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.
In spite of the heat and the Ramadan fasting, residents of Nabi Saleh, accompanied by solidarity activists, marched in support of the hunger striking political prisoners, languishing in the occupier’s prisons. The Israeli soldiers attempted to disperse the march: They drove their jeeps into the village, firing tear gas canisters at residents and photojournalists. No…
On the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, residents of Nabi Saleh staged a demonstration in solidarity with the hunger striking political prisoner, Khader Adnan. Adnan, who already went through a long hunger strike back in 2012 before he was released, launched another hunger strike several weeks ago in protest of the repeated…
Residents of Nabi Saleh staged a protest coinciding with the vote to expel Israel at the FIFA congress in Switzerland. The village’s children, dressed in uniforms of their favourite football teams, holding red cards and placards, called upon FIFA to ban Israel until it complies with international law. The children also staged a mock football…
Residents of Nabi Saleh marched alongside solidarity activists in defiance of the Israeli army. As every Friday, demonstrators protest the ongoing land confiscation and Israeli settlement project. This Friday, marchers reached close to the entrance of the village, where the soldiers were waiting for them, and attempted to disperse the march using tear gas and…
Villagers and solidarity activists marched in Nabi Saleh towards the building that was demolished by the IDF 10 days ago, in order to protest home demolitions and assert their right over the lands. The Israeli army responded with barrages of tear gas, rubber-coated steel bullets as well as live ammunition. No major injuries reported. If…
IDF raided Nabi Saleh at dawn in order to demolish a small house at the outskirts of the village. Several more houses are in danger of demolition since they are within Area C, under the full control of Israel, which does not grant Palestinians building permits. Just a few hours after the demolition was completed,…
Residents of Nabi Saleh marched on Friday in solidarity with the Palestinian political prisoners, especially those who are ill and are deprived of adequate medical care. Also marched with them a delegation from the French communist party as well as international solidarity activists. The IDF assaulted protesters with barrages of tear gas, rubber-coated steel bullets…
The Ramallah district village of Nabi Saleh held its weekly demonstration in commemoration of the assassination of the resistance leader Abu Jihad (1988), the arrest of the political and resistance leader, Marwan Barghouti (2002) and the Palestinian prisoner’s day. Marchers demanded an end to occupation, land siezures and arbitrary arrests and internment of Palestinians in…
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…
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.…
