As I write this the Israeli military is demolishing 70 homes — perhaps as many as 100 in the end — in an absolutely illegal action approved by Israel’s Supreme Court. Briefly, the Apartheid Wall coursing through the West Bank and East Jerusalem does not conform to any agreed boundary; it is built wherever Israel… Read more »
Ismail and his sons after they were dragged away from their home I am devastated. I spent the night in Sur Baher. I’ve seen with my owמ eyes how they demolished Ismail’s home/ A gentle man with kind eyes/ He planned every single detail in the house. “My dream home,” he said to me at… Read more »
A further report from our ICAHD member currently in Hebron with the Christian Peacemakers Team… After dark, the evenings are punctuated by fireworks and bin collections. The fireworks end around midnight but the bins may clank away into the early hours depending on the day. The earliest call to prayer begins around 4am followed by… Read more »
Don’t miss out because nothing compares to witnessing the situation on the ground! Palestinians have called us to stand with them by demonstrating this meaningful form of solidarity. At a time when accusations of anti-Semitism are being used to attempt to silence activists from speaking out about Israel’s violations of international law, we need to… Read more »
Members of ICAHD UK will be well aware of the extent to which allegations of anti-Semitism are commanding much attention at the moment. These are just part of the campaign to label any criticism of Israel or any concern about Zionism as anti-Semitic. We have sent our members copies of the memorandum which we sent… Read more »
ICAHD UK is a signatory to this open letter to JCB and its owners Anthony and Carole Bamford. We address this letter to you with some degree of urgency and with a hope that you will share our concern for justice and human rights worldwide. 4 July marks the anniversary of the 2018 preparations… Read more »
A third report from an ICAHD member who is currently in Hebron with the Christian Peacemakers Team and reporting back on their experiences… The village of Um al Khair in the South Hebron Hills is still standing but Uncle Suleiman was slightly injured a few days ago when trying to stop bulldozers tearing out a… Read more »
A second report from an ICAHD member who is currently in Hebron with the Christian Peacemakers Team and reporting back on their experiences… The drive out of Hebron takes you through a very beautiful city. A spacious road divided down the middle by lines of trees leads into an area of countryside that separates Hebron… Read more »
The UK Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions view with alarm and regret the May 2019 Bundestag Resolution equating the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement with anti-Semitism. [Please follow these links to view the Resolution in German or in English Translation]. The Resolution is based on errors and misunderstandings and appears to offend the democratic… Read more »
House demolition in Jiftlik, Jordan Valley in November 2017 During the month of June 2019, at least 64 structures were demolished in the occupied Palestinian Territories (including East Jerusalem) by Israeli forces, displacing at least 60 people- including 27 children- and affecting a further 18,774 people (according to OCHA oPT). All the demolitions and… Read more »