20th November 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
Policemen take Rushdi Tamimi´s body out of the morgue
Palestinian policemen waiting for the arrival of Rushdi Tamimi´s remains.
Rushdi Tamimi´s body is taken for a funeral procession through the streets of Ramallah.
Hundreds of people join the funeral procession in Nabi Saleh.
Rushdi Tamimi being lowered into his grave in Nabi Saleh.
Since the bombing on Gaza started days ago, demonstrations all over the West Bank and in cities all over the wolrd, from Jerusalem to New York; have been happening every day. Here we present updates from these protests:
West Bank Updates:
November 17th:
Nablus
Around 200 people block the road near Huwwara checkpoint. Army uses tear gas on demonstrators. Around 10 palestinians arrested.
http://youtu.be/-8L-HiFgVLQRamallah
Around 400 people demonstrating in front of Ofer Prison. Army uses tear gas, sound bombs and live ammunition to disperse protestors. At least 9 wounded. Two medics injuried, one of them critically.
via @JskwLeeds
Hebron
Clashes between demonstrators and the army near the old city. Tear gas and sound granades used on demonstrators. Border police enters a building to control the area. One person arrested.
Beit Ummar
Clashes with the army.
Jenin
Clashes with the army at Jalama Checkpoint. Several protestors arrested.
Nabi Saleh
Tear gas, skunk water and live ammunition used on demonstrators. Three injuried, one of them by a bullet.
A selection of photographs from previous demonstrations:
Ramallah:
Bethlehem:
Jerusalem:
Tel Aviv:
London:
Boston
by David Langstaff
9th November 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
By Vicky Blackwell
Photographs by Vicky Blackwell
9th November 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
Today, during the weekly demonstration against the separation wall in Bil’in, 2 international activists were struck by tear gas canisters shot by the Israeli army. One Italian activist was struck by a canister in the leg and an American activist was struck by a canister in the foot.
The demonstration started as usual and marched through the olive groves towards the separation wall. There, lies a path running parallel to the wall with razor wire on either side of it. The peaceful demonstration marched up the path next to the wall to a gate at the top, where the army was waiting on the other side and used tear gas and sound bombs to disperse the protest. The protest then moved away from the wall towards the olive groves when the army started firing excessive amounts of tear gas at the protesters, it was at this point that an Italian solidarity activist was struck in the leg with a tear gas canister. Many people also suffered from inhalation of the gas.
Around an hour after the start of the demonstration, people started to leave and head back to the village. It was at this point, when it was clear that people were leaving the demonstration to return home, that the army fired many more rounds of tear gas at the few remaining people in the field. It was then that the American solidarity activist was struck in the foot with a tear gas canister (luckily the footwear of the protester prevented any significant injury).
Vicky Blackwell is a volunteer with the International Solidarity Movement (name has been changed).
By Vicky Blackwell and Elyana Belle
Photographs by Vicky Blackwell
22 October 2012 | International Solidarity Movement, West Bank
VIDEO from Youth Against Settlements:
UPDATE: 10.30pm – All 3 men have now been released without charge.
Today, a group of settlers from the illegal settlement in Tel Rumeida arrived at Hashem Azzeh’s olive grove next to his house at around 12.30pm, whilst he and his family were harvesting their olives, yelling for everyone to get off of “their” land.
Hashem and his family were on their land harvesting olives for the first time in 5 years after being granted permission from the District Civil Liaison. He was accompanied by several members of his family as well as activists from the International Solidarity Movement. The situation quickly escalated as settlers pushed the Palestinians in order to try and enter Hashem’s house.
Within ten minutes the soldiers arrived and began to separate the Palestinian family and internationals and siding with the Israeli settlers. Arguments continued with both sides yelling “this is my land,” regardless of the fact that Hashem has the deeds to the land. The settlers were also heard shouting “This is not your land, this is the land of the Jewish people.”
At this point around ten more settlers had come down and joined in, shouting abuse at Hashem and his family. The soldiers pushed the Palestinians and internationals back towards Hashem’s house threatening to arrest anyone who did not obey. The soldiers grabbed a young Palestinian man by the name of Imad Al Atrash who was video taping standing behind international activists: pushed him against the wall and zip-tied his arms behind his back.
Then they went after an International activist trying to arrest him for taking video footage. While trying to escape they grabbed another of the International activists standing by, put him in a headlock on the ground and arrested him. Jawad Abu Eisheh who had arrived in solidarity with his neighbors was also captured and arrested (this comes only 9 days after Jawad and his family were also attacked by settlers whilst harvesting their olives nearby, see: https://palsolidarity.org/2012/10/settlers-attack-and-injure-palestinians-harvesting-olives-in-tel-rumeida/ )
The two Palestinians and Italian activist have been arrested and taken to a police station in the illegal settlement of Kiryat Arba.
The district of Tel Rumeida is heavily militarized and contains the homes of both Israeli settlers and Palestinians. Hasham’s family moved to Tel Rumeida in 1950 after being forcibly removed from their homes in what is now Israel. The Tel Rumeida settlement was installed in 1984.
In an attack in 2006 the settlers smashed Hasham’s nephews’ teeth in with a stone. That same year his wife (3 months pregnant at the time) was attacked and subsequently miscarried. Again in 2006 she was attacked, this time 4 months pregnant, and again, suffered from a miscarriage due to the attack.
The settlers living directly over Hasham’s house have also in the past raided his house, (bullet-holes near his front door show when the settlers shot live ammunition at his house), they cut his water-pipes and poisoned his water tank, cut his trees down in his garden and have physically attacked and assaulted him and his family as well as breaking-into and vandalizing his house on several occasions.
Previous reports on settler violence against the Azzeh family:
https://palsolidarity.org/2006/09/hebron-27th-sept/
https://palsolidarity.org/2006/10/olive-picking-tr-settlement/
https://palsolidarity.org/2006/10/tr-harassment/
https://palsolidarity.org/2012/09/hebron-man-walks-down-street-for-first-time-in-years/
Vicky Blackwell and Elyana Belle are volunteers with the International Solidarity Movement (Names have been changed)
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