Since 1967 discussion around Israel and Palestine has always differentiated between the territory considered “Israeli,” the 78% of historic Palestine that lies within the 1967 borders, and the “Occupied Palestinian Territory,” the 22% of Palestine comprising the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza – the “two-state solution”. This reflected the idea that somehow one day a Palestinian state would arise… Read more »
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Water is life, and clean water means health
For World Water Day – 22nd March 2016 – we invited one of our study tour participants to reflect on how Palestinians living under occupation are affected by water… Many – far too many – tourists to Israel spend their whole time in a ‘tourist bubble’. They never meet Palestinians; they have no idea about what is… Read more »
Summary of Israeli violations on demolitions and displacements
– February, 2016 The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) is a human rights and peace organization established in 1997 to end Israel’s Occupation over the Palestinians. Its main focus is Israel’s policy of demolishing Palestinian homes in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) and in Israel proper. Nothing demonstrates the existence of one (apartheid) state… Read more »
Palestinian (and Israeli) women who inspire
– Muntaha Saad (bottom right) with her husband and three of her children, taken during the November 2015 study tour. For International Women’s Day 2016, we invited previous ICAHD study tour participants to reflect on Palestinian (and in one case Israeli) women who have left an impression on them. These women are forced to start again somehow… I… Read more »
DAHMASH: No place like home
Jean Riesman, an American ICAHD rebuilding camp participant, provides more insight into the demolitions in Dahmash, a ‘unrecognized’ community within the state of Israel where every home is slated for demolition. DAHMASH: NO PLACE LIKE HOME Debris from the houses demolished in April in the Palestinian-Israeli community of Dahmash still sat next to the newly,… Read more »
ICAHD International Building Camp
Olive Picking and Study Camp Join with Palestinians and Israelis in a powerful act of non-violent political resistance
Maps
Changing maps of Palestine / Israel Click on the thumbnail or after the description to view a larger version of the map Map 1: 1947 UN Partition of Palestine The UN Partition Plan tried to divide the country according to demographic concentrations, but the Palestinian and Jewish populations were so intertwined that that became impossible…. Read more »
Matrix of Control
The Key to Peace: Dismantling the Matrix of Control By Jeff Halper In the complex situation in which Palestinians and Israelis currently find themselves, two things seems equally evident: First, a viable and truly sovereign Palestinian state alongside Israel is an absolute prerequisite for a just and lasting peace; and second, Israel needs a Palestinian… Read more »
ICAHD Chapters
ICAHD UK We work to achieve our vision within the UK by: Advocating and campaigning in support of human rights in both Israel and the Occupied Palestine Territory (OPT) Educating, informing and disseminating information to the UK public about the situation on the ground in Israel and the OPT , specifically any activities that may… Read more »
Israeli Supreme Court Seeks Participation for Palestinians in Area C Planning
ICAHD’s Director Jeff Halper has written a press release – below – in response to the outcome of the appeal brought by Rabbis For Human Rights, ICAHD, JLAC, St. Yves and the Palestinian village of Ad-Dirat-Al-Rfaiiya requesting that planning authority be returned to Palestinians living in Area C, the 62% of the West Bank under… Read more »