9 November 2023 There seems to be a lot of controversy over the phrase “From the River to the Sea” regarding Palestine. “Pro-Israeli” supporters see it as a call to eliminate the state of Israel — which it is in a way, but not in the genocidal way they intend. Historic Palestine in fact extended… Read more »
ICAHD statements
Gaza, the Day After: The Battle Against Two-State Apartheid
9 November 2023 By Jeff Halper Even while the destruction of Gaza and its people goes on unchecked by the international community, and particularly by the United States and its G-7 allies, we must begin focusing on the day after. Everyone agrees that the Hamas operation of October 7th has fundamentally changed the political game… Read more »
ICAHD Statements on the Gaza War
ICAHD Statement on Hamas incursion and Israel’s disproportionate retaliation 9 October 2023 ICAHD mourns the loss of all lives, Israeli and Palestinian, whether in the Hamas incursion or in the course of Israel’s disproportionate retaliation. All lives are precious, period. Precisely for that reason, however, we need to emphasize the political context if we hope… Read more »
ICAHD Statement on the Gaza war
9 October 2023 ICAHD Statement on Hamas incursion and Israel’s disproportionate retaliation ICAHD mourns the loss of all lives, Israeli and Palestinian, whether in the Hamas incursion or in the course of Israel’s disproportionate retaliation. All lives are precious, period. Precisely for that reason, however, we need to emphasize the political context if… Read more »
ICAHD Supports Rev Stephen Sizer, Accused of Anti-Semitism
Within the Church of England, the Bishop’s Disciplinary Tribunal for the Diocese of Winchester is holding a tribunal concerning The Revd Dr Stephen Sizer between Monday 23 – Friday 27 May. It arises from a complaint made by the Board of Deputies of British Jews against the Revd Dr Sizer in 2018. The Tribunal will be held… Read more »
ICAHD Statement on Shireen abu Akleh
Shireen Abu Akleh was shot in the head during her coverage of an Israeli raid in Jenin (AFP/Al Jazeera) Rest in peace Shireen abu Akleh. Your short life was so important to your people’s struggle, and to all of us fighting injustice, trying, like you to tell the truth. We have always said that the best… Read more »
ICAHD Statement on Masafer Yatta – 8 May 2022
THE ISRAELI COMMITTEE AGAINST HOUSE DEMOLITIONS (ICAHD) CONDEMNS THE RULING OF THE ISRAELI SUPREME COURT PERMITTING THE FORCIBLE TRANSFER OF PALESTINIANS FROM THEIR HOMES AND LANDS IN THE WEST BANK REGION OF MASAFER YATTA On May 5th, the Israeli Supreme Court quietly, almost furtively, dismissed the petitions of the residents of eight Palestinian villages in… Read more »
ICAHD Statement on Amnesty International’s report ‘Israel’s Apartheid Against Palestinians: Cruel System of Domination and Crime Against Humanity’
February 2, 2022 The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) welcomes Amnesty International’s valuable and comprehensive report, Israel’s Apartheid Against Palestinians: Cruel System of Domination and Crime Against Humanity. Placing Israel’s apartheid regime squarely within the framework of human rights, it sets out in great detail just how Israel’s “institutionalized regime of systematic… Read more »
ICAHD CONDEMNS ISRAEL’S DESIGNATION OF PALESTINIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS AS “TERRORIST GROUPS”
The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) joins dozens of other Palestinian, Israeli and international human rights organizations in condemning the Israeli government’s alarming designation of six prominent Palestinian human rights groups as “terror organizations” affiliated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), classified by Israel, the United States and the European… Read more »
125 YEARS OF DISPLACEMENT: AN ICAHD STATEMENT ON THE ISRAELI ASSAULT ON OCCUPIED PALESTINE
11th May 2021 ICAHD CALLS FOR THE IMMEDIATE END TO ALL HOUSE DEMOLITIONS, EVICTIONS AND DISCRIMINATORY PLANNING. LET OUR VOICES BE HEARD BY THE PEOPLE AND BY GOVERNMENTS! For the past several weeks, Israel’s police and paramilitaries, together with violent settlement groups, have escalated their brutal attacks against Palestinians in Jerusalem. Specifically targeted are the… Read more »