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Mahmoud, 19 years old, killed at Erez during Land Day between dreams and hopes: The words of his family

Posted on: April 11, 2012
Mahmoud, 19 years old, killed at Erez during Land Day between dreams and hopes: The words of his family

by Rosa Schiano

11 April 2012 | il Blog di Oliva

On Friday 30th March, during the “Land Day,” Gaza joined the Global March in order to remember the confiscation of Palestinian lands by Israel which were protested against on the 30th March 1976. 6 Palestinians were killed and hundreds were injured.

In Gaza this event had the color of blood and the sound of Israeli bullets.

We all met in Beit Hanoun to head to the Erez border. Many people could not continue the march because of the blockade created … Continue reading


Updated on April 13, 2012
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They shoot the youth don’t they?

Posted on: April 4, 2012
They shoot the youth don’t they? - Click here for more photos. Courtesy Johnny Bravo, 2012

by Johnny Bravo
4 April 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza
On March 30, 1976, the Palestinian people declared a general strike and demonstrated against the Israeli confiscation of thousands of acres of land in the Galilee. The Israeli’s responded with violence, killing six unarmed Palestinian demonstrators and injuring hundreds. Every year Land Day is commemorated in Palestine in remembrance of those who rise up to protect their land.
On this Land Day, I was at Erez Crossing. Several hundred youth had managed to find their way around the Hamas policemen blocking the roads leading … Continue reading


Updated on April 6, 2012
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Land Day commemoration in Al Huda School, Khan Yunis

Posted on: April 1, 2012
Land Day Commemoration - Click here for more photos

by Nathan Stuckey
1 April 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza
Al Huda School is a small, private primary school in Khan Yunis.  It serves about 400 students, a quarter of them orphans.  The school isn’t in the center of town, it is more out in the countryside. You look out the windows over fields of wheat and groves of olives.  The countryside is reflected in the building, nicely painted white and green with a large outdoor area for the children to play.  It has smaller classes than most schools in Gaza, only 20 to 25 … Continue reading


Updated on April 4, 2012
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Video: Dozens of wounded and shooting at Erez border in Beit Hanoun

Posted on: April 1, 2012

by Rosa Schiano

30 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza

Today we joined the Global March to Jerusalem from Gaza.  Israeli soldiers shot continuosly, dozens of people injured, one killed.

I made this small video during the march. Some young people show the blood on their hands. Some guys with two motorcycles carried continuously the injured people injured to ambulances. However the Israeli soldiers kept on shooting.
 
Rosa Schiano is a volunteer with International Solidarity Movement. You can visit her blog here.


Updated on April 2, 2012
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Swedish peace activist beaten up by Israeli Occupation Forces

Posted on: April 1, 2012
Linking Elbows at Qalandia - Click here for more images

by Jonas Weber and Jeff

1 April 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank


A Swedish peace activist at the Land Day demonstration in Qalandia, outside of Ramallah, was arrested. During the arrest he was kicked and beaten by the Israeli soldiers.
“It happened so fast, I never understood what was going on before I was sitting with my hands tied behind my back in a military jeep,” said Philip after his release on Friday evening.
On Friday, demonstrations were held throughout Palestine and neighboring countries to mark … Continue reading


Updated on April 2, 2012
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Photos: “Land Day across Israel and Palestinian territories”

Posted on: March 31, 2012
Photos courtesy of Denver Post, 2012

30 March 2012 | Denver Post

Land Day, which began in 1976, marks the day Israeli forces killed six Palestinians during a protest against Israeli occupation of what Palestinians consider to be their land. Palestinians around the world will commemorate Land Day with protests and demonstrations.

Read more: Photos: Land Day across Israel and Palestinian territories | Denver Post Photos, Video


Updated on March 31, 2012
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Red Crescent medics treat 339 protesters in the West Bank

Posted on: March 30, 2012
Medics carry an injured protester during clashes between protesters and Israeli forces at a demonstration marking Land Day, at Qalandiya checkpoint Ramallah on March 30. (Reuters/Darren Whiteside)

30 March 2012 | Ma’an News Agency

BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Palestinian Red Crescent treated 339 protesters on Friday at protests around the West Bank to mark Land Day, a spokesman said.

Muhammad Ayyad told Ma’an that five people were seriously injured and 55 hospitalized as protesters commemorated six Palestinians who were killed by Israeli forces in 1976 at demonstrations against Israel’s land confiscation in the Galilee.

Three people in Bethlehem were critically injured, one of whom was hit in the face by a tear gas canister. A protester … Continue reading


Updated on March 30, 2012
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The march from Erez to the iron doors of Al Aqsa

Posted on: March 30, 2012
The march from Erez to the iron doors of Al Aqsa

by Nathan Stuckey

30 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza
Sometimes, the more things change the more they stay the same.  On March 30, 1976 during protests against the confiscation of Palestinian land, Israel killed six protesters, injured over one hundred and arrested hundreds more.  This was the first Land Day.  Every year for the last thirty six years Palestinians have commemorated the heroism of those protesters and reiterated their attachment to their lands.  This year was no different.  This year protests occurred in over eighty countries, thousands of people tried to march to Jerusalem.  Almost everywhere whoever was … Continue reading


Updated on March 31, 2012
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On the eve of Land Day: Al Quds anticipates the Global March

Posted on: March 29, 2012

by Johnny

29 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

March 30 is Land Day in Palestine. The events of the day annually commemorate the events of 1976, when Israeli authorities seized massive quantities of land from Palestinian owners, and then killed several and injured dozens to crack down on the general strike called to protest the theft.

This year on Land Day, March 30, people from around Palestine and the world will march towards Al Quds  (Jerusalem) to protest the theft in progress today: the isolation and ethnic cleansing taking place in Al Quds, as well as throughout occupied Palestine through … Continue reading


Updated on March 29, 2012
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Land Day: From Gaza to Sakhnin we are all united with Bil’in

Posted on: March 29, 2012
Photo courtesy Hussein Amody, 2012

by Nathan Stuckey
27 March 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, Gaza


Thirty six years ago on March 30th 1976 demonstrations against the confiscation of Palestinian land by the Israeli government spread throughout Palestine.  Six Palestinians were killed, over a hundred wounded, and hundreds more arrested.  Land day was one of the first large mobilizations of Palestinians with 1948 Palestine.  This year, on Land Day, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from all over the world will march towards Jerusalem.  Today, in Beit Hanoun, Land Day came early.  … Continue reading


Updated on March 29, 2012
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