Category: Ramallah
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Palestinians tear down Apartheid fence
2nd August 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah team | Rafat, Occupied Palestine Today at approximately 1 PM on Saturday 2nd August, Palestinians from across the West Bank gathered in the village of Rafat near Ramallah to mourn the death of Ada Naafz Jabr. Ada was killed by Israeli forces on the 1st of August near Saffa…
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Walking to Qalandia
25th July 2014 | International Solidarity Movement | Qalandia, Occupied Palestine We began walking in a crowd, full of men, women, and children. I couldn’t began to estimate how many people were gathered, at least 10,000. The mood was cheerful, people were singing, clapping, holding banners, and waving many Palestinian flags. Cars were driving alongside us…
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Israeli forces shoot 20-year-old with live ammunition during Ni’lin demonstration
18th July 2014 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah | Ni’lin, Occupied Palestine Today at the weekly demonstration in the village of Ni’lin near Ramallah, the Israeli military shot live ammunition at protesters. Palestinians, Israeli activists, and internationals marched through the olive groves belonging to the village, demanding their land back and freedom for all Palestinians, only to be met by a cloud…
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One Palestinian killed and over 25 injured as Israeli military invade Ramallah
22nd June 2014 | International Solidarity Movement| Ramallah, Occupied Palestine In the early hours of the morning, the Israeli military invaded the Ramallah district of the West Bank; at least 25 people were injured, mostly from the many rubber-coated steel bullets fired by the soldiers. One youth was shot with live ammunition in the head. Mahmoud Atalla…
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Collective punishment in Palestine
22nd June 2014 | International Solidarity Movement| Occupied Palestine On Thursday 12th of this month, three settler youth disappeared while hitchhiking in the Hebron area of the West Bank. No Palestinian group or organisation has taken responsibility for the disappearance. 15-year-old Mohammad Dudeen was murdered in the early hours of Friday morning (20th) after he was…