Villages around Tubas + Jordan Valley + Al Aqaba + al Farsiya + Al Auja + Al Hamra and Humsa + Al Hadidiya + Al Jiftlik + Al Maleh + Bardala + Ein El Beida + Fasayil Fouqa + Fasayil Tahte + Firoush Beit Dejan + Kardala + Makhool + Marj Na’ga + Marj al Ghazal + Ras al Ahmer + Zbdat + Al Far’a camp + Ras al Far’a + Wadi al Far’a + Al Nassariya + Atoof + Beit Hassan + Ein Shibli + Tammun + Tayaisr

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!

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:

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

Arrests in Al Jiftlik as Israeli harassment increases

Several people were arrested in Al Jiftlik on Friday 30th April after at least 60 soldiers in several military vehicles entered the area. One of those arrested, Moneer Abu aged 38, was severely beaten with rifle butts and brutally kicked in front of his wife and children. He has been arrested and the Israeli Army are refusing to state where he is being held.

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