26 September 2023, demolished house, An Nuwei’ma Al-Fauka Bedouins, photo by OCHA oPT 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,… Read more »
“One Democratic State in Palestine/Israel: It’s Time to Get Political”. Jeff Halper is an Israeli anthropologist, the Director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) and a founding member of the One Democratic State Campaign. Jeff is the author of An Israeli in Palestine on his work against the Occupation; Obstacles to Peace,… Read more »
House demolition, Humsa- Al Farsheh, Nablus, 17 August 2023, photo taken by the affected family 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… Read more »
Photo: St Martins in the Field on 6 September – Embrace the Middle East ICAHD UK’s director, Linda Ramsden, attended the Embrace Middle East annual lecture at St Martin’s in the Field on 6th September which attracted a crowd of 500 and was live-streamed. The theme was reconciliation. Daniel Munayer, CEO of Musalaha, was one… Read more »
ICAHD’s Jeff Halper reviews what is happening in Palestine/Israel almost a week into the Gaza War. While we at ICAHD place great importance on critical analysis in finally reaching a just and inclusive political settlement, Jeff has asked us to acknowledge that his remarks are being made at a moment when Palestinians in Gaza face… Read more »
St Paul’s Church, Church Steet, Canterbury CT1 1NH Organised by ICAHD UK and East Kent Justice for Palestinians Further details are available from Maggs Mackechnie – email here No ticket required – turn up on the day. Tea and coffee available from 6.30pm Quaker Meeting House, 22 School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BT Further details are… Read more »
Photo and videos – Stephen Sizer ICAHD UK was represented at the Greenbelt Festival in Kettering over August bank holiday weekend. We ran a stall in the Takeaway section which introduced punters to a range of organisations and issues and shared it with a marvellous team and dear friends of long-standing from Action Around Bethlehem… Read more »
Photo: Ein Samiya school before the demolition on 17 August 2023 – OCHA The Ein Samiya school, funded by the EU and located northeast of Ramallah, was demolished by Israeli authorities on Wednesday, 17 August, just before the next academic school year is about to begin on 29th August. The school served 50 students from… Read more »
Photo credit: Az Za’ayyem Bedouins, Jerusalem, 25 July 2023, photo by OCHA oPT 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,… Read more »
An update from Jeff Halper, Director of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) as he addresses what is happening with the dramatic protests within Israel. They began in January after Netanyahu took office and announced his judicial reform plan. Jeff describes the deep division between liberal Israelis and the right wing – “… it’s… Read more »
