Nabi Saleh is a small Palestinian village located about 20 km northwest of Ramallah, with population of just over 530. The village is located on hilltop, amidst agricultural lands and olive groves. ‘Ayn Al-Qaws, a natural spring owned by Bashir Tamimi, a resident, was taken over by settlers of nearby Halamish in 2009. The settlement itself is built on lands confiscated from village’s residents.
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 settlers took over a water spring that belongs to the village, renamed it and have been using it as a recreational site. These protests have been met with excessive violence, as the Israeli army has been using tear gas, rubber-coated steel bullets, the “skunk,” stun grenades and even live ammunition in its attempts to disperse the demonstrators and squash dissent. Two of the village’s residents, Mustafa and Rushdi Tamimi, were killed within a year of each other. Mustafa was killed from a tear gas canister fired directly at his head while Rushdi was shot multiple times with live ammunition and rubber bullets. The Israeli army has regularly imposed a closed military zone order for the route demonstrators have taken, in an attempt to deter outside activists from participating and isolate residents from global outpour of support. Many international and Israeli activists have been detained over the years.
Residents of Nabi Saleh and many Palestinian activists gathered to celebrate the release of Ahed and Nariman Tamimi from Israeli Jail. Ahed (17) and her mother Nariman were arrested following an incident outside their home, in which the teen slapped an Israeli soldier who invaded her village, a short time after one of cousins, Muhammad,…
On a Friday afternoon, a battalion of Israeli soldiers were using Nabi Saleh as a training ground, practicing several attack scenarios. When the locals confronted the soldiers, demanding the intruders leave their village, the soldiers began to fire barrages of tear gas, rubber-coated steel bullets and live ammunition. In an attempt to target photographers who…
On Friday afternoon, youth from Nabi Saleh and surrounding villages confronted Israeli troops that congregated around the main entrance to the village. The convergence of Israeli troops around the village is aimed to provoke and intimidate Palestinian residents and those who drive on this thoroughfare from Ramallah. The youth attempted to repel the soldiers with…
On “Friday of the Tires,” as nicknamed by Palestinians, the Israeli military invaded the West Bank community of Nabi Saleh in the late afternoon. At the same time, thousands of Palestinians were burning tires near the de-facto border with Israel, demanding an end to the decade-long siege and their right to return to their homeland.…
I am thrilled to be in Johannesburg to attend the inaugural Human Rights Festival being held at Constitution Hill, the site of the main complex of apartheid jails where the famous inmates include Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. Photo Exhibition: Resistance and children’s active participation in the weekly protests in Nabi Saleh, with special focus…
An photo exhibition putting the spotlight on Ahed Tamimi and other Palestinian child prisoners will open tonight at the women’s jail in Constitution Hill, Johannesburg, South Africa. This exhibition features images I have taken over the years in Nabi Saleh. For more information on the event: Campaign Launch: Celebrating Ahed Tamimi’s Life The exhibition will…
Manal Tamimi shares the experience of her most recent arrest by the Israeli army. Manal was arrested during a protest in front of the Ofer military compound, where the trial of her kinswomen Nariman and her 16 year old daughter Ahed Tamimi was taking place. Manal describes the brutality of the soldiers and deliberate humiliation,…
About 100 Israelis staged a demonstration in front of Hasharon prison in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners. Hasharon prison is where Israel is currently detaining 16 years old Ahed Tamini and her mother Nariman, in addition to approximately 50 other Palestinian women. Among the protesters were former European Parliament member Luisa Morgantini and Palestinian member…
A group of activists led by the Coalition of Women for Peace staged a vigil in front of a military base in Tel Aviv in solidarity with Ahed, Nariman and Nour Tamimi. All three woman were jailed by the Israeli army following a viral video depicting Ahed (16), slapping an Israeli soldier who invaded her…
Around 100 people gathered in the Ramallah-district village of Nabi Saleh in the West Bank after Friday’s midday prayers. They were there to stage solidarity with the Palestinian political prisoners, hunger striking in Israel’s jails. On 17 April, observed as Prisoner’s Day, about 1500 political prisoners of different factions launched a hunger strike to protest…
