Occupation forces faced the weekly protests against the apartheid wall and settlement with tear gas bombs and sound bombs which caused many suffocation cases among the protesters. This week, all the weekly demonstrations were in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in their open hunger strike, now in its 18th day. The protesters held signs, called to […]
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Weekly Village Protest in Support of Prisoner’s Hunger Strike
The weekly protest in Ni’lin marched after finishing Friday praying on the villagers’ lands near the Apartheid Wall, which was in solidarity with the prisoner’s hunger strike. Their message was for people to stand with Palestinian prisoners. When the protesters marched closer to the Apartheid Wall, occupation soldiers started shooting tear gas bombs, which caused […]
Weekly Protest in Bilin Supports Palestinian Prisoners
Dozens were suffocated during the weekly protest against the Apartheid Wall and settlements in Bilin village. The weekly protest was under the title of solidarity with the Palestinian prisoner’s hunger strike and the olive harvest, which face a lot of difficulties this year since more than 9,000 olive trees have been cut by the occupation […]
Update on Palestinian hunger strike and call for action by prisoners
Ramallah 11 October: The campaign of civil disobedience launched by Palestinian prisoners on 27 September is now entering its third week. Hundreds of prisoners have joined the campaign by going on either open-ended or 3 day hunger strike. On 10 and 11 October, the entire prisoner population in the prisons of Gilboa (336) Nafha (511), […]
Al-Masara Villagers: “We Will Continue Popular Resistance Until Freedom for Palestine is Achieved”
Al-Masara villagers and international activists participated in the weekly protest against the Apartheid Wall holding Palestinian flags and chanting "Free Palestine." Their message also included the freedom of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli occupation jails. Occupation forces didn’t close the enterance of the village as usual but hid behind trees and surprised protesters upon arrival at […]
Trees, Land, People Destroyed in Increased Violence by Occupation Forces and Settlers
Occupation forces accompanied with bulldozers attacked Beit Ulla village in the Hebron district and cut more than 300 olive and almond trees, destroyed the land, and confiscated it, one member of Stop the Wall campaign member said. This attack came under the series of vicious attacks by the occupation forces and settlers, now occurring daily […]
Injuries and Threats to Close Access to Nabi Saleh Weekly Protest
Occupation forces suppressed the weekly protest in Nabi Saleh village, which came under the title of âLoyalty for Our Prisonersâ in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners strike currently being held in occupation prisons. Many of these prisoners were incarcerated arbitrarily for their political actions against the occupation. Protesters were shot by metal bullets covered with […]
218 signed Call for a Swedish academic boycott of Israel
Background: As a result of the EU-Israel Association Agreement (IAI), Israel is one of the view non-EU countries allowed to see its companies and institutions applying for Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) funding. This is a key financing instrument for IAI's and Elbit's joint research with European institutions and therefore Stop the Wall is campaigning against […]
Bil’in Protesters: “We Will Not Forget Our Prisoners”
Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons are on hunger strike for the fifth consecutive day in protest of being forced into isolation cells and being deprived of family visits. Under the title"We Will Not Forget Our Prisoners" dozens of suffocation cases in Bilin weekly protest. Dozens were seriously suffocated during the weekly protest in Bil'in after […]
Palestinian civil society welcomes Agrexco liquidation, Celebrates BDS victory
For Immediate Release – September 12, 2011 Supporters of Palestinian rights claim victory as target Agrexco ordered into liquidation Court papers warn that company is Israeli symbol whose downfall will have "wider implications" Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions National Committee (BNC) calls on the movement internationally to celebrate this victory and to intensify BDS campaigns Campaigners […]