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THE GRASSROOTS PALESTINIAN ANTI-APARTHEID WALL CAMPAIGN WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER


StoptheWall.org in a Week
from the Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign
Jan 6, 2005


 
Settlement Expansion in Jayyus, More Destruction by the Wall in Deir Ballut:  "Disengagement" as the Latest Phase of Israeli Apartheid and Occupation 
 
 
Latest News
 
In Deir Ballut: Occupation Forces Distribute New Maps for the Apartheid Wall's Path and Begin Bulldozing for the Wall's Construction on Village Lands 
On December 14, 2004, Occupation Forces began bulldozing and destroying lands in Deir Ballut village, located in the western part of Salfit District, in preparation for the completion of the Apartheid Wall's construction in the central West Bank. [MORE] 
 
    
 
In Jayyus, Destruction of Land and Uprooting of Trees Lays the Foundation for a New  Settlement on Village Land Isolated by the Wall 

Above: An Occupation bulldozer uprooting olive trees in order to build the new settlement of “Nofei Zufim” on land isolated from the village of Jayyus behind the Apartheid Wall. 

On December 10, 2004, Occupation Forces began bulldozing and uprooting trees in a wide swath of land in the western part of Jayyus, a village located in the Qalqiliya district. The destruction of land and trees by the Occupation Forces is to build a new settlement on these village lands, which have been isolated by the Apartheid Wall. Taken altogether, the building of this settlement on these isolated lands comprises a new step toward the final and complete annexation and control of all the village’s lands isolated behind the Wall. The Apartheid Wall, together with these settlements and whatever further settlement development may be planned, will form the final stage of isolation for the villagers’ lands. [MORE]
 

 

 

Community Voices

 

On January 4, 2005: Mobilization in Jayyus against the Destruction of Village Land and the Next Phase of Israel's Colonial Apartheid Policies
The people of Jayyus and the Jayyus popular committee of the Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign called for a day of action on January 4, 2005, against the destruction of their land and the next phase of Israel’s colonial apartheid policies. This new phase has been initiated by the construction of new settlements, settlers-only roads, and Israeli industrial zones on Palestinian lands isolated by the Apartheid Wall and is a further proof of Israel’s intention to confiscate these lands, ghettoizing the Palestinian population behind the Wall as a permanent border. [MORE] 
 


Analysis / Features

 
Trapped Like Mice: Palestinians Under the New Israeli "Disengagement Plan"Away from international attention, the destiny being prepared for the Palestinian people is showing its true face more clearly than ever before with the new Israeli plans presented to the public in the past few months. The Apartheid Wall, with its horrendous effects on Palestinian life and land, does not stand alone, but is today merging with the longstanding Israeli settlement policy and the creation of Jewish-only infrastructure into a comprehensive scheme for colonial domination and conquest. [MORE]  West Bank Apartheid: Israeli Settlement Expansion in Jayyus
Possibly this will be the fate of Jayyus: the independent farmers of Jayyus who have tilled the land for at least nine generations will come to be a dependent industrial workforce under the control of Occupation forces, on what used to be their land. [MORE] 

 

 
Maps
Two new maps clearly illustrate the latest stages of Israeli Apartheid: the first, "Facilitating Disengagement - Israel's West Bank Road Plan - 2004," shows the system of settlers-only by-pass roads and bridges that merges with the expansion of settlements and the Apartheid Wall to completely fragment and destroy Palestinian life in the Occupied West Bank; the second, "The Wall and Proposed Israeli Unilateral Disengagement - December 2004," illustrates precisely how the "Disengagement Plan" is in fact a plan to further seal off all Palestinian areas of the Occupied West Bank as uninhabitable Bantustans.   
 




 

World Social Forum: Porto Allegre, January 26-31, 2005

 

Together at the WSF 2005: For Land, Justice and Liberation in Palestine and the Syrian Golan Heights! OPGAI-United in Struggle! 

“United in Struggle – The Occupied Palestine and Syrian Golan Heights Advocacy Initiative” (OPGAI) is a common platform for NGOs working in the West Bank and the Golan Heights to coordinate their activities for the World Social Forum 2005 and beyond. As activists living under Israeli Military Occupation and Apartheid we believe that it is time to join our efforts to further strengthen our struggle and to present our cause united to the world. [MORE]

 

 

Worldwide Activism 

 

In Egypt, Palestine Solidarity and Anti-Globalization Activists Stage a Solidarity March to Gaza and Protest against Normalization with the Occupation 
Two separate sets of protests in Egypt by Palestine solidarity activists showed the strength of the grassroots movement against Israeli Occupation and Apartheid. [MORE]

 

Anti-War Assembly in Hyderabad: International Boycott and Sanctions against Apartheid Israel! Solidarity with the Resistance in Iraq and Palestine! 

On December 17-19, 2004, approximately 400 representatives from a broad range of over 120 Indian progressive political parties, social movements, Muslim and other religious organizations, as well as women's, youth, student, and dalit organizations met in Hyderabad, India for an anti-war assembly. They were joined by delegates from resistance movements in Iraq and Palestine, as well as delegates representing various anti-war and anti-occupation coalitions from around the world. [MORE] 


 

German Coordination to "Stop the Wall in Palestine" Sponsors Speaking Tour by Jamal Juma' and Issues Call for Concrete Actions Against Israel's Crimes 

>From the 13th to the 17th of December Jamal Juma’, coordinator of the Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, took part in a major speaking tour that included many cities in Germany. The tour was organized by Germany’s National Coordination to “Stop the Wall in Palestine,” a group that was formed in June 2004 after Germany’s biggest conference on Palestine since the beginning of the al-Aqsa Intifada. [MORE] 

 

In Jordan: Unions and Political Groups Stage a Campaign against the Apartheid Wall and Denounce Normalization with the Occupation 

In early December, a group of Jordanian political parties, unions, and civil groups joined together in a campaign to pressure the government to scrap its 10-year-old peace treaty with Apartheid Israel. The demand is part of the group’s campaign against the Apartheid Wall. [MORE] 

 

 

Coming Soon to www.stopthewall.org: 

 

New Website Section: The Call for Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions against Israeli Occupation and Apartheid!

 

The Call for Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions against Israeli Occupation and Apartheid is the call issued by the Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, which represents a number of major Palestinian civil society organizations and over 60 regional popular committees The main goals of the Call for Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions are: 

  

   To reveal to the world the true nature of Israel’s apartheid practices
   To give human rights a real value by making Israel accountable and forcing it to pay a price for its crimes
   To reveal and highlight the responsibility of the international community in supporting Israeli Apartheid
   Above all, to end international support for Israeli Occupation and Apartheid, since apartheid can never survive without external assistance

 

This new section of www.stopthewall.org will feature valuable resources for activists around the world involved in or wanting to start boycott, divestment, and sanctions campaigns against Israeli Occupation and Apartheid, including:

   
Activist resources for the global anti-apartheid movement 

   
An extensive bibliography on the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa and on historical and strategic connections between apartheid in South Africa and in Israel

   
Frequently asked questions about boycott, divestment, and sanctions campaigns

   
A downloadable fact sheet with information on the Call for Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions against Israeli Occupation and Apartheid 

   
Information on how to join the international movement to isolate Israeli Apartheid and Occupation, and to establish boycott, divestment, and sanctions campaigns in your community  


Be sure to watch the site for this important new section, and to read and use other recent additions to www.stopthewall.org including the Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign's latest Fact Sheet, “Apartheid in Palestine—Definition, History up to the Wall, and Tool for Mobilization.” Keep checking back for other important daily updates at www.stopthewall.org.





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