Israeli police fired rubber bullets and tear gas against Syrian civilians in the occupied Golan
Israeli police have fired rubber bullets and tear gas against Syrians in the occupied Golan, causing numerous injuries, in addition to arresting several Syrians. This is the culmination of several days of aggressive police action against Syrian civilians and farmers who were peacefully protesting against a wind turbine project developed by Energix Renewable Energies Ltd. (‘Energix’), an Israeli energy company, on Syrian agricultural land.
Releated Posts
Letter from Al-Marsad to EU Delegation to Israel, EU Member State embassies and embassies of the Permanent Members of the UN Security Council, regarding international travel restrictions affecting the native Syrian population of the Occupied Syrian Golan
Al-Marsad called for a policy of visa-free or visa on arrival access for the Syrian population holding permanent residency status in the Occupied Syrian Golan, on an equal basis as that of Israeli nationals.
Publication of a new map of Syrian villages and farms destroyed by Israel
Al-Marsad has published a new map (available here) of Syrian villages and farms destroyed by the Israeli occupation forces during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War and the subsequent occupation of the Syrian Golan; and the Israeli settlements that were built on their ruins.
Call for the international community to strongly reject Israel’s rhetoric regarding the Occupied Syrian Golan
Al-Marsad calls on the international community to strongly reject Israel’s latest attempts to obtain international acceptance of its illegal occupation and annexation of the Syrian Golan / Golan Heights.
Al-Marsad meets with representatives of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF)
Al-Marsad met with representatives of the United Nations mission. Al-Marsad was assured that its concerns have been taken into serious consideration and that UNDOF is willing to further its cooperation with Al-Marsad.
Britain, Netherlands and Ireland condemn violations of international law by Israel in the Occupied Syrian Golan
Britain, Netherlands and Ireland have condemned ongoing violations of international law by Israel in the Occupied Syrian Golan that include illegal settlement expansion, natural resource exploitation, land appropriation and home demolition.