Commemorating Palestinian prisoner’s day, protesters gathered in the outskirts of Bitunia, adjacent to the Ofer military compound and prison, where hundreds of Palestinian detainees are currently jailed. The IDF attempted to disperse protesters using tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets. No major injuries reported. As of February 2015, there were 5609 Palestinians in Israeli jails,…
Commemorating the battle in al-Qastel and the Deir Yassin massacre (1948), residents of the Ramallah-district village Nabi Saleh marched towards the military checkpoint at the entrance to the village. The IDF attempted to disperse the protest using tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets. One man sustained a fracture to him hand, while three boys from…
Dozens of Jaffa based activists staged a vigil in solidarity with the Palestinians in al-Yarmouk refugee camp in the outskirts of Damascus, Syria. The camp has been under nonstop siege by the Assad regime for over two years, and countless people have been suffering hunger and constant shelling by the Syrian army. A few days…
The local popular resistance committee led the weekly Friday march in the village of Nabi Saleh, accompanied by solidarity activists. Marchers chanted against the occupation and ongoing land annexation, as they proceeded towards the village’s main gate. The IDF attempted to disperse the march using tear gas canisters and live (“tutu”) ammunition fired by snipers.…
Hundreds commemorated Land Day in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, in protest of ongoing land annexations, settlements and military occupation. Among the hundreds who attended the march were delegates from several local popular committees such as Ni’lin Bil’in, Kufr Qaddum and Hebron based Youth against Settlements. Many international and Israeli solidarity activists also…
Marking both Mother’s Day and the anniversary of the battle of Karameh, residents of Nabi Saleh, together with the Freedom Bus (including members of the Freedom Theatre in Jenin) and solidarity activists, set out to plant olive trees. As marchers approached the main road, close to the expropriated water spring and adjoining lands, the Israeli…
As Israelis lined up today at the election polls, celebrating ‘the only democracy in the Middle East,’ disenfranchised Palestinians faced the Israeli army in the rebuilt ‘Jerusalem Gate’ protest encampment near Abu Dis. The protest encampment has been destroyed numerous times before and was erected to reclaim territory earmarked for a new Jewish only settlement.…
The Israeli army stepped up its violent suppression of the weekly demonstration in Nabi Saleh this week. As villagers and solidarity activists marched down the main road leading to the entrance to the village, soldiers targeted them with tear gas canisters, live ammunition and finally, physical violence. One young man sustained an injury from a…
21 years ago, a settler by the name of Baruch Goldstein entered the Ibrahimi mosque at dawn and shot down 29 Muslim worshippers, injuring 125 more. In the chain of tragic events following the massacre, the Israeli army closed Shuhadaa street, formerly a lively commercial hub, to the movement of Palestinians, including those who actually…
Residents of Nabi Saleh marched today in the pouring rain against the ongoing occupation and land annexation. Earlier this week, Israel revealed plans to expand the nearby settlement of Halamish, built in part on lands confiscated from villagers. Protesters marched towards the main entrance to the village, and were encountered by barraged of tear gas…
