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Checkpoints continue to prevent freedom of movement for Palestinians

Checkpoints continue to prevent freedom of movement for Palestinians

by AJDS | Jan 9, 2013 | Blog

by George Stein On 17th October 2012, JVS volunteers joined two women from the Israeli organisation Machsom Watch in their visit to Hamra and Tayasir checkpoints in the Jordan Valley. This visit was prompted by a recent document issued from the Israeli ‘Ministry...
We pay our respects to elders past and present, and acknowledge the history of the lands we stand, work and live on, noting that Indigenous sovereignty has never been ceded, and that colonisation continues. Read more…
The AJDS formally acknowledges that we, as an organisation, have members who live and work on the land of the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung peoples of the Kulin nation, owners of the Melbourne region. We also have active members in other parts of Australia, all of whom reside on Aboriginal land