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,…

Nabi Saleh 20/11/2015

The village of Nabi Sales commemorated Rushdi Tamimi who was shot and killed by the Israeli army three years ago, during a demonstration against the war on Gaza, operation pillar of defence. Villagers and solidarity activists marched on the main road, when the IDF fired barrage of tear gas and rubber coated steel bullets. A…

Nabi Saleh 13/11/2015

With over 80 Palestinians killed in the past six weeks by Israeli security forces, villagers from Nabi Saleh confronted the IDF protesting the ongoing occupation, land confiscation and mass arrests. As many of the village’s youth remain in Israeli military jail awaiting trial, the IDF stages nightly raids, and often closes the main gateway to…

Nabi Saleh 06/11/2015

​Following recent waves of arrests in the village of Nabi Saleh, residents, accompanied by solidarity activists, confronted the Israeli military in a show of defiance. Currently, 21 of the village’s young men and teens are in Ofer military prison, interrogated by the Israeli security services while awaiting trial. Most were arrested at home, in pre-dawn…

Nabi Saleh 23/10/2015

Villagers in Nabi Saleh confronted the Israeli army in a show of defiance, standing up for al-Aqsa and for the political prisoners. This past week, five of the village’s youth were arrested at dawn by the IDF and taken to Ofer detention centre, where the military court remanded them until next Tuesday. The Israeli army…

Bil’in 16/10/2015

With tension on the rise, as is Israeli violence against Palestinians, villagers from Bil’in confronted the IDF today near the separation wall which was built on their agricultural lands. Soldiers dispersed the demonstrators with barrages of tear gas. No major injuries reported.                          …

Nabi Saleh 09/10/2015

Following a week of escalated Israeli violence against Palestinians and the repeated incursions of al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, residents and Nabi Saleh confronted the Israeli army, protesting the occupation, land expropriations and mass detentions. The Israeli army attempted to disperse marchers using tear gas canisters, rubber coated steel bullets and stun grenades. No major injuries…