Residents of Nabi Saleh staged a protest coinciding with the vote to expel Israel at the FIFA congress in Switzerland. The village’s children, dressed in uniforms of their favourite football teams, holding red cards and placards, called upon FIFA to ban Israel until it complies with international law. The children also staged a mock football…
Residents of Nabi Saleh marched alongside solidarity activists in defiance of the Israeli army. As every Friday, demonstrators protest the ongoing land confiscation and Israeli settlement project. This Friday, marchers reached close to the entrance of the village, where the soldiers were waiting for them, and attempted to disperse the march using tear gas and…
Palestinian children staged a vigil in front of the King David hotel in Jerusalem, where Sepp Blatter, president of FIFA is staying during his current visit to Palestine. Blatter arrived to discuss the Palestinian request to suspend Israel from international football tournaments as a protest for its lack of respect for Palestinian rights and international…
Commemorating 67 years to the mass expulsion of the Palestinians in 1948, activists staged a protest in the West Bank village of Ni’lin, close to the separation wall. Protesters called for the return of the refugees and an end to Israeli occupation and injustices. The IDF responded with barrages of tear gas and rubber-coated steel…
Villagers and solidarity activists marched in Nabi Saleh towards the building that was demolished by the IDF 10 days ago, in order to protest home demolitions and assert their right over the lands. The Israeli army responded with barrages of tear gas, rubber-coated steel bullets as well as live ammunition. No major injuries reported. If…
IDF raided Nabi Saleh at dawn in order to demolish a small house at the outskirts of the village. Several more houses are in danger of demolition since they are within Area C, under the full control of Israel, which does not grant Palestinians building permits. Just a few hours after the demolition was completed,…
Residents of Nabi Saleh marched on Friday in solidarity with the Palestinian political prisoners, especially those who are ill and are deprived of adequate medical care. Also marched with them a delegation from the French communist party as well as international solidarity activists. The IDF assaulted protesters with barrages of tear gas, rubber-coated steel bullets…
The Ramallah district village of Nabi Saleh held its weekly demonstration in commemoration of the assassination of the resistance leader Abu Jihad (1988), the arrest of the political and resistance leader, Marwan Barghouti (2002) and the Palestinian prisoner’s day. Marchers demanded an end to occupation, land siezures and arbitrary arrests and internment of Palestinians in…
Commemorating Palestinian prisoner’s day, protesters gathered in the outskirts of Bitunia, adjacent to the Ofer military compound and prison, where hundreds of Palestinian detainees are currently jailed. The IDF attempted to disperse protesters using tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets. No major injuries reported. As of February 2015, there were 5609 Palestinians in Israeli jails,…
Commemorating the battle in al-Qastel and the Deir Yassin massacre (1948), residents of the Ramallah-district village Nabi Saleh marched towards the military checkpoint at the entrance to the village. The IDF attempted to disperse the protest using tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets. One man sustained a fracture to him hand, while three boys from…
