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Israeli ministers decided during a weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday that the Separation Wall will cut off 55.000 Palestinian residents of east Jerusalem. Also, the cabinet decided that the construction…
Hundreds of residents, Israeli and international peace activists protested against the Separation Wall in the village of Bel’in, west of Ramallah, soldiers fired rubber-coated bullets and gas bombs at the…
In bid to overcome some legal difficulties that would delay the completion of the West Bank separation wall, Israeli Minister of Defense, Shaul Mofaz proposed some changes on the wall…
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will meet Wednesday with the heads of the defense establishment to discuss the progress of the separation wall. On Tuesday his Defense Minister, Shaul Mofaz, ordered…
Israel has again made fundamental changes in its legal justification for the West Bank separation wall, acknowledging that ‘security’ wasn’t the only consideration in determining  its route and dropping its previous…
Thursday evening, Israeli soldiers fired at a group of residents who protested who protested against the bulldozing of their farmlands in order to erect the Separation Wall, on the village…
For the first time, the Israeli state prosecution argued on Tuesday that the Israeli decision to construct the Separation Wall in Jerusalem area stems from political considerations, in addition to…
Name: Palestinian victim of the Wall Birthplace: Bil’in DOB: Eternity Date of Death: The day the Apartheid Wall is completed Killer: The Occupation Cause of Death: Construction of the Apartheid Wall…
Friday morning,  Israeli military bulldozers started uprooting hundreds of trees which belong to residents of Yatta, south of the West Bank city of Hebron. The bulldozing, which was initiated three days…
The Israeli Supreme Court rejected an appeal submitted by the residents of Bil’in and Kharbata, west of Ramallah, in the West Bank demanding cease to the construction of the separation…
Thursday afternoon, the Popular Committee Against the Wall, and Salfit municipality, organized a procession against the Separation Wall in Salfit and the surrounding areas. Israeli soldiers attacked the peacefully protesting…
 Tuesday afternoon, three residents, including one reporter, were injured, and two others were arrested after Israeli soldiers attacked a peaceful procession against the Separation Wall in al-Ramadeen village, south of…
At least one thousand Palestinians joined by International and Israeli peace activists demonstrated against the construction of the wall in Bil’in village west of Ramallah in the West Bank. The…
Dozens of residents, international and Israeli peace activists protested against the Separation Wall, and around Ariel settlement, in the West Bank city of Salfit. The Popular Committee Against the Wall,…
Wednesday at noon, four residents were injured in Beit Sorik, north west of Jerusalem during clashes which erupted after the military bulldozers uprooted farmlands in order to construct the Separation…
Israeli authorities released the British peace activist who was arrested in Bilin protest earlier this morning after questioning her, IMEMC correspondent reported. Esther Cohen said, she was released from the…
Monday afternoon, Israeli soldiers bulldozed the main entrance of al-Nu’man village, east of Bethlehem in order to construct the Separation Wall section which will surround the village from all directions.…
Residents of the Palestinian village of Bil’in organized an anti-wall demonstration on Friday. After the noon prayer at the village mosque, at least 300 of the villagers marched at the…
A medical source in Sheikh Zayed hospital, in Ramallah reported that one resident was injured in the village of Bilin, west of Ramallah, dozens suffocated after inhaling gas fired by…
Palestinian Ministry of Local Government reported that the Israeli Authorities informed dozens of residents of Bethlehem and Hebron of intentions to grab lands in order to use them for military…
The route of the West Bank separation wall is a clear violation of international law and must be moved to inside Israel, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel said…
Friday afternoon, Israeli soldiers arrested three residents during a protest against the Separation Wall in the village of Bilien, near the West bank city of Ramallah. A local source in…
A local source in the village of al-Sammoa’ near Hebron reported that military bulldozers uprooted farmlands located between al-Radeem, Ghwein al-Tihta, and Ghwein al-Foqa areas south of Hebron. Army bulldozed…
Residents of al-Nu’man village, east of Beit Sahour near Bethlehem, said that military bulldozers resumed the construction of the last section of the Separation Wall, near the village after it…
