Photo essay: Israeli soldiers sing “We wish your whole village would burn down” to residents of Nabi Saleh

Tear gas canisters set ground alight

17th May 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Team Ramallah | Nabi Saleh, Occupied Palestine

Today Palestinian, international and Israeli activists marched towards a well that was stolen from the village of Nabi Saleh by the establishment of Halamish illegal settlement. As activists walked down the hill towards the well, Israeli soldiers shot tear gas at them which set fire to the ground around them. As they did so , soldiers sang “we wish your whole village would burn down”. Activists were then blocked from reaching the spring by a large group of Israeli soldiers. At the same time, a skunk water … Continue reading

Resistance still strong in Nabi Saleh – video and photo essay

Photo by ISM

11th May 2013 | International Solidarity Movement | Nabi Saleh, Occupied Palestine

By Team Khalil

Resistance to occupation stays strong in Nabi Saleh – Friday 10th May saw confrontation between peaceful protesters and soldiers and Israeli military incursion into the village, sparking fires from excessive firing of tear gas.

Photo by ISM

Women lead the demonstration 10th May Friday demonstration at Nabi Saleh, shouting slogans against the occupation and land theft by the illegal settlement of Halamish. In the last few days, settlers threw stones at Palestinian cars on the road below the … Continue reading

Updated: Nabi Saleh demonstration violently suppressed by Israeli forces; activist shot three times

Teargas shot at peaceful demonstrators

UPDATE 13th April 2013: The injured Spanish activist returned to hospital Saturday morning, after experiencing continued pain, dizziness and fatigue. She had been shot three times with plastic coated steel bullets at Nabi Saleh demonstration the day before. She is currently under observation at the Rafidia Hospital in Nablus, being treated with antibiotics.

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12th April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nabi Saleh, Occupied Palestine

Around one hundred Palestinians, joined by a handful of Israeli and international activists, participated in today’s demonstration in Nabi Saleh. After midday prayers, protesters marched from the centre of the village, deviating from their usual route and walking … Continue reading

Children’s Day in Nabi Saleh

Children holding signs at Nabi Saleh demonstration

5th of April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nabi Saleh, Occupied Palestine

By ISM

Young protesters walking towards the Israeli military

On Palestinian Children’s Day, the kids of Nabi Saleh played a leading role in their village demonstration, holding banners and balloons, claiming their rights to a childhood free of oppresion and occupation. However, Israeli forces, as they regularly do, quickly suppressed the demonstration.

As the crowd of protesters were marching along the road with the intention of going to their stolen water spring down the hill, Israeli border … Continue reading

Army incursion into Nabi Saleh

Army incursion into Nabi Saleh

by Team Khalil

25 January 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nabi Saleh, Occupied Palestine

Israeli occupation forces enter the village of Nabi Saleh during the weekly demonstration. Youth hit in the head by tear gas canister.

The Friday demonstration in Nabi Saleh this week was dedicated to the memory of Lubna Hanash, 22, and Salah Amareen, 15, murdered this week by the Israeli army.

At 12:30 the demonstration marched through the village with, as usual, the children of Nabi Saleh arm in arm skipping and singing along. The Israeli army broke up the demonstration with … Continue reading

Nabi Saleh, still fighting

Nabi Saleh, still fighting

5 January 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

After dreaming of this moment over and over for the past three years, last Friday, 4th January, I was finally able to go to Nabi Saleh’s demonstration and meet its wonderful villagers again.

When we arrived in the village, we went to the main square where Israeli and international activists and people from the village had started to gather after the midday prayers. Some faces were familiar, some were completely new and others were simply missing; arrests and death have passed through Nabi Saleh.

After … Continue reading

Photo Essay: Demonstration in Nabi-Saleh

Palestinian children at the rally holding photos of a Palestinian political prisoner.

by David Langstaff

9th November 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

Palestinians rallying for the weekly demonstration against the Israeli occupation and the confiscation of land and water resources by Zionist settlers. More than 100 Palestinians and solidarity activists from around the world turned out in support.

Palestinian children at the rally holding photos of a Palestinian political prisoner.

Marching against Israeli occupation and settler encroachment.

Palestinian children participating in the march…. Continue reading

Palestinian youth arrested and 4 detained at Nabi Saleh weekly demonstration

By Naseem Roberts

2nd November 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

One Palestinian Youth was arrested and four others: two Israelis and two internationals were detained during the Friday non-violent weekly demonstration in Nabi Saleh.

People from the village met in the main square of the village from 11:30am onwards. At 12pm the demonstration began and everyone walked down the main street of the village singing songs and clapping along. Children were in the procession waving flags and chanting into the megaphone.

The demonstrators turned a corner and headed towards their objective: the natural spring to which the people of Nabi Saleh have … Continue reading

Bassem Tamimi injured and arrested with 3 others at Boycott Israel protest

A demonstrator gets first aid help after being injured by a sound grenade at the protest

24 October 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

VIDEO from the action:

Dozens of Palestinians and internationals protest at Rami Levy Supermarket near the illegal settlement of Sha´ar Benyamin on October 24th. This direct action aims to highlight the Boycott-Divestment-Sanctions (BDS) Campaign that seeks to promote a boycott of Israeli goods.

Four people, including Bassem Tamimi, the head of the Popular Committee of Nabi Saleh, were arrested by Israeli police today as Palestinians staged a peaceful direct action in an Israeli supermarket near the illegal settlement of Shaar Binyamin, north of Ramallah, calling for a boycott of Israeli goods. Two Palestinians were … Continue reading

Teenager Injured By Tear Gas Canister at Weekly Protest in Nabi Saleh

Teenager Injured By Tear Gas Canister at Weekly Protest in Nabi Saleh

By: Naseem Roberts
06 October 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
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