On July 30, the Emilia Romagna Regional Council approved by a large majority a resolution calling on the Italian Government and the European Union to express their opposition to the Trump Plan and Israel’s annexation of occupied Palestinian territory in all forums, to intervene politically and diplomatically to prevent further international law and human rights violations, and to take concrete measures to sanction such violations.
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The Palestinian Human Rights Organisations Council (PHROC) condemns the arrest of human rights defender Mahmoud Nawajaa. Last Thursday, Nawajaa was arrested from his home by the Israeli occupying forces (IOF). In violation of International Humanitarian Law, he was relocated to the Al-Jalama interrogation centre inside the 1948 territory. The PHROC calls on the international community to effectively intervene for the immediate release of Nawajaa, and to ensure that the Israeli occupying authorities are held to account for the crimes committed against Palestinians.
Occupied Ramallah, 2 August 2020 -- Today, an Israeli military court near Jenin granted a request by the Israeli internal security service, Shin Bet, to extend by 15 days the detention of Palestinian human rights defender Mahmoud Nawajaa. No charges or evidence were shared with Nawajaa or his lawyer, assigned by Addameer-Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association.
Mahmoud Nawajaa, a prominent Palestinian human rights defender, has been dragged away from his family by Israeli occupation forces in a night raid on Thursday July 30 and is currently held in Israel’s Jalameh high-security interrogation center, denied access to lawyers.
Activists in the UK are celebrating a victory for Palestinian rights, after Luton Town Football Club dropped German sportswear brand Puma as its supplier. “We would like to thank Luton Town FC for their constructive responses to our calls to boycott Puma, and for notifying us directly of their decision to drop the company as their kit supplier,” said Markus Keaney, spokesperson for Luton Palestine Solidarity Campaign. “We hope other clubs will follow suit and choose to stand with justice, freedom and equality.”
Occupied Ramallah, 30 July 2020 – At around 3:30 am, tens of Israeli occupation soldiers, accompanied by at least one dog, stormed the home of Mahmoud Nawajaa, the General Coordinator of the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), near Ramallah, handcuffing, blindfolding and taking him away from his wife and three young children. Israeli occupation forces arrest BDS coordinator Mahmoud Nawajaa during night raid.
Nearly 5,000 people from around Europe wrote to AXA representatives urging their support for ending the company’s investments in Israeli banks that are deeply implicated in the oppression of Palestinians, ahead of the corporation’s 2020 shareholders’ meeting last month.
Palestinian Academic and Scientific Organizations Call to Cut Ties With AnyVision-Sponsored Workshop
We, the undersigned Palestinian academic, scientific and research organizations, call on international academics and academic institutions to refrain from participating in or supporting in any way the “Fair Face Recognition and Analysis” workshop at the 2020 European Conference on Computer Vision and the associated “Looking at People Fair Face Recognition” challenge.
With your support, the BDS movement for Palestinian rights has grown worldwide and played an unparalleled role in further isolating Israel’s regime of occupation, settler-colonialism and apartheid at the grassroots level around the world.
Here are 15 reasons to support the BDS movement for Palestinian rights on its 15th anniversary:
Oleh! Records has promoted Israeli artists to international music executives since 2006. Later becoming Israel’s official Music Export Office and launching the annual music showcase event Tune In Tel Aviv, it has deceived participants about its motivations throughout.
The Palestinian call for the cultural boycott of Israel was initiated in 2004 and today is publicly supported by thousands of artists around the world. Find a pledge near you, or in your field! Can’t find an active pledge relevant to you, but want to get involved? Please contact PACBI to discuss!