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.
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Letter from Al-Marsad to EU Delegation to Israel and EU Member State embassies regarding upcoming EU-Israel Association Council meeting
In May 2016, Al-Marsad wrote to the EU Delegation to Israel and EU Member State embassies concerning Israel’s discriminatory and illegal policies towards the native Syrian population in the Occupied Syrian Golan
Syrian Refugees in Europe: Protection in Principle, Chaos in Practice
Al-Marsad's latest publication considers the plight of Syrian refugees in Europe and how this refugee crisis represents a major test for the European Union and its member states.
ACTION ALERT: Al-Marsad calls on the international community to go further in its condemnation of Israel’s illegal attempts to obtain sovereignty of the Occupied Syrian Golan
21 April 2016 Action Alert available here: Action Alert - Al-Marsad calls on international community to go further in its condemnation
ACTION ALERT: Al-Marsad condemns Israel’s latest efforts to put pressure on the international community to recognize the Occupied Syrian Golan as part of Israel
10 April 2016 Action alert available here: Action Alert - Al-Marsad condemns Israeli attempts to gain sovereignty over the Occupied Syrian Golan
Joint letter from Al-Marsad and Adalah to Israeli Ministry of Infrastructure on illegal oil exploration in Occupied Syrian Golan
Occupied Syrian Golan is “occupied territory, and its inhabitants are under occupation and are considered protected peoples…the oil is property that cannot be exploited, and doing so would be considered a war crime under the Rome Statute.”