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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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88 Palestinian houses to be demolished for Israeli park

Posted on: February 12, 2012
88 Palestinian houses to be demolished for Israeli park

11 February 2012 | Al Haq


Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem continue to face an increased threat of home-demolition and forced eviction. The neighbourhood of Silwan, located to the south of the old city of Jerusalem, and with a population of over 50,000 Palestinians, is at particular risk. The city municipality, whose unilaterally drawn borders were established by Israel in 1967 when East Jerusalem was illegally annexed, plans to demolish 88 Palestinian homes in al-Bustan area in the centre of Silwan (see map below) to make … Continue reading


Updated on March 20, 2012
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Israel continues wave of West Bank housing demolitions in East Jerusalem

Posted on: December 6, 2011

by Wahed Rejol
6 December 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
Following the violent demolitions in Qalqiliya yesterday, and in Beit Hannina and Silwan on Sunday, Israel continued its displacement of Palestinians throughout the West Bank today in occupied East Jerusalem.
On the day Israel announced a plan to forcibly remove 2300 Palestinians from their homes, a demolition team arrived in Al Khalaylah, a small village in East Jerusalem.  Two homes, an animal barracks, and part of a hardware store were flattened within hours.  Palestinians watched as their homes were lost, leaving 6 children and several adults homeless.  Armed … Continue reading


Updated on March 20, 2012
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Jerusalem: Sumarin family receives news that eviction is temporarily delayed

Posted on: November 28, 2011
Members of the Sumarin family awaits court decision with solidarity activists from Japan, Sweden, Spain, US, and Israel.

by Wahed Rejol

28 November 2011 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank

Today in the Wadi Hilweh neighborhood of Silwan, the Sumarin family awaited a ruling from Israeli court on the pending eviction from their home.

Israeli news reported this week that the current eviction set for this week had been delayed. But according to the family, their attorney had not yet received an official ruling. Until today.

According to the Wadi Hilweh Information Center, approximately 60% of the houses have received demolition notices in Silwan – a town in East Jerusalem with a population of 55,000 … Continue reading


Updated on March 20, 2012
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Teenage boy targeted as part of Israeli campaign against local family

Posted on: June 18, 2011

18 June 2011 | Wadi Hilweh Information Center

A 14-year old boy was abducted by Israeli undercover forces from Bir Ayyub this morning. Ahmed Siyam was taken by an undercover unit from outside his uncle’s shop in Bir Ayyub and transferred to Salah al-Din police station. Police claimed that the boy “constitutes a danger to society.”

Siyam was targeted for arrest by Israeli forces only yesterday, after attending the weekly prayer in the Al-Bustan protest tent. A relative of Siyam told Silwanic that it is likely he was targeted as part of a campaign against the Siyam family, after his father … Continue reading


Updated on June 18, 2011
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‘Silwan is the next Hebron’ : an interview with a resident of Silwan

Posted on: May 17, 2011

17 May 2011 | International Solidarity Movement

On 14 May 2011, the ISM went to Silwan, East Jerusalem after hearing about the tragic death of Milad Ayyash, a Palestinian teenager, who was killed during the Friday demonstrations against the Occupation in Batten Al Hawwa. Milad Ayyash was pronounced dead in the early hours of May 14. His death came as tensions rose between Palestinians and the Israeli army due to the Naqbah demonstrations which occurred all throughout the West Bank, Lebanon, Egypt and the Golan Heights, on the 15 May.

We interviewed Nihad Siam, a Palestinian activist for the Wadi Hilweh … Continue reading


Updated on May 17, 2011
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Injured Jerusalem teen dies of wounds

Posted on: May 14, 2011
Milad Ayyash

14 May 2011 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee

Milad Ayyash, the 17 year-old who was critically injured yesterday in East Jerusalem passed away at the Muqassed Hospital, after all attempts to save his life failed. The killing comes as tensions soar over the upcoming Nakba anniversary.

The violent response of Israeli authorities to the protest marking 63 years since the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe) took a heavy toll, as 17 year-old Milad Sa’eed Ayyash was mortally injured yesterday afternoon during clashes in the Batten al-Hawwa neighborhood of Silwan.

Ayyash, a resident of the … Continue reading


Updated on May 15, 2011
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Teen critically injured as Israel cracks down on Nakba demos

Posted on: May 13, 2011

13 May 2011 | Popular Struggle Coordination Committee

Updated 14 May 2011: Milad Ayyash died of his injuries reported below.

17 year-old was critically injured from live fire in East Jerusalem. An American protester suffered serious head injury after being hit by a tear-gas projectile shot directly at him from close range.

Israeli military and police forces responded violently to demonstrations commemorating 63 years to the Palestinian Nakba (catastrophe) of 1948 today all over the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Milad Sa’eed Ayyash, a 17 year old from the Ras el-Amud neighborhood was shot in the stomach with live ammunition. He … Continue reading


Updated on March 20, 2012
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Wadi Hilweh Information Center: Weekly update on Silwan

Posted on: March 6, 2011

06 March 2011 | Wadi Hilweh Information Center

3 March 2011 | 4 youth arrested in dawn raid on Silwan

Israeli forces raided Silwan today at dawn, arresting 4 local children. The boys arrested are aged between 13 and 15 years, and are scheduled to appear in the Israeli Magistrates Court on charges of stone-throwing in the near future

3 March 2011 | Undercover forces seize 12 year old boy in Silwan

Undercover Israeli forces arrested a 12 year old Palestinian boy from Silwan yesterday afternoon. Walid Zaloom was seized by plainclothes Israeli officers in the Ein Silwan area during clashes that swept … Continue reading


Updated on March 6, 2011
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Violence and trauma grips Silwan once again

Posted on: March 6, 2011
Firas Rwidi

5 March 2011 | Wadi Hilweh Information Center

Violent confrontations erupted in Silwan yesterday, with clashes sparked in Samer Sarhan Street and spreading throughout various districts of the village. Witnesses state that in addition to firing heavy amounts of rubber bullets at protesters, Israeli forces have begun using a new type of tear gas. 17 Palestinians were reported injured, with many more suffering the asphyxiating effects of gas inhalation.

Silwan resident Firas Rwidi was attacked by Israeli armed forces on his way home, when he was taken out of his … Continue reading


Updated on March 20, 2012
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