An Israeli soldier shot 19 year old Wasim Barham with a tear gas canister in the head from some 30 meters distance, eye witnesses said. Wasim Barham was participating at the weekly protests in his village, Kafr Qaddoum. After being targeted by the tear gas canister, he was rushed to Rafadia Hospital in Nablus […]
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Transforming Qalandiya airport into a settlement industrial zone
April 22 2012 the Israeli army bulldozers started leveling lands and announced the confiscation of 400 dunums from Qalandiya village lands in order to build a new route of the Wall. The Palestinian village, located 11km north of Jerusalem and covering a total area of 3948 dunums, is already surrounded by a maze of […]
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Palestinians call for action against Israeli prison contractors G4S
Palestinian civil society and human rights organisations mark Palestinian Prisoners’ Day with call for action against Israeli prison contractor G4S April 17, 2012 – Today, on Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, we the undersigned Palestinian civil society and human rights organisations salute all Palestinian political prisoners, especially those engaging in brave civil disobedience through ongoing hunger strikes in […]
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Land Day demonstrations towards Jerusalem!
– For live streaming from Qalandiya, please watch: https://qik.com/freepalestinelive – For updates on the various protests in the West Bank, please follow @stopthewall twitter – For indepth news and photos, check out www.stopthewall.org Program: In the West Bank a large coalition of Palestinian political forces and movements has organized the following events to break the siege […]
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Land Day protests reaffirm Palestinian rights to Jerusalem
To see photos of the protest in Qalandiya: https://www.flickr.com/photos/stopthewall/sets/72157629701904981/ To see photos from the protest in Old City of Jerusalem: https://www.flickr.com/photos/stopthewall/sets/72157629337316924/ While the Palestinian Land Day protests are ongoing, the first critical injury by Israeli military occurred in Bethlehem: Ali Arafe, 20 years old, has been shot with a teargas canister in the face in front of […]
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Roger Waters supports World Social Forum Free Palestine
Roger Waters (Pink Floyd) on tour with his "THe Wall Live" show in Brazil today issued his support for the World Social Forum Free Palestine: "Since visiting Israel and the occupied territories in 2006, I have been part of an international movement to support the Palestinian people in their struggle for freedom, justice […]