Committee room 9 Houses of Parliament “Scotland and Palestine: Building Friendship and Solidarity” Clive Hambidge Organised by the Palestinian Return Centre (PRC) and the Council of European Palestinian Relations (CEPR) this vital seminar, which was held on the 17 November 2015, took on a more poignant atmosphere. Especially in light of the acts of […]
Technologies of control: The Case of Hewlett Packard (HP) A report about the direct Involvement of Hewlett Packard (HP) in the occupation. HP is used as a case study to discuss the role of the international and local corporations in Israel’s mechanisms of surveillance and control over the occupied Palestinian territories. he Israeli occupation of the […]
AL-Maqdese Legal study on Silwan village Dear all, AL-Maqdese is delighted to announce the release of the legal study entitled ‘ House Demolitions in Silwan, The Judaization on East Jerusalem’. Researched and written in Late 2010, the study highlights the illegal home demolition policy in this part of the city as Israel uses archaeology as […]
OPT: Boosting protection and tackling food insecurity IRIN The humanitarian community’s 2012-2013 Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP) for the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) has a narrower scope than in previous years, focusing on two strategic objectives: improving the protective environment, including access to essential services like health care and education, and tackling food insecurity especially in […]
Israeli Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Family Unification ADALAH PRESS RELEASE (Haifa, Israel) Last night, 11 January 2012, at 9 pm, the Israeli Supreme Court in a 6-5 decision, delivered a 232-page judgment upholding the constitutionality of the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law – 2003 (as amended 2007). This law severely restricts Palestinian Arab […]
The Judaization of Palestine: 2011 Displacement Trends [an brief excerpt, to read more click on provided link] ICAHD This publication provides a political analysis of the root causes and consequences of Israel’s house demolition policy, focusing on the demolition of Palestinian homes and other structures in the Occupied West Bank. House demolitions and forced evictions […]
America’s Aid for Israel’s Political ‘Continuum’ A military conquest Clive Hambidge “… We shall use the ultimate force until the Palestinians come crawling to us on all fours … When we have settled the land, all the Arabs will be able to do will be to scurry round like drugged roaches in a bottle.” (Rafeal […]
Behind The Iron Wall ‘The plan that never changed’ Clive Hambidge The UN Cultural organisation (UNESCO) voted strongly in favour of membership for the Palestinians. A vote opposed by Israel. There were 173 countries that voted, 107 in favour, 14 opposing and 52 abstaining. Great Britain was one of those in the latter category, thus […]