Occupation forces raided the village of al Nabi Saleh late night, arresting a 13-year-old Islam Tamimi. According to residents, soldiers entered the village at 2:00 in the morning and burst into the family home. They proceeded to severely beat Islam, as well as his mother and father, with both their fists as well as the […]
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Holding fast to the land in Bethlehem
For the second year in a row, the Bethlehem Agricultural Directorate, in cooperation with Stop the Wall and several other organizations, began voluntary land reclamation work on Thursday in the area of Wad Abu Bakir in al Khadr. International solidarity activists joined in the voluntary work, which is planned to continue throughout the year. The […]
Biweekly Repression Update
Stop the Wall repression update: Dec 28 – Jan 11 These reports, previously released weekly, will now be released twice a month. Within each report, we will provide a brief analysis of the trends in repression occurring in the villages as well as providing statistics about injuries and arrests. We will also provide testimony from […]
Weekly Anti-Wall Protest Update – January 14
Bilâin: In solidarity with the prisoners and martyrs of Bilâin The people of Bilâin marched on Friday against the Wall in solidarity with Abdullah Abu Rahmah, facing Occupation attacks as they tried to reach their lands on the other side of the Wall. Carrying Palestinian flags and pictures of the villageâs martyrs, Jawaher Abu Rahmah […]
Ofter Military Court sentences Abdallah Abu Rahmah to 16 months in prison
Today, the Israeli military court at Ofer sentenced Abdallah Abu Rahmah, the coordinator of the Popular Committee for Resisting the Wall and Settlements in Bilâin, to effectively 16 months in prison, in addition to a six month suspended sentence for a period of three years and a 5,000 NIS fine. Abu Rahmah was charged with […]
Bil’in Popular Committee, GUPW, STW: Protest for Jawaher Feb. 10!
Protest on February 10 2011: Israeli Apartheid = Violence against Women Jawaher, Israel took your life, we take up your struggle, dignity and courage A call for women all over the world to unite behind the popular resistance and the determination of Palestinian women in defense of their land, rights and dignity. While the world […]
Weekly Anti-Wall Protest Update
***image1***Bilâin: Women mobilize to honor Jawaher in Bilâin Hundreds of Palestinian and international activists, members of Palestinian womenâs institutions and unions, and Palestinian political officials and leaders joined in the protest in Bilâin this week to honor Jawaher Abu Rahmah. Protestors raised Palestinian flags, as well as the flags of various factions, alongside pictures of […]
Catalan solidarity worker arrested by Occupation police
Catalan human rights worker Marcel Masferrer was detained and taken to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, but will not be expelled until Sunday to Barcelona. Marcel Masferrer, who has lived in Jerusalem since 2006 and has worked for the Stop the Wall partner ACSUR Las Segovias until 2009, was arrested yesterday evening by the […]
Weekly Anti-Wall Protest Update
Bilâin: Occupation forces kill protestor in weekly march The heavy use of tear gas used to suppress the protest in Bilâin this week resulted in the death of 34-year-old Jawahar Abu Rahmah and the injury of several others. A massive demonstration was planed to mark the launch of the Palestinian revolution, and in response Occupation […]