***image2***The Friday demonstration in Niâlin was held this week without injury to participants, although Occupation forces employ tear gas and chemical spray to keep people away from the Wall. Special forces were again spotted at the demonstration. In Niâlin, residents prayed on their land without incident before marching toward the Wall. Villagers and their supporters […]
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“Stolen Beauty” demonstrations expose Ahava
***image1***Many movements against Israeli companies and products have begun to gain momentum. One such movement comes from the organization CODEPINK, an anti-war group that has recently targeted Ahava Dead Sea Laboratories. Ahava is a privately held Israeli cosmetics company that manufactures products in the West Bank settlement of Mitzpe Shalem, using stolen Palestinian resources from […]
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Night raids in Bil’in and Jayyus
Occupation forces struck Bil’in and Jayyus this week, arresting and abducting 13 more people in the latest series of arrests. In Bil’in, the arrest campaign that began late June continued, when early Monday morning Occupation forces invaded the village. At 3:00 AM, masked soldiers raided several homes, where they arrested 7 people. Two members of […]
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BDS Newsletter #16 – June 2009
BDS NEWSLETTER Edition: 16 – June, 2009 CORPORATE NEWS Derail Veolia/Alstom victories! Several victories occurred this month, as the Derail Veolia/Alstom campaign makes progress. Early in the month, it was reported that French transport giant Veolia will abandon the light rail project that will connect Jerusalem with several illegal Israeli settlements built on Palestinian land. […]
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Ni’lin and Bil’in face chemicals and tear gas; demonstration in Barta’
***image2***This Friday, Occupation forces rained tear gas and foul-smelling chemicals on protestors in the villages of Bilâin and Niâlin during the weekly march. In Bartaâ, a demonstration was organized at the terminal to protest the conditions imposed on the people there. The people of Bilâin marched through the village this Friday, as they have done […]
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Brides and grooms lead popular march in al-Ma’sara
***image2***Summer is wedding season in Palestine, and Friday in al-Maâsara brides and grooms led the weekly march against the Wall and settlements. Hundreds of people participated, confronting Occupation forces at the entrance of the village. Scuffles occurred when some broke through the razor wire, and three people were arrested. Activities began the night prior to […]
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Weekly protests met with tear gas
***image1***Protests in Ni’lin and Bil’in were met with volleys of tear gas and sound bombs as they approached the Wall this past Friday. In Ni’lin, demonstrators marched to the Wall, where clashes occurred between youth and soldiers for several hours. Villagers marked the anniversary of the deaths of the first two martyrs, Ahmed Mousa and […]
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Youth to mobilise in the north
***image2***The conference, entitled âThe Role of Youth in the Palestinian Popular Resistance Movementâ saw lively and productive discussion from dozens of young activists from Tulkarm, Jenin, Nablus, Qalqilia, Jayyous, Tobas and Salfit. Among the themes that emerged from discussion was a deep frustration with the normalisation agenda currently being supported by traditional political forces â […]
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Several released, more arrested in resisting villages
The past month has seen a renewed campaign of arrests by Occupation forces, in particular targeting the villages that resist the construction of the Apartheid Wall. While several imprisoned Palestinians have been released, more in Bilâin, Niâlin and Jayyus have all fallen victim to this latest round of kidnappings and arrests. Perhaps the most high […]
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Eye-Witness to Murder Targeted in Reprisal Arrest
***image2***A member of the Niâlin popular committee was arrested yesterday on his way back from testifying to Israeli war crimes at the United Nations. Mohammed Srour was crossing the bridge across the Jordan river when he was stopped by the Israeli military and taken to Ofra, near Ramallah. Srour had just come back from the […]