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Day of Rage: commemorating Nakba day in Ni’lin
15th May 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Al Khalil Team | Ni’lin, Occupied Palestine On Friday 15th May 2015, hundreds of Palestinians from all over the West Bank traveled to Ni’lin for a mass protest commemorating the 1948 Nakba (‘catastrophe’). The local villagers were joined by a large amount of other Palestinian protesters, as well as Israeli and international solidarity activists. There was a high level of media presence. The Israeli occupation forces responded to the peaceful protesters by firing hundreds…
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Hundreds of unarmed demonstrators confront live fire at Kafr Qaddum on Nakba Day
15th May 2015 | International Solidarity Movement, Huwarra Team | Kafr Qaddum, Occupied Palestine Today (15th of May), during the Nakba day demonstration in Kafr Qaddum, four young men were shot with live ammunition in their legs. One of the men got a serious bone fracture. Apart from the live ammunition being shot from all directions, Israeli forces fired several rounds of rubber coated steel bullets, tear gas and stun grenades. Throughout the protest, the Israeli military forces used…
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South African students protest against Woolworths
15th May 2015 | Congress of South African Students | Welkom (Free State), South Africa On Nakba Day more than 10 000 South African School Learners March Against Woolworths over Israel Trade. More than 10 000 South African school learners protested earlier today against Woolworths Stores over its Israeli trade. The #BoycottWoolworths protest was led by the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) in the Free State. COSAS represents school children in all 9 SA provinces and is arguably…



