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Two injured during Bil’in weekly demonstration

Posted on: February 6, 2009

Bil’in Popular Committee Against the Apartheid Wall and Settlements

6th February 2009

The residents of Bil’in gathered again today after the Friday prayer in a protest joined by international and Israeli activists. The protesters carried Palestinian flags and banners calling for a stop to the crimes against civilians, to break the siege on Gaza and for the prevention of settlement building.

The protest left from the centre of the village, calling for national unity and resistance to the occupation, heading towards the apartheid wall which is built on Bil’in’s land. An Israeli army unit was situated behind the wall and prevented the … Continue reading


Updated on February 6, 2009
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Israeli forces attack Ni’lin

Posted on: February 4, 2009

3rd February 2009 | Ni’lin

On the 3rd of February the Israeli Occupation Forces attacked Ni’lin, shooting teargas and entering the outskirts of the village. The incursion disrupted life as people were going to the medical clinic, working or attending their land and as the army withdrew they shot live ammunition at the people who went to protest their presence.

At noon the army came through the olive field approaching the village of Ni’lin. Soldiers started firing teargas at the medical clinic where people were going about their daily business. People were forced to run to the clinic or turn … Continue reading


Updated on February 4, 2009
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Israeli soldiers open fire on Hebron demonstrators, injuring 17

Posted on: January 30, 2009

Ma’an News Agency

Hebron – Ma’an – Seventeen Palestinians were injured when Israeli soldiers opened fire on Palestinian demonstrators in Israeli-occupied Hebron on Friday.

Confrontations between Israeli troops and stone-throwing Palestinian youths took place on Tareq-Ibin Ziad Street, which is in a section of Hebron under the full control of the Israeli military. Medical sources said that the soldiers used live ammunition.

Medics at Muhammad Ali Hospital in Hebron said that eight children were among the 17 treated for bullet and shrapnel wounds. Most of the injuries were on the demonstrators’ lower bodies, except for two people who were wounded above the … Continue reading


Updated on January 30, 2009
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Young Palestinian man and Swedish activist shot with live ammunition during Ni’lin demonstration

Posted on: January 30, 2009
Young Palestinian man and Swedish activist shot with live ammunition during Ni’lin demonstration

5pm, 30th January 2009, Ramallah: On Friday, January 30th, two people were shot by Israeli forces with live ammunition in the West Bank village of Ni’lin.

Ulrika Andersson, 31, was shot in the leg with live ammunition during the weekly demonstration against the construction of the annexation wall in the village of Ni’lin, occupied West Bank.

Ms Andersson, from the Swedish town of Gothemburg, was taking part in the non-violent demonstration when an Israeli soldier shot her from approximately 50 metres with a new 0.22 bullet. The bullet entered and exited through … Continue reading


Updated on February 1, 2009
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Family resists house occupation during demonstration in Jayyous

Posted on: January 26, 2009
The residents of Jayyous march towards the site of the Apartheid Wall.

On January 23rd, a demonstration against Israel’s apartheid wall in the village of Jayyous, was once again met with repression from the Israeli Army.  Israeli soldiers and border police shot tear gas, rubber and live bullets at villagers during the weekly demonstration.  At least four people, including a pregnant woman, were treated for tear gas inhalation.  The army occupied two homes and used the roofs to shoot at youth.  However, a family in a third home, supported by international solidarity … Continue reading


Updated on January 26, 2009
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Two shot with live ammunition at Ni´lin prayer demonstration

Posted on: January 25, 2009
Too small to be considered live ammunition by Israeli authorities, the 0.22 caliber bullet is just as deadly

January 23, 2009

On Friday, 23 January 2009, the residents of Ni’lin gathered with international and Israeli solidarity activists in their continued resistance against construction of the Apartheid Wall. Around 100 demonstrators participated in the weekly Friday prayer demonstration, a gesture of protest to the annexation of Ni’lin’s land and apartheid policies towards the Palestinian people. The Israeli army responded to the non-violent manifestation by invading the village and injuring 15 people, two with live ammunition.

Around 12.00, residents prayed next to the clinic. Immediately afterwards, the … Continue reading


Updated on January 27, 2009
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Huge demonstration in Hebron in solidarity with Gaza

Posted on: January 25, 2009
Huge demonstration in Hebron in solidarity with Gaza

Another massive demonstration occurred in the Abu Sneineh neighborhood of Hebron on Friday. This marked the third consecutive weekly demonstration protesting the Israeli occupation and the atrocities in Gaza. The crowd numbered around 2500 people, somewhat smaller than the two previous weeks when the Israeli attack on Gaza was in progress.

The demonstration began after the Friday prayers at the Wasaya mosque in the Abu Sneineh neighborhood. Israeli police and soldiers had erected roadblocks around the area prior to the demonstration in an attempt to limit access to the protestors.

Seven Palestinians were … Continue reading


Updated on January 25, 2009
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Israeli army invade Ni’lin

Posted on: January 24, 2009

21 January 2009

On Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at 12.30, residents of Ni’lin, along with international and Israeli solidarity activists, gathered to demonstrate against the construction of the Apartheid Wall. The demonstration began in the olive fields but was forced back when the Israeli army shot teargas and threw sound bombs. After the demonstration began, the army invaded the town from the fields and the checkpoint at the entrance of the village, firing tear gas canisters, rubber coated steel bullets and plastic coated steel bullets. The army … Continue reading


Updated on January 25, 2009
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Closures in Huwwara and Beita villages

Posted on: January 18, 2009

At 3am on January 17th, Israeli Occupation Forces invaded the villages of Huwwara and Beita. In Huwwara, they closed off the main street and used rubble from nearby construction sites to block side streets while several jeeps took up positions at either end of the village.  While no official curfew was announced, several village residents were prevented from walking the streets.  The head of Huwwara’s municipality was also prevented from entering his home.  Nearly 12 hours later, around 3pm, the IOF withdrew from the villages having made no arrests.

The army claimed that they were punishing the villages for alleged rock … Continue reading


Updated on January 18, 2009
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Israeli forces kill seventeen year old as Hebron demonstrates in solidarity with Gaza

Posted on: January 16, 2009
Israeli forces shooting at demonstrators

Israeli soldiers killed a 17 year old Palestinian youth and injured around 20 others on Friday during a demonstration in the H-2 (Israeli-controlled) Abu Sneineh neighborhood of Hebron.

The Israeli soldiers opened fire on the crowd assembling near the Wasaya Rasol mosque before the demonstration had even begun.  A large barrage of tear gas dispersed some of the people nearest the soldiers, but the demonstrators quickly reassembled. The soldiers retreated up the street as protesters advanced throwing stones.

The death and several injuries occurred in the first half hour of the protest as … Continue reading


Updated on January 17, 2009
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