Israeli forces shoot four with live ammunition at Ni’lin demonstration

6 March 2009

On the 6th March Israeli forces attacked the weekly protest against the construction of the Apartheid Wall in the village of Ni’lin, shooting four protesters with live ammunition. Three other people were injured after being hit by tear-gas canisters.

Over one hundred people gathered for an open air prayer in one of the village’s olive groves. After prayer, the crowd marched to the construction site of the Wall which runs through village land.

Villagers began breaking down the razor wire barrier along the construction … Continue reading


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