Stop the Wall repression update: Jan 12 – Jan 26 Part I: Testimony Exerts from testimony gathered from seriously injured youth in al Nabi Saleh on January 22, 2011. Injures did not take place within the current two week reporting period. Read more testimony here. Eyas Tamimi (24), leg broken by high-velocity tear gas canister […]
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14-year-old to be exiled from al Nabi Saleh as arrest wave hits the village
Occupation authorities at the Ofer military court have sentenced 14-year-old Islam Tamimi to house arrest in Ramallah, effectively banishing him his home in al Nabi Saleh. With Islamâs arrest, more than half a dozen have people, primarily youth, have been arrested in the village. At 2:00 in the morning on January 23, soldiers burst into […]
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Contest Winner: Roadmap to Apartheid
This week, Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA) Carleton launched a divestment campaign targeting firms supporting the Israeli military and settlement operations. The Carleton University Pension Fund is invested in five companies that are complicit in human rights violations and crimes under international law in the West Bank and Gaza – Motorola, BAE Systems, Northrop Grumman, […]
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Contest Winner: Roadmap to Apartheid
We wish to present the first winning video, âRoadmap to Apartheidâ This video won both the Expert Panel Prize and the Overall Prize. Watch the video below, or go visit the official website for more information. If video does not play, click here.
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Two boys killed in less than 24 hours in the West Bank
The latest spree of settler violence has claimed two young Palestinians in Nablus and Hebron. Settlers shot dead 19-year-old Uday Maher Qadousi on Thursday in Iraq Burin. The following day, settlers opened fire on 17-year-old Yousef Fakhri Ikhlayl from Beit Ummar, leaving him brain dead. On Thursday afternoon, Uday was shot dead by settlers from […]
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Demolition orders in Khirbet al Tawil
A week ago, Occupation forces delivered final warnings to four farmers from Khirbet al Tawil, east of Aqraba, for the destruction of their homes. The buildings, constructed from mud, have received seven consecutive demolition orders. The homes shelter some 35 persons, all of whom work in farming and raising livestock. In total, there are 18 […]
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Weekly Anti-Wall Protest Update – January 21
Al Maâsara: International activist arrested at weekly demonstration The weekly demonstration opposing the Wall and settlements set off from the center of the village toward and headed toward its entrance. Those present marched in solidarity with âAdnan Gaith, who was exiled from Silwan for his activities with the popular committee resisting the Judiazation of the […]
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Video contest winners announced!
Stop the Wall and www.itisapartheid.org want to announce the winners of the International Israeli Apartheid Short Film Contest. Expert Panel Prize: Road Map to Apartheid (from a panel of international, expert judges) Palestinian Popular Jury Prize: Confronting the Wall (votes came from both a West Bank and Gaza showing) Global Jury Prize: Ali Wall (from […]
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Occupation forces arrest al Nabi Saleh minor in night raid
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 […]