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Activists seal off settlement in solidarity with hunger strikers

Posted on: May 14, 2012
Activists seal off settlement in solidarity with hunger strikers

13 May 2012 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee

Protesters blocked the entrance to the Ma’ale Adumim settlement, meters away from one of Israel’s main interrogation centers in the West Bank. Two protesters were arrested.

50 Palestinian, Israeli and international activists blocked the entrance of the Ma’ale Adumim settlement today, in support of the Palestinian prisoners’ massive hunger strike, now on its 27th days.

The protesters managed to halt traffic at  the entrance to the settlement for about 20 minutes, before Israeli forces managed to remove them from … Continue reading


Updated on May 14, 2012
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#PalHunger protest in Ramallah

Posted on: April 30, 2012

by Fadi Arouri

29 April 2012 | Fadi Arouri Photography
Palestinians gather in Ramallah to protest in support of prisoners who have been on hunger strike in Israeli jail. While two have been on hunger strike for over 60 days, the majority of the estimated 3,000 participants have been on hunger strike since April 17th.


Updated on April 30, 2012
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Israel’s 64th Colonial Day answered by Nabi Saleh’s peaceful resistance

Posted on: April 28, 2012
Israel’s 64th Colonial Day answered by Nabi Saleh’s peaceful resistance

by Sam 

28 April 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
Last Friday, April 27, around 100 Palestinians and their supporters gathered in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh to protest the nearby illegal Israeli settlement and the unjust conditions of life under occupation. The protest comes just a day after Israeli ‘independence day’ celebrations. This week’s demonstration painted a stark picture of the harsh reality still faced by Palestinians 64 years after what they know as the Catastrophe, or Nakba.
Following the midday prayer on Friday, … Continue reading


Updated on May 1, 2012
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Nabi Saleh: 16 year old shot with tear gas canister

Posted on: April 19, 2012
The march for justice in Nabi Saleh - For more photos click here

by Rana Hamadeh

19 April 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

A nonviolent demonstration in the Palestinian village of Nabi Saleh last Friday, April 13th was met with Israeli army aggression, resulting in at least six injuries, including a sixteen-year old boy shot above the eye with a tear gas canister.

Following the Friday prayer the village’s residents, and several Israeli and international activists in solidarity, marched down their main road chanting slogans. Children lead the way at first, but ran back to their homes when the Israeli army came into view, … Continue reading


Updated on April 24, 2012
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Attacked and arrested: Kufr Qaddoum anticipates an even larger demonstration following Israeli violence last week

Posted on: March 21, 2012
Attacked and arrested: Kufr Qaddoum anticipates an even larger demonstration following Israeli violence last week

by Jonas
21 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

Last Friday two people were injured and two arrested when the repression of the Israeli army came down on the regular demonstration at Kufr Qaddoum. Attack dogs were used to frighten and incapacitate protesters, besides the usual tear gas, sound bombs and skunk water. But the village is anticipating that this week’s demonstration will be even larger.

Ahmed Ashtawi’s worst nightmare came true this Friday at the demonstration against … Continue reading


Updated on March 21, 2012
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