Open Shuhada Street, Hebron

Hundreds in Hebron marked today the 18th anniversary to the Baruch Goldstein massacre in the Ibrahimi mosque. At dawn of 25 February, 1994, Baruch Goldstein, a settler and a physician, opened fire on hundreds of Muslim worshippers at the mosque, killing 29 of them. Subsequently, the IDF closed Shuhada street, previously a lively commercial centre…

Gaza – Existence is Resistance

Activists sprayed graffiti overnight in two locations in Tel Aviv – Hakirya military base, where the offices of the Defense ministry are located, and the ETZEL (aka Irgun) centre and museum, which houses both archives and exhibitions about the notorious pre-state terrorist group and functions as the Likud headquarters. The graffiti reads “Gaza – existence…

The funeral of Mustafa Tamimi

Hundreds of mourners, family members and solidarity activists arrived to the village of Nabi Saleh to pay last respects to Mustafa Tamimi, slain by the Israeli army while protesting land annexation. Immediately after the burial, mourners confronted the Israeli army stationed at village’s entrance. Soldiers attempted to disperse the impromptu protest using tear gas canisters,…

Nabi Saleh 09/12/2011

Marking the international Human Rights Day, residents of Nabi Saleh and solidarity activists marched towards their lands, confiscated by Israel for settlement expansion. During the course of the protest, an Israeli soldier fired a tear gas canister from within a military jeep, directly aiming at Mustafa Tamimi, a local young man. The IDF then transported…

Killing of Mustafa Tamimi

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…