Over 1000 people, locals and activists from other parts of the country, gathered near the Bedouin town of Hura, in the Naqab / Negev to protest the Prawer plan. The demonstration in Hura, planned as the main event of the third “Day of Rage,” was spirited but peaceful, until, as many eye witnesses say, undercover…
“No one is coming this way, not even the alternative tours groups,” explained Claire wistfully and sighed, as she unlocked the door to her gift shop. I first met Claire Anastas in 2010, when I was taken to see Israel’s separation wall in Bethlehem. A Bethlehem native, Claire’s extended family made their livelihood catering to…
Hundreds of protesters heeded the call by the popular committees and gathered outside the Ofer military prison near the town of Betunia in the outskirts of Ramallah. After the noon prayer, protesters marched towards the fences of the military prison, in solidarity with the hunger striking political prisoners (including two, Samer ‘Issawi and Ayman Sharawneh,…
During the weekly demonstration in Nabi Saleh, a group of protesters descended to the al-Qaws spring which had been expropriated by the settlers of Halamish. During a confrontation with the soldiers, Nariman Tamimi, a local leader, was brutally arrested by the Israeli troops in front of her traumatized weeping children, who were forcefully held back…
It was Jerusalem Day, the day in which the state of Israel celebrates the 67′ occupation of East Jerusalem, which it dabs “The unification of the city”. On this day tens of thousands of people, mainly youth, held a march called “The Flag March”, walking around Jerusalem, and specifically entering Palestinian neighbourhoods, holding Israeli flags,…
Over a hundred people, including families of political prisoners gathered outside the walls of Ramla prison, where Israel was holding Thaer Halahle and Bilal Dhiab, two Palestinian political prisoners on hunger strike. Protesters called for the immediate release of the two and all other political prisoners. Israeli police brutally dispersed the crowd, arresting several activists.…
Since 2010, the Ramallah-district village of Nabi Saleh has been staging weekly demonstrations, in which locals alongside Israeli and international solidarity activists have been taking part. The village is protesting the ongoing expropriation of agricultural lands for the purpose of expanding the nearby settlement of Halamish. This wave of weekly protests was launched after the…
