Open Shuhadaa street, Hebron 26/02/2016

Palestinians marked the 22nd anniversary of the Ibrahimi Mosque massacre with a protest calling to end collective punishment and open Shuhadaa street. In the early morning hours of 25 February 1994, Barukh Goldstein, a settler from Kiryat Arba entered the Ibrahimi Mosque and fired his automatic weapon at Muslim worshipers, killing 29 of them, inuring…

Nabi Saleh 12/02/2016

On the 80th day of Muhammad al-Qiq’s hunger strike, villagers from Nabi Saleh and solidarity activists confronted the Israeli army demanding to release the journalist immediately. Al-Qiq, a journalist from Dura in the Hebron district, was jailed by Israel without charges or trial. Currently, hundreds of Palestinians are held in administrative detention as well. Al-Qiq…

Nabi Saleh 05/02/2016

As Israeli military repression continues to escalate in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, villagers of Nabi Saleh confronted the IDF demanding an end to the occupation and violence. Earlier this week, the military imposed a siege on the city of Ramallah and surrounding villages, including Nabi Saleh, which resulted in many cut off from…

Nabi Saleh 29/01/2016

With Israeli brutality escalating, as well as settlement construction, Palestinians of Nabi Saleh confronted the Israeli army near the main entrance to the village. This entrance is often closed by the army, forcing thousands of motorists to take long detours to and from Ramallah. The soldiers attempted to disperse protesters with tear gas and rubber…

Nabi Saleh 22/01/2016

Villagers of Nabi Saleh marched today demanding the release of Ahmen Manasara, a 14 years old child from Jerusalem who is languishing in Israeli jail, accused of attacking a Jewish settler. Manasara was seriously injured by Israeli police, and a video from the scene shows him lying in a pool of his own blood while…

Nabi Saleh 15/01/2016

The weekly demonstration at the Ramallah-district village of Nabi Saleh called for international solidarity with the Palestinian popular resistance and the growing numbers of political prisoners in Israeli prisons. The Israeli army attempted to disperse protesters with barrages of tear gas canisters, rubber bullets, and even live (“tutu”) ammunition, and also closed the main gate…

Nabi Saleh 25/12/2015

dozens of villagers from Nabi Saleh marked Christmas under occupation, as they confronted the Israeli army, chanting messages of hope, freedom and defiance. A few of the marchers were also dressed as Santa Clause. The Israeli army, under what seems to be an order to keep their attacks to a minimum, responded with tear gas…

Nabi Saleh 18/12/2015

Palestinian protesters of the village of Nabi Saleh confronted the Israeli army. The demonstration, which began near the local gas station, marched along the main road towards the checkpoint, where soldiers attempted to disperse protesters with tear gas and rubber coated steel bullets. In addition, schoolchildren from the nearby settlement of Halamish came out, yelling…

Nabi Saleh 11/12/2015

Nabi Saleh 11/12/2015: Commemorating the village’s martyrs Mustafa and Rushdi Tamimi, activists from Nabi Saleh marched from the village’s gas station towards the main road and the checkpoint. Four years ago, Mustafa Tamimi, 28, was shot and killed by an Israeli soldiers who was sitting inside an armored vehicle and aimed his weapon directly at…

Nabi Saleh 27/11/2015

With the number of Palestinian casualties rising over 100, among then several women and minors, residents of Nabi Saleh confronted the Israeli army in a show of defiance, decrying Israeli impunity and calling for an end to occupation and land grab. The soldiers fired tear gas canisters and many rounds of rubber coated steel bullets,…