Pray that the Palestinians of the Old City in Al Khalil/Hebron might find comfort during this holy month of Ramdan. This week they were reminded once again of the apartheid system they live under when Israeli soldiers sealed off a neighborhood so Hebron settlers could celebrate Israeli Independence Day. The Israeli government cancelled Independence Day celebrations inside Israel because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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On 11 March 2025, the European Commission presented a new proposal for a Return Regulation to replace the current Return Directive. Behind the euphemistic name, the proposal outlines coercive, traumatising, and rights-violating measures premised on an imperative of increasing deportation rates. Instead of focusing on protection, housing, healthcare and education, the Regulation is premised on punitive policies, detention centres, deportation and enforcement.
In August, Turtle Island Solidarity Network hosted a delegation, Unmasking and Dismantling Settler Colonialism. Here, one of its leaders reflects on the importance of community in hosting delegations.
Tameem Tamimi, a member of CPT Palestine, reflects on life, death, grief and survival in the context of the Israeli Occupation and the genocide in Gaza.