARC●PEACE has noted with dismay that Israeli architects engage in the design of illegal Jewish settlements on expropriated Palestinian land in the Occupied Territories. These activities are in clear violation of the code of ethics of the Interna . . .

Zero Palestinian Evictions, Now! campaign launches by International Alliance of Habitants on May 1, 2009

Friday the 1st of May, 2009 00:00:00 GMT

We, inhabitants� associations, international networks, voluntary groups, NGOs, public agencies, citizens of the world, express our indignation at and denounce Israel�s continual policies of eviction and demolition carried out against the Palestinian p . . .

U.N. Seeks End to Razing of Homes in East Jerusalem by Isabel Kershner on May 1, 2009

Friday the 1st of May, 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The United Nations is calling on Israel to freeze all pending demolition orders against Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem in a new report that reflects growing international concern over developments in the contested city. The report also urges Isra . . .

Feminist groups threaten to swarm police station over arrest of leftists by Ofri Ilani on April 29, 2009

Wednesday the 29th of April, 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A coalition of feminist organizations warned the public security minister on Tuesday that it would flood the interrogation rooms in the Yarkon District station to protest the arrest of several members of a leftist group that has been accused of encour . . .

Israel continues the policy of collective punishment by ICAHD (GK) on April 7, 2009

Tuesday the 7th of April, 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Yet another house demolition was carried out today in East Jerusalem. This time taking place in the village of Sur Bahir. It belonged to the family of Hussam Dwayat, a thirty year old Palestinian, who was shot dead last July after killing three people . . .

Preventing Bedouin Access by Dr. Yeela Raanan on April 7, 2009

Tuesday the 7th of April, 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Water for Agriculture in the Negev � only for the Jews

Development of the pasture in Israel � against the Arabs.

In two articles published recently (one in Hebrew, pictured) the Government of Israel, and in particular t . . .

House demolished in Jerusalem's Old City by ICAHD (JJ) on April 6, 2009

Monday the 6th of April, 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Municipality of Jerusalem this morning demolished the house of Imran and Sirat Fakhuri inside Jerusalem's Old City, committing yet another war crime. The house was located in Burja Laq Laq, near Herod's Gate in the ancient city's Muslim Quarter an . . .

The Municipality of Jerusalem to "blow up" houses by ICAHD on April 6, 2009

Monday the 6th of April, 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Municipality of Jerusalem has announced plans to escalate the demolition policy and to employ the blowing up of houses to allow larger buildings to be demolished more quickly. The picture is the article in last Friday's Yediot Yerushaliyim . . .

�If the Judge is your enemy then who can you complain to?� by ICAHD (PH) on April 3, 2009

Friday the 3rd of April, 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Nasser Jabber heard from his neighbours that settlers had broken into his house and changed the locks at two in the morning on the 2nd of April. He was painting his house and left for a few days while taking a break. The settlers saw their window of o . . .

Checkpoint-linked business wins Nigerian banking contract by ICAHD (JJ) on March 25, 2009

Wednesday the 25th of March, 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Occupation-profiteer Gilat Satellite Networks, which provides military antennas to the IDF that are installed at the Beit Iba checkpoint near Nablus, has

ICAHD calls for an immediate end to house demolitions by ICAHD on March 20, 2009

Friday the 20th of March, 2009 00:00:00 GMT

One can only describe Israel�s obsession with demolishing Palestinian homes in light of the exclusive Jewish claim to the entire Land of Israel harking back a century or more. It is not a policy specific to any particular time or place, nor is it conf . . .

Unmanned aerial vehicles and the warfare of inequality management by JJ on March 16, 2009

Monday the 16th of March, 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Aeronautics Defense Systems, based in the Israeli city of Yavne, was recently awarded a contract by the Dutch Ministry of Defense "to supply unmanned air vehicle capacity to Dutch troops serving with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Forc . . .

Jerusalem demolitions may spark repeat of 1996 riots by Akiva Eldar on March 16, 2009

Monday the 16th of March, 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Judging by Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat's moves and Prime Minister-designate Benjamin ("Rock of our existence") Netanyahu's record during his previous stint at the Prime Minister's Office, those who love Jerusalem will have to relinquish two right hands . . .

IDF to draft civilians to maintain bulldozers in battle by Anshei Pfeffer on March 16, 2009

Monday the 16th of March, 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Israel Defense Forces is planning to draft civilian bulldozer-maintenance personnel for reserve duty, marking the first time the army will be conscripting the staff of a private firm in wartime. Although the Armament Corps is generally responsible . . .

U.K. embassy nixes move to building of company behind West Bank construction by Barak Ravid on March 4, 2009

Wednesday the 4th of March, 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The British embassy in Tel Aviv has stopped negotiations to lease a floor in Africa-Israel's Kirya Tower because of the company's role in West Bank settlement construction. The British embassy had been expected to move from its current Hayarkon Street . . .

Israel planning mass expansion of West Bank settlement bloc by Akiva Eldar on February 27, 2009

Friday the 27th of February, 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Despite the state's formal commitment not to expand West Bank settlements, a government agency has been promoting plans over the past two years to construct thousands of housing units east of the Green Line, Haaretz has learned. The plans, which have . . .

Renewed plans to demolish in Silwan raise opposition by ICAHD (DG) on February 25, 2009

Wednesday the 25th of February, 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Jerusalem Municipality appears determined to move forward with the demolition of 88 homes in the Al-Bustan neighborhood of Silwan, located near Occupied East Jerusalem�s Old City. According to a well-attended press conference this morning sponsor . . .

Belgium to stop exporting 'arms that bolster the IDF' to Israel by Cnaan Liphshiz on February 8, 2009

Sunday the 8th of February, 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Belgium's government has agreed to ban the export to Israel of weapons that "strengthen it militarily," a Belgian minister said on Thursday. A Brussels-based research group accused Israel of enlisting child soldiers. The Belgian daily De Morgen quotes . . .

Who Profits from the Occupation? -Launch Announcement by Whoprofits.org on February 5, 2009

Thursday the 5th of February, 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Now, more then ever, Israeli activists need a powerful global movement to help us build a just peace in Israel/ Palestine. Looking for effective tools for ending the occupation, we [The Coalition of Women for Peace] have launched a new website

Israel in Gaza: A Critical Reframing by ICAHD on January 10, 2009

Saturday the 10th of January, 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Israel�s core messages, listed below, argue for the justice of its cause in Gaza, cast Israel as the victim and ensure that its war is seen not in terms of occupation but of the broader Western struggle against terror. The critical reframing we offer, . . .

The Palestinians: Warehousing a �Surplus People� by Jeff Halper on September 14, 2008

Sunday the 14th of September, 2008 00:00:00 GMT

So rapid is the pace of systemic change in that indivisible entity known as Palestine/Israel that it almost defies our ability to keep up with it. The deliberate and systematic campaign of driving Palestinians out of the country in 1948 was quickly fo . . .