Tag Archives: West Bank

A battle for all Palestinians

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Nick

Today’s Guardian carries an article by Samer Issawi, a Palestinian political prisoner currently on hunger strike in an Israeli prison, which describes his story and why he and fellow prisoners have taken this action against the Israeli occupation.

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Palestinian Centre for Human Rights

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Nick

We have recently added a link to our website for the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights. Their weekly report lists the most recent Israeli human rights violations in the Occupied Territories. The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) is a … Continue reading →

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Defending Dundee from accusations of anti-Semitism‏

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Nick

The last issue of the Academic journal Northern Scotland included an article by Nathan Abrams on the history of the Jewish community in Dundee. The picture presented was of a city poisoned by anti-Semitism as a consequence of the twinning … Continue reading →

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Lethal Israeli violence kills 6 young Palestinians

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Nick

The following post is from the Medical Aid for Palestinians website on 24 January 2013 Israeli army and settler violence continues: six Palestinians killed by Israeli forces and dozens injured in a fortnight Since 11 January, six young Palestinians have been … Continue reading →

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Report from the weekly protest at Beit Ommar

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Nick

Beit Ommar Weekly Protest, Saturday 5/01/2013 This morning the Popular Movement of Beit Ommar in conjunction with international and Israeli activists marched under harsh weather conditions to the nearby Israeli colony of Carme Zur. They were immediately confronted by Israeli … Continue reading →

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A safe place to play – Lajee Centre campaign

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Nick

As the year draws to an end we at Lajee Center would like to take this opportunity to thank all our friends around the world for your generous donations, and for your time and commitment to our center and to … Continue reading →

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Urgent Action Alert: Defend Addameer and Raided Palestinian Grassroots and Civil Society Institutions!

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Nick

At 3 a.m. on December 11, Israeli occupation forces raided the offices of Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees, and the Palestinian NGO Network. Click here to take action to defend human rights defenders! … Continue reading →

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Addameer Offices Raided by Israeli Occupying Forces

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Nick

 Addameer Offices Raided by Israeli Occupying Forces This Morning Ramallah, 11 December 2012 – At 3 am this morning, 11 December 2012, the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights office was raided by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF). Four laptops, … Continue reading →

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The Olive Harvest in Palestine

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Nick

Wedad Rami is a young student at An-Najah university in Nablus who, in addition to her studies, is a volunteer at the Hayat Centre for Civil Society Development-Palestine.  This is an article she wrote for the Dundee-Nablus Twinning Association.  In … Continue reading →

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Public meeting with Mousa Abu Maria from Palestine Solidarity Project

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Nick

Tayside for Justice in Palestine and Dundee University Action Palestine invite you to a public meeting Tuesday 4th December, 7.30pm, T9 Dundee University Tower Building Mousa Abu Maria will give a first-hand account of Palestinian Grassroots Non-violent Resistance Mousa Abu … Continue reading →

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