***image2***Large demonstrations against the Apartheid Wall in the village of Bilâin marked the 38th anniversary of Al Naksa – the Occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in 1967. Around a thousand protesters from villages throughout the district, and Bilâin itself, gathered on land that is being confiscated and destroyed for the construction […]
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Protestors Descend on Muqata Calling for Destruction of Apartheid Wall
Around 300 demonstrators â most from the nearby village of Bil’in – gathered in downtown Ramallah during the evening of May 23rd to protest the ongoing colonization of their lands by the Apartheid Wall. Congregating at the cityâs Al Manara central square, demonstrators lit torches and marched to the Palestinian Authority (PA) Muqata Compound with […]
Thousands March on Al Nakba Day to Protest the Continuing Theft of Palestinian Land
***image2***Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets throughout Palestine on the 15th of May to commemorate Nakba Day â the Catastrophe of 1948 that heralded the beginning of the Occupation, the destruction of more than 450 Palestinian villages and the expulsion of around 800,000 Palestinians, beginning a process of expulsion which continues today. 57 years […]
Two children martyred in Beit Liqya
***image2***The Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign today mourns the deaths of two martyred children from Beit Liqya, murdered by the Occupation as they protested against the Apartheid Wall. The village has pledged it will continue their resistance until the Wall is brought down. Jamal Jaber, 15 years old, and Uday Mofeed, 14, were executed in cold blood […]
Nineteen wounded as Occupation unleashes brutal wave of attacks as Bil’in villagers continue resistance
***image2***Twelve Palestinians were wounded as Occupation Forces unleashed a torrent of bullets, tear gas canisters and sound bombs in the village of Bilâin on Thursday 28th of April. Over 600 protestors gathered by the village mosque and marched to the west of Bilâin where land is being razed for the construction of the Apartheid Wall, […]
Palestinian Grassroots Resistance Confronts Occupation Confiscation Head-On
***image2***On Friday 16th of April, Abboud villagers received fresh confiscation orders for 6000 dunums of their land by Occupation Forces. It will continue the project of the Apartheid Wall in the western areas of Ramallah, reaching Bilâin and Saffa to the south. More than half of the confiscated dunums are fertile lands planted with olive […]
TUNNEL SYSTEM FOR PALESTINIANS IN WEST RAMALLAH EMERGES
***image2***On the 9th of April a new confiscation order of 1,200 dunums was issued for a road that will stretch from Khirbet Al Misbah, through the village of Beit Ur Thata, to Deir Ibzi. The villagers, in the west of Ramallah district, are questioning the real motive for the construction of the new road. On […]
Occupation Forces and Resistance Clash in Bil’in as Apartheid Wall Continues Its Path of Destruction
***image2***A demonstration against the devastation caused by the Apartheid Wall was once again met by violence as Occupation forces unleashed tear gas and a flurry of brutality against the villagers of Bilâin, in the west of Ramallah district. Bilâin, and the neighboring village of Saffa, will soon be surrounded by the Apartheid Wall, with up […]
Despite Occupation Checkpoints and Blocked Gates of the PNA Compound: Over 5000 Protestors Refuse to Accept the Apartheid Wall Making Their Voices Heard in Front of Kofi Annan
RAMALLAH (WEST BANK), PALESTINE – While villagers were delayed, and in many instances barred entry at Occupation Checkpoints throughout the West Bank, a huge crowd of over 5000 thronged the streets of Ramallah to protest at the gates of the Muqataâ, the compound of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), where Secretary-General of the UN Kofi […]
Confronting the Apartheid Wall – Saffa and Bil’in Villagers Eject Occupation Forces
***image2***On Thursday February 17th Occupation Forces along with their entourage of Wall path technicians entered the villages of Saffa and Bilâin. They surveyed the area in order to determine the Wallâs path in the two villages. The Wall is planned to continue in its second phase from Salfit district to Ramallah district and will surround […]