The Israeli army is proposing building a wall to divide Israeli and Palestinian-controlled sections of the West Bank city of Hebron, Israeli security officials said Thursday. The officials, speaking on…
Tuesday evening, Israeli soldiers annexed dozens of Dunams in Beit Sorik and Al-Jab’a, north west of Jerusalem, in order to erect a new section of the Separation Wall in the…
Tuesday afternoon, Israeli soldiers annexed 182 Dunams near Beit Sorik and Al-Jo’ba, north west of Jerusalem. Walid Khaled Al-Azza, director of the Wall Resistance department in the Ministry of Local…
Tuesday morning, Israeli bulldozers started erecting a section of the separation wall near the Electricity Company in the northern neighborhood of Bethlehem. A local source in Bethlehem reported that…
Palestinian experts, Israel is trying to force new realities on the ground by expanding the settlements and erecting the Separation wall in the West Bank.    Hawwa’ “Eve†Cultural center in…
Friday evening, Israeli soldiers attacked a peaceful procession against the Separation Wall in the village of Bal’in, west of Ramallah. A local source in the village reported that soldiers attacked…
Head of the Israeli ‘Civil Administration Department’ in Qalqilia area, informed dozens of residents of Jayyous, near the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, that the army intends to grab…
A Palestinian-American family from Detroit, original from the village of Beit Hanina in Jerusalem revealed that the Israeli authorities will seize lands of the family to build part of the…
Wednesday morning, Israeli authorities started erecting a new section of the Separation Wall which extends for a distance of 43km, south of the West Bank. The Wall section extends between…
Friday afternoon, Israeli soldiers invaded the village of Bodrus, west of the northern West Bank city of Ramallah and injured five residents, including two children. A medical source in Bodrus…
Thursday afternoon, Israeli soldiers attacked a protest against the Wall in the village of Safa, south west of Ramallah. A local source in the village reported that soldiers fired gas…
Tuesday evening, Israeli soldier fired gas bombs and rubber coated bullets at dozens of residents participating in a funeral ceremony in the village of Bodrus, near Ramallah.. A local source…
Israeli deputy Prime Minister Ehud Ulmert said Monday that Maalee Adumim settlement is an integral part of Israel, affirming that it will be included on the Israeli side of the…
 Sunday afternoon, Israeli soldiers attacked a peaceful protest for Israeli and Palestinians women in the village of Bal’in, west of the northern West Bank city of Ramallah. As dozens…
Monday afternoon, the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon slammed “the petitions filed against the seperation wallâ€Â, and the what he described as ‘the balance’ which the judges are using between…
Israeli soldiers handed Jaba’ village council, north east of Jerusalem, military orders to annex 1000 Dunams of family farmlands in order to erect the seperation wall in the area. Abdul-Karim Bsharat, head…
Israel submitted Wednesday its first official reaction to the International Court of Justice ruling in regard to the West bank separation wall, issued on July 2004, accusing that the ruling…
Chief of the Israeli Public Security Service, Shin Bet, Avi Dichter warned Sunday that the modified route of the wall south of Jerusalem would lower security for travelers on Road…
Israeli soldiers based at Tzofim checkpoint, east of Qalqilia, barred dozens of residents from reaching their family farmlands located behind the annexation wall, north of Qalqilia. {mosimage}Soldiers claimed that the…
Israeli soldiers handed residents form the village of Tarama, in the southern West Bank city of Hebron, military orders to annex their family farmlands in order to erect the annexation…
The Israeli High Court allowed, on Tuesday, the resumption of the construction of the annexation wall, North West of Jerusalem. The new decision cancels an interim injunction freezing the construction…
Palestinian sources reported that at least 6000 Dunams (1500 Acre) will be lost from Palestinians villages in the northern West Bank for Israel to build the wall around the Jewish…
Israel is planning to demolish an Arab neighborhood in Jerusalem, saying that the act is necessary to “protect†the separation wall built in the area.  Amitai Levy, the Border…
Israel resumed Sunday the construction of the deepest inside the West bank separation wall section in Salfit area. The section, which surrounds the settlement of Ariel, is located 20 kilometers…
            June 30, 2004            In the wake of the Israeli High Court of Justice’s decision made            Wednesday to make changes on 30 Kilometers of the route of…
The Israeli High Court of Justice on Thursday evening ordered a halt to the construction of large sections of the West Bank separation wall in Jerusalem area. The order came…
