Category: Press Releases
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Beit Furik: Palestinians Defy Israeli Apartheid
Hundreds defy apartheid restrictions on movement in Beit Furik from IWPS, 1 April 2007 Nearly 200 Palestinian and international activists defied Israel’s apartheid policies at the Beit Furik checkpoint in Nablus today. The non-violent demonstrators joined together to resist the closure of the checkpoints by the Israeli military for the Jewish Pesacht holiday. The demonstration…
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IWPS: For 7 hours, Israeli soliders resfuse to return Palestinian ID cards
Soldiers refuse to return ID cards after detaining three young men for over seven hours following Land Day demonstration by Gemma and Nova, IWPS, 1 April 2007 On March 30, 2007, three young men from the village of Rafat were arrested by the Israeli Forces following a nonviolent demonstration on the village’s land. At 1:44pm,…
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Pesach March to Nablus Checkpoint- “Let my people go”
On Monday, April 2, Palestinians will be joined by international solidarity activists in the West Bank city of Nablus for a non-violent demonstration at the Israeli checkpoint, Beit Furik. Activists will be demonstrating against Israeli Apartheid and Israel’s restriction of freedom of movement in Nablus. Since 2002 it has only been possible to enter Nablus…