Tag: Protests
Palestinian youth assert right to protest over repression
Tuesday, July 3rd, saw in the streets of Ramallah the third demonstration in a row that had been called by the youth. While Saturday's demonstration was aimed to protest the invitation to Ramallah extended by the PNA to Shaul Mofaz, Israeli vice-prime minister and war criminal, Sunday's protest was a reaction to the violent repression […]
PA repression stokes the fires of Palestinian discontent
The violent repression of demonstrations in Ramallah on Saturday 30th June and Sunday 1st July by Palestinian Authority police demonstrates the increasing unpopularity of the PA's commitment to negotiations and normalisation with the Israeli occupation. After 20 years of failed negotiations, it is impossible to explain the rationale of talks while Israel accelerates the ethnic […]
Hundreds protest Ethnic Cleansing policy in Susiya
Hebron – 22/6/12 The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) used tear gas and sound bombs to repress a large solidarity march to the village of Susia, in the hills to the southeast of Hebron. The village has experienced multiple cases of house, tent and cave demolitions, leading to the displacement of more than half of the […]
Weekly Report 22.6.12
Bil’in: Ahmed Abdul Fattah Bernat (19 years) injured his foot and dozens of Palestinian and International activists suffered from temporary asphyxia due to tear gas during the weekly march against the apartheid wall and settlements on Friday. Protestors marched under the banner “Popular Resistance in Bil’in continues” and were met with a hail of tear […]
Protests Mark the 45th Anniversary of the Naksa
Tuesday 5th of June 2012 marked the 45th anniversary of the Naksa, the day that Israel occupied the Palestinian West Bank and Gaza Strip, the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula and the Syrian Golan Heights. To mark this anniversary marches were arranged in various locations across the still occupied Palestinian Territories. Hebron: A demonstration in Hebron, […]
Weekly Report 25.5.12
Nabi Saleh: The information office of the popular committee in Nabi Saleh reported that 3 children, Mahmoud Shaker al-Tamimi (14 years), and Islam al-Tamimi (16 years), and Muhammad Bilal al-Tamimi (11 years), were wounded by rubber coated bullets during the weekly demonstration against land theft. Dozens of other Palestinian and international activists suffered from tear […]
Campaña Palestina popular contra el Muro del Apartheid Domingo 20 de Mayo del 2012 Dsde Palestina, Apartheid israelí, El Muro del Apartheid, Asentamientos, Heridos, Restricción de Movimientos, Destrucción de Tierra, Destrucción de Propiedad, Represión is
Nabi Saleh: Durante la protesta semanal en Nabi Saleh el Viernes 18 de Mayo, hecha contra el muro y los asentamientos, las Fuerzas de Ocupación Israelíes dispararon gas lacrimógeno, balas de goma y esparcieron aguas residuales sobre los manifestantes, hiriendo a dos palestinos, Wa'ad Tamimi (de 15 años), y Walid al-Tamimi (de 16) y […]
Weekly Report 18.5.12
Nabi Saleh: During the weekly protest at Nabi Saleh on Friday 18th March, against the wall and settlements, the Israeli Occupation Forces fired tear gas, rubber bullets and skunk water at protestors, injuring two Palestinians, Wa'ad Tamimi (15 years), and Walid al-Tamimi (16 years) and one international activist. A choir from Scotland attended the protest and sang songs […]
Nakba mass protest challenges occupation all day
This year’s Nakba protest at Ofar, called for by Stop the Wall and the Independent Youth Movement (Herak Shebabi), has seen up to two thousand people challenging the occupation at the checkpoint outside Ramallah, near the Israeli military prison. For photos see: https://www.flickr.com/photos/stopthewall/sets/72157629740476338/ The protest started in anticipation as people had filled the gathering point already […]