***image2***More than one hundred fifty people joined the weekly march against the Apartheid Wall today, April 16, Prisoners’ Day. As always, the people first gathered for the Friday prayer on land near the Wall, during which time Imam Salah Mohammed Tayeh Khawaja underlined in his speech that in Palestine, every day is Prisoners’ Day. He […]

Today’s march against the Wall in al Ma’sara was once again preceded by a night raid in the village, targeting the coordinator of the Stop the Wall Campaign in the Bethlehem district. Yet, the rally attended by many Palestinian representatives, was an immediate message to the occupation forces that intimidation will not repress the people. […]

Earlier today Israeli occupation forces arrested the following five members of the local committee against the Wall and Settlements in Khirbet Safa: Younis Arar, coordinator of the Committee; Mousa Abu Maria, External Relations Officer; Mohamed Ayad Awad, Media Spokesman; Sakhr Abu Maria and Atef Abu Diya, both members of the popular committee. In addition to […]

At today’s protest against the Apartheid Wall, dozens of residents suffered from teargas inhalation while a number of homes and workshops were damaged when the Israeli military sprayed sewage water into the buildings. The march began after Friday prayers in front of the village mosque and then the crowd walked towards the Wall and the […]

Despite the Israeli occupation forces still consider the area around Ni’lin a closed military zone, today some 150 villagers and solidarity activists once again marched out of the village and to the area where the Apartheid Wall is being built. ***image2***The march began with the Friday prayers held in the land adjacent to the wall. […]

After the Palm Sunday arrests, the repression in Bethlehem district, and in particular in al-Ma’sara, is clearly escalating. At 11pm on Thursday April 8th occupation forces raided the home of Hassan and Mohammad Brijeyeh. Mohammad Brijeyeh is the coordinator for the Stop the Wall popular committees in Bethlehem district and Hassan, his brother, is as […]

For the photo story, click here. This Friday the third time about forty youth volunteers from Farkha (Salfit district) and Ramallah joined people from Qarawa Bani Hassan in the rehabilitation of the village water wells. Settlers in the area have attempted to take over these wells and the rehabilitation of the area is to ensure […]

The village started this Friday mobilization with a rally commemorating Land Day. Soon afterwards, the villagers gathered to march to their lands, which are to be confiscated by the Israeli occupation. When the march reached the area near the village spring, which is to be annexed together with the land surrounding it, they found settlers […]