Israel/Palestine News

 

It is not every day that you see in Israel art exhibitions in a hummus
shop, mosque, garage or law firm. The Mediterranean Biennale aspires to
take the art out of the boundaries of the museum and to display in the
Galilee works by artists from Israel, Palestine, the Middle East and
Europe.

 

Hundreds of Israelis and Palestinians marched (Saturday, 16/9/2017) in a
march marking the International Day of Peace in solidarity with the
residents of al-Walaja. The march, entitled "Build Bridges, Not Walls,"
was held in protest against the demolition of houses in al-Walaja and
the construction of a wall that will surround the village and prevent
access to the spring and farmland. The march was supposed to end at the
rally, but for fear that this activity would result in the normalization
of the occupation, some residents of al-Walaja prevented the march from
entering the village and the holding of the rally.

The connection between the ultra-Orthodox society and human rights organizations and left activists may be surprising, but the state's push of the ultra-Orthodox to enlist has led the latter to appeal to human rights organizations for assistance. Gabriel Saada is a central activist in the struggle against the ultra-Orthodox recruitment law. He runs an advocacy line for the ultra-Orthodox public, which operates as a kosher radio station through which he conducts his struggle against the draft decree: "My son does not fit this framework, and you come and just cut everything that I worked for from the root".

 

In our childhood animals were our best friends, at some point we became
their worst enemies. So what makes us eat animals without feeling pangs
of conscience? For thousands of people who marched in Tel Aviv animal
rights march, the answer is clear: Education and the creation of a
faulty consciousness. Listen to 8-year-old Yahli who explains how in
kindergarten children are taught that cows live in the cowshed and not
in nature. The march took place on Saturday, 9/9/17,and at the end of
the march a large living performance was presented, presenting the shape
of the feet of a dog made by the participants.

 

The Palestinians will join Interpol, the international police
organization's generally assembly voted on Wednesday, clearing the way
for Palestine to become a member.
75 nations back motion after Israel fails to delay general assembly
vote; Palestinians praise 'joyous occasion'; Israeli minister blasts
Palestinians 'diplomatic war'

Jerusalem Municipality destroys the home of two families in East
Jerusalem

On Wednesday, 13 September 2017, Jerusalem Municipality officials
arrived at the neighborhood of Ras al-‘Amud in East Jerusalem, escorted
by Border Police. They bulldozed a two-story, two-apartment building to
the ground, leaving eight people, four of them minors, homeless. The
pretext for the demolition was lack of building permits, even though it
is the Israeli authorities that deny Palestinian legal construction in
East Jerusalem. The Israeli authorities have already demolished 45 homes
in East Jerusalem since the beginning of the year, leaving 126 people,
including 70 minors, without a roof over their heads.

 

On 9 Aug. 2017 Kifaya al-Ja’bri, 12, was awakened by knocking at the
door of her home in the al-Muhawel neighborhood, Hebron; the Giv’at
Ha’avot settlement was built nearby. She opened the door to find about
20 soldiers with a dog. The soldiers came inside, gathered the family in
one room and searched the house. Ayat al-Ja’bri, 33 - Kifaya’s sister
and a B’Tselem volunteer - filmed the soldiers, including dialogue
indicating they were trying to plant something in the house and
deliberately keeping her away. After the soldiers left, the al-Ja’bris
unsuccessfully tried to find the concealed item. The IDF Spokesperson
said nothing was planted in the home.