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Prominent activist Nariman Tamimi under partial house arrest during weekly Nabi Saleh’s protest
7th July 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Ramallah Team | Nabi Saleh, Occupied Palestine The weekly protest in the village of Nabi Saleh was, as usual, met with extreme violence by Israeli forces. Tear gas canisters, rubbers coated steel bullets and skunk water were shot at unarmed protesters. After midday prayers, over fifty Palestinians together with international and Israeli activists met in the centre of the village to march down the main road. As demonstrators walked…
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Palestinian fisherman injured in an accident while escaping Israeli gunship attack
6th July 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Rosa Schiano | Gaza, Occupied Palestine In the early hours of the morning of Sunday June 30th 2013, Sharif Arafat, a 30-year-old Palestinian fisherman, was injured on a fishing boat off the coast of Soudania, North of the Gaza Strip. The captain of the boat, Nafiz At Habeel, reported that during the night the strong wind had pushed the vessel about 6 miles from the coast of Soudania. Around…
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Two years of demonstrations in Kafr Qaddum: “Our struggle will continue until we fulfill our rights”
5th July 2013 | International Solidarity Movement, Nablus Team | Kafr Qaddum, Occupied Palestine On the 4th of July 2013, the village of Kafr Qaddum defiantly celebrated two years of Friday demonstrations, which began in July 2011. The celebration, which included speeches and performances by village youth, was followed the next day by a further demonstration, the first of their third year, in which the Israeli military invaded the village before the demonstrators even gathered, attempting…
