Following the funeral of Muhammad Abu Khdeir from Shufat, slain by Israelis a few days ago, and the growing incitement to violence against Palestinians, demonstrators in numerous Palestinian communities within the 1948 borders took to the streets, from Nazareth in the north to Kseifeh in the south. In WadiAra, angry protesters clashed with fully armoured…
Following the brutal murder of 16 years old Muhammad Abu Khdeir from the Shufat refugee camp in Jerusalem, angry protesters took to the streets, blocked some of the main highways and the light rail and clashed with Israeli riot police. Hundreds were injured while several demonstrators arrested. On Friday, the body of Muhammad Abu Khdeir…
Palestinians from the Ramallah area congregated this Friday in front of Ofer Military prison, at the same spot where two protesters were killed by IDF’s live bullets the day before. The IDF, deployed on nearby roofs and a hilltop, attempted to disperse protesters by using barrages of tear gas canisters and rubber-coated steel bullets. A…
Many thousands of settlers reveled in the streets of occupied Jerusalem as they celebrated the 47th anniversary of the occupation of the eastern parts of the city and their subsequent annexation. Israeli border and riot police opted to seal off the Zionist Jerusalem Day marchers by forcing store owners in the old city to shut…
Mu’ath Mash’al, a Palestinian journalist, sustained an injury from a rubber bullet aimed directly at him. He received emergency treatment in the field and was then taken to a Ramallah hospital. Marking the historical unity accords between the rival political factions, Fatah and Hamas, Palestinians, accompanied by Israeli and international solidarity activists marched today in…
Answering the call of the popular committees, hundreds of Palestinians staged a demonstration in front of the Ofer military prison compound, protesting the plight of Palestinian political prisoners. The IDF fired barrages of tear gas, plastic coated steel bullets and live ammunition. At least 10 people were taken to the hospital in Ramallah for treatment,…
Marking international women’s day, Israeli activists from the Coalition of Women for Peace staged a show of solidarity with women (and men) in besieged Gaza, using light sticks to form a call to Free Gaza in front of the Erez checkpoint and overlooking Beit Hanoun. …
The morning after the violent assualt and subsequent eviction of Ein Hijleh, Palestinian and international activists staged a protest against the occupation and apartheid wall. The IDF responded with barrages of tear gas. However, when a tear gas canister detonated inside a military jeep, soldiers suffocated and fell ill, eventually leaving the area. …
On Friday, 31.1.2014 I participated in a conference organized by Amnesty International Israel titled “The Use of Excessive Force in Suppression of Civil Protest.” I would like to express my gratitude to Halleli Pinson and Noa Shaindlinger for their assistance and to Ofek Brisker for documenting this on video.
The Canister that Killed Mustafa Hit me as well I am staring. For a moment, the whole world disappears. I disappear, disconnected, aloof, absent minded and feeling. This moment may last long minutes, even hours. I keep craving sleep, sleep all the time. Sleep and never wake up. Every time I wake up I ask…
