March 14th, 2004
Destruction for the Wall Accelerates Throughout the West Bank
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Further Destruction in the Tulkarem Area
Occupation forces today started bulldozing tens of dunums of Irtah's land. Confiscation orders provided to the villagers specified that the lands were to be used for military purposes, but without exact details. Villagers believe the land will be used for a new road that Occupation forces are planning to open from Irtah and Faro'n east to Tulkarem. It is felt that the new road will replace a current road linking Far'on with Attaybe village inside the green line, which will be too close to the so called Trans-Israel Highway. In addition this road will link to and industrial zone Occupation forces are now working on building east the Wall. This complex is being built entirely on lands confiscated from Far'on and Irtah, some 400 dunums. [More at
http://www.stopthewall.org] Preparations for the Wall in Salfit, Demonstrations in Deir Ballut, and Land Confiscation in Zawia
Occupation forces today headed to the villages of Zawiya, Rafat, and Deir Ballut west of Salfit in order to mark for the Wall's path around these villages. Last Thursday Occupation forces delivered confiscation orders for 316.9 dunums of village lands, including maps showing the path of the intended Wall. The soldiers had informed the villagers that they will meet with them publicly on Sunday to place the markers for the Wall's path; however, Israeli engineers came in the night and marked the path without the people's knowledge. [More at
http://www.stopthewall.org] Bulldozer Burnt in Mediya
The people of Mediya continued their demonstrations where Occupation forces are now clearing the land in two different areas for the Wall's path. Soldiers fired tear gas and rubber bullets at the demonstrators, who answered back by throwing stones. The Occupation forces temporarily retreated and then returned with reinforcements, while the villagers moved to the western side of the village, where they managed to burn one bulldozer. [More at
http://www.stopthewall.org] Worldwide Activism
March 20th Call to Action!!
On behalf of the Palestinian people, the PENGON/Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign calls on activists and demonstrators to bring attention to our struggle against the Apartheid Wall during the demonstrations of March 20th. Bring banners with slogans such as "Tear Down the Apartheid Wall in Palestine!" "Stop Israeli Apartheid!" "Stop Israeli Occupation!" "Free Palestine!" Wherever possible, carry Palestinian flags to the streets; build mock walls or organize other actions to highlight the plight of the people ghettoized by the Wall. [More at
http://www.stopthewall.org] Demonstrations Against Media Silence in Italy
Saturday 28th of February 2004 a regional demonstration against the Apartheid Wall and the Israeli military occupation in Palestine was held in Bari (Italy) denouncing the silence of the Italian mass media. The committee of solidarity with Palestine in the Italian region of Puglia organised this demonstration in response to the international call for action issued by PENGON/Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign in occasion of the first oral hearing at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.The organizers stressed the illegality of the Wall and called on protestors from all over the region to gather in front of the regional offices of the public television in order to denounce the silence of the media on issues such as the Apartheid Wall and asking an encounter with the director. [More at
http://www.stopthewall.org] StoptheWall.org in Arabic!!
The Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign is pleased to announce the launch of our arabic website, a growing resource of arabic materials related to the campaign. Currently we have arabic posters, a downloadable copy of our book "Stop the Wall in Palestine" in arabic, a series of Community Voices, and news items from West Bank communities effected by the Apartheid Wall. Over the next few weeks we will be adding further resources, and as with our english site, our arabic site will be updated daily with the latest information as we report it.
Visit our arabic site at:
http://arabic.stopthewall.org Community Voices
The Wall Implicates Endless Suffering To The Palestinians
by: Abdul-Latif M. Khaled and Lana Omar
"When somebody watches a tragic film for the first time, he feels surprised and sad, and when he watches the same film for the second time, he becomes less surprised and so on. However, the wall tragedy is a live one, its actions renewed daily, its pains and tears are real ones. In more than one and a half years watching the impacts of the wall, every time I visit a new location, or even the same location, I notice new horrible actions took place, as if I see or hear the story of the wall for the first time. On one side, the wall deteriorates the economy, environment, health, and education, and on the other side, the social state and physiology of the people. When you see the human catastrophe, and listen to peoples stories, you feel the oppression against the innocent people, the agony of their spirit, that you could not utter, you stutter, and the mind agitates." [More at
http://www.stopthewall.org] Photos
Resistance to the Apartheid Wall in Beit Duqqu
Every day for the last few weeks Occupation forces have been working to clear the lands northwest of Jerusalem for the Apartheid Wall, and every day the villagers of Beit Duqqu, among many others have stood together on their lands trying to stop the senseless and illegal destruction.
[More at
http://www.stopthewall.org] 