Israel has requested that the United States help in financing the set up of new crossing points and upgrade existing ones along the separation wall. The estimated cost of the…
The Israeli Justice Ministry is finalizing revisions on Israel’s state’s legal position regarding the International Court of Justice’s opinion on the separation wall and is expected to submit the document…
The head of the international section of the Israeli state prosecutor’s office, Lawyer Iriet Kahan, told the Israeli newspaper Youdot Ahranot that Israel knew from the beginning that the route…
The head of the international section in the Israeli state prosecutor office Lawyer Iriet Kahan told Israeli newspaper Youdot Ahranot, in a special interview, that Israel new from the beginning…
In a statement he gave to the Israeli newspaper Ma’ariv, the Israeli President Moshe Katsav, said, he suggests stopping building the West Bank wall if a permanent cease-fire agreement is…
Israeli High court of justice rejected Wednesday a petition against Jerusalem section of the wall revised route, paving the way for army to resume the construction of the stalled barrier.…
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is considering delaying bringing the revised route of the separation wall for cabinet approval. Sources in the Israeli Prime Minister’s Bureau said on Tuesday that…
A group of International peace activists, cycling for peace from London to Jerusalem, in solidarity with the Palestinian people, arrived in Palestine on September 22. The tour, that started on…
An Israeli government official said Saturday that while the Americans asked the Israeli delegation visiting Washington many questions, they did not express any concerns or opposition to the West Bank…
A team of Israeli separation wall experts will try to reach an understanding this week with the American administration on the new route of the separation wall. The delegation, headed…
Israeli army bulldozers, backed by security guards and military jeeps, began on Sunday to prepare the ground for the construction of the southern section of the wall. Bulldozers are preparing…
Arun Gandhi, the grandson of the Mahatma Gandhi, visited Bethlehem and was welcomed by a huge crowd at the manger square in front of the Church of the Nativity. The…
According to the terms of international law, illegal settlers in occupied territories enjoy no legal rights. All are waiting to hear what the Israeli High Court have to say. Settlers…
Israel Deputy Attorney General Malchiel Balass said Tuesday that Israel may have to dismantle the West Bank separation wall if the Palestinians ‘reach a real decision’ to stop carrying out…
After the international court of justice (ICJ) ruling had invoked international law to declare the separation wall and settlements illegal, Israeli citizens could face criminal and civil suits abroad, and…
The President of the Israeli High Court Judge Aharon Barak said Thursday that Israel can’t continue to ignore the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the separation…
Israeli security devices including the General Security Service (The Shabak) recommended keeping some neighborhoods of Jerusalem on the other side of the wall. The original plan, approved by the Israeli…
Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz leaned to settlers’ pressure and ordered a second review for the new route of the separation wall northwest of Jerusalem. Settlers have been pressing to…
Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz leaned to settlers’ pressure and ordered a second review for the new route of the separation wall northwest of Jerusalem. Settlers have been pressing to…
Palestinians and international peace activists are currently gathering at Zabubah village near Jenin to start a three-week-long march along the route of the separation wall down to Jerusalem. The march…
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Sunday ordered construction work on the West Bank separation wall to continue. Sharon said that the building work on the fence will proceed in…
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told his ministers in the Sunday’s cabinet meeting completely rejected the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) ruling on the West Bank separation wall, calling it…
United Nations General Secretary Coffi Anan called Sunday Israel to accept the ruling of the International Court of Justice, which demands the dismantling of the West bank separation wall. Speaking…
Arab Envoys to the United Nations said Friday that Palestinians will ask the United Nations General Assembly next week to adopt a resolution affirming the International Court of Justice ruling…
Dr. Azmi Bishra, Arab Member of the Israeli Knesset and his comrades suspended their seven-day hunger strike on Friday after the International Court of Justice ruled that the Separation wall…
Israeli Justice Minister Yosef Lapid said Friday that Israel will not compile to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on the West Bank separation fence, ICJ will in few…
