It was another of those routine tragedies that are never publicized. At eight in the morning we at ICAHD (the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions) received a call that the Border Police, Israeli police and Jerusalem Municipality bulldozers were massing below the Palestinian village of Anata, poised to begin another day of home demolitions. (Link… Read more »
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BETWEEN APARTHEID AND THE STATUS QUO
One may well think that the struggle inside the Jewish community of Israel is between those of the political right, who want to maintain the settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank so as to _redeem_ the Greater Land of Israel as a Jewish country, and those of the left who seek a two-state… Read more »
Clare Short Introduces Middle East Peace Process Debate in Commons
Rt Hon Clare Short, MP, a member of ICAHD UK, and strong supporter of ICAHD’s work, tabled this debate in the House of Commons on 26th June. In her introductory speech, she highlighted the work of ICAHD. She described how she and her delegation were taken by an ICAHD representative for a day’s tour to… Read more »
BEIT ARABIYA THREATENED WITH DEMOLITION FOR THE FIFTH TIME!
On February 7, 2007, the Israeli Supreme Court heard the second appeal of Salim and Arabiya Shawamrehis appeal to have the 15-year demolition order on the house rescinded n a permanent order under which the family has had its home demolished four times n and a permit issued by the Israeli authorities allowing them to… Read more »
THE LIVNI-RICE PLAN: Towards a Just Peace or Apartheid?
For years I have been one of the doomsayers, arguing that the two-state solution is dead and that apartheid has become the only realistic political outcome of the Israel-Palestine conflict_ at least until a full-blown anti-apartheid struggle arises that fundamentally changes the equation. I based my assessment on several seemingly incontrovertible realities. Over the past… Read more »