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.
As the ceasefire in Gaza was violated, resulting in more Palestinian casualties, the people of Nabi Saleh marched in solidarity with Gaza, calling to lift the siege and protesting the massacre. Over 1800 Palestinians were killed so far, about a quarter of them children. The IDF attempted to disperse the march with barrages of tear…
The weekly Friday demonstration in the village of Nabi Saleh was a show of solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza, who have been under constant Israeli fire in the past few weeks. Around 1500 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza strip so far, about a third of them children. Villagers accompanied by international and…
On the second Friday of Ramadan, residents of NabiSaleh marched in solidarity with Gaza, currently under intense Israeli bombardments, where over 100 people, most of whom women, children and the elderly, were killed, hundreds more injured. Villagers, marching in uniform reminiscent of the Nazi concentration camps, were joined by solidarity activists, as they protested the…
Under the blazing sun, in the last Friday before the month of Ramadan, Palestinians from the village of Nabi_Saleh marched in protest of the current wave of raids, mass arrests and sieges, which followed the disappearance of three settlers. The IDF attacked marchers with barrages of tear gas and rubber coated steel bullets. No major…
On the 47th anniversary of the June War which resulted in the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, the Gaza strip and the Golan Heights, Palestinians, accompanied by Israeli and international solidarity activists, demonstrated in the village of Nabi Saleh in support of the hunger striking political prisoners. Several of these prisoners are currently hospitalized…
Palestinians, accompanied by Israeli and international solidarity activists, marched today in Nabi Saleh in support of the hunger striking political prisoners, over 60 of whom are currently hospitalized and in severe mortal danger. The IDF responded with tear gas and rubber bullets in an attempt to suppress the demonstration. No major injuries reported. …
For over two weeks, hundreds of Palestinian political prisoners are hunger striking for dignity and freedom. The local popular committee in the village of Nabi Saleh dedicated Friday’s demonstration to the hunger striking prisoners and called for national and global show of solidarity. Palestinians and solidarity activists marched towards the main entrance to the village,…
Palestinians, accompanied by Israeli and international solidarity activists, marked May Day in a march at the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh. Demonstrators also expressed their support for Palestinian political prisoners currently on hunger strike. The IDF attempted to suppress the demonstration with barrages of tear gas and rubber coated steel bullets. One demonstrator sustained…
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…
Palestinians and solidarity activists marched today to commemorate Palestinian prisoner day, calling for the release of thousands jailed by Israel. In addition, marchers also commemorated the anniversary of the martyrdom of Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad), assassinated by Israel in 1988 in his Tunis home. The IDF responded with barrages of tear gas and rubber-coated steel…