The Israeli High Court of Justice issued an interim injunction Tuesday ordering army to halt work on the section of the separation wall near the West Bank villages of Dir…
Top Israeli military officials continue to criticize the decision made by the High Court of Justice in Israel concerning the West Bank separation wall. The State’s General Attorny Menachem Mazuz…
Israeli Prime minister told Sunday his cabinet members that he was sure that the High Court would reconsider its Separation wall ruling if no alternatives to the current rout are…
Arab MK Azmi Bisharah (Democratic National Coalition) started Saturday an open ended hunger strike to protest the construction of the separation wall in Jerusalem area. Bishara, who sat in a…
Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said Friday in Washington that Israel would not accept a World Court ruling on the legality of the West Bank separation wall, calling the U.S.…
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Thursday ordered the defense ministry to reroute the 30-kilometer stretch of the separation wall and examine whether other parts of the wall. The wall stretch…
The Israeli High Court of Justice Thursday barred temporarily the completion of construction work on the West Bank separation wall section south of Jerusalem, near Har Homa settlement. The temporary…
Wednesday to make changes on 30 Kilometers of the route of the WestGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 30, 2004 In the wake of the Israeli High Court of Justice’s decision…
In Deir Qadis, North of Ramallah, and in the Village of Faqqua’,IMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 28, 2004 In the village of Qaffin, North of the West Bank city of…
the construction of some sections of the West Bank Separation wallGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 28, 2004 The Israeli high court decided Monday, to renew an order that halts the…
                                   The Israeli high court decided Monday, to renew an order that halts            the construction of some sections of the West Bank Separation wall            to be…
as police and border police launched an unprovoked attack firingIMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 27, 2004, 15:00 Palestinian sources reported that more than 50 people were wounded as police and…
peace activists marched together in the village of Qiffin north ofGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC June 26, 2004, 12:55 Over 800 Palestinians including around 45 Israeli and International peace activists marched together in…
the construction of the Separation wall which is continuouslySaed Bannoura -IMEMC & Agencies, June 25, 2004 Tens of Palestinians were wounded, Thursday, during protests against the construction of the Separation…
issue its advisory opinion ruling on the legality of the separationGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 25, 200 The International Court of Justice at The Hague said Friday it will issue…
            The International Court of Justice at The Hague said Friday it will            issue its advisory opinion ruling on the legality of the separation            wall Israel is building…
demonstration in Al-Zawyia, west of Salfit, in counter of theGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 23, 2004 Tens of the residents were wounded Tuesday during a peaceful demonstration in Al-Zawyia, west…
A United Nations Human Right investigator has warned the U.S. heavyArmy George Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 17, 2004 A United Nations Human Right investigator has warned the U.S. heavy equipment…
resumed Thursday morning their peaceful protests after armyIMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 17, 2004 Residents of Skaka village, east of the west bank city of Salfit resumed Thursday morning their…
The U. S. State Department criticized Israel on Tuesday for theProblematic IMEMC Staff & Agencies, June 16, 2004 The U. S. State Department criticized Israel on Tuesday for the steps…
and International peace activists protested against the constructionGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 16, 2004 Over 150 residents of the village of Iskaka and more than 15 Israeli and International peace…
Local sources reported that one Israeli, one Palestinian have beenprotest George Rishmawi-IMEMC, June 14, 2004 Local sources reported that one Israeli, one Palestinian have been arrested and at least 40…
Palestinians from helping Israel in any form to build the West BankIMEMC & Agencies, June 12, 2004 Jerusalem’s Grand Mufti Ikrima Sabri issued Friday Fatwa banning Palestinians from helping Israel…
join an appeal submitted by Palestinians from Jabel Al-MikaberGeorge Rishmawi-IMEMC & Agencies, June 11, 2004 The Magistrate’s court in Tel Aviv refused to allow 20 Israelis to join an appeal…