Put a Number on It: Quantifying Costs, Losses and Damages from the Violation of Housing and Land Rights
In telling a story, or making any point, we often rely on numbers. In argumentation, numbers lend credibility and suggest analytical precision. Numbers often speaker louder than words, because they convey important measurements and values
Published : 13 October 2013
Palestine: Israel’s Other Land Grab
In August, despite the fragility of the newly resurrected peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, the Israeli government announced plans to build 1,187 new housing units for Jews in East Jerusalem and the
Published : 09 October 2013
Palestine: Ariel Colony Waste on Salfit Land
SALFIT (Ma`an) -- Waste water from Ariel settlement is causing environmental damage to natural areas in Salfit, a Palestinian researcher said Sunday. Khalid Maali, a researcher on settlement affairs, told Ma`an that the Israeli settlement in
Published : 30 September 2013
Egypt: State Retakes Dhaba`a Land
Local residents from Dabaa, Marsa Matrouh relinquished on Monday the Dabaa nuclear plant construction site to the Egyptian armed forces after months of occupying the controversial zone. Dabaa`s local tribes handed over the site during a
Published : 30 September 2013
Veolia and Israel Boycott Movement
Last year, the US North Coast Coalition for Palestine started a campaign to exclude the multinational transport and municipal services firm Veolia from a public transit contract in Sonoma County, California. Alan Moldawer, executive vice-president of Veolia
Published : 29 September 2013
Palestine: Demolitions Homes and Peace process
Burhan Bisharat lost his home last week to an Israeli army bulldozer, but he retains the Palestinian ethos of hospitality, pressing his interviewer to drink more tea as he recounts how he has slept amid
Published : 29 September 2013
Palestine: EU Statement Concern on Barrier Violations
“The EU missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah are concerned by the construction of the Separation Barrier, east of the Green Line, in the Cremisan Valley (Beit Jala). When completed along the planned route, the barrier
Published : 27 September 2013
Ethiopia: No Human Rights = No Development
OAKLAND CA— In a report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on September 15, 2013, the Oakland Institute and the Housing and Land Rights Network outlined the human rights and
Published : 26 September 2013
Palestine: Isreal Demolishes Bedouin Village in E1
A week ago today I visited E1, a mountainous patch of land east of Jerusalem that is famous because the Israelis have designated it for more settlements that will further fragment the West Bank and
Published : 23 September 2013
