A political talk show sets the stage for House of Yasmine (“Beit Yasmine” in Arabic), a play produced in collaboration between the Ashtar Theatre of Ramallah and the Al-Harah Theatre of Jerusalem. The story unfolds as the play’s characters, led by human rights worker Yasmine, discuss the Palestinian Authority’s 2011 bid for statehood at the United Nations and then turn to audience members to ask for […]
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“We will not be silenced!” – an interview with STW’s Youth Co-ordinator
Hassan Kharajeh, Stop the Wall's youth co-ordinator, has been especially active in mobilizing young Palestinians to oppose the occupation. He spoke to Eoin O’Ceallaigh, outreach assistant with Stop the Wall, about the role of youth in the hunger strike demonstrations and why today’s generation of youth has Israel scared. Eoin O’Ceallaigh: Now that the hunger strikers […]
Nakba mass protest challenges occupation all day
This year’s Nakba protest at Ofar, called for by Stop the Wall and the Independent Youth Movement (Herak Shebabi), has seen up to two thousand people challenging the occupation at the checkpoint outside Ramallah, near the Israeli military prison. For photos see: https://www.flickr.com/photos/stopthewall/sets/72157629740476338/ The protest started in anticipation as people had filled the gathering point already […]
Tomorrow – Nakba Commemoration March to Ofer Prison
Place: Gathering at the petrol station in Beituniya (Ramallah) Date: Tuesday 15th May 2012 Time: 1 pm On the 64th Anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe), the Independent Youth Movement Herak Shebabi and Stop the Wall have called for a mass demonstration to converge on Ofer prison in the West Bank. The protest presses for […]
Gazans create a blockade of their own
Groups of Palestinian activists demonstrated on Sunday in front of a number of international organizations’ offices in Gaza to protest their silence regarding the Hunger Strike of the Palestinian prisoners. The activists demonstrated in front of offices of the Red Cross and United Nations and blocked staff from entering for several hours, displayed banners […]
Youth organisation release statement regarding Hunger Strike & PLO
The following is a statement released by youth organisation Palestinians for Dignity, 13.5.12 – Local and international news agencies informed us last night, 12 May, that the Palestinian political establishment met with the representative of the Israeli apartheid regime, Isaac Molkho, in Ramallah to deliver the latter's response to a previous letter that was sent by […]
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 […]
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 […]
Weekly anti-Wall protests call for solidarity with Hana Shalaby
Ni’lin: Israeli soldiers repressed the weekly popular march in Ni’lin, west Ramallah, as they threw dozens of tear gas bombs. This Friday’s march in Ni’ilin was part of the mobilization efforts for the global mobilizing effort “Israeli Apartheid Week” and was entitled “Racism of Israel” as people of the village repeated slogans criticizing the Israeli […]
Occupation Forces Suppress Popular Weekly Protests, Dozens of Suffocation Cases from Poison Gas
al-Masara The occupation forces suppressed the weekly protest against the settlements and the apartheid wall. This protest sent as well strong condemnation of the frequent attacks on the al Aqsa Mosque and remembered the anniversary of the Hebron massacre. People were chanting slogans in solidarity with the people of Hebron that had gathered in a mass […]