After praying on their land, the people of Ni’lin marched through the olive groves on the edge of the village toward the Wall. Upon reaching the ledge overlooking the fence and military road, youth showered stones on a waiting jeep. Occupation forces fired barrages of tear gas from jeep-mounted launchers, but failed to break the […]

Last week, soldiers closed the village of al Ma’sara the night prior to the weekly demonstration. Soldiers threatened coordinators last week, following one of the largest demonstrations of the summer, that if protests were not stopped Occupation forces would begin closing the village. This move, however, did little to deter and the following day residents […]

***image2***The Friday demonstration in Ni’lin was held this week without injury to participants, although Occupation forces employ tear gas and chemical spray to keep people away from the Wall. Special forces were again spotted at the demonstration. In Ni’lin, residents prayed on their land without incident before marching toward the Wall. Villagers and their supporters […]

Occupation forces struck Bil’in and Jayyus this week, arresting and abducting 13 more people in the latest series of arrests. In Bil’in, the arrest campaign that began late June continued, when early Monday morning Occupation forces invaded the village. At 3:00 AM, masked soldiers raided several homes, where they arrested 7 people. Two members of […]

***image2***Summer is wedding season in Palestine, and Friday in al-Ma’sara brides and grooms led the weekly march against the Wall and settlements. Hundreds of people participated, confronting Occupation forces at the entrance of the village. Scuffles occurred when some broke through the razor wire, and three people were arrested. Activities began the night prior to […]

***image1***Protests in Ni’lin and Bil’in were met with volleys of tear gas and sound bombs as they approached the Wall this past Friday. In Ni’lin, demonstrators marched to the Wall, where clashes occurred between youth and soldiers for several hours. Villagers marked the anniversary of the deaths of the first two martyrs, Ahmed Mousa and […]

***image2***The conference, entitled “The Role of Youth in the Palestinian Popular Resistance Movement” saw lively and productive discussion from dozens of young activists from Tulkarm, Jenin, Nablus, Qalqilia, Jayyous, Tobas and Salfit. Among the themes that emerged from discussion was a deep frustration with the normalisation agenda currently being supported by traditional political forces – […]