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Santa Claus brings rubber bullets, tear gas, and arrests

25 December 2010 | International Solidarity Movement While the media’s attention was focused on the Christmas spectacle in Bethlehem and people were celebrating Christmas eve, the village of An Nabi Saleh, located in the Ramallah region and in the direct neighborhood of the illegal settlement Halamish, faced another reality. Yesterday’s demonstration was met by excessive violence on behalf of the Israeli military. Several people were injured; three Israeli activists and one Palestinian member of the community…

December 25, 2010

Demonstration to re-open Shuhada Street returns to Hebron

25 December 2010 | Youth Against Settlements Saturday, in the city of Hebron, Israeli occupation forces suppressed an anti-settlement movement in the city to reopen Shuhada Street. Two internationals and two Israeli activists were arrested; four activists were beaten. Seventy activists participated in the demonstration, which took place at the eastern entrance to Al-Shuhada Street, which was closed by the Israeli military in 1994. Participants raised Palestinian flags and banners, demanding that Shuhada Street be opened,…

December 25, 2010

Festive demonstrators assailed with tear-gas in Bil’in

25 December 2010 | Bil’in Village At yesterday’s demonstration, a number of Bil’in’s citizens as well as a local journalist were wounded, in addition to the dozens of people who suffered choking from inhaling poison gas. These events come during a week of international solidarity with the Palestinian people as well as the occasion of Christmas. The demonstration, organized by the Popular Committee Against the Wall and settlement of Bil’in, began after Friday prayers from the…

December 25, 2010