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Demonstrations across West Bank reflect growing momentum

International Solidarity Movement 3 May 2010 Between Friday and Sunday, more than 600 demonstrators protested the apartheid, land confiscation and the illegal wall in eight West Bank locations. These weekly demonstrations reflect the growing momentum of popular non-violent resistance, despite violent responses by the Israeli military. Bil’in Four were detained in Bil’in, including two Al-Jazeera reporters, as demonstrators gathered for the popular weekly protest against the Israeli apartheid and illegal wall. After speeches given in honor…

May 3, 2010

Journalist and Two Protesters Hurt in Beit Jala Demo

Popular Struggle Coordination Committee 3 May 2010 Over 150 people participated in the weekly anti-Wall demonstration organized by the local Popular Committee in Beit Jala on Sunday. The protest march, which set out towards the Wall’s construction site, was attacked with tear-gas and concussion grenades as soon as it reached a razor-wire barricade erected by soldiers on the road leading to village’s lands. As demonstrators were forced to retreat, soldiers continued to shoot tear-gas projectiles directly…

May 3, 2010

ISM apartment in Hebron broken into – Israeli Intelligence Services suspected

International Solidarity Movement 3rd May 2010 In the early hours of the morning on Saturday 1st May, the International Solidarity Movement’s Hebron apartment was broken into. Laptops, video cameras, photo memory cards and USB flash drives were stolen. Cash and credit cards that had been left in the apartment were not taken. Similar items were taken by the Israeli military when they twice raided the ISM office in Ramallah in February of this year. ISM activist…

May 3, 2010