Welcome. We work in solidarity and friendship with communities in Tubas and the Jordan Valley in Palestine - supporting people as they come together to assert their right to live on land that has been theirs for generations.

Call for Action Against House Demolitions in Al Farisiya and Fasayil

On 19th July 2010 the Israeli army demolished 26 homes in Al Farisiya in the Jordan Valley making 107 more Palestinians homeless. They also destroyed the shelters for over 1000 sheep that members of this bedouin community owned, and have 'confiscated' the sheep and demanded payment from the farmers for their food!

We've changed our name...

At our meeting last week we decided to change our name to Brighton Jordan Valley Solidarity.

This reflects the importance of working with communities in the Jordan Valley who are resisting attempts by Israel to ethnically cleanse it of Palestinians ready to claim it for themselves and the illegal settlers who already control much of the valley.

Palestine Solidarity Settlement created in Brighton Supermarket

Activists in Brighton set up a 'Palestine Solidarity Settlement' in Waitrose supermarket to protest against the demolition of Palestinian homes to clear land for Israeli settlements.

23 homes demolished in Al Farisiya

On 19th July 2010 the Israeli army demolished 23 homes in Al Farisiya in the Jordan Valley making 91 more Palestinians homeless. They also destroyed the shelters for over 1000 sheep that members of this bedouin community owned, and have 'confiscated' the sheep and demanded payment from the farmers for their food!

Haaretz: Gestures to the Palestinians

Published 11:19 16.07.10 in Haaretz, Magazine

Twilight Zone / Gestures to the Palestinians
While the prime minister is dispensing promises about easing restrictions in the territories, Israel is expelling hundreds of shepherds from the Jordan Valley

Corporations in Tomer Settlement - From Corporate Watch

Tomer is an illegal Israeli settlement of nearly 300 people close to the Palestinian community of Fasayil. It employs Palestinian and Thai workers, the bosses are Israeli. Tomer was established in 1976 on the lands of the people of Fasayil, Al Auja and other nearby Palestinian communities.

Some companies working inside Tomer:

Grassroots Resistance: Challenging Israel's Control of Jordan Valley's Water Resources

In defiance of Israel's increasing harassment of Palestinian water resources in the Jordan Valley, communities have begun to use direct action to challenge the occupation force's apartheid policies. With the help of Jordan Valley Solidarity, several Bedouin communities are in the process of connecting their villages to water supplies by physically taking charge of the situation.

Israel's tightening grip on the Jordan Valley

“Israel will never cede the Jordan Valley”, Benjamin Netanyahu, March 2010
Soldier threatening Palestinians in Al MalehSoldier threatening Palestinians in Al Maleh

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