Michael Spath, of ICAHD USA, interviewed Dr. Jeff Halperand Awad Abdelfattah, the two leaders of the One Democratic State campaign in Israel, in a Zoom webinar on Thursday, April 23. A recording of this webinar may be viewed via this link. The following password will be required to view the webinar: 8D$=IKS2. Awad Abdelfattah… Read more »
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March 2020 Demolition and Displacement Report
Photo credit: Iyad Hadad/B’tselem Notes: There are four categories of demolitions: Punitive demolitions: Houses demolished as punishment for the actions of people associated with the houses. Administrative demolitions: Houses demolished for lack of a building permit. This happens in Area C and in East Jerusalem, under exclusive Israeli authority, though prior to the existence… Read more »
Lobbying Political Representatives
Writing to MPs and other relevant parties (local media, religious bodies, organisations) can be an effective way of taking action to raise awareness of the situation in Palestine / Israel. ICAHD responds to events by preparing sample letters which can be viewed via the links below. These are simply tools to guide you and it… Read more »
Sample lobby letter to MPs highlighting Israel’s repressive policies against Palestinians despite the current Coronavirus pandemic
Write to your MP about Israel’s repressive policies against Palestinians which continue with added cruelty during the coronavirus pandemic. (Sample letter posted 30 March 2020) Dear   (MP), At this unprecedented time in history when we are battling the coronavirus pandemic in the UK, I write to inform you of the current reality for Palestinians who… Read more »
Palestine / Israel in a Time of ‘Plague’
Jeff Halper, Founder of ICAHD Although we are all understandably focused on the coronavirus crisis, the world goes on, and so does the Zionist colonization of Palestine. There were some brief hopes that the virus might aid in bringing some peace to the region. After all, oil prices have fallen making it hard for… Read more »
ICAHD UK’s Interview with Awad Abdelfattah
Can you tell us about yourself? Awad:Â I was born to a hard-working farming family in Kawkab, a village in the north of Palestine, today Israel. Since childhood, my father told me stories about its history. My family is one of those who survived the expulsion and the ethnic cleansing which the Zionist gangs carried… Read more »
ICAHD and the Palestine Solidarity Movement in Germany
Doris and Claus (ICAHD Germany) In Germany there are many local groups that work for a just peace in Palestine/Israel, most major cities have a group or two. On a national level there are a few committees of national organisations that speak up about Palestine/Israel, like Pax Christi (a Catholic organisation) or IPPNW, and… Read more »
End Home Demolitions – An Introduction
As an Israeli peace and human rights organization, ICAHD focuses its activities around resistance to Israel’s policy of demolishing Palestinian homes, both in Israel and in the Occupied Palestine Territory (OPT). The demolition policy is part of Israel’s attempt to Judaize Palestine, to transform an Arab country into a Jewish one. During and after the… Read more »
Demolitions and Displacements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem (Occupied Palestine Territory, OPT) and within the State of Israel during February 2020
42 Structures Demolished in OPT 3 Structures Demolished in Israel 78 People Displaced 191 Other People Affected
Monthly Demolition and Displacement Reports
One of 10 livelihood structures demolished in Dar Salah, Bethlehem 06 August 2025, in an area defined by the Israeli military as a “security buffer zone” ICAHD has prepared monthly reports of demolitions, and the associated numbers displaced and otherwise affected, since May 2017. The most recent report may be viewed here All our reports… Read more »