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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Nearly one hundred homes in the Palestinian community Al-Bustan, next to Silwan are slated for demolition that will displace 1550 Palestinians while in the community of Sheikh Jarrah, 28 Palestinian households are threatened with eviction to be replaced by settlers. These Palestinians are fighting the entire Israeli system — the Supreme Court, the police, the municipality, settlers, and… Read more »
