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Backed by their army, settlers bid for expansion in three locations
Ma’an News 8 August 2009 Israeli settlers launched a series of actions on Friday in a bid to take over more West Bank land from Palestinians. In the city of Hebron settlers began planting Palestinian-owned land under military guard in an apparent takeover attempt. Settlers from the illegal Israeli colony of Kiryat Arba moved on […]
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al Ma’asara demonstrates against the Apartheid Wall
7 August 2009 Yesterday night military vehicles blocked the entrance of al Ma’asara village. This act came, last week, after Israeli Occupying Forces (IOF) threatened to put the village under siege if it had continued the weekly protests. In al Ma’asara today dozens of Palestinian protestors against the apartheid Wall and the settlements were joined […]
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Bil’in demonstrates against Apartheid Wall and Israeli arrest campaign
Bil’in Popular Committee 7 August 2009 Tens were suffocated with tear gas, fired by Israeli soldiers at Bili’n’s weekly demonstration. Where Bil’in citizens, Israeli and International peace activists demonstrated after the Friday prayers, waving Palestinian flags and banners with slogans calling for the release of the popular leaders, Muhammad al-Khatib and Adib Abu Rahma, and […]