ICAHD joins in with fellow Israeli human rights organisations thanking international activists for attempting to break the Gaza siege

Posted February 14, 2020, by & filed under News.

Letter published here.   February 2020 We are Israeli groups and organizations, active against our government’s violations of Palestinian rights, which include dispossession, occupation, colonization, house demolition, torture and apartheid. We would like to thank Gaza 2020: Breaking the Siege (1) – a group of international activists, including members of parliament, who carried out a… Read more »

Atta Jaber and his Family

Posted February 12, 2020, by & filed under News, Personal Experiences.

You can support Atta, Rudina and their family by donating here Atta Jaber’s resilience is tested yet again For over thirty years, their entire married life, Atta and Rudina Jaber and their children have known nothing but oppression and cruelty from Israeli authorities and the extreme religious Jewish settlers from nearby Kiryat Arba in Hebron… Read more »

End Home Demolitions – Sample lobby letters

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We welcome this long-awaited report which identifies 112 companies that are involved in business activities in settlements in the Occupied Palestine Territory which violate Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.  To see the statement which includes a link naming the companies click here. https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=25542&LangID=E JCB bulldozers and pneumatic drills have been used to demolish… Read more »

The ICAHD UK Annual Conference 2020

Posted February 6, 2020, by & filed under Conferences (ICAHD), News.

Saturday 30 May 2020 at the Amnesty International UK Human Rights Action Centre, 25 New Inn Yard, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3EA 11.15am-5.00pm   Since 1967, when Israel’s occupation began, more than 55,000 Palestinian homes and structures vital for living have been demolished in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza in violation of international law,… Read more »

January 2020 Demolition and Displacement Report

Posted February 4, 2020, by & filed under House Demolitions, Monthly Demolition Report, News.

During the month of January 2020, at least 44 structures were demolished in the occupied Palestinian Territories (including East Jerusalem) by Israeli forces, displacing at least 87 people- including 56 children- and affecting a further 205 people (according to OCHA oPT). In the Naqab desert, the entire Bedouin village of al-Aragib has been demolished three… Read more »

Rebuilding a Home: Organised by the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions in partnership with the Good Shepherd Collective

Posted January 29, 2020, by & filed under News.

Postponed Due to Covid-19 Pandemic Internationals who are participating in the Extended Study Tour from  2 – 12 November 2020, are invited to extend their stay to do something “hands-on”. Please consider returning to the South Hebron Hills, an area visited during the study tour, for between two to five days to stand alongside Palestinians… Read more »

‘Where are we Headed in Palestine/Israel’ – A public meeting with Jewish Voice for Labour, London, 29th January

Posted January 14, 2020, by & filed under Events, News.

A CONVERSATION ON VISION, PLANS AND STRATEGY WITH JEFF HALPER Sponsored jointly by ICAHD UK and Jewish Voice for Labour Palestine/Israel remains on our minds no matter what else happens in the world. Not only does it represent a conflict that for decades has destabilized the entire Middle East and the wider international system, not… Read more »

‘One Democratic State in Palestine/Israel: It’s Time’ – A Presentation by Jeff Halper and Mohammad Sabaaneh

Posted January 7, 2020, by & filed under Events, News, One Democratic State Campaign.

Thursday 30 January at 7.30pm at the Friend’s Meeting House, Hill Street, Coventry CV1 4AN. Jointly sponsored by ICAHD UK and Coventry Friends of Palestine Free admission, retiring collection to cover costs   In this Powerpoint presentation, Jeff Halper and prominent Palestinian activist and award-winning political caracaturist Mohammad Sabaabeh argue that the Matrix of Control… Read more »