ICAHD UK member, Debby, has sent us this report following her three months in the South Hebron Hills. She discovered that Israel’s military occupation is pervasive and that whilst she expected to see house demolitions, she was shocked to see formal demolition orders for trees and water cisterns and that installing water butts to capture… Read more »
Threatened Regions
Displacements and demolitions in the Israeli Negev/Naqab
Note on author: ICAHD member Hilary first heard about the “Unrecognised Villages” from a speaker contacted through Jews for Justice for Palestinians back in 2011. Since then she has visited Israel-Palestine several times, including an ICAHD tour in 2017, and been able to visit several of the villages. The plight of the people of Al… 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 »
Sheikh Jarrah evictions court case
Photo: Stop the Wall – Settlers at home of Mrs Al-Kurd On 2nd August, the Israeli Supreme Court is scheduled to decide whether it will hear the appeal from four families slated for eviction from Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood. The Al-Askafi, Al-Ja’ouni, Al-Qasem and Al-Kurd families appealed to the Supreme Court after they lost their… Read more »
Watch recording of ICAHD UK Webinar – Evictions, Demolitions, & Displacement in Sheikh Jarrah & Silwan: Victims of Israeli oppression & their resistance – Wed 25 August
Photo: OCHA – demolition in Silwan With Reem Hammad from Sheikh Jarrah and Amani Mousa Odeh from Silwan. Jeff Halper will will talk about critical Israelis who stand in solidarity with the Palestinians, including in the courts Israeli governmental authorities, in collusion with the Israeli courts, press on at speed in displacing Palestinians… Read more »
Humsa Al-Bqai’a flattened for the 7th time on 7th July 2021
Photo by NRC at Humsa Al-Bqai’a The Palestinian herding community of Humsa Al-Bqai’a (Khirbet Hamsa in Hebrew) was demolished yet again by the Israeli Civil Administration (ICA) on Wednesday, 7th July 2021 following previous demolitions in November 2020 and February 2021. Israeli authorities argue that it needs this land as a “firing zone” for… Read more »
Statement signed by unions and civil society organisations including ICAHD UK calls on the British Government to take action over Israel’s ethnic cleansing of neighbourhoods in occupied East Jerusalem
Statement calls on British Government, public bodies and civil society to recognise the laws of Israel to be inherently discriminatory Comes as over 1,500 Palestinians face threat of home demolitions in occupied East Jerusalem and Israel’s attempt to evict more families from the Palestinian neighbour of Sheikh Jarrah A statement signed by 14 British unions… Read more »
ICAHD UK Webinar – Demolition and Eviction Flash Points in East Jerusalem
Wednesday 12th May 2021 5.00-6.15pm (UK time) with Jeff Halper interviewing residents from Silwan and Sheikh Jarrah The campaign concerning house demolitions and displacement continues on both the activist and political levels. Israel’s ongoing intention to Judaize all of historic Palestine has been relentless even during the Coronavirus pandemic that has had a devastating… Read more »
JNF, Do Not Evict the Sumain Family – History of the Campaign
Israeli Supreme Court Stays Eviction of Palestinian Family from East Jerusalem Home (Press Release on 6 August 2020) Eviction of the Sumarin family from Silwan, occupied East Jerusalem, stayed after Israeli court declares it will hear their appeal Decision follows international campaign by Sumarin Coalition 69MPs had signed Early Day Motion 529, condemning the unjust… Read more »
JNF, Do Not Evict the Sumarin Family – Actions You Can Take
Learn about the campaign through these recordings Watch a Recording of a Joint Meeting with UK Parliamentarians hosted by Stop the JNF and Partners The Sumarin Family and Ethnic Cleansing in East Jerusalem – 27 October 2020 ICAHD UK is playing a prominent role in the campaign that calls on the Jewish National Fund… Read more »