Qaffin Friday, March 8th, saw a large demonstration in the West Bank town of Qaffin against the annexation wall. The demonstration was organised by the Qaffin municipality and featured a large block of activists from the Democratic Union. Approximately four ...
Read More »Women’s Day March in Nablus
On Thursday 6th March 2008 the Women’s Committees of Nablus marched through the centre of the city to protest against the recent massacre in Gaza during which more than 115 people were murdered. In preparation for International Women’s Day on ...
Read More »Street fighting and home invasions in Hebron
03-05-08 Three days ago the city of Hebron awoke to the sound of shooting and shouting. The Army cleared the checkpoint area with tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets and then occupied a house overhead to watch and shoot at ...
Read More »Non-violent march through Ramallah streets ends reading the names of the fallen in Gaza at the Muqata
On Sunday, March 2nd, Palestinians marched alongside international supporters through the streets of Ramallah, banging pots, chanting, and making noise. They were protesting the massacres in Gaza, the continued siege, the silence in the international community, and the ongoing violations ...
Read More »Palestinians are shot as they take to the streets in response to Gaza massacres
(Edited from Ma’an News and Human Rights Observers’ reports) Dozens of Palestinians have been injured in towns across the West Bank after Israeli troops cracked down on demonstrations against the Israeli mass killings in Gaza. Bethlehem Today, students marched to ...
Read More »Israeli army forces Hebron orphanage and shopping mall to shut
Orphanage charity closed, IDF claims links with Hamas The Islamic Study Centre in the centre of Hebron is a charity dedicated to the welfare and education of orphans in Hebron, it boasts a library and a study centre built into ...
Read More »Successful roadblock removal and funeral march for Gaza during weekend protests
Tuwani- On Friday, February 29th, around 80 Palestinians and international activists removed roadblocks on the street which connects Tuwani village to the city of Yatta , across the settler bypass road 6o. The village, near the settlements Susiya and Ma’on, ...
Read More »Harassment and murder during invasions in Qabatiya, near Jenin
The West Bank town of Qabatiya, just south of Jenin, is home to over 20,000 people. According to local residents the Israeli army invade the town every night from their base in Salem. As they invade, usually very early in ...
Read More »Activists assaulted during warrantless home invasions in Beit Ommar
Feb. 25, 2008 Israeli and international Human Rights Workers (HRW’s) from Hebron and Jerusalem were notified at 7pm on Monday Feb. 25 of two home invasions by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) at the village of Beit Ommar which has ...
Read More »Issa’s house gets broken into as intimidation increases in Tel Rumeda
This week in Hebron, soldiers have continued their expansion of duty and further harassment of Palestinians. On Wednesday night Human Rights Workers (HRWs) discovered the door of an empty Palestinian house next to the checkpoint leading to Tel Rumeida had ...
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