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 »
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Watch a Recording of the ICAHD UK Webinar – ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’ – Monday 24th May 2021
With Munir Nuseibah and Jeff Halper Stories of the horrific atrocities happening in Gaza as well as within the state of Israel, East Jerusalem and the West Bank are reaching us through media reports that have spread like wildfire. The international community has responded with millions protesting in the streets, lobbying politicians, and writing… Read more »
Atta Jaber’s resilience is tested yet again
For over thirty years, their entire married life, Atta and Rudina Jaber and their children have known nothing but oppression and cruelty from Israeli authorities and the extreme religious Jewish settlers from nearby Kiryat Arba in Hebron who covet their land. The valley in which Atta and his neighbours live, though arid, produces much of… Read more »
Statistics on House / Structure Demolitions – November 1947-January 2024
ICAHD estimates that about 52,000 Palestinian homes were demolished in the Naqba (Source: Walid Khalidi, All that Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington DC: Institute for Palestine Studies, 2006) and another 56,500 in the Occupied Territory since 1967, based on information gleaned from the Israeli Ministry of Interior, the… 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 »
Israel’s Demolition of Palestinian Homes: A Fact Sheet
The extent of the destruction since 1948: at least 130,000 homes and other structures (farm buildings, reservoirs, mosques, community buildings, schools, etc.) In what became Israel during the Nakba of 1948 and in its wake: 52,000 homes, more than 530 entire villages, towns and urban areas.[i] The systematic demolition of Palestinian homes, mosques and other… 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 »
Watch Recording of ICAHD UK Webinar – ‘The Undemocratic Elections in Israel & Palestine’ – Wed 21 April 2021
With Jeff Halper and Salem Barahmeh On 23rd March, Israel held its fourth election in two years, but with no clear winner will Netanyahu be able to form a coalition government, or will a fifth election be needed in the next few months? Thirty-nine parties competed for 120 seats in parliament. Thirteen parties passed… Read more »
One Democratic State – Webinars, Films and Podcasts
Israeli Dissident Voices: Breaking Away from Zionism Livnat Konopny Decleve, Ilan Pappe and Jeff Halper Webinar held on 22 September 2021. Unfortunately the recording was of poor quality but the message is powerful. A full transcript of the webinar is available Watch Recording of Webinar here – Download transcript here
Settlers again target the Atta Jaber family
Extreme religious settlers from Kiryat Arba in Hebron have again been targeting the Atta Jaber family as they intend to make life so difficult for them that they leave their beloved home. On the evening of 13th December settlers arrived outside the front door and called for the family to leave because their home is… Read more »