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Silwan Demands Justice in Anticipation of Home Demolitions
International Solidarity Movement 19 February 2010 A vigil began close to 12:30PM at the protest tent in the neighborhood of Silwan, East Jerusalem. More than one hundred Silwan community members gathered to listen to speeches and commenced mid-day prayer in unison. Following the collective prayer the community members marched through the streets of Silwan. Today’s demonstration is a response to the pending demolitions of over 200 homes in Silwan. These demolitions were slated to be government…
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Peaceful Al Ma’sara Demonstration Faces Continued Aggression
International Solidarity Movement 19 February 2010 The peaceful demonstration in the Occupied West Bank village of Al Ma’sara by Palestinians and Internationals was aggressively dispersed using tear gas & sound bombs, today, by Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF). This is the second week that the IOF have been using increasingly violent methods to repress non-violent demonstrations in Al Ma’sara, a reflection of their tactics across the villages of the West Bank. Approximately 70 Palestinians and 14 Internationals,…
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Over a Thousand Demonstrators Marked Five Years of Struggle in Bil’in by Dismantling the Wall
Popular Struggle Coordination Committee 19 February 2010 One week following the victory forcing Israel to begin rerouting the path of the Wall, and under the shadow of an unprecedented wave of repression against the popular struggle, over a thousand protesters took part in a demonstration at the west Bank village of Bil’in, marking five years of struggle there. At the height of the demonstration dozens of protesters stormed the Barrier, toppled some 40 meters of it…
