Occupying forces attacked the afternoon protesters as they held their weekly march in Bil’in. Troops fired tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets, and launched stun grenades and sound bombs, as well as employing two new types of weapons. One of these produces thick smoke clouds while the other sprays shrapnel in all directions as it […]
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Bil’in Commemorates the 1st Anniversary of the Murder of Basem Abu Rahmah
The Popular Committee of Bilâin organized a ceremony today to commemorate Prisoners Day as well as the death of Basem Abu Rahmah, who was murdered last year when he was shot with a tear gas canister in the chest during one of the weekly protests, and, as well, the 22nd anniversary of the killing of […]
Ni’lin: every Day is Prisoners’ Day
***image2***More than one hundred fifty people joined the weekly march against the Apartheid Wall today, April 16, Prisonersâ 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 Prisonersâ Day. He […]
Prisoners Day in al-Ma’sara: renewed threats to the Popular Committee’s coordinator will not stop us!
Todayâs march against the Wall in al Maâsara 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. […]
Five new arrests as activists dismantle illegal settlement foundations
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 […]
Nabi Saleh: Occupation use sewage water as collective punishment
At todayâs 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 […]
Bil’in: Palestinian journalist detained
Israeli occupation forces arrested journalist Haitham Al-Khatib, a photographer working with an Israeli human rights organisation and the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements, during the weekly demonstration in the village. Furthermore, large amounts of tear gas fired at protestors caused dozens of cases of breathing difficulties. The march was called for by the […]
Israel steps up repression of protestors with use of live ammunition
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. […]
New threats to anti-Wall activists in al-Ma’sara
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 […]
Youth volunteers save springs in Qarawa Bani Hassan from settler take over
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 […]