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.
About 100 activists protested the ongoing Israeli assault of the Gaza strip, in which scores of civilians have been killed by continuous aerial bombardments. Demonstrated also protested the increasing racist incitement by Israeli lawmakers and other public figures, which have resulted in violence against Palestinians and the murder of a teen, Muhammad Abu Khdeir. A…
Following the funeral of Muhammad Abu Khdeir from Shufat, slain by Israelis a few days ago, and the growing incitement to violence against Palestinians, demonstrators in numerous Palestinian communities within the 1948 borders took to the streets, from Nazareth in the north to Kseifeh in the south. In WadiAra, angry protesters clashed with fully armoured…
Following the brutal murder of 16 years old Muhammad Abu Khdeir from the Shufat refugee camp in Jerusalem, angry protesters took to the streets, blocked some of the main highways and the light rail and clashed with Israeli riot police. Hundreds were injured while several demonstrators arrested. On Friday, the body of Muhammad Abu Khdeir…
Hundreds of Yafa-based activists filled the city’s historic clock tower square in a show of rage over the killing of Muhammad Abu Khdeir from Shu’fat, and the current wave of racist incitement and violence towards Palestinians. Protesters also briefly blocked the road, bringing traffic to a halt. If you like my work, please also ‘like’…
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…
More than 2,000 refugees and asylum seekers from Eritrea and Sudan are currently held in indefinite detention and without judicial review at Holot facility in the Naqab desert. The only way out of Holot is for them to agree to go back to their home countries. Those who have applied for asylum never heard back…
Today in the village of Bil’in, residents (accompanied by Israeli and international solidarity activists) marched in solidarity with the hunger striking political prisoners. Marchers held posters with images of prisoners, and some wore prison uniforms, calling for the release of prisoners, and an end to the Israeli occupation. The IDF responded with barrages of tear…
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. …
Palestinians from the Ramallah area congregated this Friday in front of Ofer Military prison, at the same spot where two protesters were killed by IDF’s live bullets the day before. The IDF, deployed on nearby roofs and a hilltop, attempted to disperse protesters by using barrages of tear gas canisters and rubber-coated steel bullets. A…
