• The Guardian: ‘We have no alternative than peaceful protest’

    By Rory McCarthy To view original article, published by The Guardian on the 8th July, click here Israeli troops have surrounded a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank after several weeks of demonstrations against the latest stretch of the West Bank barrier. For at least the past two days the military has placed a cordon around the village of Nilin, imposing what it calls a “closure” and preventing people from entering or leaving. Nilin is…

  • Two Palestinians arrested, two internationals injured as groups attempt to break the siege on Ni’lin

    Two Palestinian activists have been arrested and a Canadian activist has been shot in the leg by a rubber-coated steel bullet while attempting to take in food and other supplies to the West Bank village of Ni’lin, which has been holding constant non-violent demonstrations against the Israeli annexation barrier for the last two months. In a separate attempt in the evening a large group of Palestinian residents of Budrus, together with international and Israeli solidarity activists,…

  • Three Palestinians shot with live ammunition, three arrested and many injured as siege of Ni’lin continues for 4th day

    As the Israeli blockade and imposition of curfew in Ni’lin nears the end of its fourth day (7th July), the violence continued as the Israeli army has escalated its force by completely surrounding the village and is maintaining a constant presence on the streets inside. The blockade, intended to prevent Ni’lin’s demonstrations against the apartheid wall, comes as the four year anniversary of the International Court of Justice declaring the Israeli barrier illegal approaches on Wednesday.…

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