Tag: Bil’in

  • Protestors hold firm around Palestine this week

    International Solidarity Movement 6 July 2010 An Nabi Salih The Friday protest in An Nabi Salih was passionate and vibrant as ever. Israeli Army jeeps pre-emptively invaded the village, setting up a roadblock at the main crossroads. Dozens of villagers, joined by a handful of international and Israeli activists, marched down the main street to…

  • Direct action around Palestine

    International Solidarity Movement 1 July 2010 Al Ma’asara The people of Al-Ma’asara’s again demonstrated peacefully last Friday, protesting against land seizures and settler harassment. Twenty villagers were joined by a handful of Israelis and internationals, marching from the village out towards the confiscated fields. For the second week running, the group was allowed to reach…

  • Justice for Adeeb Abu Rahma: Peaceful protest is not a crime

    International Solidarity Movement 23 June 2010 The conflict between the Israeli military and security and the popular non-violent Palestinian resistance is reaching a crisis – in large part a tribute to the worldwide credibility and admiration the resistance is steadily winning. Today in Palestine, such resistance is breaking out in larger towns, small villages, Bedouin…

  • Demonstrators refuse to be intimidated by military violence

    International Solidarity Movement 22 June 2010 Al Ma’asara After three years of being blocked from accessing their land on Fridays, Al Ma’asara villagers were granted permission on Friday to walk to the fields which will be confiscated by planned wall construction. Soldiers initially tried to block the route with razor wire but, as it was…

  • Spirit strong in weekend demonstrations

    International Solidarity Movement 15 June 2010 Al Ma’asara Around 30 Palestinians, Israelis and internationals gathered for the weekly demonstration in Al Ma’asara on Friday June 11th. The participators called for the Israeli government to stop construction of the illegal apartheid wall, which will claim a sizeable amount of the village’s farmland. Village resident Hassan was…