Ni’lin

Ni’lin: Words versus the occupation

Posted on: June 15, 2013

Youth from Ni'lin with the Apartheid Wall visible in the background

14th June 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Khalil Team | Nil’in, Occupied Palestine

On Friday, 14 June, around fifteen residents of Nil’in marched toward Israel’s apartheid wall in the latest of it’s regular protests against the systematic confiscation of their land via the wall and five surrounding Israeli colonies.

Graffiti visible on the Apartheid Wall

The wall itself is covered in creative responses to the illegality of the occupation such as “If Batman knew about this you would be in so much trouble” and “Freedom is never given by … Continue reading

Updated on June 18, 2013
Posted under: Reports
Tags: Demonstration, Ni'lin, Tear-gas canister, Wall

The wave of night time invasions and arrests by the Israeli military continues in the village of Ni’lin

Posted on: June 11, 2013

11th June 2013 | Ni’lin Sons | Ni’lin, Occupied Palestine
A wave of night time invasions and arrests by the Israeli military continues in the village of Ni’lin. At 3am on the 10th of June Ahmad Daood, 26 years old, was arrested in his home. Six military jeeps and more than thirty soldiers invaded the village in the night and tore down the gate to the Daood house. Ahmad was awakened from his sleep and brutally dragged out of bed. He was handcuffed, blindfolded and beaten in front of his family before being taken away in … Continue reading

Updated on June 11, 2013
Posted under: Reports
Tags: Arrests, House raid, Ni'lin, Night Raid, Ofer military prison

Photo essay: Gas, frisbees and the Apartheid Wall in Ni’lin

Posted on: May 24, 2013

24th May 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Team Nablus | Ni’lin, Occupied Palestine

Friday demonstrations continue in the village of Ni’lin in protest against the Occupation and Apartheid Wall which runs through the village’s land. Background on the effects of the Occupation in Ni’lin is here.

During this particular demonstration on the 24th May 2013, there were no injuries and those who were climbing the wall (as pictured below) were able to cover one of the Israeli Military Skunk Trucks in red paint. The paint enveloped the front and side windows, putting the Skunk truck out of use for this … Continue reading

Updated on May 24, 2013
Posted under: Photo Story
Tags: Demonstration, Ni'lin, Tear-gas canister

Journal: Revisiting Ni’lin after four years

Posted on: May 2, 2013

2nd May 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Ni’lin, Occupied Palestine

By Team Nablus

It’s been four years since I had visited and lived in Ni’lin and the decision to visit on Friday filled me simultaneously with excitement and longing but also dread. Four years ago I had supported the non violent resistance in Ni’lin as an ISM activist and had experienced the horror and oppression of the occupiers against such actions. Ni’lin’s demonstrations against the Apartheid Wall represented the Ni’lin population’s resilience. They would not let more land, that was the life blood of the community, be stolen.… Continue reading

Updated on May 2, 2013
Posted under: Journals
Tags: International law, Live ammunition, Nablus, Ni'lin, Wall

Ni’lin continues to resist after 5 years of Israeli occupation and systematic land theft

Posted on: April 27, 2013

27th April 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Ni’lin, Occupied Palestine

By Team Nablus

Around 50 Palestinians supported by around 20 international activists, demonstrated against the apartheid wall yesterday in Ni’lin, which is a village close to Ramallah. The residents attempted to dismantle the wall and were met with violence. Around 20 were treated for tear gas inhalation and one demonstrator was injured when he was shot in the chest with a tear gas canister.

A young demonstrator at Ni`ilin

The demonstration started when around 100 people from the community gathered … Continue reading

Updated on April 27, 2013
Posted under: Reports
Tags: International law, Ni'lin, Settlement, Settlers, Tear-gas canister, Wall

Bullets litter the ground in Ni’lin as soldiers granted more freedom to shoot

Posted on: December 12, 2012

11th December 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, Ni’lin, Occupied Palestine.

Overnight Israeli soldiers invaded the small village of Ni’lin, population of around 5000 people. The soldiers were attempting to make arrests as part of wave of arrests in the West Bank following protests around the recent bombing in Gaza.

A local Ni’lin resident said: “A very savage invasion to my village Ni’lin today. Hard clashes started after the Israeli occupation army invaded it and try to arrest people. You can hear all the shooting in the village was mostly live bullets. More than … Continue reading

Updated on December 13, 2012
Posted under: Reports
Tags: Live ammunition, Ni'lin

Ni’ilin struggles on

Posted on: September 12, 2012

Protestor stands with Palestinian flag as tear gas moves across the land.

By Anna

September 12, 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

On Friday 7th September myself and four other international activists attended the weekly demonstration against the apartheid wall in the village of Ni’lin. Since 2004 the villagers of Ni’lin have been non violently protesting against the annexation of their lands. So far the village has lost over 50,000 dunum (1 dunum = .1 hectare) of land, in part to surrounding illegal settlements and in part annexed from the village in the construction of the apartheid wall. Saeed Amireh, member of the Ni’lin popular committee … Continue reading

Updated on September 12, 2012
Posted under: Journals
Tags: Demonstration, Ni'lin, Wall

Resistance to Occupation continues in Ni’lin

Posted on: September 10, 2012

By Anna
10 September 2012| International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
On Friday 7th September five international activists attended the weekly demonstration against the apartheid wall in the village of Ni’lin. Since 2004, the villagers of Ni’lin have been non violently protesting against the annexation of their lands. So far the village has lost over 50,000 dunum of land, in part to surrounding illegal settlements and in part annexed from the village in the construction of the apartheid wall.

Saeed Amireh, member of the Ni’lin popular committee explains that the confiscation … Continue reading

Updated on September 11, 2012
Posted under: Reports
Tags: Demonstration, Ni'lin, Settlers, Tear-gas canister, Wall

The spirit of Ni’lin in the face of apartheid

Posted on: July 2, 2012

By Steve Plaank

2 July 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

On Friday, June 29th, dozens of residents of the Palestinian village, Ni’lin demonstrated in opposition to the ongoing apartheid carried out by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF). The village of Ni’lin is located near the 1967 Green Line and has been a center of popular resistance throughout the history of the Israel occupation of Palestine.

Following the Friday prayers, Palestinians, along with approximately a dozen internationals, marched to the recently completed apartheid wall. There they were met with a heavy dousing of a foul-smelling liquid fired out of a truck mounted … Continue reading

Updated on July 2, 2012
Posted under: Reports
Tags: Arrests, Land confiscation, Live ammunition, Ni'lin, Settlement, Tear-gas canister, Wall

Nakba Day: Palestinian group attempts to return to 1948 territories, one arrested

Posted on: May 19, 2012

By Ling Lewis

19 May 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
A Palestinian man was arrested at Ni’lin checkpoint on Tuesday, April 15 during a Nakba Day demonstration. The procession successfully crossed the checkpoint which separates the West Bank from Palestinian territories seized in 1948. They were violently forced back by occupation soldiers and police. A Palestinian woman and an international woman were also detained but released that same afternoon.
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