schwarczenberg.com is a news blog that documents Israeli oppression in various struggles such us: the Palestinian struggle, particularly in Nabi Saleh, Billin, Qaddum, Bitunya and Hebron, as well as the struggle for public housing, the asylum seekers’ struggle and the struggle of the Bedouin community against the Prawer Plan etc. Some of the photos & stories were published on newspapers such as: Times, NYTimes, Guardian, BBC and others.
With the news of the release of Muhammad ‘Alan from administrative detention, Palestinian residents of Nabi Saleh, accompanied by solidarity activists, marched demanding the release of all political prisoners. ‘Alan was on hunger strike for over two months, until the Israeli Supreme Court decided to temporarily lift his administrative detention order until his medical condition…
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Residents of the Ramallah-district village of Nabi Saleh, marched on Friday in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners, and in particular Muhammad ‘Alan. ‘Alan, a Nablus-area attorney, has been under administrative detention order since last fall. He began a hunger strike demanding his release two months ago, and is currently hospitalized at an Israeli hospital, as…
Jaffa based activists staged a protest against the escalating violence towards Palestinians that claimed the life of Ali Dawabsheh, a year and a half, from the village of Douma and severely injured his parents and brother. On the dawn of Friday, the family house was set slight in suspected settlers led arson. In the demonstrations…
Following the Friday midday prayers, residents of Nabi Saleh marched to express their rage over the killing of Ali Dawabsheh. Ali, a toddle of a year and a half, burnt to death when Jewish settlers set fire to his family’s home in the dead of night. Ali’s parents and brother suffered massive burns and are…
Villagers and solidarity activists marched against the occupation in Nabi Saleh, heading for the hilly edge of the village overlooking the settlement of Halamish. The IDF, however, was already waiting for demonstrators with at least two snipers who immediately fired live ammunition. Without using any other crowd control measures, such as stun grenades, the snipers…
On the last Friday of Ramadan, residents of Nabi Saleh confronted the Israeli army, demanding an end to land expropriations and the release of political prisoners. The IDF attempted to disperse protesters using tear gas, rubber bullets and many rounds of live ammunition. No injuries reported. If you like my work, please also ‘like’ my…
Israeli activists staged a vigil outside the home of the South Sudanese ambassador in Kfar Shmaryahu, where a formal reception was taking place. The activists were protesting the ongoing Israeli arms sales to South Sudan, where a civil war is taking place and there is ample documentation of severe human rights violations. If you like…
The third Friday of Ramadan was dedicated to the commemoration of Muhammad Abu Khdeir, a Jerusalem teenager brutally murdered by Israeli settlers a year ago. Residents of Nabi Saleh marched commemorating Abu Khdeir as well as Muhammad Kasba, a 17 years old Palestinian murdered by a high ranking Israeli officer that same morning (3.7.2015). The…
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…
